I FOUND A GREAT BUNCH OF PARTS WHICH HAVE MODEL RAILROADING APPLICATIONS

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hi Guys,
We just returned from a vacation in Orlando, Florida and while there, we stopped by the Lego Store at “Downtown Disney”. They have every Lego piece you can imagine and you can buy a large cupful of pieces for $7.00. I’m always on the lookout for stuff that can be used for model railroading. The first photo below shows most of what I managed to fit into a cup.

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I bought these items because they appeared to have some HO scale model railroading application. For instance, in the photo below, I’ve used the 2 pieces to the right of the photo as rooftop exhausts.

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The last 2 pictures below show Lego pieces that I’ve used to create loads for a couple of gondolas. The wheels are probably large enough to be used for flatcar or gondola loads in O or G scale.

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I am going to write a letter to Lego and tell them that they are missing a great opportunity by not offering model railroading items. Could you imagine being able to buy a whole cupful of scale windows, doors etc. from Lego for only $7.00?

Happy railroading.
Mondo

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Mondo,

This is what I’ve been looking for. Wheels for my next project, a HO scale kress elevated pallet carrier, for the mill. I’ve got just about everything figured out,…but what wheels to use. Now I’ll be going to wal-mart in the morning for lego wheels.

Thanks for the idea!!!

Patrick
Beaufort,SC
Dragon River Steel Corp {DRSC}
Making HO scale steel by the ton !!!

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Doesn’t lego make train sets. Lego trains. I even saw a lego layout.

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Hi Patrick,
I’m real glad I was able to help you. I appreciate your thanks.

Mondo

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LEGO DOES make model trains…http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=12&t=7

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I had no idea LEGO had Locos that actually ran. I think I will stick to my HO world.
Terry

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LEGO does make trains. They’ve got a Hogwarts Express, Santa Fe Super Chief(with an F unit by the way!) A BNSF GP38-2 “HERITAGE II SCHEME” I BELIEVE AND a TTX doublestack car as well as nameless little steamers (0-4-0?) and a caboose and an 1800’s era passenger car!

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Don’t tell Lego about this! If they find out it’s for model railroading,they’ll raise the price to $30.00 or more!

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My first model train was by lego. It came from Germany. Used standard blocks to build the train and cars and ran on blue plastic rail (a bit larger than O gauge I think) with lego ties every five or six inches. The set had turnouts, a crossing and two c-cell operated motors into which you could plug railroad wheels or rubber tired truck wheels. It worked well but was 80% imagination. Probably explains a lot about me. [:)] Now I’ve got to visit the lego web site to see what they make these days. The grandson is four now …

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My boys love the HO scale layout, but I think that they enjoy the lego trains more. My older boy is constantly re-building his Super Chief passenger cars into different configurations. Lego may not be cheap, but it has a lot of play value.

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anyone with kids who wants them to be gearheads, BUY THEM EVERY LEGO CAR TRUCK OR TRAIN YOU CAN FIND. i still have a huge collection of lego stuff. its one of many things that made me a gearhead, and probably helped with trains. LEGO is great. its made from nothing but the best quality plastics, and after you do what the instructions tell you to do, you can build something completley different. i used to be able to knock out a new 500 peice set in only an hour or 2. they were great. with some patience, you can build some truely great things.
GEARHEAD426
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We just gave our 3 yr old grandson a Lege Thomas the Tank set for his birthday!
hopefully you will see him here in about 12-15 years.
David

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Kurn…They’ve done that!

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bump