Murdoch17 Posted December 25, 2025 Posted December 25, 2025 This 4-6-0 steam locomotive's real-world counterpart was built in 1889 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and was numbered 635. After working the Sedalia to Warsaw, Missouri route for many years, it was donated in November 1966 by Missouri Pacific to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri, where it still resides today. My LEGO model of the real engine is as faithful to the real deal as I could feasibly get while still retaining my style of building. As a side note: the boiler of the engine is inspired by the loco in set 71044 - Disney Train and station. The rear view of the locomotive. Sadly, I couldn't get the name of the railroad into it's proper spot above the road number on the tender. The inside of the engine's cab is pretty sparsely detailed. The real world loco as of March 2018. (Sorry I couldn't get a better picture, as the streetcars are parked in the way most of the time!) Thoughts? Quote
Shiva Posted December 25, 2025 Posted December 25, 2025 It is nice. And cheers for the real locomotive photo :) Quote
Murdoch17 Posted December 25, 2025 Author Posted December 25, 2025 19 minutes ago, Shiva said: It is nice. And cheers for the real locomotive photo :) Thanks @Shiva! Quote
LL1982 Posted December 31, 2025 Posted December 31, 2025 If possible I would make the 635 lettering on the tender bigger, to match the original. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted December 31, 2025 Author Posted December 31, 2025 17 minutes ago, LL1982 said: If possible I would make the 635 lettering on the tender bigger, to match the original. Sorry, I can't without using stickers, which I don't use. Thanks for your suggestion though @LL1982! Quote
LL1982 Posted December 31, 2025 Posted December 31, 2025 Fair choice. Neither have I so far, I do use printed bricks. Quote
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