Electricsteam Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) This is the ES co. (Electricsteam co.) Retro Steam Locomotive! Useing 40% original 60's blocks! and Has 2 Retro like Passenger Coaches! I am open to all suggestions and anything for that matter! Edited December 4, 2012 by Electricsteam Quote
Frank STENGEL Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 Beautiful. I suddenly feel 40 years younger Quote
eurotrash Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Beautiful. I suddenly feel 40 years younger My thoughts exactly! The Train looks fantastic, but that minifig definitely has to go..... Quote
Frank STENGEL Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 The Train looks fantastic, but that minifig definitely has to go..... Indeed. By the way, does anyone know if there (and when) were minifigs in the early 70's. I vaguely remeber the little men that were built uisng bricks and articulated arms and arm/legless minifigs, but not when they appeared Quote
Electricsteam Posted December 5, 2012 Author Posted December 5, 2012 Indeed. By the way, does anyone know if there (and when) were minifigs in the early 70's. I vaguely remeber the little men that were built uisng bricks and articulated arms and arm/legless minifigs, but not when they appeared I have the body and the legs of the old Minifig but no head... Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 WOW WOW WOW! These are wonderful and unique pictures! Lovely work! Quote
peterab Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 Indeed. By the way, does anyone know if there (and when) were minifigs in the early 70's. I vaguely remeber the little men that were built uisng bricks and articulated arms and arm/legless minifigs, but not when they appeared The brick figures with the articulated arms were released in 1973 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=200-1 The proto minifigures were released in 1975 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=363-1 Quote
Frank STENGEL Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 The brick figures with the articulated arms were released in 1973 http://www.bricklink...Inv.asp?S=200-1 I remember receiving that set. Oh boy, that was a loooong time ago... Quote
Electricsteam Posted March 11, 2013 Author Posted March 11, 2013 I would like to ask this question for all of Train Tech... I there any way to power the this locomotive with PF? I have an Idea for the Bat-Box car allready... Yes I know this is an old topic but I would love to have this run on my layout I plan to design. Quote
Gioppa Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 If you have the pf Parts you can Motorize it, It's Made of lego, you can do everything! Quote
Pop Bumper Pete Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I would like to ask this question for all of Train Tech... I there any way to power the this locomotive with PF? I have an Idea for the Bat-Box car allready... Yes I know this is an old topic but I would love to have this run on my layout I plan to design. This train would predate the early 4.5 volt motors but a PF battery box would easily fit in a carrage If I was trying for the retrolook, I would build a black coal car for the battery box @OP, you need to get different windows for the carages, I can see through those :p Edited March 11, 2013 by Pop Bumper Pete Quote
Electricsteam Posted March 11, 2013 Author Posted March 11, 2013 amazing Good Comment, but I was asking how I could run this with PF.... Quote
bricks n bolts Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 I would keep the classic 4.5v motor casing at least so you can still use the old wheels, then all the additional PF stuff can be hidden. You could also swap out (yes they have screws!) the internal 4.5v motor for a 9v one. Quote
Konrad Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Good Comment, but I was asking how I could run this with PF.... It can't, unless you use a 4.5v motor and the RC module. PF requires 4 wires, - + and two signal.... I am not sure how you would wire the signal to a 4.5v motor, unless you sacrifice a PF motor for parts... Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 It can't, unless you use a 4.5v motor and the RC module. PF requires 4 wires, - + and two signal.... I am not sure how you would wire the signal to a 4.5v motor, unless you sacrifice a PF motor for parts... This was discussed here http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71035&hl=%2B4.5v+%2Bremote+%2Bcontrol It's possible to use PF with 4.5volt motors and I will be doing that myself fairly soon (Waiting for a PF receiver to arrive). Quote
Konrad Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 This was discussed here http://www.eurobrick...remote +control It's possible to use PF with 4.5volt motors and I will be doing that myself fairly soon (Waiting for a PF receiver to arrive). I can tell you from personal experience when i was 6, ( its easy to stick a 4.5v socket to a 9v brick underside to get current without ruining or modifiying any parts, just have to hold in place by hand) that a 4.5v WILL NOT run double the speed with more current. Infact it will barely run at all, choke and sound like its about to disintegrate.... So that article is not quite accurate. The modified PF circuit would have to be cut down to 4.5V MAX to prevent damage with resistors. Running a 4.5v motor will less current however is more then doable just like 12v. Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) The modified PF circuit would have to be cut down to 4.5V MAX to prevent damage with resistors. Running a 4.5v motor will less current however is more then doable just like 12v. ..........'zactly These PF conversions for 4.5volt do run on 4.5volts and not 9volts. Possibly that wasn't made clear in the discussion thread. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=5531975 Edited March 21, 2013 by Locomotive Annie Quote
jimmynick Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 I'm of course not old enough to remember that kind of retro LEGO first-hand, but I've played with a lot of my dad's old sets from time to time and this has a great old-timey feel. Good job, Electricsteam! Quote
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