Quick summation for those who are thinking of getting involved in 3D printing for model railroading: Resin printers (see the Anycubic Photon that has been at the top of the board for the last few days) do fantastic detail on small parts. FDM printers (nozzles shooting warm plastic), by comparison, are usually meant for larger projects and prototyping (think brackets for equipment or buildings). While FDM's are generally cheaper to buy and run than resin, and the maintenance is less, they do sacrifice fine quality compared to the resin printers.

I do modular railroading, so I need a way to safely and conveniently transport rolling stock. Most of my rolling stock is Accurail, blue box Athearn, Atlas, or resin kits. I value the ruggedness of these but none of these come with the fancy packaging systems seen in more high end models. The boxes clutter up the setup and are annoying to manage also IMO. So here's what I came up with <continued>.

I have been working on my long dormant project of kitbashing a P&R camelback based on a Roundhouse 2-8-0.

The Wooten firebox was made from sheet styrene.  A lot of the details are brass castings.  Here is the boiler  with the domes and air pump test fitted, nothing glued down yet.