Ok, so after some discussion in a roundabout fashion on the Motorised Dandruff blog page recently, I am encouraged to have a shot at manufacturing a one-piece Da loco shell, from which the Dc can naturally follow.  I have already had several people contact me privately to express interest in purchasing one or two, so the total stands at about five right now.  This is about the minimum number required to be viable, so we seem to be off to a good start.

I have already sketched up an outline of the shell and sent off to my tame RP manufacturer for an estimate of price; will post their response as soon as I hear from them.  The whole idea could die a horrible death on the spot if the cost is significantly higher than what I originally estimated, but I say nothing ventured, nothing gained, and it costs nothing to get a quote.

Hi

If anyone here is interested in having a bit of American TT, now is the time to show your hand. 

The TT Scale Society is seeking to produce a GP38-2 shell with etched metal parts.  There are a number of options for powering it, including a BullAnt, a modified Piko Hercules mechanism (available pretty cheap for a Euro locomotive).

The masters will be produced by a manufacturer with a lot of experience in rapid prototyping and who already produces N scale diesel parts. 

One can subscribe to the Society by with a mere $US50 in dues, via Paypal or other methods. 

This is pretty cheap in and of itself, but is also an investment in the future of the scale and future products, a lot of which may be adapted for narrow gauge TT modelling. 

So if you are interested, now is the time.  Details are here: