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John

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Modern Signal Bridges
« on: November 23, 2020, 03:41:12 PM »
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The M&O Signal Department is starting to upgrade the plant ..










Files are HO by Sirswitchalot on Tinkercad converted to Nscale (54% reduction) -- this would mount nicely on an electronic plug for easy removal .. in N scale, some additional supports are probably needed -- its a bit fragile otherwise .

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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2020, 09:21:57 PM »
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Are these files publicly available?

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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2020, 04:37:55 AM »
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Are these files publicly available?

-Dave

Yes .. look here -- they are HO, but if you print them reduced by 54% you have a good start on an Nscale signal bridge

https://www.tinkercad.com/users/gfsjXTfp52w-sirswitchalot


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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2020, 07:38:59 AM »
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Cool, gives me hope that I can make some of the old N&W cantilevers down the road.


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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2020, 08:36:30 AM »
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Cool, gives me hope that I can make some of the old N&W cantilevers down the road.

They come in sections .. I would join them in a CAD program as one or two pieces for some extra strengh ... the other thing worth doing is possibly increasing the diameter for the corner posts on the tower a little for more strength

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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2020, 02:11:34 PM »
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Yes .. look here -- they are HO, but if you print them reduced by 54% you have a good start on an Nscale signal bridge

https://www.tinkercad.com/users/gfsjXTfp52w-sirswitchalot

Shows up as blank for me.

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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2020, 03:39:07 PM »
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Cool, gives me hope that I can make some of the old N&W cantilevers down the road.

These?   


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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2021, 09:37:57 PM »
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I have dabbled in 3D printing myself with a resin printer. Those look great. Whoever made them did a nice job.

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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2021, 11:12:32 PM »
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These?   
I feel that would actually be easier to scratch build with some plastruct bits, sans the signals.
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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2021, 08:54:29 PM »
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Files are HO by Sirswitchalot on Tinkercad converted to Nscale (54% reduction) -- this would mount nicely on an electronic plug for easy removal .. in N scale, some additional supports are probably needed -- its a bit fragile otherwise .

Yeah, that's the usual problem with scaling HO models down to N. The parts get so thin they're too fragile or won't print at all.  But it's a good base to start with.
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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2021, 01:42:20 PM »
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Re: Modern Signal Bridges
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2021, 07:11:24 PM »
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