Posted August 24, 201212 yr Here is my entry to the Summer of Friends building contest for the category 1. The Friends Funny Flowers Train ( 7-8 wide 4,5 volt ) This train does not need coals, this train needs flowers! The train is motorized by a 4.5 V trainmotor. Necessary tools are aboard. The battery wagon is covered with Clickets photoframes. I also used some Paradisa and Belville parts. Two identical passenger wagons with a firefly that lightens the wagons (Yes – I know it is a ladybug – but just imagine….) And finally a special wagon for the animals. Why did I build this train? After launching the Friends series, my 12 year old daughter was very enthusiastic. For that reason I wanted to build a special Friends train for her, because of she rarely had a profit of mom’s hobby (instead of her younger brothers who are also train fanatics like me) I started to collect some Friends sets who I needed for the train that was in my imagination. Then it has to wait - there was another running project which I wanted to finish first, before start building this Friends train. Unfortunately my daughter announced two weeks ago that she didn’t want her Lego anymore (except a few things!) – her dark age has started. Therefore I changed my work in progress, and I started immediately building this train – hopefully if my daughter would like it a bit – maybe there is still a little bit of liquid Lego in her veins? During the building process she was very helpfully with sorting bricks and giving good advice . And although she won’t play with this train, she liked building the Friends sets! (before I broke them down for using the parts). Because of I remembered I read once about a Friends contest – here is my entry! Building this train was not for nothing… I hope you all like this train! More pictures on my Brickshelf: link Edit: Movie! Edited August 26, 201212 yr by Trijntje
August 24, 201212 yr Excellent and CUTE train 'Trijntje'....very colourful, very Freind's indeed ! Good luck in the contest and Brick On with your Friend's 'Trijntje' !
August 25, 201212 yr This train looks very interesting. I especially liked the wide variety of colours and details.
August 25, 201212 yr Flower Power! A hippie would not have felt out-of-place on that colourful train of yours! Is that a buffet car I spied in the last picture? Good luck to your entry!
August 25, 201212 yr Amazing Friends Train ! And the flower power is very imaginative ! Great build and I really like it !
August 26, 201212 yr Author Thanks you all for the nice comments! The short movie I made is now visible (see above). Flower Power! A hippie would not have felt out-of-place on that colourful train of yours! Is that a buffet car I spied in the last picture? Good luck to your entry! @ streifen: it is not special a buffet car, but both of the passengercars have 4 containers aboard, and there is some food and drinks stored That's a very nice train. The rounded ends of the passenger cars look great. @ Vincent Kessels: the rounded ends are inspired by "the Polar Express". That train is (since years) on my wishlist to build once (just I don't know when... but: allready busy collecting parts I think I need for that project)
September 4, 201212 yr I'm sure you daughter would have fun playing this. Love it... Great build but I'm sad that your daughter is entering a dark age. :( I hope she doesn't start liking Justin Bieber and X factor!
January 13, 201312 yr Hi Trijntje, During the SoF this is one of the entries I voted for Just wanted you to know: Plus, I hope since the new LEGO Horizon Express Train has a female Engineer, we'll get more train builds from female fans too! Edited January 13, 201312 yr by LegoMyMamma
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