N-scale (9mm track width) railway starter kit

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There are several reasons for creating this miniature railway: * I have been collecting model rail way parts more or less since birth. The STLs fit onto regular N-scale tracks (useful? Nooo....,but fun) * The original locomotive in this project, "Krokodilen"/"The Crocodile", is rather famous amongst railway enthusiasts. A few years ago, the "real thing" visited Sweden, so I bought a ticket and went on a journey half way through Sweden for no other reason. * A comic book, "Jag, Kalle Anka", containing some great Carl Barks stories formed Swedish youth of my age including myself. One story is about the poor part of "Ankeborg" (Duckville) where the kids dream about getting a model railway to share (and Uncle Scrooge thinks they shouldn't have one, of course). So, why not a simple construction free for everyone to share? A bit too late, I know :-) * It's a bit of an excercise for a beginner to construct it in FreeCAD (I really really really lack a free form array able to follow a spline path) * The 0.4mm nozzle train track print out is my first print ever using my brand new MMU2.0 unit (for the Prusa i3mk3 printer). I think it came out well! * The 0.15mm nozzle train track print out is my second print ever using my brand new MMU2.0 unit (for the Prusa i3mk3 printer). I think it came out well! It is somewhat broken at the connections, I did still use it in the pictures instead of printing a new one for honoring this 1st print. * The tracks are ready for being printed using conductive filament. The day I get my hands at some, I will print the tracks and mix them into my Minitrix N-scale model railway! I deliberately did not add "useful item" to the list. And please be aware, to print this using a 0.15mm nozzle is nothing supported by eg Prusa. You will likely make some misprints, finding parts falling of the print plate etc. If you want a bit of a challenge, however, this might be a bit of fun. If you have never printed before, I recommend you to print something else first (it's not meant to be unfriendly in any way, it's just that first printing impressions should be positive).