Dr Snotson Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Hi there! Over several years since the rise from my dark age I`ve been a silent reader of this thread. Most of you guys already know my stuff from flickr (Simon Jakobi | Flickr). I focus on german engines from epoche III. Lately I added a small part to a great article by Enrico Lussi of at brickmodelrailroader.com (Baureihe 01 and Baureihe 01.10, the pacific’s of the Deutsche Reichsbahn made in LEGO | Brick Model Railroader) and noticed that my english is not in that bad kind of wrotten state as I feared. The first of my latest MOCs I want to share with you is my approach to the german Baureihe 50 - a very common sight on german rails in those days. I focused on the pistons, cabin and boogies of the tender. The engine is equiped with two PF train motors underneath the tender and PF light units. It is controlled via PF IR receiver. The rods were supplied by bricks-on-rails.de. Decals where purchased over at modellbahndecals.de. Currently I´am working on a second version with an alternative concept of motorization. I really would like to power the main axles of the engine by two PF L-motors hidden inside the boiler. I hope you all can see the photos. Let´s give it a try! DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Edited March 16, 2021 by Dr Snotson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
that_lego_builder Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, kieran said: Looks amazing Amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pdaitabird Posted March 16, 2021 This looks great, especially the details around the boiler piping and the SNOT techniques used in the tender. Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duq Posted March 16, 2021 Very nice! The '50 with cab-tender has long been on my to-do list. I'll get around to it... How do the Bricks-on-rails rods compare with the Trained bricks rods? Are the cabin windows the original printed 1x2x2 bricks or custom-made? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deraven Posted March 17, 2021 Looks incredible! A lot of nice details throughout, but one little item that jumps out at me is how well those modified 1x1 bricks-with-bar work on the back there when placed sideways. Great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColletArrow Posted March 17, 2021 A beautiful rendition of this loco - so many details, but with good clean shapes and lines. Fantastic work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted March 17, 2021 Stunning! It looks amazing. All those nice detailing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feuer Zug Posted March 17, 2021 Serious thought and design work went into making this masterpiece. Excellent job. The details are spot on (except that pesky lighting wire). Can't wait to see what rolling stock you build to connect to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Snotson Posted March 17, 2021 22 hours ago, Duq said: Very nice! The '50 with cab-tender has long been on my to-do list. I'll get around to it... How do the Bricks-on-rails rods compare with the Trained bricks rods? Are the cabin windows the original printed 1x2x2 bricks or custom-made? Thx! To be honest, I never had stuff from Trained bricks in my own hands. The rods from bricks-on-rails.de are precise and strong. I tested them on my V60 and BR 81 before. I ordered a bunch of different wheels several days ago and I`am very curious about the final product. The cabin windows are orginal printed 1x2x2 bricks. Thank you all for the warm welcome on EB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiva Posted March 18, 2021 That is a nice locomotive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Selander Posted March 18, 2021 I thoroughly enjoy seeing your well-engineered and good looking builds 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OTIS_0937 Posted March 19, 2021 This is sooo cool. Love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seejay Posted March 20, 2021 This is flawless. I was really captivated by the details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paperinik77pk Posted March 22, 2021 Perfect Moc of a great locomotive, a model I particularly love! Great work!!! Ciao! Davide Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Snotson Posted March 31, 2021 Thank you all... this really means a lot to me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murtin Posted April 2, 2021 This is beautiful. I could stare at it for hours Thank you for the highly aesthetic experience. Btw, I really love those tiny stickers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brick-builds Posted April 8, 2021 I can only say: awesome - I like this locomotive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kondor7001 Posted April 8, 2021 I am just getting into the hobby. But coming up to speed rapidly. I discovered your work just the other day. It is absolutely breathtaking in detail and experience with the subject matter. Ron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kondor7001 Posted April 8, 2021 I am just getting into the hobby. But coming up to speed rapidly. I discovered your work just the other day. Really nice work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Snotson Posted April 13, 2021 Thx... Welcome to the club! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Snotson Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) DB BR 50 Kabinentender 2nd version Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Now two geared-down PF-L-motor-hearts are bumping well hidden inside the boiler. Improved cable routing too. From the beginning I wanted the main axles to be powered. With the 1st version I played it safe and put two PF-train motors underneath the tender. Now that I went all in with the motorization of the engine I could get rid of the PF-train motors. The result is a smaller outline of the boogies of the tender. DB BR 50 Kabinentender 2nd version Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Edited May 14, 2021 by Dr Snotson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludo Posted June 16, 2021 Hi Simon, any chance that the building instructions for the 2nd version will be available on Bricks on Rails? best regards, Ludo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
