Super This fellow has created outside double curved rails with 3D Printer. It looks like the 3D Design is available from a place like Shapeways but I am not sure. Nice work but I am not sure if these are printed as one piece or you have to make an upper and lower, glue them together for use in either direction. https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmodelabo.net%2F6433%2F [video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iop-7AoS81g[/video]
Mister No Wonderfull tracks and the old Hankyu too! I would know how to use those tracks on my layout! 🙂
leylandvictory2 I would probably going to use flex track to achieve the same result. Shapeway charges an arm and a leg for a daisy shell. It will be extremely expensive.
Super Agreed on Shapeways prices. Have you research the Linked Japanese site Leyland? I am wondering if the Cad drawings are available to plug into a 3D printer so one would not have to do all the work.
Mister No I haven't looked into that website yet, Super. I suppose it would be expensive, but it's a great idea. I wonder if Takara Tomy researchers look at the solution like this one...
leylandvictory2 I don't know how to read Japanese but I suspect it will be expensive given how few 3D printed orders companies receive.
Nigels Hi Super, That track is printed in two parts which you then glue together to make the double sided 'normal' track part. I've managed to get onto that site and download the two parts, I will give it a shot printing them and see how they come out. Watch this space 🙂 Cheers, Nigel
Nigels Not this very minute, carrying out some maintenance on the printer, but once that's done I'm going to have a go at them 🙂
Nigels Got the printer up and running again - long story, but basically trouble with a stripped thread and a dodgy thermistor lol So, first test print running now, just the first layer down on this shot;
Nigels Got two complete curves printed now (i.e. 2 x Tops and 2 x Bottoms), need to get some M2*4 bolts and nuts to join them together (that's what the holes are for it seems) although they should also be glued. Fit together nicely. So who thinks they need some of these?
leylandvictory2 Looks good. My only concern is how well the engines (especially the revolution) can run on these tracks? there are no ridge lines inside the tracks like the traditional tomy tracks have.
