Thanks, Sam. I'm surprised no one has made a ready-to-run Marsh model, given how much money the Tomix Tokyo Disneyland models fetch. Have you thought of making a Marsh model commercially available?
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The only DRR 4 model that I know of was the large scale one from Hartland Locomotive Works. It was a limited edition model and not widely available though.
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That's quite a bit beyond my resources and capacities! Michael Campbell would be the best person to poke about having railroad products.
I'm surprised Disney/TDR/TOMIX haven't done a second run of those trains since they seem to be quite valuable. And how can you go wrong with a train set!
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That's pretty sad. I used to have a New Bright Disneyland set, in G size. I liked the excursion cars, but the loco was just so much sewer rat excrement.Locoboy5150 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:19 pmThe only DRR 4 model that I know of was the large scale one from Hartland Locomotive Works. It was a limited edition model and not widely available though.
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I doubt there's much beyond your capabilities, Sam. Have you seen the 3D printed locomotive models available, on the Shapeways site?:
https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace/m ... to%5D=2500
These things were rare from the get-go. My guess is that there was some serious tool failure involved. I've heard there was a licensing problem with Disney, but I doubt that's the story. You don't invest tens of thousands in production tooling, unless you have all your i's dotted, and t's crossed.
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I have no doubt it can be done, even at just a prototype stage. I've modeled and printed hundreds of parts in the last 5 years and used a couple sites for my projects at home, including Shapeways. The real logistical issues would be scaling it for mass production, proper tooling, factory sourcing, legal, marketing, licensing, etc.... you get the idea! If you mean just having a model in an internet marketplace such as Shapeways, it could certainly be done, just not an interest at this time.
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Other Burnsland members that have hands-on direct experience with getting officially licensed Disney theme park train merchandise made and sold have mentioned in the past how much of a headache it was.
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One way around Disney approval would be to sell a model of the D&RG Montezuma.Locoboy5150 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:47 pmOther Burnsland members that have hands-on direct experience with getting officially licensed Disney theme park train merchandise made and sold have mentioned in the past how much of a headache it was.
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This makes no sense.
As you've noted, while the Marsh is loosely based on the Montezuma, there are significant differences between the two engines. So either you're going to make a scale model of the Montezuma (which by definition is not "getting around" Disney), or you're going to make a model of the Marsh, and call it the Montezuma (to the derision of the scale narrow gauge crowd).
Honestly, Roy, I'm not sure why you even bother with this particular board, focused on Disney trains. It's abundantly clear that you prefer the as-built engines of the D&RG from the 1870s/1880s. Why not hang out on the narrow gauge discussion boards, where the subject engines and eras will be far more suited to your liking?
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