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    need advice: model train bodies

    thanks we want to upgrade from the resin method, which we use and which works well, but is very limited in production capability (would take over a year to make 1,000 units) I thought somebody might have a way to reduce tooling costs using either cheaper mold materials that retain detail but...
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    need advice: model train bodies

    trying to find supplier for injection molded plastic model train bodies. We can get a prototype built or can get plans to be converted into CAD/CAM file. What is lowest cost method for high quality reproduction in plastic? Steel molds are supposedly about 50-80k to make. We understand that...

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