Carpathian Ranger

[Darkkostas25]

I was trying to make a proper tank engine (since I've never done them, but they are neat). Plus was trying to play with Sapphire Star design and click with me. So here is Carpathian Ranger

Carpathian Ranger from BrickLink Studio

[idlemarvel]

Excellent proper tank engine! Lovely to see one beyond the standard 0-6-0 designs. Is there a prototype or is it out of your imagination?

[Selander]

Nice clean lines, good proportions and excellent color scheme. This is a very good design 🤗🙌👌

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very neat design and beautiful livery for the steam engine and the coaches too.

It's nice to see the cross-section of the locomotive with the engine and the Bluetooth management system! 

 

[zephyr1934]

Nicely done!

[SpacePolice89]

It looks great!

[Darkkostas25]

22 hours ago, idlemarvel said:

Excellent proper tank engine! Lovely to see one beyond the standard 0-6-0 designs. Is there a prototype or is it out of your imagination?

  

23 hours ago, idlemarvel said:

Excellent proper tank engine! Lovely to see one beyond the standard 0-6-0 designs. Is there a prototype or is it out of your imagination?

 

21 hours ago, Selander said:

Nice clean lines, good proportions and excellent color scheme. This is a very good design 🤗🙌👌

 

20 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Very neat design and beautiful livery for the steam engine and the coaches too.

It's nice to see the cross-section of the locomotive with the engine and the Bluetooth management system! 

 

 

17 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

Nicely done!

 

9 hours ago, SpacePolice89 said:

It looks great!

Thank you all for your kind words! 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Just one question: with one motor, is there enough torque to run everything? 

[Darkkostas25]

11 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Just one question: with one motor, is there enough torque to run everything? 

I hope, but I have a module with two, but then I need an additional wagon for the battery block 

[LL1982]

I have no knowledge on steam trains, but I love how this looks. Great colours, nice to see something not green and that grey trim works nicely. That section view is lovely, for me an insight in how you guys do steamers. I do wonder why not for instance use a regular train motor on the rear two wheels? If you power that would the 3 axles large wheels not simply follow? Apologies if it is a stupid idea, but I only own train motors so it was a thing that has crossed my mind. 

[Selander]

34 minutes ago, LL1982 said:

I have no knowledge on steam trains, but I love how this looks. Great colours, nice to see something not green and that grey trim works nicely. That section view is lovely, for me an insight in how you guys do steamers. I do wonder why not for instance use a regular train motor on the rear two wheels? If you power that would the 3 axles large wheels not simply follow? Apologies if it is a stupid idea, but I only own train motors so it was a thing that has crossed my mind. 

Since the three big wheels are assembled in a static configuration, and considering the long length of locomotive, you need the front and rear bogies to be able to travel slightly sideways, provided you run the loco in (not super large) curves. If using a train motor as you suggest, a "slot" in the train base plate could give this functionality and it could work from a functional chassis point-of-view. Torquewise a train motor would be much weaker... In this case, I'd recommend using two train motors to get more traction and power.

[Darkkostas25]

5 hours ago, LL1982 said:

I have no knowledge on steam trains, but I love how this looks. Great colours, nice to see something not green and that grey trim works nicely. That section view is lovely, for me an insight in how you guys do steamers. I do wonder why not for instance use a regular train motor on the rear two wheels? If you power that would the 3 axles large wheels not simply follow? Apologies if it is a stupid idea, but I only own train motors so it was a thing that has crossed my mind. 

That kind of setup I used on my own Orient Express, and it works. I may try to add this option, and then the locomotive could be with a cab interior and 2 std longer (well, I love long engines, so it`s not a problem for me) 

5 hours ago, Selander said:

Since the three big wheels are assembled in a static configuration, and considering the long length of locomotive, you need the front and rear bogies to be able to travel slightly sideways, provided you run the loco in (not super large) curves. If using a train motor as you suggest, a "slot" in the train base plate could give this functionality and it could work from a functional chassis point-of-view. Torquewise a train motor would be much weaker... In this case, I'd recommend using two train motors to get more traction and power.

So two motors and a carriage with a battery block or a closed interior cab
Thanks!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

10 hours ago, Darkkostas25 said:

I hope, but I have a module with two, but then I need an additional wagon for the battery block 

This is an excellent backup solution (I also adopted this solution on some of my trains)!

I'm curious to see the entire convoy in real bricks.

 

[Vilhelm22]

Very nice “Brighton Baltic”  @Darkkostas25!  Actually been looking into doing an LB&SCR L1 so it’s good to see others’ models - and the OE livery looks smart as well.  Also really like the name - it fits well alongside Sapphire Star perfectly.

[LL1982]

On 12/2/2025 at 10:11 AM, Selander said:

Since the three big wheels are assembled in a static configuration, and considering the long length of locomotive, you need the front and rear bogies to be able to travel slightly sideways, provided you run the loco in (not super large) curves. If using a train motor as you suggest, a "slot" in the train base plate could give this functionality and it could work from a functional chassis point-of-view. Torquewise a train motor would be much weaker... In this case, I'd recommend using two train motors to get more traction and power.

Ok thank for explaining it to me. I always figured the train motor was the powerful one. Though I only have experience with a PU M motor as another drive option in a build I did based on a MOC of another person. There I found the M weak and though small not really adequate. So I would have to find a L or XL motor. 

[Selander]

6 hours ago, LL1982 said:

Ok thank for explaining it to me. I always figured the train motor was the powerful one. Though I only have experience with a PU M motor as another drive option in a build I did based on a MOC of another person. There I found the M weak and though small not really adequate. So I would have to find a L or XL motor. 

If you like to build your own Lego technic based drivetrain in a locomotive, I think the L motor is the best alternative, with it's high torque and fair rotation speed. 

For an easier "plug and play" experience, but still with a powerful motorization, I'd choose a setup with 2x regular train motors.