Selander Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) After seeing the excellent V100 by Lok24, I made my own version which is similar but with some different detailing like: -Hood is 6w+1plate => just 1,6mm (1/2 plate) offset each side. -Cab base 7L => top 6L with TrClear red windscreen from Santa Fe. -Shorter roof. -All hand rails are c/c 16mm (2studs). -All steps/ladders are within or just under 8w. -Rear smoke stack consists of a 11477, to partly cover the PF connector which protrudes 1stud out of cabin due to the shorter cabin. Comments are welcome as usual. Edited January 21, 2015 by Selander Quote
Steinkopf Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Nice work Thomas, you have captured the look and style of the prototype really well, also good job of squeezing in all the PF gear into this model, it's not an easy task with European low hood style shunters. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Very nice Selander I like your models! Quote
lightningtiger Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 AWESOME engine 'Selander'......very realistic indeed......Brick On ! Quote
3797 Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Looking good. You've got some really nice stuff in your flickr account, too. Quote
ScotNick Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 That's a great looking engine! Nice incorporation of the PF components as well Quote
ust60 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Hello Thomas, your V 100 I like very much. She has really become very nice. Lots of great details. At some points I wonder how Thomas has built the. Yes I like your V 100 ......... but your T 44 diesel locomotive in orange and blue ........... I love. Can you ever get a picture. Where V 100 and D 44 side by side. Possible acts as the V 100 only so big. And your other locomotives and trains. Impress me most is that they are far in six. relatively small and yet highly detailed work. This is your "signature", your style. Yours sincerely, Udo Quote
Commander Wolf Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Pretty nice overall; it's a shame the PF receiver has to poke out of the center of the hood there. I've been finding the overall form factor of PF receiver to be particularly intrusive in a number of builds lately. It looks like your model is about 34 studs long over the couplers - at that scale is the loco actually supposed to be 8-wide? Also have you considered powering it with something other than the PF train motor (like a PF M)? I typically find the train motor to have way too little torque and way too much speed save for a handful of niche applications. Quote
Selander Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks to all positive comments ! @ust60: I will try to take a photo of V100 and T44 together and post on Flickr. Thanks for your kind comments about the T44, much appreciated ! @Commander Wolf: Yeah PF components are generally "bulky", so compromises in design may be necessary. I sometimes try to put IR receiver inside drivers cabin (behind "glass") and that works normally fine. In the case of V100 the body is filled with elements needed for the SNOT, plus not the least all PF, so the only possible motorisation was the std PF train motor. I agree that it lacks some torque, and in my opinion it is too fast. Regarding scaling it is accurately scaled. The prototype is roughly 3m wide and just over 12m long, so 8wide and L=32studs (buffers not counted) is more or less spot on. A 6wide model would correspond to L=24studs following the same ratio between Width:Length. Quote
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