Sn2 Trains

DRL’s S-scale Turner Centre Creamery

Deerfield River Laser (DRL) is now offering Wiscasset Waterfront Structures to accompany it’s S-scale boat offerings.  Even if your not doing the Wiscasset Waterfront, these structures look like they could be used as generic New England structures when placed on a stone foundation.  Checkout the DRL’s S-scale page.

DRL’s S-scale Wiscasset Grain Co.

If the 3D image of SR&RL Flanger 502 looks good to you, now (11/23/2016) is the time to place an order with PLW before it goes into production.   PLW produces kits in limited runs and may never produce a give kit again.

For more information, contact PLW – http://www.portlandlocomotiveworks.com/

Next up on the PLW website looks to be flanger 501….

Jeremy Jordan has started to design Sn2 products and making them available through shapeways.  His first release is a coupler height gauge.  It looks like a nice product that will result in reliable car and coupler heights.  In his email to the Sn2_Trains yahoogroup he stated that it will fit both Kadee 714 and and Sergent narrow boxes….  Here is is full email text:

I made this for myself, but wanted to pass along this to all that model Sn2. I have an Sn2 coupler and car height gauge for sale on shapeways.com. Track to coupler height is 9/32 and it will fit both Kadee 714 and Sergent narrow shank boxes (upside down or the bottom detail sanded off). I have printed this in Frosted Ultra Detail and it looks and works awesome!. Freight car is a Mount Blue Sn2 SRRL box resting (not attached) on Blackstone trucks. 

3D Printed coupler height gauge in use measuring the bottom of the car. Flip it around to check coupler height.

The 9/32″ height equates to 18″ freight car bottom, which is prototype height.  Read more about it on the standards page.

Here is the digital image of the gauge from Shapeways. Gotta like the “SN2” on the side so the purpose is clear.

For those who do not want to purchase a coupler height gauge, I described how to make one in this post – https://sn2trains.com/2014/10/07/sn2-coupler-height-gauge/

Portland Locomotive Works continues to announce limited run products.  Here is today’s announcement.  Contact Gary Kohler soon if you have interest.  It’s not clear if the boxcars are Sn2.

Gary Kohler and crew of Portland Locomotive Works continue to work on more projects.  I say more, because in the past 18 months or so, they have released passenger cars, Kingfield Engine house, wood turntables, flangers, Farmington freight office, and more.  Most of these are very limited run.  So one must contact Gary to know what’s coming.

The most recent project in development is the SR&RL/F&M(or is it Eustis) log bunks.  Currently the On2 are in development and the Sn2 will follow.

PLW On2 log bunk prototype

The model features laser cut wood frame, 3D printed journals, 3D printed bunk, 3D printed link and pin couplers.  He plans to provide wheelsets too.  It’s likely the Sn2 version will use KD wheelsets.  The poles between cars are to be a 3D print too.

The cars tended to run as unit trains with a flat car at the beginning and end of the string of cars.  The flats would have a bunk on them too.

In recent months, Portland Locomotive Works (PLW) has been producing a number of products for the Sn2 modeler (and HOn30 and On2/30).  Here are some of the recent releases and in manufacture products for Sn2

• Monson Combine and like coach (check PLW for availability)
• SR&RL Passenger Cars 17 & 18 (limited production, shipped, sold out?)
• SR&RL Kingfield 3-Stall Engine house (sold out? in manufacturing)
• Maine Moose – Yes, the animals (check PLW for availability)
• SR&RL Plows 513 & 514 (check PLW for availability)

Coming soon, PLW will be taking reservations

Sn2 wood turntable design by PLW

• SR&RL Wood turntable (WW&F and a similar turntable).  Wood frame to be provided PLW is trying to determine if a spider can be provided.
• SR&RL Kingfield girder turntable (in planning)
• SR&RL Steel Turntables (in consideration)