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Thalys Card Model
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To get started, make sure to read these IMPORTANT GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS before you begin. Another excellent resource on how to build paper models is the Card Modeling FAQ by Steve Brown.
If you have any trouble or if something is wrong with the instructions, please contact me.
Prototype (PBA type) Model (PBKA type) This is a complete scale model of the Thalys high speed train. You can build either of two prototype trainsets: Thalys PBA (with the older-style power car) and Thalys PBKA with the new power car. For exactly what makes a PBKA different from a PBA, see TGV Spotter's Guide and article. Select the links below to view and print the parts sheets, making sure to read the corresponding instruction sheet before starting. Each vehicle will take you about 45 minutes to 1 hour to build. I wish to thank André Sintzoff and Tanguy Couvrat-Desvergnes for their help in getting the details right.
Parts Sheet Assembly Instructions Relative Difficulty PBA Power Car Instructions More Difficult PBKA Power Car Instructions More Difficult R1 1st Class End Trailer Instructions Difficult R2 1st Class Intermediate Trailer Instructions Easy R3 1st Class Intermediate Trailer Instructions Easy R4 Bar Trailer Instructions Easier R5 2nd Class Intermediate Trailer Instructions Easy R6 2nd Class Intermediate Trailer Instructions Easy R7 2nd Class Intermediate Trailer Instructions Easy R8 2nd Class End Trailer Instructions Difficult Trainset assembly
Put your trainset together in the following order: 1 Power Car, trailers R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 (oriented so that the door is closest to the first Power Car), trailers R6, R7 and R8 (oriented so that the door is closest to the second Power Car), and finally the second Power Car. See TGV trainset formations for more detail.
Photos of Finished Models
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TGV Thalys PBA by Kit Swanson
TGV Thalys PBA by Dimitri
TGV Speedrail (Australia), TGV KTX (Korea), TGV Thalys PBKA by Clem Tillier
TGV Thalys PBKA by Clem Tillier (TGV Atlantique in the background)
TGV La Poste and TGV Thalys PBA by Raymond Van Campenhout, both at 150% larger than the parts sheets or close to HO scale.
TGV Thalys PBKA by Raymond Van Campenhout. Raymond further improved the model on the right by leaving some surfaces curved. Both are built 150% larger than the parts sheets or close to HO scale.
TGV Speedrail and TGV Thalys PBKA by Raymond Van Campenhout. Both are built 150% larger than the parts sheets or close to HO scale.
TGV Thalys PBKA by Raymond Van Campenhout. Raymond further improved the model by leaving some surfaces curved.
TGVs by Raymond Van Campenhout. The bottom two are printed at the scale recommended on the parts sheets, while the top two (Speedrail and Thalys) are printed 150% larger or very close to HO scale.
TGV La Poste and TGV Thalys PBA by Raymond Van Campenhout. Both were built 150% larger, close to HO scale.
TGV La Poste and TGV Thalys PBA by Raymond Van Campenhout.
TGV Thalys PBA by Raymond Van Campenhout.
TGV Thalys PBA and TGV La Poste by Raymond Van Campenhout. As the ruler shows, both were built about 150% larger than recommended in the part sheets, about HO scale.
TGV Thalys PBA, TGV Atlantique and TGV Sud-Est built by Clem Tillier
Last update: May 2001
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