{"id":194,"date":"2009-03-09T12:44:15","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T12:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/194-shapeways-at-rail-2009-the-long-train.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:51:08","slug":"shapeways-at-rail-2009-the-long-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/shapeways-at-rail-2009-the-long-train","title":{"rendered":"Shapeways at Rail 2009: The long train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were at Rail 2009 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We were there to get feedback on BeneluxSpoor.net&#8217;s rapid prototyping initiative. BeneluxSpoor.net is a foundation of railway enthusiasts and they have a rapid manufacturing\/3D printing working group that is doing research into how 3D printing can benefit the model train community. They are looking into painting as well as a host of different 3D printing processes. We were at Rail 2009 in order to show off Beneluxspoor&#8217;s work and find out what the railroading community think. And let me tell you that they are a tough crowd to please. Their eye and attention for detail is second to none. We got a lot of enthusiastic responses though and think that this is a huge opportunity for us and model railway enthusiasts. With Shapeways people can produce unique trains and other accessories and even sell them via the Shops: the long train if you will. <\/p>\n<p>There was a complete manufacturing section on the Beneluxspoor stand with a CNC machine, a Dimension 1200 3D printer a LOM 3D printer and a laser cutting machine. There were also a few computers where you could try out the Alibre modeling tool. &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>At Rail 2009 we also put our first theme page live. Theme pages are pages for particular communities or themes and give someone an overview of a particular collection of models around a group or theme. Our first theme page showcases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/themes\/bnlsmodeltrains\">Beneluxspoor&#8217;s models on Shapeways<\/a>. You can go there to look at all their trains of even purchase a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/18692\/dh1_new_model_1op160.html\">N scale DG-1 for $27<\/a>.This is a 1:160 scale model of the Dutch Wadloper train. Frits Westers, the modeler, also made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/15225\/dh1_new_model.html\">train in H0 scale(1:87)<\/a>, and we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/5261\/stalen_dg_dakdetails.html\">caboose model made by Karst<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/18983\/dwergsein___1_9____55_.html\">signal made by Mitchell<\/a>. If you have an idea for your own theme page, email me. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009351.png\" class=\"serendipity_image_link\"><!-- s9ymdb:417 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009351-150x150.png\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\"><\/a>Several versions of Frits&#8217; DG in White, Strong &amp; Flexible, Cream Robust and White Detail with the painted White, Strong &amp; Flexible version in front.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009381.png\"><!-- s9ymdb:422 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009381-150x150.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the different versions of Karst&#8217;s caboose.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009251.png\"><!-- s9ymdb:421 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009251-150x150.png\"><\/a>A close up of the DG-1. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009131.png\"><!-- s9ymdb:423 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009131-150x150.png\"><\/a>A laser cut house that people could put together.<\/p>\n<p>Some nice displays:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009231.png\"><!-- s9ymdb:425 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009231-150x150.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/uploads\/rail200918.png\" class=\"serendipity_image_link\"><!-- s9ymdb:424 --><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009181.png\" class=\"serendipity_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009181-150x150.png\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009211.png\" class=\"serendipity_image_link\"><!-- s9ymdb:420 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"83\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rail2009211-150x150.png\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/uploads\/rail200935.png\" class=\"serendipity_image_link\"><!-- s9ymdb:417 --><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were at Rail 2009 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 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