dtomsen Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Presenting another Danish shunter...DSB Litra MH 322 History: The Danish State Railways (DSB) diesel shunter Litra MH were built in great numbers by Frichs in Denmark from the year 1960 to 1965. In all 120 shunters were built to replace the steam shunters still being used. The shunters were repainted in the 80's to black and red from the original dark green. The last shunter was decommissioned in 2001. ©Hans Stückler My model: Scale: 1:54ish Lenght: 26 studs Width: 7 studs Bricks: 455 Motortype: PF Model built: 2012-14 The stickers are homemade with self-adhesive labels printed by a copy shop and then cut by myself to fit. The upper part is primarily constructed with plates and tiles, in general only a few standard bricks are used in the construction. The model is run by PF and requires one 9v battery connected by custom adapter to the Power Functions M-Motor. Pull and speed are acceptable. The shunter pulling a white Litra Gs wagon. Edited June 7, 2022 by dtomsen Per the Site Guidelines, please keep embedded images to a maximum of 1,024 x 768 pixels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted April 29, 2015 Lovely work! I like the shape and the great work with PF components! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marook Posted April 29, 2015 Wow, really great job there! Nice to see some danish trains :-) PS: On a web-technical note, the lego-pictures in PNG are 3x the file size of the first JPG.. and even though I'm currently in a high-tech hotel in Dubai, it took 10 minutes to get the PNG's and 1 min for the JPG.. Slow server at 'staticflicr.com' contra blogspot or file sizes ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizzareno Posted April 29, 2015 Nice work. Does the middle wheel float above the tracks? I just wonder cos it is sort of flanged on both sides so if it touched it could cause problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtomsen Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Nice work. Does the middle wheel float above the tracks? I just wonder cos it is sort of flanged on both sides so if it touched it could cause problems. Yep, the middle wheel does indeed float above the tracks and is this part which actually works just fine from the side as blind drivers for the standard sized train wheels Edited April 29, 2015 by dtomsen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgarison Posted April 30, 2015 That is a lovely shunter and the use of the 9V is very innovative. As far as the speed being in the "acceptable" category, I am always reminded by Cale that trains are not supposed to be fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zephyr1934 Posted April 30, 2015 That is a great little model. The amount of detail that you packed in is very impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAKAbricks Posted April 30, 2015 Very nice model, dtomsen. Very nice to see some homely trains I do remember Litra MH from my childhood, as I lived in a town where DSB used some shunters. They were green at the time, and the bigger ones, Litra MT, I remember as being red and black. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marbleman Posted May 1, 2015 Impressive detail, your battery solution is ingenious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duq Posted May 1, 2015 That's a great little model. Looks like the V60's Danish cousin. I like how you've managed to make it modular to make is easy to change the battery. Have you tried running it? I built a KoF that's using the same 9V battery but it doesn't last very long... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rail Co Posted May 2, 2015 Great model perfect design!!! How long does that 9v battery last on average I thought just 1 9v battery would drain itself pretty fast? Good Job!!! -RailCo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted May 2, 2015 Excellent shunter 'dtomsen'.......Brick On ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtomsen Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Have you tried running it? I built a KoF that's using the same 9V battery but it doesn't last very long... Yeah, the battery doesn't last very long, about 30 min on a good day...can't have it all :-) Edited May 2, 2015 by dtomsen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elicend Posted May 2, 2015 how do you manage to fix the batterie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtomsen Posted May 3, 2015 how do you manage to fix the batterie? The rear of the upper part is the exact same width (and length) inside as the battery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtomsen Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) it is a lego part? Half of it is You can read more about the custom adapter here Edited May 4, 2015 by dtomsen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harnbak Posted May 5, 2015 Megafedt lokomotiv! (Supercool locomotive) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtomsen Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) ---Updated 22.08.2018--- A few pictures of the model in the original dark green livery The stickers are this time wet transfer decals and cannibalised original LEGO stickers. Pulling a litra HK wagon from the same era: Edited June 7, 2022 by dtomsen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites