Display stand for 9mm scale N track model trains

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<p>Display for those trains you always planned to create a model rail road for, but never had the space, time, money e.t.c.</p> <p>Put them on display :)</p> <p>Designed for 3 layers, but should not be hard to extend to more.</p> <p>The project started with two questions</p> <ol> <li>Can I create (as in: am I capable of creating) a vase-mode model.</li> <li><p>Can I put my trains on display but reduce the amount of dust they will collect. The result, a 23cm half-open tunnel-like structure, in which N-gauge tracks fit perfectly, trains can be shown with pantograph(s) extended, full model seen from the side.</p> <p>the 23cm is specifically chosen for a double-length straight track (Fleischmann) is 22.2cm, and with a coupler on both ends, the full length is 23 cm :)</p> <p>I did not consider when chaining 6 (as I did) the full track length would not be the same as the full gallery length. Sorry ;)</p> <p>See photos for my display.</p> <p>My entire collection (it's modest) save 2 cars for the Eurostar and 1 german DB passenger car is displayed.</p> <h3>Custom Section</h3> <h3><p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/58/13/97/0c/70/stand.jpg"/></p> Custom Section</h3> <p>Printing:</p> <p>What you need to print, if you want a 3-story display;</p> <p>N = number of sections you want</p> <p>Tube section: print Nx3 times<br/> Stand: print N+1 times<br/> Stand Brace: N+1 times<br/> Tube guide: print 6x(N+1) times</p> <p>example:</p> <p>my display is 6 sections long, so N = 6;<br/> I printed 18 Tubes, 7 stands, 7 stand braces, 42 Tube guides</p> <p>The stand is very easy to assemble, see next image.</p> <p><p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/20/6f/77/2d/27/Screen\_Shot\_2019-04-01\_at\_19.59.22.png"/></p> <div><p>The tube section is - as stated earlier - designed to print in vase-mode.</p> 0 start layers, 0 end layers</div></p> <p>I strongly recommend transparent (sometimes called clear) PLA or PET-G; I used both in this project.<br/> I found the PLA stands easier to assemble, the tube section I can no longer tell the difference.</p> <p>Oh, and remember; vase mode prints UP, so make sure your printer can print 230 mm high, otherwise, scale down but only in Y direction.</p> </li> </ol> Category: Other