AlmightyArjen Posted October 15, 2013 While building/soldering/programming on my latest train automation project some trains crahsed into each other. So I came up with the idea to make 6 train frontal crash. Doing so, I needed to isolate some parts of the crossing, otherwise the trains cannot drive into each other. See below the result ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebeus I Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) This is... Awesome, when I saw the title I was thinking; is this what I think it is? And it is, exactly what I was thinking (I didn't expect it ). I love the footage of the trains progressing towards the crashsite. Edited October 15, 2013 by Sebeus I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slovakiasteph Posted October 15, 2013 I'm not sure why I find this so fascinating. :) Fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted October 15, 2013 Awesome. Let the insurance claims begin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splatman Posted October 16, 2013 The Crash at Crush X3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoEinstein Posted October 16, 2013 Whohoo! I survived! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurotrash Posted October 16, 2013 Whohoo! I survived! Yep, that made me LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Werlu Ulcur Posted October 16, 2013 And that's the beauty of Lego: now it's just a matter of snapping a few bricks back together and all the trains are as good as new! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monsinjor Posted October 16, 2013 Yep, that made me LOL. Same here :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hrw-Amen Posted October 16, 2013 I guess this is after all what LEGO is about, you can just rebuild them again and again. How hard would they actually have to hit each other to really break anything? So interesting and encapsulating to watch over again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted October 16, 2013 WOW this is abdolutely awesome! I like the survived guy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlmightyArjen Posted October 16, 2013 How hard would they actually have to hit each other to really break anything? One could scratch the bricks, but damage them in a way that they're not usable anymore: very difficult I guess. Especially with some trains which have relatively low speeds. Maybe at 50km/h or something! Since the track was quite long (the distance was needed for the heavy horizon express (with two motors) to get up to speed) I had to put 12V on the rails. When I put the power on, the result was a lot of spinning wheels before the trains started moving Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyc1983 Posted October 17, 2013 Haha that was hilarious! I love the two different angles and in slow mo!! Awesome. And well done to the minifig for surviving that! Hehe, happy building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoSjaak Posted October 17, 2013 Cool vid Arjen, but i would never do the same with my trains... ..too scared they would get damaged...!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlmightyArjen Posted October 17, 2013 I noticed only the surviving guy when I was editing the video Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted October 18, 2013 Can't say I'd ever do this, but it was a quite fun to watch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mapimi Posted October 19, 2013 Fun to watch, I like the fact the horizon express acted as a TGV train would by staying more or less straight. And luckily this is lego, the damage is easily fixable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zephyr1934 Posted October 19, 2013 I guess it just goes to show that the HE is superior to lego's first attempt at the TGV (7745) (grin). I love it, and as simple as it looks, it is painfully clear that it was non-trivial to pull off. Very cool. Though through a dozen or so nasty wrecks at shows, I have managed to break one or two parts (the pins on bogie plates seem to hate 3 ft drops). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlmightyArjen Posted October 20, 2013 The HE is much heavier and has two motors, that's the reason why it kept going a bit longer than the rest :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
