[MOC] 2-axle passenger wagon in 1/32 scale (gauge 1)

[Sven J]

Dear all,

For my next steam locomotive (almost finished - coming soon!) I designed a little passenger car based on this one belonging to the "Hespertalbahn" museum railway in Essen, Germany.

Before being acquired and restored by the museum railway, the prototype was used for transporting workers to the "Pörtingssiepen" colliery, also in Essen. It has 50 seats in 2+3 configuration, no brakes and a maximum permitted speed of 65 km/h.

And here's the model:

The roof is not detachable this time, for it is an integral structural part and helps to brace the SNOTted sides. Thus, a render image of the interior has to suffice.

I hope you like it - comments and criticism are welcome. Thanks for stopping by!

Kind regards,
Sven

Edited July 23, 2023 by Sven J

[Kivi]

I definitely like it, especially the details on undercarriage and both ends of the car. 

[Feuer Zug]

Well done. Plenty of details on this passenger wagon. I like the work you did on the ends with the buffers and verandas.

[Sven J]

Thank you @Kivi and @Feuer Zug!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Hello Sven ...as usual to a new post corresponds a new work of art!

This wagon is no exception to the rule!

The dark green color is one of my favourites, even though terribly expensive (unless you order some bulk from bluebrixx)

I like the bumpers and I have a question: why one is flat and the other is convex... maybe to work better when they are mated?

[Sven J]

Thank you very much for your kind words, @LEGO Train 12 Volts!

You're absolutely right regarding the reason for the differently shaped buffers. It's prototypical, of course, as most vehicles of this era had that configuration. Wikipedia describes it as follows:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_(rail_transport)#Shape

1 hour ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

The dark green color is one of my favourites, even though terribly expensive (unless you order some bulk from bluebrixx)

Actually I ordered the dark green 1x3 bricks from Webrick - kind of self-defence, I suppose, for one (!) genuine Lego brick costs about 8 € (!!!!!) on Bricklink - and I needed 42 of them. But don't tell anyone...
All other parts are real Lego, except for the wheels, of course, which are from BBB.

Edited July 24, 2023 by Sven J

[monai]

Hallo Sven

I've already seen your wagon elsewhere (in Deutsch) but I prefer make my congratulations here. Really on your standards, which are very very high.

Alles gute!

Sergio

[Sven J]

Mille grazie Sergio @monai!

[Supplement_Creatif]

Beautiful wagon! It is also very cool to see different scales other then 8 wide and 6 wide models. It is jam packed with such great details!

cheers,

[zephyr1934]

Okay, so you bought a nice LGB car and painted little lines to look like the edges of bricks... Seriously though, your work continues to amaze as you push the envelope of brick built trains.

 

[Sven J]

Thank you very much, @Supplement_Creatif and @zephyr1934!

6 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

Okay, so you bought a nice LGB car and painted little lines to look like the edges of bricks...

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Thanks Sven ... I learned a new thing about the buffers!

[Shiva]

Ooooh! Nice!

[*thomas*]

It looks amazing. Your builds are just gorgeous! 

[Sven J]

Thank you @Shiva and @*thomas*!
@LEGO Train 12 Volts You're welcome!

[Harzer]

Die PDF building instructions "LEGO MOC Two-axlce passenger car for gauge 1 (1/32) by Sven J" sind bei rebrickable.com nicht mehr gelistet. Gibt es eine alternative Möglichkeit die building instructions für dieses wunderschöne und umgangreiche Modell käuflich zu erwerben?

[Sven J]

@Harzer Please look here for the background.

[LL1982]

Looks great. Are these axles fixed? I got some issues with moving axles and a single axle making cars derail at switches.

[Sven J]

6 minutes ago, LL1982 said:

Are these axles fixed?

Yes, they're fixed. Works well for LGB R3 curves, as you can see here. Smaller radii would pose some problems though, I suppose.

[LL1982]

Thanks. Yeah I am testing that now. What is still feasible on fixed and pulling it over R40. Our table is not that big, so I need to keep R40 curves. 

[Hod Carrier]

On 7/28/2025 at 10:50 AM, LL1982 said:

Looks great. Are these axles fixed? I got some issues with moving axles and a single axle making cars derail at switches.

I investigated this issue a few years ago and there is quite a long thread detailing the process. I don't necessarily recommend you read the whole thing (unless it particularly interests you), but you can read my summary here.

[idlemarvel]

8 minutes ago, Hod Carrier said:

I investigated this issue a few years ago and there is quite a long thread detailing the process. I don't necessarily recommend you read the whole thing (unless it particularly interests you), but you can read my summary here.

That's an excellent description of the problem and the possible solutions with a clear recommendation. Thanks for this even though it was 6 years ago!

[LL1982]

20 hours ago, Hod Carrier said:

I investigated this issue a few years ago and there is quite a long thread detailing the process. I don't necessarily recommend you read the whole thing (unless it particularly interests you), but you can read my summary here.

Thanks. I will start with the executive summary and work back after that. Saves me a lot of testing I reckon.