[MOC] Belus-7 (The Final Station) |Updated|

[The Mugbearer]

Belus was a series of experimental locomotives within the dystopian apocalyptic fictional universe of The Final Station.

There was only 8 locomotives in total, with the series discontinued after the main project supervisor went missing and the project team going bankrupt, ceasing production and maintenance of the Belus locomotives whatsoever.

According to the game wiki the train's wheel arrangement is supposed to be 6-2-0 (I am not versed in train wheel patterns), but I depicted only the four that show up in the gaps between the plating.

EDIT: Yesterday before sleep I've tried to make the Belus to actually have three pairs of smaller wheels, as is suggested by the info from the wiki. I think it looks much better, even though not much have changed on the surface:

Here's what lies under the plating though:

Here's the train's in-game appearance:

As you can see, I had to work with a design that was ever represented only in a side-view, so it was a challenge to turn it into a 3D and pick a good width.

In the end, I am glad that I even managed to more-or-less adjust the wheels to stand on the standard LEGO train tracks.

All in all, it was a fun build that I wanted to tackle for a while! Also, please do check out the game, it's gorgeous and has a really good atmosphere!

The model is made in Lego Digital Designer and adjusted in Stud.Io. The decals were applied via Stud.Io Part Designer.

Here's a turnaround animation:
https://i.gyazo.com/c860b0e9068f664dd29f8a4cdb9dce3f.gif

Edited July 20, 2019 by The Mugbearer