Help with the front of a train

[Hypersonic]

So, I'm trying to build this train:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/H%C5%BD_6111_serie.jpg

However I've hit a problem at the very start. The front has a very specific curvature and I haven't found a way to really build it in a way that looks nice. The while thing I'm trying to make it 7 wide and so far I've managed to make the bottom half, but it's the windscreen that's making a problem. Here is what I have so far (not in the right colors of course):

Help appretiated =)

[Rijkvv]

One thing you can consider is using slopes (like this one) and build a front panel which is hinged against those slopes. Like Brickshelf user Lostcarpark did here. If you build it that way, it might be easier to create the curve sideways in the front windows.

Edited April 25, 2014 by Richie

[zephyr1934]

Definitely not an easy nose to do in 7 wide. If you stick with the cheese bricks, try to work in a 1.5 plate offset between successive bricks on the same slope, instead of the 1 plate offset you have on the bottom and 2 plate offset on the window. Lego used that trick on the nose of the Maersk loco and it looks like you are using it for adjacent rows as well.

[Duq]

I don't think it's going to look right with the cheese slopes. Richies idea sounds good; make the the window section with curved slopes and then put the whole thing at an angle.

[legoman666]

http://i.imgur.com/BeLfGwQ.jpg

7w windshield on my loco. Might be adaptable to your purposes. It's not curved though...

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Look at this magnificent work made by Sérgio: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=88325

Edited April 27, 2014 by LEGO Train 12 Volts

[jaynbashate]

yes,Richies idea sounds good; make the the window section with curved slopes and then put the whole thing at an angle.thanks

Edited April 27, 2014 by jaynbashate

[Hypersonic]

Thanks for the helpful tips guys!

One thing you can consider is using slopes (like this one) and build a front panel which is hinged against those slopes. Like Brickshelf user Lostcarpark did here. If you build it that way, it might be easier to create the curve sideways in the front windows.

That was what wanted to do at first and what I ended up going with, but without the sideways curve and in 6 wide. I decided that it might be better like that than trying to mess with all sorts of things and ending up with huge gaps or very low structural integrity. However this locomotive could be an interesting challenge for anybody more experienced in train building.

Definitely not an easy nose to do in 7 wide. If you stick with the cheese bricks, try to work in a 1.5 plate offset between successive bricks on the same slope, instead of the 1 plate offset you have on the bottom and 2 plate offset on the window. Lego used that trick on the nose of the Maersk loco and it looks like you are using it for adjacent rows as well.

It was a 1.5 plate offset on the windscreen, though it looks weird because of the photo and trans slopes.

I'll post a picture of what it looks like now later, might take me a few days since I'm very busy at the moment. It sorta strays from the source material because the curves are a tad beyond my skill, but I think when it's all finished it'll be recognizeable.