mrblue Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) HELLO! here I am back again with another LDD moc that got life in true bricks! in a 6x16 space I have been able to fit engine, IR, battery box and lights! front and back lights! the model is based on a MOC by Carl Greatrix, but stuffed with PF instead of 9v motor which si no more easy accessible by everyone. this MOC has working doors and the battery box is easy to remove to change batteries. LDD file can be found here. as usual, I'm looking forward for any comments or suggestion have a nice lego train day mrBlue Edited May 11, 2011 by mrblue Quote
Gareth Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 What a neat little shunter!. I always like little shunter's like this, a nice compact design but looks bulky enough to get the job done good work. Quote
lightningtiger Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Excellent looking shunter 'mrblue', I can see your problem you PM me about yeah removing the batteries out of this. Sounds like designing your own custom battery pack is what is called for ! Brick On 'mrblue' ! Quote
Sir E Fullner Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 He sure is a cute little feller. Great job! Quote
Fuzzylegobricks Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Great work Mrblue! Quite tall, but the fact on how much function blows me away. Quote
Lego Otaku Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Great job making a good looking shunter with the PF gut stuffed in. Makes me want to build one myself. i did take a few picture of a local shunter for reference if I wanted to build an American style diesel model. Quote
Legoless Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Looks a fair bit like a British Rail Class 08 that Carl Greatrix modelled - although that has the main body narrower than the cab so that the driver can see where he is going without sticking his head out of the window (and getting his head amputated by passing trains- that does tend to make a mess of the paintwork). Looks good though. Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Neat shunter 'mrblue'. Amazing you where able fit all that PF equipment inside such a small shunter. Too bad you can't have a conductor. Great job anyway Quote
mrblue Posted May 18, 2011 Author Posted May 18, 2011 thanks to everyone! yes, there is no space left for a driver, but even if I could find a little place, it seems that nobody wants the job, as Legoless said, because my minifigs are too much worried for their heads and they said they would have make a long strike! hopefully I have a remote control, so I'll do the job by myself! yes, it is inspired by the one from Carl Greatrix! I tried the 7 or 8 wide cab, but the result was too large compared to the overall length. have a nice train lego day mrBlue Quote
Nikola Bathory Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 mrblue - That's a cute little shunter! Can you make a video of it running with the lights on? And guys, how do you do that - you have white lights at the front and red ones at the back... Do you use 2 sets of lights? How do you have space for 2 sets of lights and how do you power them with only 1 battery box - I think you can only connect 1 motor + 1 set of lights? Quote
AndyC Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 And guys, how do you do that - you have white lights at the front and red ones at the back... Do you use 2 sets of lights? How do you have space for 2 sets of lights and how do you power them with only 1 battery box - I think you can only connect 1 motor + 1 set of lights? One battery box can power several motors (officially 4x M Motors or 2x XL Motors), I've not seen a figure for how many train motors but 2 should be no problem at all. If you manage to put too much load on it the battery box will cut power to protect itself, so it's safe to try in any case. As for lights, the power drain from them is minute so you can add plenty of sets without a noticable effect. Quote
Nikola Bathory Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 One battery box can power several motors (officially 4x M Motors or 2x XL Motors), I've not seen a figure for how many train motors but 2 should be no problem at all. If you manage to put too much load on it the battery box will cut power to protect itself, so it's safe to try in any case. As for lights, the power drain from them is minute so you can add plenty of sets without a noticable effect. OK, but the battery box only has 2 "ports" for connecting stuff. How do you overcome this? Yes, I'm new to the Trains stuff. Quote
AndyC Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 OK, but the battery box only has 2 "ports" for connecting stuff. How do you overcome this? Yes, I'm new to the Trains stuff. You can just "stack" power functions connectors by clipping them together and power will go to all devices. Quote
mrblue Posted May 18, 2011 Author Posted May 18, 2011 this model has the IR connected to the battery box and from there one plug goes to the motor and from the other plug, two cables to the lights. it is working like the emerald, you control the speed and the light separately. I was thinking to connect everything one one plug, but there is not enough height, otherwise I'll have to put the IR a bit lower, but then, I'll have less space to store the cables, so I'll maybe connect the front light with the motor and the back to the other plug. no chance to see it running for a long while, until I'll have space to build my layout. have a nice train lego day mrBlue Quote
Snapshot Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 this model has the IR connected to the battery box and from there one plug goes to the motor and from the other plug, two cables to the lights. it is working like the emerald, you control the speed and the light separately. I was thinking to connect everything one one plug, but there is not enough height, otherwise I'll have to put the IR a bit lower, but then, I'll have less space to store the cables, so I'll maybe connect the front light with the motor and the back to the other plug. no chance to see it running for a long while, until I'll have space to build my layout. have a nice train lego day mrBlue You need a 8886 PF extension lead attached to the IR receiver then as many plugs as you want attached to the other end of the lead. This may be difficult in your small shunter however. This won't let you attach two PF motors as they'll run in opposite directions. Jonathan Quote
gambort Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 Impressive work bundling it all in there. Still has the spirit of a Class 8 too. Tim Quote
johnny cogs Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 ^Agreed. Would love to see it in Blue and yellow!!! Lovely Little Powerhouse though. (tips had to creator...) Quote
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