HO Scale Coal Tipple

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HO Scale (1:87.1) coal mine tipple for a three track facility. It is very much a work in progress as I don't have all of the parts meshed yet (or even designed for that matter) The full design is for three tracks with 2" spacing and flat - although I might build up the landscape behind the tracks and under the back of the structure... All of the parts may need rotated to slice. I ran them in ABS with 100% infill and a crazy slow layer 1 to help with adhesion. The floors will be changing as I get the locations of the chutes figured out. I may or may not do roofs, as I might just use sheet ABS for them. Still have quite a bit of parts to do yet, but I'm having so much fun I wanted to share! Still have plans to add another tipple in the back with a conveyor to it - some holes to lay out yet in the one larger wall. Walls are pretty thin at 1.4mm plus some rear supports and I'm printing at 0.2mm layer height. There is no outer wall detail as I'm going to cover it in corrugated metal as 'stamped' from the patterns I designed and have on my profile :-) UPDATE Dec 28 I've tweaked some of the rear structure and uploaded more files. I've got plans to add another tipple with a conveyor from the 'Large North Wall' but I uploaded a version without a doorway if someone wants to build this beast and grows impatient with my uploads! Still working on a support beam design that will print well and look halfway decent (I thought I'd have more time over the Christmas holiday!) This also affects the main floor sections, so once I get a good layout I will upload beams, floors, and footers. Thanks for watching!!! UPDATE My 2019 I just wanted to let anyone know that might be watching this that I have not abandoned it! Life has been hectic since Christmas and I have just not had any free time to continue it - but my layout will always need a coal mine, and this one fits just so well! I will begin again with the freecad design and upload additional parts when time again permits - maybe once summer vacation comes! Thanks for watching!