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star trek |
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By: frostey Date: February 4, 2015, 11:58 pm |
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I thank it would be cool to have a star trek themed train. like |
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a starfleet one what do you guys thank. |
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Re: star trek |
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By: djacobsen Date: February 5, 2015, 8:01 am |
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Frosty |
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Hello & Welcome to the Forum! |
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I am what is referred to as a Toy Train Infidel, so |
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whimsical/fantasy trains are just fine with me! |
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I could see someone kit bashing or scratch building a Starfleet |
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Class F Shuttle locomotive. A Type 10 Shuttlecraft has |
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beautiful lines, but would be a challenging build. The Lionel |
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Acela locomotive was my immediate thought for a bash, similar |
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lines to the Type 10 shuttle but it is way too long. |
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I would consider bashing the shuttle mode that you have found |
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into a locomotive using an 0-4-0 chassis. |
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I hope you decide to go with a Star Trek themed train. If you |
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do, take lot's of photo's and make a build log to share with us. |
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Happy Rails! |
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Dave |
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Re: star trek |
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By: TrainLarry Date: February 5, 2015, 8:07 pm |
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Expanding on what Dave posted above, a Star Trek themed train in |
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'0 'gauge would have to be custom built right now. An HO set |
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seems to have been produced in 2009, although it was a |
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subscription item. |
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http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/04/the-collective-reivew-of-star-trek-electric-tra… |
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http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/04/the-collective-reivew-of-star-trek-electric-tra… |
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/> |
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Notice the prices of the items, which are about half the size of |
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'0' gauge, and also 6 years ago. |
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Although there may be many train enthusiasts that would want a |
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Star Trek train, getting one commercially produced would need |
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first to get a market survey to see what kind of market there is |
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for such a product. |
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Next, licenses must be procured ($$$) to use the images and |
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names in a product. |
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Designing and manufacturing the appropriate tooling dies and |
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molds would add more money (LOTS) to the equation. |
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After all this is done, the first Star Fleet commissioned train |
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would roll off the assembly line. |
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For now, "Beam me up, Scotty, there's no '0' gauge Star Trek |
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trains down here"! |
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Larry |
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