My first real MOC - german IC train with a BR 218 diesel engine

[traintraum]

Hello trainfans ... and everyone else of course, too ;-)

Some days (weeks) ago, there: 

 I said "hello" for the first time.

Now - some days later, my first MOC is nearlly finished.

I want to start with a video of it:

Well, I guess, the kind of video (fogg) doesn't everybody like - however, I wanted topresent in a special way. I also thaught about presenting in the wood, at the beach or on a high tower - problem there would be the electric for the 9 motors - so I choose that was.

Regarding my first post, you will know, it's just a very little start. There will come much more trains and even a nice setting - I hope, at least one new train per month should be possible...
However, that's really expensive. (Especially the windows!) ... and there is still remaining a very little rest of the lego train sets, I still want to but. (Aim is getting every single set since 1966.)

Pictures? Okay - in case, you haven't got the time or don't like youtube ;-)

https://www.1000steine.de/de/gemeinschaft/forum/img/68516-1551536430.jpg

https://www.1000steine.de/de/gemeinschaft/forum/img/68516-1551536368.jpg

https://www.1000steine.de/de/gemeinschaft/forum/img/68516-1551536466.jpg

 

Well... they seem to be to big for the onside upload button ;-o


What do you think about the train? ... I still need about 6 more cars for getting a realistic lenght... (an observing car and a bistro for example ;-) )


Best regards and a nice weekend!! ;-)

[JopieK]

Very nice train :) It looks quite a lot like the real deal, I pass these trains quite often on the way to work.

B.t.w. I don't think René/1000steine will like you linking to images on their site, so maybe upload it to Flickr or something.

[traintraum]

Thank you!! :) Is the IC really running in the Netherlands? :-o
 

Okay - I will try it out. I thaught, it was okay - also in his forum, I shared the train with the pictures so that they still existed. 

Best Regards!

[deraven]

This is great!  The whole thing is well done, but that roof shape is especially great... and so simple!  

3 hours ago, traintraum said:

Well... they seem to be to big for the onside upload button ;-o

The paperclip/upload option on Eurobricks that you're talking about is only for very small images to be used in your signature line here on the board.  You only get 100K total, so even 1 regular image probably pushed you to the limit of available space.  For sharing photos of MOCs, etc., you'll want to use a 3rd party service and I think most folks would recommend Flickr, if not using a Lego-focussed image hosting service.

Here's a tutorial on linking/embedding Flickr images in your posts: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/97921-flickr-tutorial/

Welcome to EB, and thanks for sharing!

[Pdaitabird]

Good looking coaches - welcome to Eurobricks! 

[zephyr1934]

That's a great looking train. Your bridge structure is also quite interesting (and looks to be rather expensive too, grin).

 

14 hours ago, traintraum said:

What do you think about the train? ... I still need about 6 more cars for getting a realistic lenght... (an observing car and a bistro for example ;-) )
 

At five coaches of that length you are probably nearing the limits of what 9v can pull. It looks like you could use some wide radius curves, e.g., as available from BrickTracks, though at the moment there are no such tracks available in 9v. With wide radius curves you could get a few more cars in, but probably not 6 (but who knows... I'd suggest either adding a few at a time or build mock ups of the additional cars to test the size and weight before you start investing in bricks). Looks great regardless.

[traintraum]

First of all thank you for the feedback! :-) In the German community the feedback was more critical ;-o 
I know, there is space for improving - however, I'm just starting in building onw things. 

Till now, I just collected sets ;-)

 

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That's the big problem of the 9v system - most custom tracks won't match that well.

Indeed, the "bridge" is expencive regarding the price of the 9v train tracks. ...In contrast to my store of technic bricks, I have about 500 of straight 9v tracks - so is was possible for me to do that.

It's true, the longer a train, the worse it's for the motor.

 

However, I still tried out a long train on standard tracks. Well, that worked - but I don't really konw, if it is comparable regarding the much shorter lenght and the lower weight of that:

(now, I even have 4 more cars for the ICE ;-) )

Looking at long curves, I also would have an alternative: I guess, that would also work well the long IC and other coming trains.

Sorry for the quality, that time I just had my Nokia Handy ;-o

2 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

That's a great looking train. Your bridge structure is also quite interesting (and looks to be rather expensive too, grin).

 

At five coaches of that length you are probably nearing the limits of what 9v can pull. It looks like you could use some wide radius curves, e.g., as available from BrickTracks, though at the moment there are no such tracks available in 9v. With wide radius curves you could get a few more cars in, but probably not 6 (but who knows... I'd suggest either adding a few at a time or build mock ups of the additional cars to test the size and weight before you start investing in bricks). Looks great regardless.

[zephyr1934]

Impressive stuff and even the widest of the third party curves cannot rival the grand curves by Holger Matthes that you used in that second video. Are you doing anything to control for the power loss between the joints of the rails? I would have thought you would need to run power extension cables every meter or so, but it looks like you only have one connection point, very impressive. 9v definitely makes long trains possible since you can put motors where you need them, but once you get above two motors you need more power than the standard 9v controller will deliver. In principle the powered up system will let you control many hubs together (as will SBrick and others for PF).

[traintraum]

Thank you! :) I just used a one trafo each round. I also was surprised in a positive way. That works quite well ;-) The outer two rounds are build with an other technic - just 1x2 plate & 2x2 corner plate - so the radius is even bigger.

 

By the way: In this video, one round is even longer and still only one standard 9v travo each round is used ;-) .... I was really surprised.

 

 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

On 3/3/2019 at 7:37 AM, zephyr1934 said:

Your bridge structure is also quite interesting (and looks to be rather expensive too, grin)

I was thinking exactly the same 

...anyway your locomotive looks really fine ...good work also for the wagons 

 

[Man with a hat]

Nice train! Ans an interesting bridge indeed.

[bricks n bolts]

Really enjoyed your train and videos. Great loco, carriages and bridge building. The giant spiral collapsing track is a classic!

[traintraum]

Thany you for your nice feedback! To read this makes me really happe ... and motivates me to going on ;-) 
There is so much still planed ;-) ...but it's a quite expensive hobby.