Mini Suspension Rail: Build Your Own Skyway! [Original Design]
The Mini Suspension Rail system lets you create a customizable suspension rail network.
This design is not compatible with common toy brands.
Features:
- Modular and printable without supports: Design and print your own miniature railway with straight, left and right track sections, plus 10% inclines and -10% declines. (Designed for PLA)
- Flexible Installation: Mount your Mini Suspension Rail System anywhere! Suspend your rails freestanding, clamp it to furniture, mount them to walls with tape or screws, or use the weight of everyday objects.
- Expand Your Railway with Printable Cars: Expand your railway with a variety of printable train cars, including small and large container cars as well as tank cars.
- Flexible Support Structures: Achieve the desired rail height and create custom support configurations with extensions and L-connectors. Build adaptable support structures to match your unique track layout.
Feedback is very much appreciated! Please share your experience and improvement suggestions for this project.
Safety Information: This product contains small parts. The smallest detachable part is approximately 30x25x7mm. Exercise caution around babies and young children.
Part List
Rails
- Rail Straight: 15 cm length
- Rail Turn A: 30° Turn
- Rail Turn B: 30° Turn, recommended for loop railways
- Rail Incline: +10% incline
- Rail decline: -10% decline
- Rail Stop A: End piece for a rail
- Rail Stop B: End piece for a rail
Support Structures
- Rail Clip On: Slide onto a rail to strengthen a connection and/or connect to other support structures. (See video above)
- Extension Long: Extends the support structures
- Extension Short: Extends the support structures
- Extension L: 90° angled extension for support structures
- Free Standing: Support that stands on a flat surface
- Clamp: Clamp to attach to furniture or other stable objects. (Recommended to have at least a few camps per railway to ensure stability)
- Wall Mount: Support to attach to a surfaces/walls, by mounting tape, screws or magnets
- Weighted: Thin plate that can be placed under heavy objects to support the rails.
Train
- Rail Guide: Attaches to rails. One is needed for each train & car. Includes hooks to hang trains or cars. Features train coupling with the next and previous Rail Guide. To attach it to the rails either add it at the end/beginning of the rail or clip it on with some light force.
- Train: Inspired by the Class 1144
- Manual Steering: Can be plugged into the Rail Guide for the Train and can be used to steer the train
- Container: Car, needs Rail Guide to attach to rails
- Container Small: Car, needs Rail Guide to attach to rails
- Tank Car: Car, needs Rail Guide to attach to rails
All Cars & Trains are stackable for compact storage.
Train Station
- Train Station: Features a slot for attaching the Train station Name Plate. Has a Stop sign that can be engaged or disengaged to stop the train. For installation see Rail Clip On.
- Train Station Name Plate: Features the name of station. Use the slicer to edit/add the text on top of it.
Release Log
- 1.0: Initial base set of parts
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