SavaTheAggie Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) Texas & Pacific - Texas Eagle by Tony Sava, on Flickr Full Gallery: Truth be told, when I designed my Santa Fe Warbonnet EMD F7A, it was actually with the end goal of building the engines to this train. Sisters from another mister by Tony Sava, on Flickr In the first picture, the train was not yet complete. In all, there are 12 pieces - an F7A&B, a baggage combine, 4 sleepers, 1 coach, 1 lounge, 1 diner, 1 planetarium dome, and 1 observation car. All in all some 46 track lengths long. Texas Eagle - a little bit longer than I expected by Tony Sava, on Flickr The coaches are running with BMR wheel bearings, and are boringly hollow. However they could be easily modified to include interiors. Texas Eagle - Planetarium Dome - Ed "Babyface" Chang by Tony Sava, on Flickr Additionally each car has been named after a person or group that has had an impact on my time as an AFOL in the train universe. --Tony Edited May 6, 2019 by SavaTheAggie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rijkvv Posted May 6, 2019 A beautiful train you built there, nice to see a livery less common among MOC's. The cars seem to be at scale as well, or did you use selective compression? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sérgio Posted May 6, 2019 So... 5 meters long? (i use metrical :) ) How many motors do you need on this beauty? you did a excellent job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 6, 2019 Very nice train and beautiful livery! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pdaitabird Posted May 6, 2019 Wow! The F-unit looks great in dark blue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toastie Posted May 6, 2019 This is truly breathtaking. Congratulations! And - as before - I simply admire how you turned your rather "not building boxes on wheels" comments ages ago into a "beautiful box with so many details that it may actually catch-up with steamers - and on wheels". Amazing. The color scheme is also very, very nice. Question: Did an actual FP7 with one B-unit attached pull the corresponding 5 meters of coaches or is it because of the power of (at least) two 9V motors? This is so great! Best Thorsten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted May 7, 2019 Great looking train well done indeed. I love the rear lamp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted May 7, 2019 Awesome. A great creation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickMusher Posted May 7, 2019 Outch, that hurts. My Colorado Eagle ist stil WIP. And now I am outpaced by Tony Sava. Everybody will think I blundly copied your work or at least your idea http://Colorado Eagle med. by Brick Musher, auf Flickr Well, I started with that four or five years ago, so there was plenty of time for me to finish it. Somhow I lost sight of it, so the observation car and the engines A and B unit are still missing. But with your gorgeous Version ahead, I should definitely start to finish it. I love the livery, and in 8-wide, like you did, it has this extra on details I can never reach with building 6-wide. But I am fine with that. Thank You for showing this beauty P.S. One strenuous appeal: Please dont do any scandinavian or canadian trains within the next year, that could ruin my self-confidence (I really have to speed up things ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirzyk Posted May 8, 2019 Nice long train, We should do a side by side with my City of New Orleans! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SavaTheAggie Posted May 8, 2019 Thanks all, I appreciate it! --Tony On 5/6/2019 at 10:47 AM, Rijkvv said: A beautiful train you built there, nice to see a livery less common among MOC's. The cars seem to be at scale as well, or did you use selective compression? The cars should be just about the right size all around. They're the exact right height for the width. They might be a single stud too short. On 5/6/2019 at 11:04 AM, Sérgio said: So... 5 meters long? (i use metrical :) ) How many motors do you need on this beauty? you did a excellent job! Right now there are 2 PF train motors in the A unit only. At the Galveston Railroad Museum train show I was only running 7 coaches, but we also had an issue with the room we were in having a very noticeable tilt. So on level track, and lubricated bearings, I *might* be able to get away with only the two PF motors. I will test this at Brickworld. However the B unit was built specifically to allow installation of motors, so if I need to, I will add two more motors. On 5/6/2019 at 5:39 PM, Toastie said: This is truly breathtaking. Congratulations! And - as before - I simply admire how you turned your rather "not building boxes on wheels" comments ages ago into a "beautiful box with so many details that it may actually catch-up with steamers - and on wheels". Amazing. The color scheme is also very, very nice. Question: Did an actual FP7 with one B-unit attached pull the corresponding 5 meters of coaches or is it because of the power of (at least) two 9V motors? This is so great! Best Thorsten Most Texas Eagles we're actually pulled by EMD E7 units - an A and a B - and the Texas & Pacific F7 units were relegated to freight (with an all dark blue with single white stripe livery). However F7A locomotive 1500 was painted in the Eagle livery, and I didn't want to model an E7. 18 hours ago, BrickMusher said: Outch, that hurts. My Colorado Eagle ist stil WIP. And now I am outpaced by Tony Sava. Everybody will think I blundly copied your work or at least your idea http://Colorado Eagle med. by Brick Musher, auf Flickr Well, I started with that four or five years ago, so there was plenty of time for me to finish it. Somhow I lost sight of it, so the observation car and the engines A and B unit are still missing. But with your gorgeous Version ahead, I should definitely start to finish it. I love the livery, and in 8-wide, like you did, it has this extra on details I can never reach with building 6-wide. But I am fine with that. Thank You for showing this beauty P.S. One strenuous appeal: Please dont do any scandinavian or canadian trains within the next year, that could ruin my self-confidence (I really have to speed up things ) I don't think anyone will think you are copying me. I hope you finish your project, it looks like you have made good progress thus far. My next MOC will either be a modern diesel locomotive I found out my company owns, or a Texas & Pacific Mikado called "the Moccasin", so no worries. :D --Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SavaTheAggie Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Hi folks, Sorry to bring up an old topic, but instructions for this MOC are now available at www.SavaRailways.com Available now on www.SavaRailways.com by Tony Sava, on Flickr Available now at www.SavaRailways.com by Tony Sava, on Flickr Thanks! --Tony Edited June 8, 2020 by SavaTheAggie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWBDolphins Posted June 8, 2020 Another amazing build! A Mikado would be awesome (pretending I have a vote! ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrainWorldFan Posted July 25, 2020 HOW did you do the front windows???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteamSewnEmpire Posted July 25, 2020 I'm late to the party, but this is great! 3 hours ago, TrainWorldFan said: HOW did you do the front windows???? Careful piece placement. Or glue. F-unit windows are pretty much impossible to solve via normal means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark6399 Posted July 25, 2020 14 hours ago, TrainWorldFan said: HOW did you do the front windows???? Pretty sure the window is carefully wedged between a Door Rail and Grill tile. I think Shupp detailed it on his NY Central a while back. That was the first time I remember seeing the technique, but I could be wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrainWorldFan Posted July 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, mark6399 said: Pretty sure the window is carefully wedged between a Door Rail and Grill tile. I think Shupp detailed it on his NY Central a while back. That was the first time I remember seeing the technique, but I could be wrong. I just realized that they are glued on to the pieces, but I am still going to get the instructions, I just have to find out if they are digital or hard copies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daedalus304 Posted July 25, 2020 It's the same technique Shupp used in his E7. There's no glue needed, but it is tricky to assemble and eats up most of the cab. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickbuilder711 Posted July 29, 2020 This is awesome Tony. Very detailed and crisp. Too bad the current "prototype" is nothing like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SavaTheAggie Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 11:47 PM, brickbuilder711 said: This is awesome Tony. Very detailed and crisp. Too bad the current "prototype" is nothing like this. Huh? What is the current prototype? The T&P had a set of F7A&B painted in eagle colors, the rest were E7s. On 7/25/2020 at 12:43 PM, TrainWorldFan said: I just realized that they are glued on to the pieces, but I am still going to get the instructions, I just have to find out if they are digital or hard copies. No glue. Ever. On 7/25/2020 at 1:33 PM, Daedalus304 said: It's the same technique Shupp used in his E7. There's no glue needed, but it is tricky to assemble and eats up most of the cab. I had to really change the anchor of his design, but my design isn't possible without Nate's work. --Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daedalus304 Posted July 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, SavaTheAggie said: I had to really change the anchor of his design, but my design isn't possible without Nate's work. --Tony Oh, I hadn't meant to imply that you hadn't changed or modified it; I'd been trying to refer to the technique of framing the glass panes in the grille tiles and didn't intent to suggest that you'd just copied the whole construction wholesale. Poor wording on my part - I apologize! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Strader Posted August 1, 2020 That looks awesome. Have you checked out my Z-6 challenger yet? I'd love to hear your opinion on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickbuilder711 Posted August 22, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 1:17 AM, SavaTheAggie said: Huh? What is the current prototype? The T&P had a set of F7A&B painted in eagle colors, the rest were E7s. Amtrak ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tbx Nicolas Posted August 22, 2020 The length of this train is impressive. The front windows technic is pure genius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites