Gravitrax Cactus

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This model originated from an idea of my five year old son who wanted a kind of tree for his Gravitrax marble track to affix the base tiles to it. The initial idea went far beyond my designing skills and abilities :-) and failed also in what our 3D printer would have made possible. So, this compromise accepted with tears came out of it and looks more like a cactus than a tree but is definitely an eye-catcher and promotes kids creativity ;-). ***Assembly Instruction*** As base tile to be attached to the foot of the cactus you can use the 6-exit-basic-tile (or other derivatives with min. 3-holes) which can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3552100 or the easier to print from Speedbomb here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5189236. STL Links: <a href="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/1f/21/77/a9/5d/Speedbomb_-_Gravitrax_Base_Tile_6_Exits.stl">Base Tile with 6 Exits</a> <a href="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/4b/71/c4/20/fa/Basic_tile_v2_v11_-_connector_-_tight.stl">Tight Connector</a> Building a sloping track around the cactus works best by using the original sloping curves or my alternative version here <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5363887">Gravitrax Sloping Curves / Rails</a> and/or the curves to be found here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3662227. Have fun and let the cactus grow :-) **** ***Revision History*** **V1.0**   Initial upload **V1.1**   Heights of some branch plates modified a bit, so that its better to build a circular sloping track around the cactus starting from the top. **V1.2**   Diameter of the 6-hex base plate plugs and base support surface increased for better fitting and higher strength. ****