A Shapeways user, Stony Smith, has sold 7,000 scale model railroad items with his online shop and turned his hobby into a success.

Shapeways User Sells 7000 3D Printed Scale Model Railways | All3DP

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<div><p>A simple tool to make sure your hole is the right size for an N Scale Train.  This is for a single tunnel portal.  Assumes a straight track at the portal.  If on a curve widen the portal by about 5mm or so - the tighter the curve the wider it needs to be.  (5 is for about 12&quot; R in N scale).  The portal is the hole in the middle, the outside diameter does not hurt but the NMRA standard should fit into the hole in the middle.  Let you use it like a stencil to mark the hole.  Bigger by a bit is better than too small. </p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer brand"><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Creality</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>0.16</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>25%</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=Whats+On+Sale+PLA+-+or+anything+else&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        Whats On Sale PLA - or anything else                    </a>

                    your favourite 
                
                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>
                        </p><div><p>Lay it down flat to avoid using any supports on a filament printer.  No idea what is best for Resin.  </p></div>
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N Scale Model Railway Tunnel Portal Clearance Tool

A simple tool to make sure your hole is the right size for an N Scale Train.  This is for a single tunnel portal.  Assumes a straight track at the portal.  If on a curve widen the portal by about 5mm or so - the tighter the curve the wider it needs to be.  (5 is for about 12" R in N scale).  The portal is the hole in the middle, the outside diameter does not hurt but the NMRA standard should fit into the hole in the middle.  Let you use it like a stencil to mark the hole.  Bigger by a bit is better than too small. 

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<div><p>Redesigned &quot;Thing:2787388&quot; &quot;Retaining wall and fence, N scale railroad.<br>
by Syncmanatl February 08, 2018&quot;    </p>
<p>My revision was done in Tinkercad.  Created a five panel wall that is 100 scale feet long.  Took off the fence and added a &apos;concrete beam&quot; to the top and bottom of the wall.  Rescaled it to make the arches taller and narrower.  </p>
<p>Be sure to rotate it so it lays flat on the bed of the printer (PLA on a Creality CR-6) </p>
<p>I used it on an N Scale layout, but it&apos;s a wall, scale to whatever and you can imagine the individual bricks are whatever size you imagine them to be. </p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer brand"><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Creality</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>0.16</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>25%</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=Any+PLA&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        Any PLA                    </a>

                    any
                
                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>
                        </p><div><p>lay flat on it&apos;s back to print.  </p></div>
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Five Arch Retaining Wall - Reworked 

Redesigned "Thing:2787388" "Retaining wall and fence, N scale railroad.
by Syncmanatl February 08, 2018"    

My revision was done in Tinkercad.  Created a five panel wall that is 100 scale feet long.  Took off the fence and added a 'concrete beam" to the top and bottom of the wall.  Rescaled it to make the arches taller and narrower.  

Be sure to rotate it so it lays flat on the bed of the printer (PLA on a Creality CR-6) 

I used it on an N Scale layout, but it's a wall, scale to whatever and you can imagine the individual bricks are whatever size you imagine them to be. 



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<div><p>Rebuilding my layout and fiddling with the tiny metal NMRA gauge to check tunnel clearances isn&apos;t fun.  Designed two Double Track tunnel clearance gauges, one for straight the other for curves,  seems NMRA wants a little wider tunnel entry if the track is curved at the point of the entry  The standard is 15mm from track centre to wall of tunnel - then add the distance between tracks.  For straight track I went with 27mm track spacing (about 1.25&quot;) assuming a modern mainline.  The curved one gives an extra 5mm at 32mm track spacing.  Height was based on my NMRA gauge, plus a little wiggle room.  Will depend on your track code and your roadbed, if need be glue a foam bottom on the gauge to add a mm or two.  </p>
<p>This is my first design,  just learning so be kind.  Done in Tinkercad. </p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer brand"><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Creality</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Yes</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>0.16</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>25%</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=Creality++PLA+&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        Creality  PLA                     </a>

                    White - doesn&apos;t matter
                
                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>
                        </p><div><p>lay it down to print to avoid use of any supports.<br>
There are letters on it, if you want them extra clear increase resolution to .12.  Or not.  </p>
<p>This was printed on a CR-6SE.  Thingiverse has not yet listed that in their &quot;Choose the Model&apos; version.  It was released in May 2020 so maybe coming soon?   Sliced in the Creality version of CURA this took 3 hrs 30 min each printed one at a time.  </p></div>
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N Scale Model Railroad Double Track Tunnel Gauges

Rebuilding my layout and fiddling with the tiny metal NMRA gauge to check tunnel clearances isn't fun.  Designed two Double Track tunnel clearance gauges, one for straight the other for curves,  seems NMRA wants a little wider tunnel entry if the track is curved at the point of the entry  The standard is 15mm from track centre to wall of tunnel - then add the distance between tracks.  For straight track I went with 27mm track spacing (about 1.25") assuming a modern mainline.  The curved one gives an extra 5mm at 32mm track spacing.  Height was based on my NMRA gauge, plus a little wiggle room.  Will depend on your track code and your roadbed, if need be glue a foam bottom on the gauge to add a mm or two.  

This is my first design,  just learning so be kind.  Done in Tinkercad. 

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<div><p>Reflektor f&#xFC;r Kesselfeuer einer Modellbahn in Spur IIm. Vorgesehen f&#xFC;r 2 LEDs.<br>
Reflector for the boiler fire of a model railroad in G-Scale. Designed for 2 LEDs.</p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer brand"><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Prusa</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>I3 MK3S</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Doesn&apos;t Matter</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Doesn&apos;t Matter</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>0.15</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>15%</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=Doesn%27t+matter+PETG&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        Doesn&apos;t matter PETG                    </a>

                    silver
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Reflector for boiler fire

Reflektor für Kesselfeuer einer Modellbahn in Spur IIm. Vorgesehen für 2 LEDs.
Reflector for the boiler fire of a model railroad in G-Scale. Designed for 2 LEDs.

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<div><p>This is a mount for an SG90 style servo to drive uncoupling magnets for model railway uncouplers. It was designed for use in P4 with Alex Jackson couplings  but could work in OO or EM with other magnetic couplings. The mount is sleeved with a short length of plastruct tube which has a smooth bore and allows the plunger part to slide easily. A small 6mm diameter rare-earth magnet is attached to the top of the plunger.</p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer brand"><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Creality</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Ender 5</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>0.16</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>25%</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=any+PLA&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        any PLA                    </a>

                    Black
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Mount for servo based magnetic uncoupler

This is a mount for an SG90 style servo to drive uncoupling magnets for model railway uncouplers. It was designed for use in P4 with Alex Jackson couplings  but could work in OO or EM with other magnetic couplings. The mount is sleeved with a short length of plastruct tube which has a smooth bore and allows the plunger part to slide easily. A small 6mm diameter rare-earth magnet is attached to the top of the plunger.

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<div><p>CHME 2 diesel loc in H0 scale.<br>
Work in progress (will be updated).</p>
<p>For now it is only case.</p>
<p>I printed it in N-scale and TT-scale. It is ok.</p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer brand"><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Anycubic</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Photon</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Doesn&apos;t Matter</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Yes</p></div>
<p></p>
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ChME-2 USSR diesel loco (h0)

CHME 2 diesel loc in H0 scale.
Work in progress (will be updated).

For now it is only case.

I printed it in N-scale and TT-scale. It is ok.

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<div><p>Bicycle rack design in 1:87 H0 scale.</p>
<p>This design was created by a fellow H0 enthusiast who sent me both the pictures of the printed bicycle rack and bikes and his design! He doesn&apos;t have a Thingiverse account himself but said I could upload the design if I wanted. This design completes my set of bikes so I am more than happy to be able to share also this bicycle rack now!</p>
<p>Special thanks: to the H0 enthusiast who so kindly shares his design with us :)</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="/thing:3131722">Bike male</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="/thing:3886096">Bike female</a></p>
<p>Read more about how the bike was designed and visit my blog at:<br><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="https://enelys3d.netlify.app/The_Bike/">The Bike</a></strong><br><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="https://enelys3d.netlify.app/">Enely&apos;s 3D</a></strong></p></div>
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Bicycle rack H0 1:87 scale

Bicycle rack design in 1:87 H0 scale.

This design was created by a fellow H0 enthusiast who sent me both the pictures of the printed bicycle rack and bikes and his design! He doesn't have a Thingiverse account himself but said I could upload the design if I wanted. This design completes my set of bikes so I am more than happy to be able to share also this bicycle rack now!

Special thanks: to the H0 enthusiast who so kindly shares his design with us :)

[Bike male](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3131722)
[Bike female](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3886096)

Read more about how the bike was designed and visit my blog at: 
**[The Bike](https://enelys3d.netlify.app/The_Bike/)**
 **[Enely's 3D](https://enelys3d.netlify.app/)**

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<div><p>Model railroad jet snowblower. Winter is coming, make sure your layout stays clear of snow!<br>
Not based on any prototype, just freelanced off of various reference photos.</p>
<p>N SCALE model has properly sized holes for Micro Trains 4 wheel trucks, the front one without couplers. Rear with couplers.</p>
<p>RESIZEABLE is the same model without the Micro Trains truck holes. Model is 1/160 but can be rescaled and modified in 3D design software for larger scales.</p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Elegoo Mars</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Yes</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>Yes</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=Elegoo+Resin&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        Elegoo Resin                    </a>

                    Gray
                
                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>
                        </p><div><p>I personally use a resin printer but this should have no issue on FDM printers</p></div>
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Jet Snowblower Model Railroad

Model railroad jet snowblower. Winter is coming, make sure your layout stays clear of snow!
Not based on any prototype, just freelanced off of various reference photos.

N SCALE model has properly sized holes for Micro Trains 4 wheel trucks, the front one without couplers. Rear with couplers.

RESIZEABLE is the same model without the Micro Trains truck holes. Model is 1/160 but can be rescaled and modified in 3D design software for larger scales.

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<div><p>Small chapel in H0 scale (1:87).</p></div>
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Small Chapel

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<div><p>This is a bench I made for my model railway. It is same scale as H0 (m&#xE4;rklin standard scale) </p></div>
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Bench laser cut for model railway H0

This is a bench I made for my model railway. It is same scale as H0 (märklin standard scale) 

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<div><p>Soviet Colour Light Signals (10/11/20 )<br>
I have been attempting to create SZD Signals in 1/160th scale. I cannot claim they are 100% accurate nor every type included but I present them for any interest or improvement. I have tried to make the design scale independent, there have had to be compromises to fit the 1/160th scale. I have also attempted to make the design modular so that variants might be easily accommodated. Any redesign should be checked before printing. I must stress this is very much a work in progress and I would welcome improvements to the design.</p>
<p>I used Openscad to create the design (source code included) and create .STL<br>
I use slic3r software to translate the resulting .STL files to GCODE. I use a BQ Hephestos printer fitted with a heated bed and a 0.2mm nozzle. I used dark grey PLA filaments for the print. Nozzle and bed temperature are 200 and 70 degrees for the first 3 layers, 190 and 60 for the remainder.</p>
<p>Signal dimensions are taken from the book Model Railway by B.V.Barkovskov et. al. Published - Moscow 1989 - ISBN 5-277-00181-6 p78-79. I could not find original diagrams on the &#x2018;net.</p>
<p>Signal masts will be brass tube and NOT 3D printed. Tube allows wiring to LEDs For 1/160 scale. I used brass tube mast - Brass Pipe Capillary Copper duct Coppery Tube &#x3A6;1.0mm post pole (ebay/wehonest_cn)<br>
The length of mast in the print  are for &#x2018;ground&#x2019; to top of mast and is used for clculating the signal ladder. You may choose to cut the tubing for an extension into a baseboard, which would add to robustness of signal. I have a &#x2018;printed&#x2019; advice value displayed on compilation which you may adjust or ignore.<br>
mast_extension = 12.5; // For information only</p>
<p>The LED&#x2019;s used are prewired 0603 SMD bought through eBay but provision for 0805 SMD LED&#x2019;s with a domed lens may be used (and may be preferable). Larger LED&#x2019;s would present problems with prototypical lens spacing. If used for larger scales, it may be possible to adapt wired LED&#x2019;s</p>
<p>The signal face plates have lens shrouds and are very delicate. I would have liked to create the complex curved design of the prototype&#x2019;s shroud but that is beyond me at present.</p>
<p>The ladder is set to match the signal type and mast compiled. At present, this is too delicate and I hope to create a better design of ladder.</p>
<p>The signal types I have created are:-<br>
Single Lamp, Single Head (white LED),<br>
2 Lamp, Single Head,<br>
3 Lamp, Single Head,<br>
2 + 2 Lamp, Double Head,<br>
3+2 Lamp, Double Head.<br>
I know there are many more!</p></div>
<h3 class="thing-component-header settings print-settings">Print Settings</h3>
<p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>BQ Hephestos</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>No</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>0.1</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>
                         </p><div><p>80%</p></div>
<p></p>                                    
                    <strong>Filament:</strong> 
                    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=PrimaValue+PLA+&amp;tag=tv-auto-20" target="_blank">
                        PrimaValue PLA                     </a>

                    Dark Grey
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Soviet Railway Signals

Soviet Colour Light Signals (10/11/20 )
I have been attempting to create SZD Signals in 1/160th scale. I cannot claim they are 100% accurate nor every type included but I present them for any interest or improvement. I have tried to make the design scale independent, there have had to be compromises to fit the 1/160th scale. I have also attempted to make the design modular so that variants might be easily accommodated. Any redesign should be checked before printing. I must stress this is very much a work in progress and I would welcome improvements to the design.

I used Openscad to create the design (source code included) and create .STL 
I use slic3r software to translate the resulting .STL files to GCODE. I use a BQ Hephestos printer fitted with a heated bed and a 0.2mm nozzle. I used dark grey PLA filaments for the print. Nozzle and bed temperature are 200 and 70 degrees for the first 3 layers, 190 and 60 for the remainder.

Signal dimensions are taken from the book Model Railway by B.V.Barkovskov et. al. Published - Moscow 1989 - ISBN 5-277-00181-6 p78-79. I could not find original diagrams on the ‘net.

Signal masts will be brass tube and NOT 3D printed. Tube allows wiring to LEDs For 1/160 scale. I used brass tube mast - Brass Pipe Capillary Copper duct Coppery Tube Φ1.0mm post pole (ebay/wehonest_cn)
The length of mast in the print  are for ‘ground’ to top of mast and is used for clculating the signal ladder. You may choose to cut the tubing for an extension into a baseboard, which would add to robustness of signal. I have a ‘printed’ advice value displayed on compilation which you may adjust or ignore.
mast_extension = 12.5; // For information only

The LED’s used are prewired 0603 SMD bought through eBay but provision for 0805 SMD LED’s with a domed lens may be used (and may be preferable). Larger LED’s would present problems with prototypical lens spacing. If used for larger scales, it may be possible to adapt wired LED’s

The signal face plates have lens shrouds and are very delicate. I would have liked to create the complex curved design of the prototype’s shroud but that is beyond me at present.

The ladder is set to match the signal type and mast compiled. At present, this is too delicate and I hope to create a better design of ladder.

The signal types I have created are:-
Single Lamp, Single Head (white LED),
2 Lamp, Single Head,
3 Lamp, Single Head,
2 + 2 Lamp, Double Head,
3+2 Lamp, Double Head.
I know there are many more!




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                                            <p>This is a roofing system I designed for one of my recent models (visible on photos). It appears to print/look really well, therefore I decided to upload it as separate, cheaper set for anyone who may need such solution - e.g. for maquettes, education, toys, wargaming etc.<br>Video showing example of assembly is available here: https://youtu.be/cLaz8TFL14c</p>
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Straw roof thatching system for log house, cabin, cottage, etc.

 This is a roofing system I designed for one of my recent models (visible on photos). It appears to print/look really well, therefore I decided to upload it as separate, cheaper set for anyone who may need such solution - e.g. for maquettes, education, toys, wargaming etc.Video showing example of assembly is available here: https://youtu.be/cLaz8TFL14c 

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