Mini Suspension Rail: Build Your Own Skyway

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