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 Thalys Card Model

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