Street cone for RC models (current scale is for 1:10 models)

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This is yet another street-cone for 1:10 scale RC models. I have attempted to stay as close as possible to German traffic regulations, which specify this item in detail. From German Wikipedia: The term "Leitkegel" is defined in the German Road Traffic Act. There it belongs as sign 610 according to Section 43 StVO together with Annex 4 StVO to the traffic equipment. My motivation for creating these cones was to enhance the photos that I take from my RC scale skid loader, which took me a lot of time to design, so I wanted to make the photos as nice as possible: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4078629 The trick to making this thing easy to rebuild is that I printed it completely in orange, but added tiny (0.5mm deep) cuts in the surface of the cone to indicate where the colors change from orange to reflective white. Then I used a silver Christmas labeling pen from discount store Aldi to paint the two white rings on the orange cone. This works well and gives very precise results thanks to the cuts, even if you are not a professional painter. Two to three layers of silver paint may be needed to make it look really perfect, but even that is only a matter of a few minutes. Of course, the cones are stack-able, just like the real thing. But you might scratch off your silver paint if you stack them too tight, so be careful with that. The cone can be printed without supports, as all overhangs are at least 45° steep, which has been tested to print flawlessly, at least on my Prusa i3 MK3S. One word of warning. As said German regulations take the specification of street cones very seriously (well, you have to live up to your stereotype ;-). This 50cm high cone (in real life) is only applicable for roads in cities and on country roads, but is not sufficient for German Autobahns, where the spec says 70cm high cones must be used. So if you model a RC Autobahn, make sure to upscale this cone to be compliant... Have fun using this thing with your RC car. If you print it, I'd highly appreciate a photograph of your RC scene.