[mod] How we motorize small locomotives

[brick-builds]

Hello,

we love "small" lego locomotives like the 40730 and so we motorized it with a circuit cube. What do you think?

 

 

[XG BC]

not bad!

[JopieK]

Nice job @brick-builds. Can't the module fit in the tank?

[name-already-exist]

... just waiting for my own circuit cube. It is hanging around by the german "Zoll" (border control). I guess they just use my cube to motorize a little train and making "choo, choo, choo" ...  

Edited December 29, 2021 by name-already-exist

[brick-builds]

On 12/27/2021 at 10:21 PM, JopieK said:

Nice job @brick-builds. Can't the module fit in the tank?

Yes, I think it's possible.

On 12/29/2021 at 1:43 PM, name-already-exist said:

... just waiting for my own circuit cube. It is hanging around by the german "Zoll" (border control). I guess they just use my cube to motorize a little train and making "choo, choo, choo" ...  

omg 

Has it arrived meanwhile?

 

[Amoreternum]

Circuit Cubes actually lists this loco as an example of motorization: https://circuitcubes.com/blogs/builds/lego-40370

But nevertheless - nice to see a different approach! If my kit would not be planned to fit inside a Köf of which I hope it wins the BMR competition, I would have motorized this one as well. 

[brick-builds]

10 hours ago, Amoreternum said:

Circuit Cubes actually lists this loco as an example of motorization: https://circuitcubes.com/blogs/builds/lego-40370

But nevertheless - nice to see a different approach! If my kit would not be planned to fit inside a Köf of which I hope it wins the BMR competition, I would have motorized this one as well. 

We also love the Köf, some days ago we build a basic layout with smd leds and the circuit cubes hub. Here is a screenshot picture:

[Ts__]

11 hours ago, Amoreternum said:

But nevertheless - nice to see a different approach! If my kit would not be planned to fit inside a Köf of which I hope it wins the BMR competition, I would have motorized this one as well. 

A high goal, but who knows, maybe you will succeed.

 

46 minutes ago, brick-builds said:

We also love the Köf, some days ago we build a basic layout with smd leds and the circuit cubes hub. Here is a screenshot picture:

;-)   The SMD Leds are great and the Köf with the side panels also looks good

I built a KöF II in October with the Circuit Cube as drive and the use of very small SMD Leds and also presented it here at Eurobricks.
So yes, a Circuit Cube makes small locomotives possible....

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/187847-octrainber-2021-wip-köf-ii/&do=findComment&comment=3467743

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

Edited January 12, 2022 by Ts__

[Amoreternum]

10 hours ago, Ts__ said:

A high goal, but who knows, maybe you will succeed.

I was not talking about me, but your model :D I purchased the instructions a while ago and can't wait to build it! So yeah, I do you succeed.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

That's incredible: I'm working on three different projects of small locomotives and one is the glorious 7810!

...still some time to reveal my work... 

[Tolletyle]

I saw your vid and was convinced enough to try it myself. Here's my application of the kit into a Porter 0-4-0 I'm working on.

Drive train.

Hub in the cab, switch accessible.

Accessible charge port.

More hub.

Looking forward to running this locomotive as a switcher and industrial loco. A post will be made when it is completed.

[XG BC]

great models! as for alternative motors go have a look at modding a micro servo to allow continous rotation and depending on the way you mod the motor you can either have a normal small geared down dc motor or if you keep and mod the electronic board of the servo you can get a motor with integrated esc in it.

[name-already-exist]

On 1/11/2022 at 11:45 AM, brick-builds said:

Yes, I think it's possible.

omg 

Has it arrived meanwhile?

 

It did ... yesterday! 

[Ts__]

On 1/12/2022 at 6:42 PM, Amoreternum said:

I was not talking about me, but your model :D I purchased the instructions a while ago and can't wait to build it! So yeah, I do you succeed. 

Do you have a crystal ball? ;-)

I had you there first completely misunderstood and only after your comment, how you meant your sentence. You believed in me more than I did myself. Thank you.

Thomas