FlammerFime Posted January 21 Posted January 21 This is my entry to the alt-build contest. I always thought the B model of 7710 was absolutely hideous... and always wanted to make a better one! And would you know it! This contest came up to nudge me! I turned the small passenger train into a simple cargo delivery. With a big tank locomotive for heavy hauls, with a coal box in the back and an opening in the cab to suggest a firebox. An open wagon for transporting goods. And a covered work van for shielding fragile good from elements as well as transporting workers, it has a simple interior. I imagine that in-universe they are delivering materials for a new track-side building construction, like station or a signalbox. To maximize parts usage I also designed a small loading platform with more cargo on a pallet, and some lumber. With the remaining few parts I put together a tiny pedestrian railroad crossing In the end I was left with 10 parts. I didn't want to forcefully cram them just anywhere, as I think it would take away from the final look... Cheers! Filip Quote
zephyr1934 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Nice. Though one thought, while it looks like the seats on the plate on the dock are supposed to be on a pallet, since Lego made similar platforms for passenger stations in that era, it could also look like the seats are some oddly arranged waiting area. What if you put the seats in a "stack" on their side on the pallet? You could even pull out the two seats from the leftovers that way. Quote
FlammerFime Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 On 1/24/2025 at 3:32 AM, zephyr1934 said: Nice. Though one thought, while it looks like the seats on the plate on the dock are supposed to be on a pallet, since Lego made similar platforms for passenger stations in that era, it could also look like the seats are some oddly arranged waiting area. What if you put the seats in a "stack" on their side on the pallet? You could even pull out the two seats from the leftovers that way. The platform is meant to be for cargo loading, and the seats are to be transported to the construction site.... I just didn't realy want to implicate any passenger transport, as I wanted it to be a passenger train set turned into a cargo train set ^^ Quote
zephyr1934 Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Exactly, that's why I suggested putting the seats on their side so they wouldn't be mistaken for a waiting area. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted February 11 Posted February 11 The track crossing platform is brilliant! Quote
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