10308 holiday main street rethink

[XG BC]

I think all of you probably know the new holiday main street and its tram car by now. i decided to rethink the tram a little in a way. the problem with the motorisation option as lego suggests is that it doesnt work if you use a 9v train motor (if you use vanilla 9v without custom power pickups) as the second axle of the motor that cant be removed interferes in turns. what do you do then? well one option is to let the car be pulled by a locomotive. trams used to be locomotive pulled in the steam era.

the example shown here is in Bavaria near the Chiemsee in Prien. Enough about the prototype here is the model:

the undercarridge is largely based on my e69 locomotive with modifications of course to make room for the connecting rods and cylinders. there is a boiler inside. the fireman is at the back while the driver is at the front. i couldnt find the leaves that the tram uses in studio so there is empty space there. the decorative ring also didnt fit. i have also modded the tram car itself to have magnetic couplers but i will show this tomorrow.

hope you like it!

[Toastie]

21 hours ago, XG BC said:

what do you do then

Cut the tabs of a 9V train motor (what you'll eventually do anyway, when the motor burns out upon frequent use), remove the bottom, remove one axle, put it back together (it does not snap in anymore, but when reassembled, it also never falls apart), and do the 9V-forever-XMas-run.

Best,
Thorsten

[XG BC]

or that ofcourse. my motivation was more to design a cute steam tram locomotive than find a solution (the 9v motor thingy was the side effect and then became one of the goals). as i said you could also just use a powered up/ power functions motor with power pickups. my solution is also good for purists that dont like to mod any lego even if it is completely reversible.

Edited October 20, 2022 by XG BC

[Toastie]

10 minutes ago, XG BC said:

my solution is also good for purists that dont like to mod any lego even if it is completely reversible.

True!

Best
Thorsten

[XG BC]

here is a render of my modified tram wagon:

the decorative rings on the front had to go to make way for the coupler

Edited October 21, 2022 by XG BC

[XG BC]

the tram car was washed too hot and shrunk:

 

[zephyr1934]

21 hours ago, XG BC said:

the tram car was washed too hot and shrunk:

That's why you need to be careful when cleaning old bricks, always wash in cold and use color safe bleach.

[Kalahari134]

I would do the locomotive in a single colour, rather than having tan parts. Otherwise the crew will be forever cleaning the soot off:

[XG BC]

i wanted to color the loco the same way as the wagon. Realistic would be one color ofcourse.