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Wind Turbine Set
« on: October 13, 2015, 10:30:41 AM »
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Anyone pick up a Micro-Trains N 99301330 Trailer Train Wind Turbine Set? I would like your opinion and a picture if possible. Sure would hate to drop $170 and it not look good. Help

Joe Cox
Austin TX
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2015, 12:01:13 PM »
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Considering that it does not have a complete wind turbine I would not waste my money on it.
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2015, 12:22:48 PM »
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I had read a review of it somewhere recently, but I completely forget where.
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2015, 01:02:08 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on October 13, 2015, 12:22:48 PM
I had read a review of it somewhere recently, but I completely forget where.

THought it was on Nscale.net. I remember reading a review as well. It basically said Mark's Shapeway's version was better.
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2015, 01:04:38 PM »
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Joe,
Brett Isaacs (remember him?!) did a nice little review and a side-by-side comparison to a popular Shapeways version, on the Facebook page-N Scale Model Trains.
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2015, 03:14:57 PM »
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All,

Thanks for the info. Having a senior moment. Any chance on getting a link to one or both reviews. No luck with my google searches.

Joe Cox
Austin, Tx
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2015, 04:09:50 PM »
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Quote from: Catt on October 13, 2015, 12:01:13 PM
Considering that it does not have a complete wind turbine I would not waste my money on it.

I guess I'm not understanding what you're saying.

Trains run all the time with only parts of the setup.  Of course there are tons of blade only trains.  I often see what appears to be the rotor pieces mixed in with normal manifest trains, too.
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Re: Wind Turbine Set
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2015, 09:24:05 PM »
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I got one.

So much assembly required and so little time, I have not even taken it out of the box.  I was hoping for a little more snap together assembly from Micro-trains.  You've got to glue a bunch of stuff.

I don't exactly regret the purchase but Mark's shapeways stuff is not going to be more difficult to assemble.  At some point I will probably kitbash a full train together with parts from both sources. 

The blade hubs from MT are a nice part.  The nacelle and blades are a little ho hum.
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