Yeah I've started printing new horn hooks that are stronger and allow for more up and down movement than kadees. Plus for backing into hook up a train horns always line up no matter what angle they are at. Holds on the hills great too for long trains. Slowly I'm replacing all my kadees with the new couplers I'm printing.

@ I’ll be definitely Looking forward to More Videos To see how Your Journey Goes

Thank you very much. I'm finishing up a few small projects this next week and then will be back to 3d printing some more custom pieces for the railroad that I'll video once everything it done on this next train.

No, they are standard code 100

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 seen most of the videos on this....looks like you used a GP38-2 or GP40-2 for gearing...

Yup. I was just going to print this as a static display on the layout. Then I got the idea to power it and then came the lights and then lastly the grinding sound. So fun to take a "wild idea" and a few months later this is the end result. The old blue box drive makes it run so smooth.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 you did awesome!

Thank you so much. It was a great push for my skills.

Thank you so much. Took several months of design and printing to get it all together but so worth the effort. Thank you for your comment. The background is Mt.Hood in Oregon where I'm from. I airbrushed that a few years ago.

Thank you so much. This was the most complex custom build I've done so far. It took over 3 months but was so worth it for sure. Thank you again. I'll be posting more on it for sure.

Thank you. Actually, the 400 series is capable of grinding at speeds up to 20 m.p.h.

Thank you very much. I will be posting a few more now that it is complete.

Yup. Good eye.

Send me an email and I can get you a link if you have a printer.

Thank you. Was such a great thing growing up.

MTH. They stopped producing this in 2017 or 2019.

Thank you so much. I'm trying to post more videos as I get more free time.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 Please do. My dad made a whole railway station in our shed in England. I look back now and wish I could thank him but it's too late. Thats a great achievement there . beautifully done. best wishes x

Thank you very much

I made them using 3d paint on my laptop and then sized them in my model builder software.

@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 thank you I need to make decals for my trains I don't even know where to start

Thank you.

Thank you and very true.

Yeah. I couldn't have timed that any better.

Must have been a reflection or shadow as they are all in place but thank you.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 can you watch the video again any way very nice bigboy

​@Isaac1TS It does look like the right rear was off but must have been lighting or something caught. Thank you though.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 you’re welcome I am a modeler to

It’s definitely off, you can see it clear as day

Thank you very much. I am very blessed.

Thank you. Was nice to see this locomotive in July of 2019.

It is Amtrak but it's the Empire Builder.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 oh

Thank you very much. Runs really smooth so far. Needs several hours to break in in well though still.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 enjoy the journey !

Thank you

They are both old hobbytown locomotives.

@@midwestmodelrailroadz4022 ah very cool love hobbytown thanks for replying

Looks like the creality ender 3 v3 or v3 plus.

Ender 3 v3 plus

Thank you.

Thanks!

Yes the first is a wet roller with mineral spirits and the second is a dry roll cleaning/wiping the dirt off the tracks.

Thank you very much.