Murdoch17 Posted June 4 Posted June 4 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...' When I was a child / young teen I longed for 2006 set 10173 - Holiday Train, but never received it. So, 19 years later, I took the train and turned it up to 11 with revised styling, a more cohesive color scheme throughout, and a new Western-style 4-6-0 steam loco inspired by a stretched version of the one in 2010 Toy Story set 7597 - Western Train Chase. This train is supposed to be a late-1800's precursor to the 1930s-made Polar Express, (which I also own a LEGO model of from years back) and I'm it calling the North Pole Limited. It has been built for quite a few months - I am uploading it now as we're nearly at the halfway point of the year and it's only 6 more months until Christmas! This 4-6-0 steam engine is a stretched and heavily modified version of the 4-4-0 from previously-mentioned Toy Story set. The working pistons, tender, and some other details are my own ideas. The rear of the wood-burning locomotive. The passenger coach - like most of the train cars - is heavily inspired by 2006 set 10173 - Holiday Train. The Christmas tree car. The present gondola, full of gifts for the good girls and boys of the world. I wonder if any of those packages rattle... The front of the caboose, which is inspired by 2001 My Own Train set 10014 - Caboose. Back of the caboose. Mr. and Mrs. Claus in minifig form. That's all for this project. Thoughts? Quote
Feuer Zug Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Good looking Christmas train. The white scheme is nice, but might blend with the snow. The red and green highlights work well on it. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Feuer Zug said: Good looking Christmas train. The white scheme is nice, but might blend with the snow. The red and green highlights work well on it. Thanks @Feuer Zug! Quote
JopieK Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Nice one @Murdoch17, you are already preparing for December aren't you?! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 (edited) 3 hours ago, JopieK said: Nice one @Murdoch17, you are already preparing for December aren't you?! Thanks @JopieK, this one has actually been made since January. The reason for posting it now is I'm beating the holiday overload. If you do a holiday MOC in December, it is "eh" but if you do it in June, it gets more attention! Edited June 5 by Murdoch17 Quote
JopieK Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Haha now I get it! So lot's of strategy behind it! The 10173 is also a nightmare story for me b.t.w. we saw it in Billund back in the day, but let it go without buying it (huge mistake obviously). Quote
Shiva Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Looks nice. I do wish that LEGO had 4033 / 6556 , in the green you use. Oh great, I forgot to post this +2 days ago. No wonder I did not find my post. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted June 7 Author Posted June 7 On 6/6/2025 at 7:07 AM, JopieK said: Haha now I get it! So lot's of strategy behind it! The 10173 is also a nightmare story for me b.t.w. we saw it in Billund back in the day, but let it go without buying it (huge mistake obviously). Oh no! I hope you were able to get the set later somehow @JopieK... 16 hours ago, Shiva said: Looks nice. I do wish that LEGO had 4033 / 6556 , in the green you use. Oh great, I forgot to post this +2 days ago. No wonder I did not find my post. Thanks @Shiva, and yes - more windows in green would be great! Quote
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