Adventurers - Sam Sinister's train of evil with 4-6-2 steam loco (finished MOC)

[rday1982]

Although the new Auburn Flyer looks lovely, I'm sad to see you're scrapping the A3 for it. :( But all things must end, and the new train does look very good. Any chance you have LDD or Studio files I could borrow for the Flyer (both versions)?

[Murdoch17]

NOTE on the first post: Unfortunately, if you've been following this thread, you will note the Gatling gun car has been returned to the train. This is because the armored car I wanted to build it too tall to have on the train... no matter which way I make it, the car is not going to fit into the cardboard box. This is also the reason the engine got reduced in wheels by one pair from a 4-8-2 to a 4-6-2, as it was four studs too long to fit in it's assigned sleeve. On the positive side, at least this frees us enough space to have the proper guards van added in instead of the second armored car!

First post updated 9/5/2020.

21 hours ago, rday1982 said:

Although the new Auburn Flyer looks lovely, I'm sad to see you're scrapping the A3 for it. :( But all things must end, and the new train does look very good. Any chance you have LDD or Studio files I could borrow for the Flyer (both versions)?

Here you go, ldd file as requested for both engines in one file. (actual file is available on Bricksafe, this links to the page it's on, as i can't link directly to it.)

On 9/5/2020 at 4:21 AM, ColletArrow said:

I love the effort you always put into your backstories for your MOCs, it's always an interesting read. I wonder what running rights Lord Sinister has, and how that sits with the tightly-timetabled trains!

And this engine. It's an unusual concept - the forward-raked firebox and high running boards definitely give it a WD Austerity vibe. And yet it's plausible the LNER might have tried it. Overall it fits your style perfectly, nice work.

Thanks @ColletArrow! I'm sorry to say the engine had to be reduced in size a bit. (see the blurb above my response to you and @rday1982 about it's conversion from a 4-8-2 to a 4-6-2 and the darn box dimensions!)

Edited September 6, 2020 by Murdoch17

[rday1982]

Thank you! I'm going to enjoy looking around this model, and I'm going to add it to the (long) list of things to build physically when I have the space (and some more Lego bricks).

[Murdoch17]

On 9/6/2020 at 4:29 PM, rday1982 said:

Thank you! I'm going to enjoy looking around this model, and I'm going to add it to the (long) list of things to build physically when I have the space (and some more Lego bricks).

No problem @rday1982, be sure to post pictures when you get it done!

Looks like Sam Sinister is at it again! This time he's stolen an entire statue, and not just any old one at that: a Sphinx! (not THE Sphinx, of course, that would never fit on his train car and would be a bit missed by the locals... not to mention any snooping Archaeologists!)

This specific Sphinx is thought to be one of the few dedicated to Pharaoh Amset-Ra in the classical style of his father, the old Pharaoh Hotep, before his radical reorganization of the Egyptian philosophy of Sphinx building to more resemble Jackals, in tribute to Anubis rather that to the reigning Pharaoh. Those statue's were also inscribed with magic hieroglyphics that powered them to move after a certain number of Haley's Comet passing-through to charge them with some sort of celestial energy. The last one of those pass-though's was in 1911, creating enough energy to bring the Mummy / statue army to life... albeit 8 years later, as seen / fought in the infamous Mummy Uprising of 1919.

Thankfully, however, these older Hotep-style Sphinx were not inscribed with these magic hieroglyphics, so they are safe to observe.... or in Sam Sinister's case, "borrow without permission". All they can do is curse you to an eternity of bad puns, as the now-mad Baron Von Barron found out.

The Sphinx can separate easily from the railroad car. The statue's head was inspired the one in set 5978. (Sphinx secret surprise)

Also, The first post has been updated!

Edited September 8, 2020 by Murdoch17

[WesternOutlaw]

Clever idea!  Esp. like the auto wagon.  Well done.

[Murdoch17]

2 hours ago, WesternOutlaw said:

Clever idea!  Esp. like the auto wagon.  Well done.

Thank you!

[Murdoch17]

Main post updated as of just now: I added updated real world pictures of everything, including the newly built Sphinx car and completely updated steam loco, now called Hazel Crusader 514. (as in HC-514, the print on the tile on the side of the cab.)

Took me quite a while to figure out a good name for the engine, as their isn't many good names that describe brown that start with "H"!

Edited September 22, 2020 by Murdoch17

[rday1982]

Nice update. It's good to see that you've managed to get all the parts together and assemble it physically. Will there be pictures of it actually on your layout?

[White Phoenix of the Crown]

Villainous armored train.

[Roadmonkeytj]

Murdoch ... Seeing these for the first time ... Your giving me ideas to use my own adventure parts too

This looks great well done in a playful way ... Loved the back story.

[Murdoch17]

23 hours ago, rday1982 said:

Nice update. It's good to see that you've managed to get all the parts together and assemble it physically. Will there be pictures of it actually on your layout?

my layout is... kind of a mess right now. It still stands and is (mostly) complete, but there is no way to get a good picture of a train on it at this time. Sorry @rday1982!

13 hours ago, Ragana9289 said:

Villainous armored train.

Yep. That's one way to describe it, @Ragana9289, although not so much armored. More of a treasure train.

4 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said:

Murdoch ... Seeing these for the first time ... Your giving me ideas to use my own adventure parts too

This looks great well done in a playful way ... Loved the back story.

Thank you @Roadmonkeytj! I try to always evoke the official LEGO spirit when writing, so-to-speak: like "Is this how they would have done it in Orient Expedition or maybe even early Ninjago?" or "How many themes can I tie together before I reach a Bionicle G1-level mess that I can no longer keep track of story-wise?"

It's that last thought there, that dancing on the edge between boringly thin and too much canon, that sometimes give's me great struggle, or gives me great ideas right before I drift off to sleep! (No joke, sometimes my best ideas, like to use Clutch Powers and his resultant backstory, come from waking up in the middle of the night!)

Edited September 27, 2020 by Murdoch17