3D Printed N Scale Handrails....

Sumner Jul 16, 2021

  1. Sumner

    Sumner TrainBoard Member

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    Have any of you printed N scale handrails for loco's? If so I'd be interested in results, suggestions and resins that would be best for this.

    I'm interested in trying to replace some of the bloated over size handrails on some of my older loco's.

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    I did the ones at the top of the picture above with the filament printer but assume that I could have better results with a resin printer, which I have now but haven't used.

    Thanks,

    Sumner
     
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  2. SLSF Freak

    SLSF Freak Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I switched resins to Siraya Tech Fast Grey recently from Anycubic Grey and noticed that the handrails are definitely more pliable than the Anycubic ones. Detail is comparable:

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    They aren't durable like Delron handrails but for 3D printing I think they're acceptable as they do just fine under normal handling conditions.

    Cheers -Mike
     
  3. Sumner

    Sumner TrainBoard Member

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    Thanks, those look great Mike along with the rest of the shell (y)(y). I'm assuming the shell was printed using that also.

    I have some, probably from your guys recommendations earlier,

    Sumner
     
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  4. Stephane Savard

    Stephane Savard TrainBoard Member

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    The only railings I've made so far was for a 3D printed bridge/viaduct I made. So far they haven't broken, but they are fragile. In general, the delron railings on my models seem to be about 0.5mm thick. I've printed successful railings and pipes down to 0.3/0.35mm on various models (successful meaning that they didn't disintegrate when given a glance, in passing, from across the room :D) So even if printing at 0.5mm to match your existing models, they should be fairly sturdy.

    For my RS-18 project, I just bought all the necessary stuff for photo-etching (laminator, chemicals, photo resist film, etc). Ever since I saw a video by Luke Towan I've been meaning to give that a try and figured this would be a great trial. But after seeing the photo by Mike here, well, I may give my 3D printer a try first before doing the railings in photo etch.
     
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