judegreer Posted March 20, 2018 Hi all, Last year I stumbled across a MOC on the old LEGO LDD Gallery of an absolutely enormous MOC of a GE Dash 8-40C diesel locomotive. I didn't think much of it when I saw the thumbnail on the LDD gallery, mostly because the thumbnails and images on that gallery were pretty dreadful, but once I opened it in LDD I knew that I had to try to make it. It was a super impressive showpiece - completely non-working, but a real stunner to look at. I was so new to LEGO at the time that I didn't really grasp the idea that a digital design might not be possible/feasible/stable when built or attempted with real bricks, so I naively set up several shopping carts full of LEGO and resolved to build it. Well, here are the results. Again, this is not my MOC or design, and I can't remember the name of the designer or I would give him/her credit. Alas, I can't go back to the LDD gallery to look up the designer since LEGO decided to migrate to the new, "improved" gallery. I completed this build in late summer of last year, but I'm just now putting up some pictures, because I need to get my content creation count up here on Eurobricks. Also, if anyone would like a copy of the LDD lxf file, I would be more than happy to provide it. I assume the original designer would not mind since it was posted on the LDD Gallery publically until it was upgraded. Sorry about the quality of the photos - I'm a terrible photographer using the camera on my iPhone. Thanks for looking! IMG_20170908_102927 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103258 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103246 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103234 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103204 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103147 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103134 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103038 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_102958 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103542 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103459 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103524 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103443 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103426 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103400 by judegreer, on Flickr IMG_20170908_103333 by judegreer, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Younge Posted March 20, 2018 Wow, that is massive!!! Out of curiosity, how many pieces did it come to in the end? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
judegreer Posted March 20, 2018 Yeah, it's a beast. It's ~4600 pieces and over 100 studs long. In retrospect, it was really silly for me to try to build it, but I'm happy I did because it was just so satisfying. And even non-LEGO fans who see it are fairly impressed by it. But the first words out of my mouth when people see it and comment are "well, I didn't design it...". I wouldn't want to give anyone the wrong idea, as if I'm some master builder. All credit goes to the original designer, whose name I wish I could remember. Anyway, thanks for looking and taking a moment to reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feuer Zug Posted March 20, 2018 That's a serious locomotive. 16 wide is huge! Lots of detail, great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sed6 Posted March 20, 2018 Showpiece is the right word! Certainly kudos to the original designer but kudos to you as well for building it! I'd love to see the .lxf file. Create an account on Bricksafe if you haven't done so yet and share the link with us. My best photo tip for you...always take a picture with your back to the light source (windows). Rotate your model (or the whole table) if needed :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kieran Posted March 20, 2018 That is incredible, good work for building, and good work to the designer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
judegreer Posted March 21, 2018 Thanks for the nice words everyone! Again, all credit goes to the designer, but I'll accept a sliver for building it because it was a bit of a tough build :) sed6, I've taken your advice and uploaded a few versions to Bricksafe. One version is the original as downloaded from the LDD Gallery. I think it's important to retain the original design. The next is a version I modified to eliminate a bunch of illegal bricks. The last is a version that I broke into groups for ease of construction. I think the grouped version also had some part corrections as well. Indeed, it is the design that I followed for the actual construction. Anyway, here is the link: https://bricksafe.com/pages/judegreer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paperinik77pk Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Even if it is not your own design, you made a great work, and the original designer will be surely pleased by your effort! It is a beauty!!! Edited March 21, 2018 by Paperinik77pk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icemorons Posted March 21, 2018 Wow, that's enormous! Beautiful job though. When I first started looking at the pictures, I thought, "What is THAT piece, with the rivets on it?", but I soon realized the scale of the creation, and those "rivets" were actually studs! Kudos! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
