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Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:22:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
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Has anyone ever considered extending this and doing some kind of molding of
new track pieces ourselves? Has anyone ever done some investigation of how
much it would cost for a mold for a larger radius curve or other new track
shapes?
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During the last year I got a lot of experiences in 3d printing. I think that can
be an alternative to molding since that is very costly.
Take a look at my results for minifigs at:
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/MinifigCustomsIn3d
With the same technique it should be possible to mold also new track pieces.
Woody64
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| (...) There has been a lot of DISCUSSION on molding new track, but what we need is an actual demonstration of a technique that works and produces a real product. Anyone producing good quality 9V LEGO compatible track will find that there is a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Sep-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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| We all want new larger radius curves and other things. Also, Big Ben Bricks, BrickArms and others have been able to successfully mold and sell new custom parts. Has anyone ever considered extending this and doing some kind of molding of new track (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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