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On another thread Gunrunner John asked to have an HVAC unit printed to match the ones found on the Rocket Train. SEE thread. Rocket Booster Train A/C Units | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com)



I designed the AC unit but it has  4 tubes coming of the unit's rear going into the rocket storage car.

ac rocket unit 5 REV

ac rocket unit 2

ac rocket unit 3 w tank

since the HVAC unit sits on a separate support and truck base, see above. from the rocket car; the hose between the two must be flexible.

Using FormLabs 3+ printer and FormLabs flexible 50A resin I designed and printed the end  hose/tubing

flex

and printed it.TUBES all



These resin prints are printed as flexible tubes so that as the rocket moves thru a curve it flexes.

Also, I combined the four tubes into one print  as shown but I think this is too stiff.

TUBE 4

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FWIW, on my last Lionel order, I ordered a few of the Tank Train Hoses to see how they'd do.  They're about 1/4" in diameter, so that would be a 1:48 scale foot, probably about the right size for the hoses.  Just another possibility for the hoses and they're already the right color.



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