nscale4x8
Reboot of my first N Scale railroad and my first layout in 20+ years (by nscale4by8)
pico-bot
A desktop bot for fun... (by MatthewPageUK)
Our great sponsors
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
nscale4x8
Posts with mentions or reviews of nscale4x8.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-08.
-
Model of famous bar, Pat's in the Flats.
The original SketchUp models, STLs, and code are available for free at https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/tree/master/buildingPatsInFlats. My GitHub account contains other free original STLs as well.
- 3D Printed HO Scale Track
-
3d printing
Here is a close-up of printed bricks. You would need to put your node on the structure so see this close: https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/blob/master/buildingHyde/brickDetails.png
-
3D printed rail ties for bare rail (HO scale)
I made free downloadable STL files for both curved and straight bridge ties specifically designed to interoperate with Kato rails: https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/tree/master/downloadableModels
-
My Variant of Famous Atlas Granite Gorge & Norther Track Plan
Benchwork
-
Are 3d printed ties acceptable?
Here are N-scale curved bridge ties as an example: https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/blob/master/downloadableModels/bridgeTiesForKatoRails/R13.75B_p.stl
-
Design and 3D Print N Scale Structure Start to Finish (time-lapse video links in comments)
Printed bricks close up
pico-bot
Posts with mentions or reviews of pico-bot.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects.
-
Another 3D printed useless gadget, my little desktop mate. First attempt at painting, it looks better IRL ;). And first time trying magnets to keep the parts joined together. STLs and files in the comment.
STLs, Fusion360 and Python - https://github.com/MatthewPageUK/pico-bot
What are some alternatives?
When comparing nscale4x8 and pico-bot you can also consider the following projects:
DEMto3D-QGIS-Plugin - Extensión GIS para impresión 3D de MDE
Fusion360Exporter - Export (and sync) all of your Fusion360 projects and documents in various formats
raspipool - Swimming Pool Automation Systen with Raspberry Pi + Home Assistant
KiBot - KiCad automation utility
Open-Gauges - Open Gauges - Open Souce, customisable, 3D Printable Data Gauges
Klipper-for-Ender_3_v2 - Klipper guide for Ender 3 V2
Robot_Motion - Turn an RPi into a variable speed ESC for robots & electric vehicles with brushed DC motors.