3D Printers

[flippyshark]

I'm just now getting into the model railroad hobby. (I turned 46. It must have triggered some latent old man hobby gene.) 3D printing could do fantastic things for model railroads. Meanwhile, it's going to cost me a couple thousand dollars (over the next year or two) just to get a modest layout going.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I'm just now getting into the model railroad hobby. (I turned 46. It must have triggered some latent old man hobby gene.) 3D printing could do fantastic things for model railroads. Meanwhile, it's going to cost me a couple thousand dollars (over the next year or two) just to get a modest layout going.

Your own 3D printer would cost less than that.... You could make your own rails and cars..



(ok, probably not the metal rails just yet, but definitely the ties at least.)