MOC: Another new/vintage loco for my 12v layout

[AJW]

Hello again!

Here is my second attempt at building a locomotive which looks like an official set from the 1980s and will fit into my 12v layout.

This locomotive was inspired by set 162 which was released in 1977:

and here it is:

I guess it was probably built by the same company who manufactured the 7760 shunting loco!

I tried adding an exhaust pipe rising from the top of the engine housing, but I was never happy with the look. I also tried red lamps at each corner but it looked terrible!

It took me 3 attempts to get the frame and bogies to work correctly. In my first version the buffers and couplers were attached to the frame but it could not negotiate a set of points successfully. This is the final version which I am very happy with:

And this is what is going on under the body. Yes, the frame and body is attached to the bogies with only four studs. But it's very sturdy:

One final picture of it hauling a maintenance train:

Edited July 9, 2009 by TheBrickster

[Lego_Warlord_8]

This looks great, it looks (to me at least) better than the original! BTW, you left out the smoke stack. Great job, keep it up! ~LW 8~

[Zorbas]

Very nice work!

I think that the result is even better than the original train!

The shape of it is strange and charming at the same time. It sure has that classic town looks that gives more points to it.

And the last picture...

Like coming directly from an '80's catalogue.

[Captain Zuloo]

I guess it was probably built by the same company who manufactured the 7760 shunting loco!

That would be the LEGO Group.

Nicely done. I like that it retains the old style of the original set. The use of steam train wheel placement was nice. And pulling the maintenance train looks great!

[Freddie]

Very nice; it looks vintage and wouldn't look misplaced in the train section of an 80's catalogue.

Nice to see that you carried over the wheel configuration from the orginal locomotive - to my understanding this was a common method of creating bogies, before they could actually pivot. I would have used trailer hinges instead of turntables, though. The resulting construction would likely be sturdier, but your solution seems to work, so there's really no need to change it.

[AJW]

Nice to see that you carried over the wheel configuration from the orginal locomotive - to my understanding this was a common method of creating bogies, before they could actually pivot. I would have used trailer hinges instead of turntables, though. The resulting construction would likely be sturdier, but your solution seems to work, so there's really no need to change it.

What pieces are you thinking of when you say trailer hinges?

[WesternOutlaw]

I love it AJW! I'm really enjoying your redesigns of these classics. I notice the track as well - fantastic! The complete train looks really good. I like the crane wagon and the boxcar as well.

Great job! This deserves a BLOG.

[paintballman413]

12 v is so cool, but you can't controll the spped can you?

[Freddie]

What pieces are you thinking of when you say trailer hinges?

I was thinking of these two parts, but the latter has recently been replaced by this piece, which is possibly better. And then there are a few alternatives, depending on your needs and wants.

Paintballman413: 12V is controllable, but the old 4.5V battery trains weren't speed controllable. Didn't really matter, though, since they weren't exactly fast either.

[AJW]

I was thinking of these two parts, but the latter has recently been replaced by this piece, which is possibly better. And then there are a few alternatives, depending on your needs and wants.

Hi Freddie, thanks for returning to this thread to elaborate.

I did try the ball joint pieces as you suggested, but I found that the pivot was too far from the centre of the loco and thus the wheels would not follow the track correctly.

12 v is so cool, but you can't controll the spped can you?

You certainly can control the speed remotely. All you need is one of these, and quite a lot of these. And four or five of these are always nice to have. And these are really cool too.

[paintballman413]

This looks great, it looks (to me at least) better than the original! BTW, you left out the smoke stack. Great job, keep it up! ~LW 8~

hello, not all Diesel trains need a smoke stack.

god job dude.