Ticket To Ride Trains

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Hi There I absolutely love the Ticket To Ride board game by Days Of Wonder. It such a great game with a lovely 19th century feel to the graphics and the artwork; except for the trains that are used to claim the routes. The game is supplied with 21st-century electric tram-like markers. I thought that I would create some trains, freight wagons and passenger carriages that are more like the thematic graphics on the coloured cards and box. I am really happy with the end result. I also created some "Blank Track" sections to use on tighter parts of the board such as Omaha to Kansas City or Pittsburgh to Washington. I have supplied the individual STL files for each component or a ZIP file with them all lumped together. When importing into ChituBox just rotate 90 degrees in the "Red" access. These three files are totally free to use and download. If you fancy exapnding your train empire I have more complete listings available in my shop on Etsy ( https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BoardgameBlingStore ) in two versions - Freight and Passenger. Both sets have the three Railway Engines that I have created so far; Wild West, British Steam and British Diesel, Caboose and Flat Rail Track. The Freight pack then adds goods, coal, cattle, gas, lumber wagons. The Passenger pack includes two wild west vintage carriages and one European style carriage. By charging a small amount for these additional files it will go some way to cover the cost of designing and creating new additions so your support is really apprecaited :-). PROBABLY BEST TO USE A RESIN PRINTER - but does print well on FDM printers (e.g. Ender 5) These trains and passenger coaches are tiny; so I would say the best 3D printer to use will be a resin one to keep the detail. However I have achieved some loely prints using an FDM printer (Ender 5). I use a Creality LD-002R which has quite a small print bed, but the trains are tiny so you can easily bulk print. In the photogrpahs above you can see that even on the very small print bed of my Creality LD-002R Resin Printer - with supports - you can print 20 trains, carriages and rail bed in one go. I use water-soluble resin. I get the best results using the Elegoo Water Soluable Grey Resin, and I post-cure using the AnyCubic Wash and Cure Station. You can choose to print off the bed using supports or directly on the print bed; although they can be a tad trickier to remove but at least you have the option :-). If you are printing using an FDM printer (e.g. Ender 5) then the best print settings are:- 1.75mm PLA, Nozzle 200C and Bed 70C. Set to 0.1mm layer height. SUPPORTS or NOT? If printing with supports ChituBox will add additional side supports; I have found that you do not need these, just remove using the "- support tool". I use the easily manageable "Light Supports" at a "70% Density". After washing and gently drying off with wipe roll I leave overnight to make sure fully dry. When curing I have found it best to turn the trains and carriages on their side to expose the base for a 2-minute cure, then stand up and run a 6-minute cure. PAINTING, SEALING and STORING I base coat the minis with an acrylic white (I use a cheap single-action airbrush), let dry then paint with the coloured acrylic. I then spray a sealant over the mini's to make sure they are up to the job of being used in a board game. I store them using some cheap plastic boxes from the local pound store which are just perfect to store a complete set. GOING FORWARD In the photogrpahs you can see some other passenger coaches, trains and freight wagons. I am still working on these and once happy with them I will release. End Caps for Open V-Slot 2020 with Open Hardware logo. This is a remix from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:398515