Electricsteam Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 I know it's been a while but I wanted to revamp my old topic to get back into the community :D I hope y'all still remember me, I've known its been a long while life has taken over a bit.... To start of my tiny index to get your brains stiring! Here is a neat little one maybe you could get the driving rods in with those engine cranks Hmmmm I believe this was used for tugging boat through canals here we have a freakenstein's monster of a train, least I think it's a train.... Road train... Sled train..... it has train in the name why not... Logging train logging trains logging trains! They seem to have the most strange addhock designs That's all for now... anyways any guys new to the forum around the Virginia area? Woah that was my 500th post so that's kinda neat :0 I've returned now I'm a knight. yay! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) I've found a couple of interesting ones from a similar thread of Flickr's LEGO Train MOCs group: Hudson / Tank stream engine (taken from Cale Leiphart's photo-stream) Identity Crisis - Cupola / Bay window caboose (taken from the Flickr photo-stream of "Fan-T") Here is the last surviving Eddy Clock 4-4-0, a Boston & Albany with dome-less boiler and missing tender! (taken from Hugh Lleweln's photo-stream) Edited February 7, 2015 by Murdoch17 Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 The sled train would work well with the new arctic theme. Get the 'base camp' set and them moc it into the loco-sled from the picture. Quote
doug72 Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 re Sled train: Its a Lombard log hauler for use on ice roads and could be either steam or diesel driven - in summer the front skids would be replaced by wheels Quote
zephyr1934 Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Woah that was my 500th post so that's kinda neat :0 I've returned now I'm a knight. yay! Good knight! Quote
Cale Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 For those fans of trains and aerospace engineering. Variable Density Tunnel by NASA on The Commons, on Flickr Cale Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Here is a neat little one maybe you could get the driving rods in with those engine cranks I like this model, can anyone tell me from which country it comes? Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Based on the other engine in the background , on the right, I guess either USA or Canada. Of course I could be completely wrong ;) Quote
Barduck Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 I like this model, can anyone tell me from which country it comes? SP= Southern Pacific, so the States Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 SP= Southern Pacific, so the States Thanks! Quote
Srbandrews Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Great thread. I recently bought 'The Train Book' published by DK. It's a big coffee-table style illustrated reference book and has some really fantastic images, including quite a few unusual designs. Including this odd German tank engine: http://bilder.bw-basdorf.de/VB995/dso.08022012/muldenthal-li.sv-_950x600.jpg This amazing snow plow from the 1890s http://www.historicsteam.com/HistoricSteam/cpasnowplow.html And the concept of 'camelback' locomotives that I had never seen before: http://www.machine-history.com/sites/default/files/images/camelback%201853.jpg Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 8, 2015 Author Posted February 8, 2015 What is ESCO short for? My own little imaginary train company ElectricSteam Co Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 9, 2015 Author Posted February 9, 2015 Here are some rather strange vertical boiler cog railway locomotives Has anyone attempted a lego cog railway yet? Quote
zephyr1934 Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 I like this model, can anyone tell me from which country it comes? The SP (and its sister, the Central Pacific which was later absorbed by the SP) had all sorts of strange steam engines, e.g., the 4-2-4 CP Huntington. It, the SP 10 above, and a few others can be found on this page. From the excessively large cab I'm guessing the SP 10 started life as a tram locomotive, perhaps on an interurban train that ran in the street before electrification. Has anyone attempted a lego cog railway yet? taltosVT has a nice cog railway posted, I think I've seen others. Here's an odd duck for you, a GG0.5. Quote
jtlan Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Here's an odd duck for you, a GG0.5. <snip> "G1" seems more correct, given what happened to the BB1... Quote
dr_spock Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 "G1" seems more correct, given what happened to the BB1... Turned into this? PRR B1 by dr_spock_888, on Flickr Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 Hmmmm, I vaugly remeber an old episode of Thomas with a coal unloader that lifted the whole wagon up and poured it into a bin in an enclosed building.... wod anyone happen to know what its called so I could find some photos of it? I think it would be neat to try and make something like that for my narrow gauge trains.... Quote
dr_spock Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Hmmmm, I vaugly remeber an old episode of Thomas with a coal unloader that lifted the whole wagon up and poured it into a bin in an enclosed building.... wod anyone happen to know what its called so I could find some photos of it? I think it would be neat to try and make something like that for my narrow gauge trains.... Rotary dumper? Tipper? Quote
Srbandrews Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Some coaling towers were equipped with a truck lift: Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 That the coaling tower! thank you guys so much! Quote
Srbandrews Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 No worries. I recently saw one working on an old documentary. Can you get access to BBC Iplayer in the US? Quote
detjensrobert Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Probably, if it is a website. I know there is a BBC cable TV channel, but I've never heard of "lplayer" here in the States. . Edited February 18, 2015 by detjensrobert Quote
Srbandrews Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Well, if you can access it (I'm unable to access some US on-demand television service from the UK) it's worth searching up 'Steam Days' and 'The Train Now Departing'. Decent documentaries from the 80s with lots of interesting reference footage. Quote
Electricsteam Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 Srbandrews I have a nice box set filled with like 80+ hours , Ive watched a bunch I still think its crazy that a 10 year old used to be able to ride cross country alone.... I need to go find it Quote
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