Take Apart: Tow Truck
One of the two base trucks: the tow truck.This truck could be used for other optional upgrades. Update 2024: this updated tow truck has some additional features:- Compatible with our other Battat bolts & tools- Compatible with Duplo minifigs- Compatible with Playmobil minifigs- Different 4x4 wheel sets available: normal & monster truck version.- Optional engine- […]
Take Apart: Locmotive
Okay, those take apart designs are actual fun to design. And since the youngest likes trains, let's create a locomotive. This locomotive is much more a puzzle then the previous 2CV, which is fun. Still looking for a something behind the train, but was not able to create a nice design yet... Available at Cults3D.
Take Apart: Dump Truck
It's time for an other toy. This time it should have a higher 'playability' level. Having the Battat crane truck already, it would be nice if the crane could drop some stuff into a dump truck. So found a nice dump truck design and started chopping it up in segments: It's again a solid model, […]
First Take Apart Toy: 2CV
I like those take apart toys and there are many different toys available. We bought 3 Battat toys, keeping the crane & airplane ourselfs. These vehicles consists of body design, screw machine and one bolt & one nut. So wanted to know if those bolts & nuts are 3D printable, since I guess we need […]
Tatami
Tatami is a wooden building construction set, with a ground plates, columns, wall panels, floors & roofs. It is available since 2019 and manufactured in Argentina. More info: tatamibox.com History Some words by Ana Ines Goñi: "With fond memories of Mobaco - which was once brought to Argentina by her grandfather - Ana wanted to […]
Flex Tracks for trains
Let's try something a bit different: creating flex tracks with OpenSACD, which are compatible with the Duplo train system. Since this module should be so simple, it doesn't require the 'building block generator', which makes this tool 'stand-alone'. The basic idea is having single printed walls, forming a track which is also bendable, so this […]
Marble Tracks
These marble track parts from Hubelino are great! The fit very well on top of Duplo bricks, so building different marble tracks are very easy & fun to play with. The 'basic building box' provides a good basis. What other fun bricks could be added to the system? There are ofc. some copycats, but there […]
Train track funnels
This train track funnel customizer is most complex version of all. The funnel starts with one defined entrance, but could have countless end points. The end points are defined as an array of: Then a 2nd order curve is calculated for each track, which will then be used with path_extrude() function from the amazing dotSCAD […]
Train crossings
After building some straight & curved tracks, let's increase complixity: train crossings. This customizer has some predefined shapes: Sample crossings: Parameters Dependicies This customizer uses the Building Block Generator. So all interface parts should alreay be fine tuned for printing. Prints Someone at thingiverse posted the biggest (#6) crossing. This one needs a big printer!
Train Tracks & small bridges
Time for another customizer, let's make some standard tracks for trains. The customizer mainly creates: Dependicies This customizer makes use of other tools: Parameters Track parameters: Ramp parameters: Geometry parameters: Here some pictures of the effect of those parameters: Building tracks The different parts are heavily used: Issues inclined tracks: Looking carefull to these curved […]