Dutchiedoughnut Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Hi everyone, With the 4mt class waiting to be built in actual bricks, I decided to build a coal stage so that its tender is kept full. I also plan to build an engine shed and water tower - first in LDD and later in actual bricks. Anyway, the coal stage is loosely based on that at Grosmont in the UK. A lot of coal stages are built along uneven tracks - the upper track would be used for supplying the coal stored in the bunker, and the lower track is used to refuel the locomotives with coal. That setup wont work on the layout I have in mind, I want to have a flat layout. The coal stage in Grosmont is an actual tower over a single track. A coal bunker is above the track and it has a bucket travelling along a rail to lift the coal up into the bunker. My Lego version doesn't have a bucket and rail, but uses a crane instead. I hope the crane is correct to the 1960's, I tried to model it that way. The bucket of the crane isn't included in the model yet. The coal bunker can be unloaded onto a waiting locomotive. Two hatches can be opened to dump "coal" into the tender. Here is one of the 4mt's under the coal stage: Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 It's always amazing see this kind of stuff! Quote
JopieK Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Great job! Would like to see it built in bricks!!! Quote
sens1992 Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Very cool design! Nice operating crane! Will you build it in real bricks?? Quote
dr_spock Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Nice job. Looks like a lot of fun to play with in real bricks. Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 I would love to build it! I am setting up my layout to determine where everything will go Quote
zephyr1934 Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Great trackside detailing (and if you use the LiPo battery you could even include a charging station here so that function follows form, grin) Quote
Dread Pirate Rob Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Great build. I love seing a fine loco supported by excellent structures from the right country and the right era. The three part ladder is a lovelly touch. Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 Well in that case, watch this space ;). My goal is to end up with a heritage site as a Lego railway. I'm currently working out how to do a V-shaped platform in Lego that looks good. I have space on my layout for a pretty big station, it'll be one of the main features. The other one will be the museum styled yard with at least a turntable and an engine shed. Hey, I like to be ambitious! Sadly my wallet is preventing me from buying a million bricks ;). Here is the start of my platform: Quote
zephyr1934 Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Sadly my wallet is preventing me from buying a million bricks ;). Curse you LDD (and LDraw) for showing me that my desires can actually be realized in brick but I can never afford!!!! Argh! The agony... Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted September 19, 2015 Author Posted September 19, 2015 I know right! I am thinking about doing some non-lego stuff here like build the platform out of model railway materials. Just to save on parts. Quote
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