LDD WIP: Montparnasse steamtrain crash

[JopieK]

looks very nice!!! now the real thing, some parts will be hard to get in the colors you used though ;)

[Steven L]

Thanks for the reply, JopieK. I think that's the fun of LDD. More colors and unlimited bricks. If someone would like building it, feel free to do. My goal is first to complete this LDD design and after that making it more realistic with Povray. I haven't downloaded or worked with Povray before, so that will be a challenge.

[Redhead1982]

It's an interesting building design. Not being a train expert, my favourite details are the flowers in different shades. It would be nice to have them available outside the LDD. The greenery outside the large windows looks lovely in different shades of green.

[Steven L]

Thank you Redhead1982. I'm trying to add more detail and turn it into one whole scene.

[JopieK]

how is it going with the MOC?

Did you know that a Santa Fe Super Chief had a similar accident?

[AussieJimbo]

I think this is a really cool idea for a MOC. You've made great progress but I'd like to make a suggestion.

To my mind, the key focal point is the crashed train and I'd want it to line up exactly like the source photo. At the moment the tender drops down too far because the height of the ground floor to rail level is too low compared with the original building.

Good luck with the build.

:classic:

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Wow, this project has grown like a mushroom: huge and fast!

The end result is really impressive ...superb! :thumbup:

[Chromeknight]

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Derailment on the Zig Zag railway by State Records NSW, on Flickr

That's a 150ft drop the front of the engine is hanging over.

[Steven L]

Thanks for the replies. I haven't had much time to build due to work and life in general. When I have the time, I'll do some more. (and when I do, it's probably going pretty fast. )

@AussieJimbo: I've noticed that to. I'm going to have to add about 2 layers of bricks to both first and second floor. I'll fix it.

The two other train crashes, JopieK and Chromeknight posted are inspirational. If I'm going to make my next build, I want something similair to this, but not specificly train crashes. Some fairly well known photo. Something like this: But I've found out that this has already been done in LEGO.

A lot of movies are LEGO-lised (is that a real word?). So perhaps a scene from Killbill with that yellow-red truck, but I've seen that to in LEGO.

I kind of like the idea of making the Terracotta Army or part of a famous landmark. Niagara Falls, Pyramid of Giza, Machu Pichu or the build of the eiffel tower.