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Re: Any interest in Metroliner add on cars/wagons?
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Date: 
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 18:33:42 GMT
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"steve" <sp_888@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GGMMnn.1uo@lugnet.com...
I wish to thank everyone for their support and comments.  It looks like • there
is enough interest and encouragement to proceed.

Preview of the kits are at
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5608.  The prototype • pictures
do not show the application of the stripe stickers.  They also include • detail
interiors, but no minifigs.

The third one (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=56065) is
very similar to a car I built for my Black and White Metroliner clone.  My
version is on the left end of the train in this picture:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=50696

I used the Type 1 sliding door in mine (http://img.lugnet.com/ld/4511.gif).


However, I'm not encouraged at the pricing.  Buying the parts alone, from
Brickbay at the average selling price would run around $75-$80.  Other • 200+
piece kits from artistians would put it in the similar ballpark price of
$60-$80.  While I have not set prices, these are some guidelines and the • fact a
10001 has most of the parts to build two of the cars.

Stay tune for announcement of availablity and pricing.

I have four kits on the market (Carolina Train Builders -
http://www.nclug.net/ctb) and you are right on about pricing.  Because you
have to buy from the secondary market it will be tough to price cars like
your at a price point below $50.  Unless you can get 10001 and/or 10002 at
discount prices I think you'll find that you'll have to be in the $75 price
range to make it worth your while.

Mike


--
Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
http://www.nclug.net - North Carolina LEGO Users Group
http://www.nclug.net/ctb - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot



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I wish to thank everyone for their support and comments. It looks like there is enough interest and encouragement to proceed. Preview of the kits are at (URL) The prototype pictures do not show the application of the stripe stickers. They also (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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