Name this steam engine!

[Dutchiedoughnut]

Well. Money is still tight, so I can't brick build my models yet so I thought I would just go ahead and LDD another engine.

The basic layout is complete, and I'd like to see you try and guess. If you nail it straight away I'm doing good!

Helpful hints: The main drive wheels will be XL drivers.

[THERIZE]

I thought you ment that I could give the Loco a name lol! Is it a LNER a1 like Tornado? It looks like one!

[Lazarus]

If anything it is a

Peppercorn A1 in that blue likely Tornado i don't recall the A1's coming in BR Blue

Edited September 19, 2015 by Lazarus

[Dutchiedoughnut]

Cool, guessed it on the first try (and the second) :). I'm modeling it directly after Tornado :D.

I wanted to do a model in blue, I love how colorful the British steam trains were.

My Tornado will be powered by an XL motor squeezed into the model. The motor takes the place of the firebox because it's too wide to fit in the boiler. The other option would be twin M motors, but that would potentially overload the IR receiver.

[jtlan]

The other option would be twin M motors, but that would potentially overload the IR receiver.

It won't. I've never seen a problem with two Ms on one receiver, an a number of official Lego sets use that setup.

[Dutchiedoughnut]

Ah, all right :). I will still prefer the XL motor setup, it's a bit more compact and it allows me to make fully cylindrical boiler, compared to the 4mt boiler which is cut open in the bottom to place the M motor.

I like how the front is right now, I still have to do the rear truck and the cab interior (working around that XL motor!). And then the other 10.000 things.

[THERIZE]

it looks good! but doesn't the battery box only come in grey and red?

[xboxtravis7992]

Yeah I think the battery box only comes in grey and red. But I like the idea of having the batteries on the main locomotive: since more weight over the drivers should increase traction.

[Dutchiedoughnut]

I cheated and painted it black. It'll be a bit more noticable in grey. Also, the IR receiver is blue at the moment.

For the best traction, the batteries and the XL motor should be right above the driven wheels (with next to no weight on the leading and trailing wheels).

[bobabricks]

I cheated and painted it black. It'll be a bit more noticable in grey. Also, the IR receiver is blue at the moment.

I think it would look fine in real bricks if you made it and if it looks wonky you could probably find some black stickers or something to cover it up.

[someguy]

Agreed, it would still look good with the grey battery box.

For the tender if you are having trouble finding a way to bend 4 axles (I think thats how many that tender has???) just link the first two and last two axles together then connect them together and to the tender by a pin in the center of the tender.

______pin_____ base of tender

+(2-2) pin (2-2)+ axles/wheels

Edited September 20, 2015 by someguy

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice livery ...I like this model!

[THERIZE]

For the tender if you are having trouble finding a way to bend 4 axles (I think thats how many that tender has???) just link the first two and last two axles together then connect them together and to the tender by a pin in the center of the tender.

______pin_____ base of tender

+(2-2) pin (2-2)+ axles/wheels

you could just get 2 normal bogies both with a bogie plate. Never had trouble with it on normal curves.

[Dutchiedoughnut]

The 4mt also has 4 axles on its tender :). I'll do something similar to that setup.

[Redimus]

If anything it is a

Peppercorn A1 in that blue likely Tornado i don't recall the A1's coming in BR Blue

First colour (after the grey 'base coat' unveiling colour), that she wore.

It's the colour BR tried out for express locomotives before settling on Brunswick Green.