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Paper over lego
Has anyone done any railroad paper models that fit over 6-wide lego train running gear? Just thinking of projects to cross into the grandsons lego sets and interests.
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How would you propose to attach the paper to the LEGO parts? Some kind of tab and slot, or try to make a female brick side in paper that can actually attach like a LEGO piece?
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Hi Siwi. I was thinking a simple paper shell that just slips over a lego base and power unit with some lego internal support structure. Some EMD F-units seem the simplest to start with. May have to play with some paper-over-lego dimensions to see what can work and what might look decent.
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Come to think of it, I had built a lego yard switcher for the boys. Maybe a paper shell over the two end blocks with some various 40-tonish schemes might be a good starting project.
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That all sounds promising. I suppose the point of the paper componants is to be able to create shapes and colour schemes that aren't practical in LEGO bricks, or to disguise the motor.
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Yep, the piece to hide is the battery box/receiver (the grey box in the photo above) which I think would work in a number of different units. Not meant to be absolutely accurate scale, rather just more interesting to look at than what can be done in lego bricks.
I even found a 25-ton GE yard switcher that I think is do-able. John |
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