[MOC] NedTrain Vossloh G 400 B (8-wide shunter)

[dtomsen]

Presenting a Dutch version of my DSB Litra MK - thanks to UrbanErwin for giving me this idea 

NedTrain Vossloh G 400 B

My model:

Scale: 1:45
Length: 27 studs
Width: 8 studs
Bricks: 640
Locomotion: 1 x M-motor (PF)
Gear ratio: 1:1
Power: 1 x 9v battery with 1 x PF custom adapter
Control: SBrick
Designed: 2020
(Slightly) updated: 2023

Very high setting render from Stud.io with custom decals done in the PartDesigner tool.







Left: Central coupling arm on without any wagons.
Right: Central coupling arm replaced with a coupling magnet when pulling or pusing wagons.

Interior with placement of the SBrick, M-motor and 9v battery:

On a tableau at exhibitions:



The railing can only be made in Dark Green using BlueBrixx parts for now.

Change all Dark Green to Dark Turquoise and the railing can be made using genuine LEGO parts. 

Edited June 18 by dtomsen

[JintaiZ]

Great build! I think you could use this part to replace the studs:

[ejayb]

What parts did you use for the side railing?

[dtomsen]

On 12/26/2020 at 6:36 AM, ejayb said:

What parts did you use for the side railing?

BL#27965 Dark Green Hose, Flexible 22L with 2 Connector Ends (Zipline) cut to 10L.

The vertical railing are barholders with clip connected together by a cut-to-1L rigid 3mm hose inside.

For the purists the only other options right now are to either pick another color or just change the building technique to a less smooth looking railing. There are a couple possibilities 

The DSB Litra MK has no such problems 

Edited June 18 by dtomsen

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Super cool!

I like the front with the buffers and the yellow and black stripes!

It looks very powerful

[Dragunov2]

I wonder if u can make this with a Power Functions power box, it seems so...

[dtomsen]

2 hours ago, Dragunov2 said:

I wonder if u can make this with a Power Functions power box, it seems so...

I tried with the 7-wide version of my DSB Litra MK and found the AAA battery box just that tad to big to hide whatever I did, both height and width 

[dtomsen]

A case of one that became two that became many 

Edited October 27, 2021 by dtomsen

[Amoreternum]

Ah, those are such a treat! Great work, it's nice to see the variants as well. 

I also have to give a huge thanks to you - your last thread inspired me to switch over to custom 9v, and right now I'm waiting for the parts to arrive via mail. If all goes well (and from what I found it should not be too difficult), I'll save a huge amount of space in my models now and in the future!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

15 hours ago, dtomsen said:

A case of one that became two that became many 

Fantastic liveries!

Great work also on your previous model 7 studs wide

[dtomsen]

7 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Fantastic liveries!

Great work also on your previous model 7 studs wide

You forgot one

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

1 hour ago, dtomsen said:

You forgot one

The 6 stud wide? Not my best choice...  

[dtomsen]

On 12/30/2020 at 4:19 AM, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

The 6 stud wide? Not my best choice...  

Haha, me neither 

Edited June 18 by dtomsen