WIP LDD Mod/MOC: Old-time 4-4-0

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I remember the "My Own Train" range during the metal-rails 9v era. Some of the stuff, like the hopper, could have passed for modern. The passenger car was decidedly old-time, though. The steam locomotives could have been from various decades, but like all steam locos from that era their appearance suffered because Lego did not create any steam loco drive wheels for that era.

I've heavily modified the larger "My Own Train" steam loco design, both to give it proper wheels and to give it a solidly old-time appearance. This is what I have so far:

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice steam engine! :thumbup:

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Thank you. I can take no credit for the bell hanger, which I cribbed off of the "Constitution Train Chase" set, and minimal credit for the cab and tender since those are simple modifications of the original design. The boiler's my design, though.

The pilot is on a triple-jointed armature, so hopefully this would be able to navigate curves just fine.