[MOC] Lego Boost - Geared Narrow Gauge Locomotive

[Paperinik77pk]

Hi all,

having some time today I tried the Lego Boost features, applied to a small locomotive I built using the parts of the Lego Boost set (plus some more, since I needed to complete the cabin).

It is a two-axles geared locomotive, with two cylinders. the A motor (inside the cabin) drives the cylinders, which move the whole side transmission.

In the front, the Color/Distance sensor works to stop the locomotive in case of obstacles on the track. With a bit of programming, It can be used also to stop, slow down or accelerate.

A little animated robot (moved by B Motor) drives the locomotive in a quite relaxed way. It can be programmed to move as fast as the locomotive or independetly.

The hub is the main part of the locomotive - It can be used only on very big trains.

Here below, a detail of the transmission...

...and of the cylinder mechanism.

And, last but not least...two videos of the locomotive in action (pardon the background noise)

 

 

 

Hope you like it!!!

Ciao!

Davide

[deraven]

Cool!  Nice functions, fun look, and I love your engineer, too!  

[JopieK]

Really great, @Paperinik77pk, not very typical, but makes it really cool!

[Paperinik77pk]

7 hours ago, JopieK said:

Really great, @Paperinik77pk, not very typical, but makes it really cool!

Thank you @JopieK - I confirm, it is a pretty strange thing! The cool thing is the Lego Boost Hub - it has soooo many functions (including a gyroscope!!!) and it is great to have some fun with kids.

It has a great potential, and if included in (slightly) big models it could really open a lot of possibilities

14 hours ago, deraven said:

Cool!  Nice functions, fun look, and I love your engineer, too!  

Thank you!!! It is a toy train by all means - the engineer was added at the end to have some fun...It seems he's driving a "Lowrider" instead of a locomotive!  

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Amazing transmission system ...very cool!

You've a deep well of ideas!