Think very big, 125 for 7 1/4 gauge

[brummer]

For the 7 1/4 Garden Steamtrain I build this 125 Tipper in 5x Legosize.

This first version have no ballbearings and dont run really at this tracks.

Next year at the BSBT in Schkeuditz we hope to run a full LEGO  7 1/4 gauge train.  

 

Torsten

 

125 hinter 7 1,4 Zoll Lok by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

  125 gross1 by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

 

125 gross2 by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

Edited August 18, 2022 by brummer

[dr_spock]

Nice.  What kind of material is it made with? 

 

[ColletArrow]

That's a fantastic idea, and executed very well! I'm assuming the parts are 3D printed? Could you fill it with normal-size LEGO bricks for cargo?

I've only recently started in the hobby of model engineering but I'm now wondering how I'd go about making my own

I'd love to see a full 7 1/4" train if you pull it off!

[brummer]

Yes the bricks are 3D printed, most parts in PLA the grey plates are PETG.

I take the 5 to 1 scale to be neare the 7 1/4 wide gauge.

By the way, the LEGO wood minifig was also  5x Legosize.

 

Torsten

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Wow, this is huge and very cool! 

[zephyr1934]

Nice!

[brummer]

Here a picture with normal size Lego

125 Baum by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

[Man with a hat]

Nice! 

[XG BC]

nice! i like it!

[zephyr1934]

That printed cypress tree might be cheaper than the real thing right now (grin)

[brummer]

The little train grow ...

 

120 at BSBT 2023 by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

 

[Shiva]

Is this too, 5x LEGO size?! And is it running ok? + wow!

[brummer]

It is  5x too, now  with new wheels..

So it can run , only the couplings are still missing, for testing  I use some cable. .

But what you see is all of my tracks....

Torsten

[brummer]

A little moving video

 

120 in 5x by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

[idlemarvel]

That must be one heck of a 3D printer! Fantastic result. I have a non-Lego 5" gauge ride on railway and it is great fun for kids of all ages. To combine that with Lego then... wow.

[brummer]

Hi, now the train has magnets.

 

xxl_120_Hannover by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr

[Shiva]

Cheers for the update :)

[brummer]

and a half 146

 

2023Hannover_Bricks by Torsten Wernecke, auf Flickr