crazy-for-steampunk's MOCs: Railmotor

[crazy-for-steampunk]

I thought I'd show off a model here, thought it'd be a nice way to introduce myself too.

I'm a Lego fan who loves Legos, Doctor Who, and steampunk. I've been building models in Lego Digital Designer for sometime now, and thought I'd start off with a steampunk-styled railmotor. I've taken some inspiration from a GWR Railmotor, a tramway car, etc, combined them into a steampunk-esque fashion, and combined them together into a steampunk-like railmotor.

First up, here's a picture of the front bogey, which powers the railmotor. I'm not very experienced with making complicated valve gear, so I decided to go with a basic 0-4-0 wheel configuration and just some basic siderods.

Here, we get a nice look at the inside of the undercarriage, showing the inside motion valve gear which powers the wheelset. I think it looks rather nice myself.

Next, we have the boiler inside of the railmotor, located in the cab where the crew work. The boiler design is based off of a steampunk-inspired moc in the link here: http://gwenix.org/~adams/lego/balloon/index.html If copying or getting inspiration from other MOCs is against the forums rules, then I apologize, I'll have another look at the rules.

Here is the right side of the boiler, which slightly differs from it's original prototype, having additional gears on the side as well as a larger firebox door. I originally wasn't planning on adding the gears, however I decided to add them anyways, just to give the design a more steampunk-inspired feel to it.

Feel free to leave any feedback down below as well as any suggestions. I am also glad to accept any assistance with any of my models.

[Spitfire2865]

Youll have issues with the wheels. Since theres no axle, theres no quartering. Id take out the inside valve gear to keep proper quartering. You wont see it anyway.

[crazy-for-steampunk]

Will do, thank you for the feedback.

On a side note, I've done some more work on the railmotor today, and here's some new progress on it:

The outside of the railmotor so far, showing off the front side of it. Here, you can see the driving wheels, the outside of the carriage, and the three-sided lamp mounted on a golden lamp-iron. I still need to add the coupling and bufferbeam.

Here, we have the cab interior where the crew work. I've made some slight modifications to the boiler from the last time it was shown, mainly by adding extra parts to it. Other parts of the cab I've included in the cab are the handbrake, a shovel, a clock, a place for the key to the door to go, and so on. I should also note that the livery is a work in progress and that at the moment the railmotor has been painted in the GWR's chocolate and cream livery. If you have any suggestions for a more steampunk-ish livery, let me know, I'm open to any suggestions and improvements.

The next update should show the passenger seats, the rear bogey, and the luggage compartment. In the meantime, feedback is still very much appreciated, and I should have a new update shortly.