[MOC] LEGO PRR class E44

[RickyWasAYoungBoy]

Other of my MOCs are here:

The PRR E44 was an electric, rectifier-equipped locomotive built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1960 and 1963. The PRR used them for freight service on the Northeast Corridor. They continued in service under Penn Central and Conrail until Conrail abandoned its electric operations in the early 1980s. They were then acquired by Amtrak and NJ Transit, where they lived short lives; all were retired by the mid-1980s.

What I love about this locomotive is its simple rectangular shape and shiny black-gold coloring. The model is built in Stud.io.

Bricks Count: 1316 pcs.

Width: 8 studs ( ≈10 including handrail)

Length: 46.1 cm

Height: 14.7 cm

**photoshopped the decals on, and a few adjustments

***started buying bricks and customizing stickers

It has 2 M-motors, one 9V battery box right in the middle and a RC receiver in the nose (the long one)

My favorite part of this model is the trucks and the pantographs. 

Edited July 10, 2020 by RickyWasAYoungBoy

[SteamSewnEmpire]

Neat. What part is the center side window?

Edited July 5, 2020 by SteamSewnEmpire

[RickyWasAYoungBoy]

1 hour ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:

Neat. What part is the center side window?

645

But I just find this part doesn't have a color black LOL

[SteamSewnEmpire]

Thanks. I had absolutely no idea that part ever existed. What an amazingly useful piece.

As for the color issue, use this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CPCRQI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Black vinyl dye works so well on Lego that you cannot tell the part wasn't originally that color.

[RickyWasAYoungBoy]

8 hours ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:

Thanks. I had absolutely no idea that part ever existed. What an amazingly useful piece.

As for the color issue, use this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CPCRQI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Black vinyl dye works so well on Lego that you cannot tell the part wasn't originally that color.

Hahahaha are you serious ?

I actually have an alternative design using transparent bricks and plates instead of whole window piece. I'll update the pic.

[RubbrDukky]

Amazing work you have here. I'm so impressed by all the intricate detailing and shapes you were able to build and have stand out using a common colour palette. 

[zephyr1934]

Your design looks great.

 

23 hours ago, RickyWasAYoungBoy said:

645

But I just find this part doesn't have a color black LOL

I MOC'd the same model in a Conrail livery, visible at the bottom of this photo. Used two 1x2x2 windows for the center and then the gap in the side of a 1x2x2 train window for the ends (actually used 1x2x2 + 1x2x4 train windows due to the high price of the 1x2x2 in blue)

[RickyWasAYoungBoy]

12 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

Your design looks great.

 

I MOC'd the same model in a Conrail livery, visible at the bottom of this photo. Used two 1x2x2 windows for the center and then the gap in the side of a 1x2x2 train window for the ends (actually used 1x2x2 + 1x2x4 train windows due to the high price of the 1x2x2 in blue)

Great job! That's clever! 

What's the pantograph part by the way? I'm using 4873 but that one is so rare...

Edited July 7, 2020 by RickyWasAYoungBoy

[zephyr1934]

On 7/6/2020 at 11:10 PM, RickyWasAYoungBoy said:

What's the pantograph part by the way? I'm using 4873 but that one is so rare...

They are Belville ice skates, bad news though, they are probably less common than 4873

However, the minifig ice skate is fairly wide spread.

[A Wild P42]

Always wondered what those pantography pieces were. Thanks @zephyr1934!

[RickyWasAYoungBoy]

On 7/8/2020 at 9:55 PM, zephyr1934 said:

They are Belville ice skates, bad news though, they are probably less common than 4873

However, the minifig ice skate is fairly wide spread.

LOL

I decided to get the 4873.

So I'm buying bricks for this. Make it real!

[Viscount_Prime]

Awesome MOC! Is there a way I could get the stud.io file?