nwbricks Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 I recently picked up the 60197 passenger train but I've never been a fan of the big, moulded cockpits so decided to have a go at a reimagining of the loco. It's a bit of a mix of various different designs, definitely a splash of British Rail Intercity 125 in there ;) It's on a 28 stud train base rather than the 24 stud one and I've still got a few little tweaks to make, but overall pretty happy how its turned out. Most importantly it can get round my layout! Cheers! Quote
jus1973 Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 I like the look of this. Very definitely early 80s BR. I always assumed we got moulded fronts for passenger trains to keep the part count and weight down. I guess this version weighs a fair bit more than the original. Quote
Pdaitabird Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 Nice improvement! It looks a lot better than the official set. Quote
TeriXeri Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Looks great, reminds me of the SH "125" from Transport Tycoon/OpenTTD, which was based on the real-life Intercity 125. And in that game it was just as simple as this but I still recognized the style even before I read the post, the yellow/blue certainly helped. Edited March 11, 2020 by TeriXeri Quote
Driver Brandon Grumman Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 A very great improvement. Best mod I have ever seen of a Lego City set. Quote
nwbricks Posted March 12, 2020 Author Posted March 12, 2020 7 hours ago, jus1973 said: I like the look of this. Very definitely early 80s BR. I always assumed we got moulded fronts for passenger trains to keep the part count and weight down. I guess this version weighs a fair bit more than the original. Cheers, and yeah, its a fair bit heavier! 7 hours ago, Pdaitabird said: Nice improvement! It looks a lot better than the official set. 3 hours ago, Brandon Pea said: A very great improvement. Best mod I have ever seen of a Lego City set. Thank you very much! 3 hours ago, TeriXeri said: Looks great, reminds me of the SH "125" from Transport Tycoon/OpenTTD, which was based on the real-life Intercity 125. And in that game it was just as simple as this but I still recognized the style even before I read the post, the yellow/blue certainly helped. Thanks dude, the blue and yellow gives it away doesn't it! :) Quote
Merlict Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 I love it! I 'wasted' (well, it was fun) loads of time in LDD trying to graft something like the Horizon Express nose onto 60197 but it always looked odd. Your result is way better, might try something similar myself. Quote
nwbricks Posted March 13, 2020 Author Posted March 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Merlict said: I love it! I 'wasted' (well, it was fun) loads of time in LDD trying to graft something like the Horizon Express nose onto 60197 but it always looked odd. Your result is way better, might try something similar myself. Thanks man! Had a few messages on instagram about instructions, if there's enough interest I will put some together :) Quote
NickLafreniere Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 This looks great, I prefer this front to the pre-molded piece. Quote
NewTown Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Very nice! Makes me want to get this set. Costco has it online discounted in Canada. Put me down as interested for instructions on how to do this... Edited March 14, 2020 by NewTown Quote
LegoDW Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 Electropie, I like this moc. Very creative and a much better front end then the original build. Are you planning a second modified engine for the rear of this train? Quote
nwbricks Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 1:18 AM, NewTown said: Very nice! Makes me want to get this set. Costco has it online discounted in Canada. Put me down as interested for instructions on how to do this... Cheers, and duly noted :) definitely pick one up if its on offer! 1 hour ago, LegoDW said: Electropie, I like this moc. Very creative and a much better front end then the original build. Are you planning a second modified engine for the rear of this train? Thanks! Not sure if it'll be powered or just a dummy unit, but there will be a second one. Once I get round to it... :) Quote
WhiteSmok Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 On 3/11/2020 at 1:04 PM, electropie said: I recently picked up the 60197 passenger train but I've never been a fan of the big, moulded cockpits so decided to have a go at a reimagining of the loco. It's a bit of a mix of various different designs, definitely a splash of British Rail Intercity 125 in there ;) It's on a 28 stud train base rather than the 24 stud one and I've still got a few little tweaks to make, but overall pretty happy how its turned out. Most importantly it can get round my layout! Cheers! I love this mod. Is there anyway you can post instructions or at least parts you used to make it? I absolutely hate the one piece front on 60197 and would love to recreate your design. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 This is a nice modification, makes a good design out of what's available. @WhiteSmok I don't think your request is appropriate nor going to be seen. Please review the forum rules and etiquette before bringing up an old post. The creator hasn't been seen in over a year as well. Additionally, judging by the design, this is a fairly straight forward redesign. Best of luck with your trains. Quote
nwbricks Posted February 14, 2022 Author Posted February 14, 2022 Hey! Thanks both. I've not been on here for ages, you are right :) I meant to make instructions for this mod ages ago but never got round to it and probably won't now to be honest. There is some trickiness with part of the front being built upside down. There are more photos on my instagram (I think, again not been on in ages) which should give you a better idea. Cheers! Quote
Feuer Zug Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 19 hours ago, electropie said: Hey! Thanks both. I've not been on here for ages, you are right :) I meant to make instructions for this mod ages ago but never got round to it and probably won't now to be honest. There is some trickiness with part of the front being built upside down. There are more photos on my instagram (I think, again not been on in ages) which should give you a better idea. Cheers! Welcome back @electropie If you're still building gorgeous train layouts, head over to the trains forum and show us what you've built lately. Quote
nwbricks Posted April 11, 2022 Author Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) Hey @Feuer Zug and @WhiteSmok and anyone else who's interested! I finally (after two years) got round to making instructions for this. It's got lights in it too now! They're free on my website or rebrickable for the parts list etc: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-107864/nwbricks/60197-loco-redesign/ (+ 88005 and 88011 lights/PU motor which stud.io doesn't recognise) Let me know if you build one. Cheers! Edited April 11, 2022 by electropie added link Quote
BrickOp Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) This looks great. A big improvement on the original LEGO design Edited May 25, 2022 by BrickOp Quote
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