Sir Nigel Gresley Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Hi guys. I'm quite new to Eurobricks and this is my first MOC. I'm from Britain so have done a quite recognisable Great Western Railway pannier tank. I've experimented with 2 liveries a British Rail black (post 1948) and GWR green (pre 1948) I have never used LDD that much so any hints are tips will be appreciated. Thanks Edited May 2, 2017 by Sir Nigel Gresley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColletArrow Posted May 2, 2017 Welcome! Very good model, instantly recognizable as a GWR Pannier (to me, at least!). Good job capturing it in such a small scale, too. How about trying to represent cab windows with 1x1 technic bricks? Other than that, I can't think of a way to improve it easily. For LDD, which mode are you using? If when it starts up you click on 'extended mode' you get a much larger selection of parts to use; all of them, theoretically. You can then use actual rails and rail wheels, although the latter are probably a bit too big for the scale represented here. Also, you might want to edit the formatting in the first post; most of your text is a link ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Nigel Gresley Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Thanks didn't think about using technic holes and will try and sort out that link Flickr account Edited May 3, 2017 by Sir Nigel Gresley Edit- Fixed the link and added windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtlan Posted May 3, 2017 11 hours ago, Sir Nigel Gresley said: Hi guys. I'm quite new to Eurobricks and this is my first MOC. I'm from Britain so have done a quite recognisable Great Western Railway pannier tank. I've experimented with 2 liveries a British Rail black (post 1948) and GWR green (pre 1948) I have never used LDD that much so any hints are tips will be appreciated. Thanks Welcome to Eurobricks, @Sir Nigel Gresley (The?). My personal preference is to enable the "Outlines on Bricks" option in the preferences -- this draws the seams between bricks, which gives a better representation of what the model will look like in real life. For the front of the boiler, you can use some bricks with studs on the side rather than a Technic brick, which will allow you to attach the smokebox without having visible holes in the pannier tanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hod Carrier Posted May 3, 2017 Cool model for a first effort. Instantly recognisable as a pannier. It's also nice to see another person trying out with 4-wide scale. I can't wait to see an auto-coach in the same scale to go with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Nigel Gresley Posted May 4, 2017 Thanks might try to do an autocoach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColletArrow Posted May 4, 2017 I'm now thinking how to squeeze in a motor into one (an autocoach that is) but I don't think it's possible. Perhaps micromotor+9v cell and modified power clip? With elastic band power transmission... hmm. It would be awesome to see this moving though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 5, 2017 This little locomotive is really cute! The green version is better in my opinion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feuer Zug Posted May 6, 2017 Nice work. You've got the look down for the size. It's good to see others working in 4 wide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Nigel Gresley Posted May 6, 2017 I'm working on a layout (well just a station really) with this and an autocoach. Thanks for all the positive comments Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zephyr1934 Posted May 7, 2017 That is really sharp, only one suggestion is to make the studs on the cab roof go away. Perhaps using a pair of 2x2 curved slopes? I would agree, 6 wide is difficult, 4 wide is REALLY difficult. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCRR Constitution Posted May 13, 2017 Very nice. I can easily tell what it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites