Re-railer for N-scale flex track

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This is a printable re-railer section for use with a piece of flex track in code 80 N-scale. All dimensions are parameterized, so it could be adapted to other scales by plugging the appropriate measurements into the .scad file. My son recently expressed interest in model railroading. While I had some hesitation regarding a 10-year-old's patience for lining up the tiny wheels of N-scale rolling stock, I didn't want to spring for all-new track, rolling stock, etc. in HO. I bought some flex track but the hobby shop was sold out of re-railers. I found designs on Thingiverse for G-scale and O-scale re-railers, but nothing in N. Here's my attempt. (It turns out that Papa's old eyes need this more than the Lad's young ones!) Post-Printing Completing the re-railer After printing: Cut an appropriate length of flex track Remove the rails from the plastic ties (sleepers in U.K. English) Cut two sections of the ties to a length that will fit into the printed re-railer with enough free rail at each end to connect to other track in your layout Snap the plastic tie sections into the re-railer Thread the rails back into the tie sections. Refer to the photo: It's a pretty simple concept. I added some cyanoacrylate to keep things connected.