SavaTheAggie Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Gallery Texas State Railroad Mikado (2-8-2) Engine #400. From the TSRR Website: -------------------------------- This locomotive began its career on the Tremont & Gulf Railway, a Louisiana short line. Wearing number 30, it was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917. The engine is a 2-8-2 type, which means it has two small wheels at the front of the engine, eight drivers (the large wheels), and two small wheels at the rear of the engine. This type of locomotive is commonly referred to as a “Mikado” because the first engines of this wheel arrangement were ordered by the government of Japan. The Tremont & Gulf operated this locomotive until 1954, when it was sold to the Magma Copper Mine in Magma, Arizona. During its tenure at the mine the locomotive was utilized in the 1962 epic MGM movie How the West Was Won. Viewers of this movie recall this spectacular train crash scene the engine was featured in. The mine replaced its steam engines with diesel power in the late sixties, seemingly ending the long career of the lanky Mikado. However, in 1974, it came out of its brief retirement. Texas State Railroad staff, scouring the country in search of viable steam locomotives, located and purchased this engine. It was shipped by rail to Texas and underwent extensive repair and refurbishing. After several years of hard work the Mikado was once again ready to go to work in 1978, rolling down the iron rails with style and grace to thrill a new generation of rail enthusiasts. ------------------------------ This is the fourth of five steam engines of the Texas State Railroad I have constructed. Because of the complex Vanderbilt tender there is no room for a motor, but given a motorized passenger car behind her she should perform well. --Tony Quote
AussieJimbo Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Another masterpiece, Sava. You've got a great talent for capturing all the important details. Sounds like this loco had a colourful life. Very well done. :classic: Edited March 30, 2011 by AussieJimbo Quote
Fuzzylegobricks Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Very Well Done! You captured the beauty perfectly. The labels "400" were they engraved or did you just sticker them? Quote
Andy Glascott Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Great detail as always sir, another masterpiece. Andy Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Again 'Sava' you have blown us away with your genius ! The detail is just beautiful, great decal work too ! Don't stop these creations of yours....keep them comming ! Brick On 'SavaTheAggie' ! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Another excellent creation SavaTheAggie! I'm always happy when I see a beautiful steam locomotive The "cockpit" and the pistons are amazing! Quote
L@go Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Your locos are always fantastic, Mr. Sava, and this is no exception. Would love to get my hands on a copy, to go with the other of your designs that I've built. Any plans for instructions? Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted March 31, 2011 Author Posted March 31, 2011 Another masterpiece, Sava. You've got a great talent for capturing all the important details. Sounds like this loco had a colourful life. Very well done. :classic: Thanks much! Originally I wasn't really feeling all that excited about building her, only the Vanderbilt tender interested me. But the more bricks I put together the more I began to enjoy the process. Now that she's wearing her stickers I think she is a real looker. Very Well Done! You captured the beauty perfectly. The labels "400" were they engraved or did you just sticker them? Thanks much! The labels are all stickers - my father gave us a new printer he got for free (one of those purchase $X amount and get a rebate coupon for this printer). The black from the printer matches LEGO black perfectly... which is something I've never been able to achieve before, it was always a little too light or slightly tinted yellow. Very nice SavaTheAggie!!! Great detail as always sir, another masterpiece. Andy Thanks Much! Again 'Sava' you have blown us away with your genius ! The detail is just beautiful, great decal work too ! Don't stop these creations of yours....keep them comming ! Brick On 'SavaTheAggie' ! I wouldn't call what I do genius, but thank you. Only three more locomotives to go... Another excellent creation SavaTheAggie! I'm always happy when I see a beautiful steam locomotive The "cockpit" and the pistons are amazing! Thanks much! I can take no credit for the pistons, they were originally designed by Cale Leiphart, though I have perfected the design I use personally to make the 2x2 tile stay on better. Your locos are always fantastic, Mr. Sava, and this is no exception. Would love to get my hands on a copy, to go with the other of your designs that I've built. Any plans for instructions? Thanks much! I have thought about making this one available, but that will wait for a bit. I will be releasing instructions first for my two diesels and possibly the TSRR passenger coaches. --Tony Quote
MetroiD Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 It did take me a while, but I've finally gotten around to blogging this. Beautiful job, as always, Tony! Hope you'll still be able to find the time for these and for all your LEGO endeavours in the future - not having a new beautiful steamer from you every other month would be a huge miss... Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Great steam engine 'StA' Such wonderful details, it looks like the real thing. You did a spot on accurate build (again ). Greta job, can't wait to see your next project. Keep up the great work Quote
gogocar Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 What a wonderful and sleek design! You are a very talented lego train builder. Keep it up! Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 It did take me a while, but I've finally gotten around to blogging this. Beautiful job, as always, Tony! Hope you'll still be able to find the time for these and for all your LEGO endeavours in the future - not having a new beautiful steamer from you every other month would be a huge miss... Thank you very much for the kind words. My LUG even took notice. My next train MOC, whenever I can get to it, will be a diesel - the Texas State Railroad's locomotive #1, a GE 45 ton siderod switcher. I've already designed it in LDraw, I just need to order parts. After that I will probably build the last TSRR Diesel, #22. After that will be the final TSRR steamer. Great steam engine 'StA' Such wonderful details, it looks like the real thing. You did a spot on accurate build (again ). Greta job, can't wait to see your next project. Keep up the great work Thanks much! #400 is the only TSRR steam engine I've yet to see in person, and currently it's in the shop being rebuilt. It'll be some time before I'll ever get to compare the two in real life. What a wonderful and sleek design! You are a very talented lego train builder. Keep it up! Thanks much! I'm not the best out there but I'd like to think of myself as decent. --Tony Quote
MetroiD Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Thank you very much for the kind words. My LUG even took notice. My next train MOC, whenever I can get to it, will be a diesel - the Texas State Railroad's locomotive #1, a GE 45 ton siderod switcher. I've already designed it in LDraw, I just need to order parts. After that I will probably build the last TSRR Diesel, #22. After that will be the final TSRR steamer. You're welcome Tony; you know how much we all enjoy your MOCs anyway For some reason I can't seem to be able to recall which one the #1 is - was it the smallest diesel engine? In any case, that makes it all the more fun then, it'd be a surprise, I guess Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted April 15, 2011 Author Posted April 15, 2011 You're welcome Tony; you know how much we all enjoy your MOCs anyway For some reason I can't seem to be able to recall which one the #1 is - was it the smallest diesel engine? In any case, that makes it all the more fun then, it'd be a surprise, I guess Here's a picture of all the TSRR diesels - from left to right #1, #22, #7, and #8. The last two have already been built. Diesels of the Texas State Railroad by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr --Tony Quote
MetroiD Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Ah yes, I knew I'd seen it somewhere. Have fun with that and the #22. Quote
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