Dr Snotson Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) DB KöF II Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Hi, finally it seems as if I found some time to share one of my latest projects with you. Since my early childhood over 30 years ago I dreamed about building a KöF II - one of my all time favourite prototypes! Many attempts were ment to fail due to the lack of special parts and colours. DB KöF II Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Maybe you have read my topic "KLV 53". An individual approach to a reliable drivetrain is kind of the key when it comes to such tiny vessels. That why both MOCs share the same idea of a wormscrew drive with excentric PF-M-motors and excentric center axles between the two main axles. DB KöF II Drivetrain SIMON JAKOBI by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr In case of the KöF an old white 9-V-batterybox was printed by superbrickbrothers. The colormatch is perfect... they did such an awesome job! The livery in dark red is my favourit. You can also build it in oped and closed variants in yellow or black if you want to feature unprinted batteryboxes. DB KöF II Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Please, let me know, what you think about my approach! DB KöF II closed black SIMON JAKOBI by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Maybe in the end the nose is a little bit too long compared to the original. I am aware of that but for the moment I am really pleased the result! DB KöF II open yellow SIMON JAKOBI by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Edited May 17, 2021 by Dr Snotson Quote
Vilhelm22 Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Very nice! The yellow one is my favourite because of LEGO's own one that it had at one stage... Quote
Dr Snotson Posted May 17, 2021 Author Posted May 17, 2021 36 minutes ago, Vilhelm22 said: Very nice! The yellow one is my favourite because of LEGO's own one that it had at one stage… Thx, Vilhelm... That`s is exactly what I had back in mind! Quote
Feuer Zug Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 Nicely constructed. Using worm gears shouldn't be an issue for this shunter as speed was never their thing. Quote
faph Posted November 5 Posted November 5 Fantastic shunter. Very creative drive mechanism! I wonder if we could achieve something similar with Powered Up? Quote
Jim Posted November 7 Posted November 7 On 11/5/2025 at 5:56 PM, faph said: I wonder if we could achieve something similar with Powered Up? I wonder if you realized you are reviving a four year old topic? Quote
faph Posted November 7 Posted November 7 Oops, no I did not. I think it does deserve to be bumped up though. It’s pretty awesome. :) Quote
Toastie Posted November 7 Posted November 7 6 hours ago, Jim said: I wonder if you realized you are reviving a four year old topic? I so love this kind of moderator reply (well, Jim is daBoss) rather than rambling away! 2 hours ago, faph said: It’s pretty awesome. :) It sure is! On 11/5/2025 at 5:56 PM, faph said: I wonder if we could achieve something similar with Powered Up? Well, I guess it would be worthwhile to take into consideration this tagged TrainTech thread ... ... as well as considering other means of power delivery. But: Good question @Dr Snotson can surely address much better! Best Thorsten Quote
Jim Posted November 10 Posted November 10 On 11/7/2025 at 10:56 PM, Toastie said: I so love this kind of moderator reply (well, Jim is daBoss) rather than rambling away! Quote
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