Honey I shrunk the V200

[idlemarvel]

When I was into G scale trains, LGB in particular, I always wanted to own this train on the front of their 2015 catalog:

It was always beyond my pocket. Now I've moved on to L-gauge I can build my own version.  This is my first attempt at designing a loco (in Lego Digital Designer) and building it with parts from BrickLink.

It was shamelessly based on a BlueBrixx model but changed substantially to fit on my small layout. It is 6 studs wide. I had to redesign the front as they had used a piece (black triangular road sign) that doesn't exist in Lego.  I also added a few other details.  When it came to building it I couldn't source any dark red windows (at least not from UK suppliers) so I switched to transparent bricks instead.  Here is the result.

Sometime in the future I might shell out for the dark red windows from a European seller.  It is powered by a standard train motor block with PoweredUp hub inside.

I'm now working on some wagons to complete the train:

Big thanks to BlueBrixx for the inspiration and to Stephan den Ridder for helping to keep LDD alive!

[Feuer Zug]

Nicely done. Your work scaling the V200 down to a 6-wide, and shorter too, looks proper.

[THERIZE]

Looks nice! I quite like it scaled down like this. The hopper wagon also looks nice. Do you have some ideas on what kind of other wagons you want to build? Looking at some of the pictures online there are quite some interesting looking and varied freight trains that the V200's pulled. 

 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

I would lengthen the locomotive by 6 studs, you would have more correct proportions and more realistic details

The hopper wagon is well done!

Edited November 4, 2023 by LEGO Train 12 Volts

[idlemarvel]

21 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

I would lengthen the locomotive by 6 studs, you would have more correct proportions and more realistic details

The hopper wagon is well done!

Thanks for the comments and suggestion. When I rebuild it with dark red windows instead of transparent bricks I will also lengthen it by 4 or 6 studs.

On 10/17/2023 at 7:40 PM, THERIZE said:

Looks nice! I quite like it scaled down like this. The hopper wagon also looks nice. Do you have some ideas on what kind of other wagons you want to build? Looking at some of the pictures online there are quite some interesting looking and varied freight trains that the V200's pulled. 

 

Thanks! I've started on a Shimmns 4 axle metal coil carrier.

https://gueterwagenkatalog.dbcargo.com/catalogue/by-wagon-category/s-bogie-flat-wagons-for-transporting-coils/Shimmns-708-9120950

I'll start another thread for that.

Edited November 5, 2023 by idlemarvel