

Bonus: 3D Printed Train Track AdditionsĪdding variety and character is important to keep model railways interesting and fun. So these tracks work perfectly not only with 3D printed model railway sets, but act as expansions for many store-bought sets too.

That’s good news for many reasons, the main one being that O, along with HO, are amongst the most common model railway scales. They were designed to be compatible specifically with Lionel brand model train sets, meaning they’re at the O scale. Such junctions are an impressive piece to have in your own model railway set, even more so if you print them yourself. Used as a junction to allow two different railway lines to overlap, they’re efficient designs that make the most use of smaller spaces, allowing for trains to switch directions easily at specific places. Though just be sure you’re printing a track that matches the scale of your 3D printed train or you’ll find yourself with too many Us and nowhere to put them.Ī more complex tool not often offered in a standard modern railway set is the crisscross track. That is to say that, while they’re not exactly useless, they won’t live up to their full potential.ģD printed train tracks are simple prints that won’t take much time or skill at their most simple. 3D Printed Train TracksĪ train without a track is, as the old saying goes, a Q without a U. It’s a satisfying feeling that adds to how rewarding model railway building already is. Not only does this help you display your 3D printed railway model for all to see, but it also lets you find out what it would be like to explore your own miniature world by train. If carefully set up, it will give a train-eye-view of your model railway, showing the entirety of the route as though the viewer themselves are the train or even the conductor.

This 3D printed N scale train flatcar is, as the name suggests, designed to hold a Mobius Action Cam. And this 3D train model is the perfect way to do that. In this age of social media and widely available internet platforms, it’s common for enthusiasts of all kinds of things to show off their creations online with pride.
