Reaper_Designs Posted May 10 Posted May 10 (edited) I've been working on the recreation of the old Budapest M1 metro cars since my previous posts. The build itself is 8 studs wide. I tried to be as accurate as possible with the proportions, but had to make some small compromises unfortunately. The main goal was for it to run on R40 Lego tracks which is now officially achived, along with major changes to the bogies and the upper segment of the Motor car. Update: the train has gone through a complete redesign and it now resembles the original much better than it did previously. My goal was to reduce the extra details I previously added and this time go for the full historical accuracy. The original line opened in 1896 and was the first electrified metro on the european continent, made for the millenial anniversary of Hungary. It runs under Andrássy Avenue to this day and is now part of the UNESCO world heritage. The most interesting part of this MOC's creation was the fact that I started working on it on May 2nd which coincidentally was the 130th anniversary of the line's opening, so you could say that it's destiny🤔 Technical side: Around 1100 pieces depending on the versions, 8 studs wide and roughly 45 studs long, I designed it for display presence and it has 3 removable roof sections. Even though now, without the extra detail removing the roof sections is a bit harder. The bogie design doesn't allow for motorization due to it being small, but i'm not going to take the L and leave that easy so I made the original control which has also recieved some love in the recent redesign. As you can see it was actually the first to get updated, since the Schlick motorcar was still in it's previous form. I again had to make a few compromises on stability, it should stay together but it requires some care when handling. Motorisation: The thing that makes this easy is the fact that these control cars only had 2 axles, so one of them can easily be motorised. This did not change in the redesign. Interiors: The interiors posed a small challenge when it comes to the benches and later in the redesign the SNOT mounted side panels. The interior of the control car didn't change apart from a few small mounting points for the windows. Here's the current Ganz version which I also modified a bit to run on R40, I'm working on motorisation now: aaaand for a little extra, the other type of Schlick motorcar next to this brown one: Hope you still like the new version! Feel free to give feedback or criticism, I'm always trying to improve my builds.😁 I'm coming with a surprise extra build soon!😉 Edited July 31 by Reaper_Designs Redesign, updated images Quote
Daiman Posted May 10 Posted May 10 I am a big fan of single carriage rail cars having spent some time using them in my youth. This is a great MOC, I really enjoyeed browsing your Flickr posts. Tip: if you click on a photo in Flicker and use the share button (the little arrow facing right) the link it gives can be pasted in here to embed the photo into this post. Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted May 10 Author Posted May 10 Thanks for the feedback! I'll try and edit the post😁 14 minutes ago, Daiman said: I am a big fan of single carriage rail cars having spent some time using them in my youth. This is a great MOC, I really enjoyeed browsing your Flickr posts. Tip: if you click on a photo in Flicker and use the share button (the little arrow facing right) the link it gives can be pasted in here to embed the photo into this post. Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted May 10 Author Posted May 10 Thanks for the comment! Means a lot😁 22 minutes ago, Shiva said: It looks nice :) Quote
zephyr1934 Posted May 11 Posted May 11 That car is very well done! On a side note, you might be able to power it using a circuit cube. Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted May 11 Author Posted May 11 Circuit cube? I'm not familiar with motorization options but i'm interested. 3 hours ago, zephyr1934 said: That car is very well done! On a side note, you might be able to power it using a circuit cube. Thank you for the feedback!😁 2 hours ago, Darkkostas25 said: Neat build. Nice well-detailed bogies and interior! Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted May 11 Author Posted May 11 Thank you for the kind feedback!! I just love how positive this site is😁 8 hours ago, rjr said: Nice build, great colors and I like the detailed bogies! 8 hours ago, Feuer Zug said: Wonderful work. It looks fully detailed and period. Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted May 12 Author Posted May 12 Thank you for the feedback! Happy you like it as well😁😁 2 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: Beautiful classic design! Very retrò Quote
zephyr1934 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/11/2026 at 5:48 AM, Reaper_Designs said: Circuit cube? I'm not familiar with motorization options but i'm interested. The Circuit Cubes battery and motor have become popular for powering small trains. The motors are quite powerful for their size and the bluetooth battery+receiver is very compact. Here's the manufacturer's page but if you google the set name you'll likely find it for cheaper shipping near you. https://circuitcubes.com/collections/kits/products/bluetooth-upgrade-kit Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted May 15 Author Posted May 15 Thank you! I looked into it, and for the main car it's a maybe, but i did an additional car and that could easily be motorised with this thing.😁 On 5/13/2026 at 7:36 PM, zephyr1934 said: The Circuit Cubes battery and motor have become popular for powering small trains. The motors are quite powerful for their size and the bluetooth battery+receiver is very compact. Here's the manufacturer's page but if you google the set name you'll likely find it for cheaper shipping near you. https://circuitcubes.com/collections/kits/products/bluetooth-upgrade-kit Quote
Reaper_Designs Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 Thank you all for the amazing feedback already! Based on it and the feedback from friends and other communities, I redesigned the entire model almost from scratch in an attempt to get as close to the real train as possible. Quote
zephyr1934 Posted July 31 Posted July 31 Aw, you updated the first post rather than keeping the original design there and showing the improvements later in the thread or starting a new thread if the changes are large. I always like to see how projects progress but as the designer it is well within your prerogative to do so. Only one minor problem though, any comments to the first post pre-update are now out of context. Regardless, from what I recall, it looks like you've done some major changes and updates to improve an already great design. Good job Quote
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