Hey Ken, thanks very much for the reviews. While I’m not affiliated with I.H.E., I do know the proprietor and he is a really good guy.
Due to the needs of his job, he had never been able to attend the ECLSTS until this year, even though he has an awesome outdoor layout. So what does he end up doing? His first show is as a dealer, lol.
I have a picture of a PRR engine he did complete with a laser-cut wooden stand for the picture as well as a 4"w x 5"t laser cut & burned version of the PRR keystone, both of which I got at our club dinner last year.
With his laser system, he is helping me develop a custom laser-cut flared radiator for a diesel project I have in the works. Because they will be laser cut, I’ll be able to get two matching radiator sections for the twin GP-45-TGX units for my road. If these work out, we are talking about designing a retrofit kit for the USA 70MAC to add flared radiators like on the modern 70-2’s and 70-ACe’s.
For those of the narrow gauge persuasion, he has a complete EBT caboose kit which includes full interior. This is a laser-cut, fully assemble-able kit, with a removable roof (itself an engineering masterpiece since it uses a roof over ribs structure) to be able to show off the decorated interior. Here is a pic of one of the cabeese, assembled, traveling behind his shay on his layout:
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And soon, he’ll be adding pictures of the NKP 765 on its travels through Altoona last year as well as from its trips next month.
