Brickstone_City Posted July 2 Posted July 2 Hi, Please see my introduction for general information - questions that are not mentioned there, are welcome - I will also gladly show any more details of the models upon request: I am about to post more detailed insights into my MOCs and MODs in separate threads by category. :-) This thread will feature railway rolling stock from the era. First, express steam locomotive kkStB/BBÖ 310 / ÖBB 16 - built 1911-1916, designed by Karl Gölsdorf. It is generally regarded as the most beautiful steam engine design of Austrian origin: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/KkStB_310 I took the last photos with the terminal station "Brickabest-Keleti" as the "Orient Express" "departed", lineside scenes will follow. A few unedited pics as a foretaste: All of this actually was not planned... I was building Indian trains - specifically a scene where a broad gauge steamer had been transported across Semmering Pass near Vienna to Trieste port in 1957 - when the Mould King SNCF class 231 with Orient Express carriage was announced. I thought to myself: owning a decent Orient Express would be nice. Plus a fitting pretty loco. Lastly, I purchased two of the Mould King sets. I can absolutely recommend them, also for the parts - the value for money is pretty unbeatable. Over 3000 Gobricks-Parts, lots of printed boiler rings, many spoked wheels, full electronic complement and r104 track circle. I use parts from all companies - however, some of the class 310 would not have been possible without the 231. The driving wheels are the largest ever available with 5 cm diameter (larger than XXL wheels from individual parts producers) - only those from the Lego Hogwarts Express display set are equally large. So I thought - but not so fast! The clever people from Billund placed the holes for the crankpins further from the centre than with any other available coupled wheels. And blind drivers of that size are not available from Lego anyway. Long thin liftarms are also not available individually otherwise - I don't know, why... I decorated it with black plates for the class 310. Length of the model is almost exactly 5 single straights = 80 studs / 64 cm, smallest curve radius r104. As you can see in the pictures above, I have changed the headlamp design since. As tea saucers 38799 have become available in trans-clear, black etc., round plates between 1 and 2 studs diameter are on option. 2 often seem too chunky, 1 too small - although the class 310 used huge headlamps like many kkStB engines. For buffers and other purposes, I would definitely like to see more intermediate sizes as future options. The dome can be removed, a Mould King rechargeable battery box with on/off button and USB port for loading are hidden beneath it. It is powering an ultrasound vaporiser to be filled with water next to the smokestack and the headlamps. For the locomotive to be able to pass r104 S-curves, the platform for the crew between loco and tender is round and movable. The tender can be fitted with a Lego Powered Up hub including rechargeable batteries and a Bluetooth speaker. Alternatively, the hub can be "supercharged" with two more AA batteries + a smaller speaker. The tender bogies consist of two Lego Powered Up train motors. The firebox contains a round light brick activated by turning it. Many of the metallic gold parts were taken from the Pantasy steampunk station, also recommended to strip for parts. I produce waterslide decals myself. They are printed by inkjet and then sprayed with a clear coat. A driving video of the first version with full Orient-Express. The carriages (also slightly changed since) will also be shown in this thread: https://youtu.be/zYcv2O1SfEY?si=NP5FLDuPEIE0PZk6 And a few more pics from last time - see you later! :0) Quote
Feuer Zug Posted July 2 Posted July 2 This is a jaw dropping, incredible scene. Everything is well detailed, from the steam locomotives, to the trackside structures, to the buildings and the train shed. What a way to show up in the forums. I'd love to see more of everything. The locomotives (nice work powering them), the rolling stock, the signals, the buildings, and more. My favorite picture is the fireman oiling the rods trackside, followed by the ground level foggy picture with the locomotive between the signal masts. BTW, do the signals work? Quote
Toastie Posted July 2 Posted July 2 7 hours ago, Feuer Zug said: This is a jaw dropping, incredible scene. Everything is well detailed, from the steam locomotives, to the trackside structures, to the buildings and the train shed. What a way to show up in the forums. I'd love to see more of everything. The locomotives (nice work powering them), the rolling stock, the signals, the buildings, and more. Well ... YES! This is simply beyond belief. 9 hours ago, Brickstone_City said: Over 3000 Gobricks-Parts, lots of printed boiler rings, many spoked wheels, full electronic complement and r104 track circle. Yeah ... 9 hours ago, Brickstone_City said: I use parts from all companies yeah ... Man. You simply rock. Looking very, very much forward to any kind of any further updates! All the best Thorsten Quote
zephyr1934 Posted July 3 Posted July 3 Your builds are jaw dropping. Each building, train and detail in the background looks like it is worthy of its own post. But that's okay to leave us wanting more, the gestalt of it all together is amazing. Quote
XG BC Posted July 3 Posted July 3 That is insane! What a first post after the introduction one. Crazy! I have yet to pick my jaw up from the floor. And yes i have subbed to your YouTube Channel IMEDIATELY! Quote
Brickstone_City Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 (edited) Thanks a lot, guys! :-) On 7/2/2025 at 2:43 PM, Feuer Zug said: BTW, do the signals work? No, I am happy if they stay relatively straight - pretty nightmarish stability, but I wanted some kind of ladder structure - it's a case of form over substance ;-) The lamps are a bit more stable - I just stuffed the inside of the round bricks with Bluebrixx train axles. ;0) Edited July 4 by Brickstone_City Quote
-DoNe- Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Absolutely stunning work! The locomotive as well as the photography is top-notch. Quote
unsle Posted Thursday at 06:21 AM Posted Thursday at 06:21 AM this is the best scene ı have ever seen Quote
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