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Luna		#1 Posted : 24 February 2024 05:07:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 06/11/2021(UTC) Posts: 19 Location: Colorado, Longmont		Hi forum members. I'm trying to find something I could use to raise an entire loop of track approx. 24 feet by 4 feet. I'm trying to avoid buying Marklin bridge ramps as it would cost a small fortune to buy 48 feet of their ramps. The Marklin pillars seem to only want to snap into the Marklin ramps or bridges, not the track itself. If they did I would just buy a ton of Marklin pillars and be done with it. I want the loop at all the same height as it will be running separate from the rest of my layout. I've seen some really nice pillars that people are making using a printer but I don't have access to one nor know anybody that would make them for me. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this, Luna

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JohnjeanB		#2 Posted : 24 February 2024 11:31:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,130 Location: Paris, France		Hi Luna It seems to me you have multiple possibilities (but none that clips on a C Track but rather on bridges / access ramp like Faller, Viessmann, etc). The best I can think of is to use a kleat (wood section of 40 mm x 20 mm cut to desired elevation) and cover with paper brick wall sheet screwed on C rails (one screw) Cheers Jean
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marklinist5999		#3 Posted : 24 February 2024 13:37:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,139 Location: Michigan, Troy		Many have made their own pillars. Some paint them, and others print brick and stone sheets and glue to them. The track looks odd without ramps though, and they slide under it for better rigidity and stability. I've even seen both fabricated with a 3 D printer.


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Luna		#4 Posted : 24 February 2024 16:56:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 06/11/2021(UTC) Posts: 19 Location: Colorado, Longmont		You are right about the track looking a little strange without supporting ramps, the problem is I don't think anyone makes ramps for R-4 or R-5 curves. Luna

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Dave Banks		#5 Posted : 24 February 2024 21:41:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,026 Location: Gold Coast, Australia.		I did this my way to save money & printed "Brick" paper sides to cover the wood pillars: https://www.google.com/search?q=...ceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 [img][/img] [img][/img]
		D.A.Banks

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mbarreto		#6 Posted : 25 February 2024 18:28:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,265		The oodland Scenics solution are not pillars, but it is a good flexible solution to elevate track: Woodland Scenics Incline/Decline
		Best regards, Miguel Mostly Märklin H0.

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