Almost a year ago I learned about some 3D printed wheel stops from The Little Rock Line blog. So I ordered them from an Etsy seller. This was my first purchase on Etsy and have noticed that it seems to be a good source for N Scale 3D printed items and more reasonably priced than items on Shapeways. I have since ordered a few more items on Etsy from this same seller and others. Selection is not a large as Shapeways but hopefully will expand over time.
So just recently I got around to painting and installing these. They come 12 in a pack consisting of 3 groups of 4.
Each wheel stop is mounted on 6 of the little posts that are common on 3D printed items. I painted these with a brush before removing the wheel stop from the posts. There is a little channel at the bottom where the wheel stops meet the posts so care was taken not to damage the channel.
After cutting the posts off with a spue cutter, I filed smooth any nubs left on the edges of the channel. Installing these just took a small drop of super glue on the rail and then the channel fit right over the rail.
These wheel stops have been installed at the ends of 6 out of the 9 spur tracks on my layout. The other 3 have some end of track bumpers that I scratch built from brass.
They look sharp.
ReplyDeleteThanks, they were easy to do.
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