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| A good idea, but I think your numbers are too low. Heck, a train car's couplers, plate, wheels, and bogie plate cost about half that alone ($25). When I imagine what a good quality train car should cost, I think in comparable terms ie O scale cars (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) When I see that yellow nose against black and white, I get squeemish. ;-) However, I recall that Brit-Rail's InterCity 125 was adorned with a yellow nose, as were most of their locomotives in the early 1980's. I liked their "look". So, I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hi, Dave. Thanks for posting the pictures. The color and details look good. I like how you incorporated the rubber bands into the roof line to also model the detail of the real-life TGV's electric power distribution above the center line and between (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| So with all this talk about starting a LEGO train theme spin off I had an idea. A new challenge. Create a train themed MOC (I think, trains) using easily accessible elements; bulk, freestyle buckets, per part piece from private bulk sale... The cost (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Great topic. And many of us train heads have thought of this is several very similar ways. Some even doing it (train guild, MOC sales...) But to even partially realize a spin off there would need to be at least a million upfront. Run the numbers on (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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