Lego LDD MOC East Kent Railway No 5 (Ex LSWR Class 415 4-4-2T Steam Lo

[jamesed_1971]

Hi, over the last few weeks I have been designing a new Lego Steam Locomotive in LDD, the Steam Locomotive is based on the East Kent Railway Steam Locomotive No 5 and is 34 studs long, 8 studs wide and 10 bricks high, and with the SR Goods Van the Locomotive and Goods van is 53 studs long when coupled up.

The East Kent Light Railway no 5 was based on the East Kent Railway which was a light railway engineered and ran by Colonel H F Stephens which ran from Sheperdwells (NR Dover, Kent) to Eythorne which was a junction between the main line and the branch line to Tilmanstone Colliery, the main line ran from Eythorne to Eastry which was another junction between the main line and a branch line which ran north towards Sandwich and Richborough Port, the Main line continued towards Ash and then Wingham where the line came to a end, the was other planned branches including the line from Wingham reaching Canterbury and another branch to deal from Eythorne, but these plans failed.

The East Kent Railway Steam Locomotive No 5 was a LSWR 415 Class 4-4-2T Steam Locomotive designed by William Adams and introduced to service on the LSWR (London and South Western Railway) in 1882 and was purchased from the Ministry of Munitions Disposal and Liquidation Commission in March 1923.

The Steam Locomotive stayed on the East Kent Railway until March 1946 when the Southern Railway purchased her for £120 for the Lyme Regis branch where two of her sisters had kept services going for over 20 years and is now at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway awaiting restoration.

Due to the LSWR Class 415 4-4-2T having no tender or my model not long enough or deeper and wider boiler to hide the Lego Power Functions Battery Box and IR Receiver, I decided to build a SR 10 Ton Goods Van to house Lego Power Functions Battery Box and IR Receiver.

Front view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5.

A view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5.

A 00 Gauge Steam Locomotive Model in EKR Colours.

A side view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5.

Back view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5.

The LSWR Class 415 Adams Radial Steam Locomotive on the Bluebell Railway in Southern Colours.

A back View of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5.

Front view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

A view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

A Side view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

A view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

A top view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van with the roof removed showing the Lego Power Functions Battery Box and IR Receiver.

A top view of my Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van showing the top of the Lego Power Functions IR Receiver through a 2x2 hole in the roof.

The SR 10 Ton Goods Van at the Bluebell Railway,

A side view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5 with the Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

A front view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5 with the Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

view of my LDD MOC Steam Locomotive East Kent Railway No 5 with the Lego SR 10 Ton Goods Van.

Due to some of the parts not being in the right colour I have decided to buy all the green parts needed in white and the wheels in clear from Big Ben Bricks. and dye some in green vinyl dye from vinyldye.co.uk the green shade I will be using is the TRG Green Vinyl Dye Plastic Paint Aerosol 150ml which looks like a close match to the green colour I need.

As suggested by Srbandrews, I have changed the tops of the tanks to black and continued the black line right to the back end of the cab.

Update

All the parts are now order from Bricklink and Big Ben Bricks, 16 orders in total, paid for 6 so far, waiting for the rest of the invoices, still have to order the Vinyl Dye Sprays from Vinyldye.co.uk

Update I have made some changes to the SR 10 Ton Goods Van, the changes include vents which I did not include and now a power switch on the roof enabling me to turn the battery box on or off without taking the roof apart.

Showing the new bents (the slopes in the end) and the power switch ) the 1x1 tile jutting out above the roof.

A view of the insides of the SR 10 Ton Goods Van showing the Lego Power Functions Battery Box Power Switch made from Lego components (2 x 1x1 tiles, 1x2 tile, 1x1 tile and 1 x Modified Plate 2 x 2 with Pin on Bottom), A metal spring will put between the Technic Plate and the Modified Plate 2 x 2 with Pin on Bottom (metal spring will be from a broken 6 L Technic Shock Absorber)

A Closer view of the Power Switch made from 2 x 1x1 tiles, 1x2 tile, 1x1 tile and 1 x Modified Plate 2 x 2 with Pin on Bottom.

Update

As of now I have all the parts to put the model together, I still have to dye the white pieces to the green shade I am using, then I can put it together.

Edited March 6, 2015 by jamesed_1971

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Wow nice project ...I'm waiting for the final result about the color processing!

[Srbandrews]

Looking very nice indeed. You've captured most of the proportions and details really well.

I know it's impossible to put all of the livery details in, but have you considered making the tank tops black and have that continue as a stripe across the cab back to the bunker (as in the miniature and the prototype images)? It looks like it would be quite straightforward to achieve and might break up the green-ness of it all.

The dye sounds like an interesting idea. I'd be very interested to see how that turns out.

[monai]

As regard the painting I've some experiences and I can suggest you to use a sandpaper (1000) before you paint, a good primer is almost mandatory too. There is an important question about the tolerances, since the Lego has 0.1mm space between the bricks your coating should not exceed this thickness in order to avoid difficulties in clatching. Taken in account all theese things you can reach a satisfatcory result as you can see in:

http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=546978

and

http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=546970

good luck

Sergio and Eros

Edited February 27, 2015 by monai

[Srbandrews]

A dye works differently from a paint or pigment in that the colour is transferred and binds to the base material rather than creating a coating.

I knew I recognised that engine. It's in the video for Morning Train (9-5) by Sheena Easton. Ace!

[Rijkvv]

To be honest I can't find a reason to paint or dye parts. Looking at your pictures, except for the 1 x 1 round tile, I only see parts that are either available in green or are easily substituted by other green parts but with the same shape as an end result.

[lightningtiger]

Very nice digital designs there 'jamesed_1971'.......and someone had to say about that song which I can get the thought of out of my blasted head !

Brick On LDD On 'jamesed_1971' !

[jamesed_1971]

It this part which does not exist in green, Brick, Round 4 x 4 with Hole ( it is used for the boiler x 7 times). And I know that Brick, Round Corner 2 x 2 Macaroni with Stud Notch exist in green and while the others may exist in green,I decided to dye all the parts in the green shade to get the same color right through the model.

[Dutchiedoughnut]

The wheel arches seem to be more pronounced in the real model and I think they connect to the equipment box in front of them?

A very very nice model of the locomotive and boxcar :)

[zephyr1934]

Some nice angles going on that build.

[jamesed_1971]

Will be designing some coaches based on the old East Kent Railway, these and the steam locomotive and goods van will be used on a model railway based on the East Kent Railway, hopefully start construction on the layout later this year or next year depending on available funds.

[Richfilth]

As someone born and raised in East Kent (Thanet), this MOC is particularly appealing to me. My Grandfather was a miner at Tilmanstone.

Edited February 27, 2015 by Richfilth

[jamesed_1971]

Starting next week I will be starting to prepare my white parts for dyeing with the TRG Green Vinyl Dye Plastic Paint Aerosol 150ml from VinyldyeUK

[TF Twitch]

This looks great and I look forward to seeing how the dyeing process works for you. My only concern with the locomotive is the pilot truck. It looks like it only has one pivot point. In my experience a pilot/trailing truck on a steam locomotive with two axles needs to have two pivot points.

[patje]

seems very well on original

nice

[jamesed_1971]

I've Built the goods van which contains the Lego Power Functions AAA Battery box and IR Receiver, hopefully this week I will start on the locomotive, sorting the pieces for dyeing

[jamesed_1971]

As TF Twitch had a concern with the pilot truck on the locomotive, I have built the model, and ran it around the oval of track I have got, it manages to navigate the curves quite well, the pilot truck is based on the Lego Emerald Night Steam Locomotive. currently the Lego EKR No 5 Steam Locomotive is black and white (still waiting for the alcohol wipes so I can clean and prepare the white Lego for Vinyl Dying.