Werlu Ulcur Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Any ideas about how to transform this: Into a much less environment-friendly diesel engine? My future railroad will be diesel-electric (for now), so an electric loco won't fit very well. I want it to be motorized (PF), so any ideas of what I can do with it would be greatly appreciated . PS: What's the proper way to say it in English, diesel-electric or electro-diesel? Quote
Lazarus Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 This one is easy, just take the bit off the top and replace with a 1x3 black tile. Did that with mine this loco looks more diesel that electric from my view looks very much like a uk diesel. Quote
Werlu Ulcur Posted February 27, 2013 Author Posted February 27, 2013 Well, that was the first thing I thought, but it seemed an overly-newbie solution even to me . I was hoping for some pics to use as ideas for the project - I plan to get the Yellow Cargo Train set and MOD the engine into a diesel. Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 The yellow freight loco is simple to convert because it already has diesel like cooling fans on the roof so all you need to do is remove the pantograph and add a exhaust for the diesel engine and you're done. Quote
Dan-147 Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 I always felt it looked a lot like a British Rail Class 60 diesel-electric locomotive; Even the colors are pretty close. Replace some of the yellow on the sides with some light bluish gray and it will be pretty proto-typical. Dan-147 Quote
Werlu Ulcur Posted February 27, 2013 Author Posted February 27, 2013 Whoa, I didn't think it would be that easy for once . Well then, I already have a starting point (and best of all, I don't think I need to BL parts !), so that's the least I'll do. Any other ideas for a something "more American"? I would l-o-v-e to do something local, like these: GE U23C GM G-22U Quote
peterab Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Any ideas about how to transform this: Into a much less environment-friendly diesel engine? My future railroad will be diesel-electric (for now), so an electric loco won't fit very well. I want it to be motorized (PF), so any ideas of what I can do with it would be greatly appreciated . PS: What's the proper way to say it in English, diesel-electric or electro-diesel? I've always thought it looked like a German BR 218.I'm not sure if you'll find a yellow prototype since all the DB and DB AG ones I know of were red, but you might as they have done advertising paint jobs on some newer engines, and older ones have been sold off to freight and rolling stock rental companies. Diesel-electric is the usage I'm familiar with, I've never seen electro-diesel used. I can't help with American stuff since it's not my area of interest. Quote
Werlu Ulcur Posted February 27, 2013 Author Posted February 27, 2013 That looks very good! I would have to "round the corners" though. BTW, is the engine on this set actually based on a real one? Quote
Werlu Ulcur Posted February 27, 2013 Author Posted February 27, 2013 I researched Peter's sugestion and look what I found: Bahnbau Gruppe BR218 Almost like Lego used that one as the basis for the 7939 loco? BTW, doesn't that look like a long VW camper on rails? Quote
Stu83 Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 PS: What's the proper way to say it in English, diesel-electric or electro-diesel? They are different concepts. Diesel-electrics are solely powered by an onboard diesel engine coupled to a generator. An electro-diesel has an onboard diesel engine AND the ability to connect to an external electrical supply, the latter usually being the main power source. Quote
Dan-147 Posted February 27, 2013 Posted February 27, 2013 Any other ideas for a something "more American"? I would l-o-v-e to do something local, like these: GE U23C I've posted instructions for a GE C30-7, which was the model immediatly following the GE U23C in GE's catalog. If interested, follow this link; http://railbricks.com/instructions/ge-c30-7/ Dan-147 Quote
Werlu Ulcur Posted February 27, 2013 Author Posted February 27, 2013 They are different concepts. Diesel-electrics are solely powered by an onboard diesel engine coupled to a generator. An electro-diesel has an onboard diesel engine AND the ability to connect to an external electrical supply, the latter usually being the main power source. Thanks for the info! I wasn't aware of that second concept. I've posted instructions for a GE C30-7, which was the model immediatly following the GE U23C in GE's catalog. Fantastic! Thanks a bunch . Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 That's an amazing set of instructions Dan, - I particularly like how you've modeled the diesel engine. Quote
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