Kivi Posted November 13, 2013 As already hinted at the presentation of the turntable a larger project of railway infrastructure display was under way. So the typical engine depot from the era of steam traction was created. Unfortunately not a very common sight these days as most of these buildings were taken out of operation together with the demise of the steam engines they housed and left to decay, but many were also preserved as listed buildings or converted into museums. The depot has a turntable, engine shed and some smaller objects: masonry water tower, storage shed and a small crane. The turntable for the engines. Its basics were already presented here while this final version got some minor alterations - the pit wall is reinforced with an additional line of hinges and extended by 4 studs in circumference to allow smoother rotation of the bridge. And of course a control box is added. A shed for storing the workers' tools and a wide variety of junk. Water tower with liftable water pipe. A small crane is also located at the depot where the sleepers are being loaded onto a railcar. Disused stuff is lying all around. The old telegraph poles are dumped next to the storage shed. The largest building at the depot is the engine shed with room for four Emeralds. The interior of the engine shed. Three rails are intended for housing engines only. The rail at the right side of the engine shed has some more space around it and here the repairs and smaller maintenance works take place. The workers in the engine shed also throw all the rubbish right behind the wall where empty barrels and various disused engine parts keep accumulating. The entire thing is 160x96 studs (127x77 cms) in size and took about 70 hours to build. Some more pictures can be found here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dundarach Posted November 13, 2013 Amazing, thank you for posting. Doesn't the EN look fabulous in the shed and on the turntable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hrw-Amen Posted November 13, 2013 Looks very good, if only I had that much room to set things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted November 14, 2013 Great job Kivi! This MOC is huge, hope you have the space to display it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyc1983 Posted November 14, 2013 Wow, this is an impressive piece of work! And it looks fantastic! There's so much detail in it I love all the random bits and pieces lying around, typical of track side areas where junk just gets left there rather than cleaned up! Would love to see it in a layout(?), happy building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UrbanErwin Posted November 14, 2013 Wow, this one makes mine look a bit tiny. Very cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieJimbo Posted November 14, 2013 Great job, Kivi. You must have had fun building up to the level of the turntable, have you got any Duplo hidden in there? Nice expansive engine shed. I've got a 3 bay shed for my Emeralds and I know how many brick that took. :classic: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted November 14, 2013 AWESOME work 'Kivi'....excellent detail right down to the scrap piles and old telegraph poles.....Brick On 'Kivi' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hey Joe Posted November 14, 2013 Hey, I love it! The interior and junk lying around are the highlights for me. Can the roof be easily taken off for access? Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted November 14, 2013 Wow. Great engine depot. Nice details all around and very impressive. I was just wondering about one thing. Did you consider making a maintenance pit in the floor in the depot since you already work with height for the turntable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted November 14, 2013 What an amazing train depot! I like the green doors and the beautiful architecture! Nice crane too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted November 14, 2013 Good work. Nice looking depot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlmightyArjen Posted November 15, 2013 Really great. Very detailed, unbelievable great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zephyr1934 Posted November 16, 2013 A fantastic build with lots of great details in the diorama. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kivi Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Thanks @all. This MOC is huge, hope you have the space to display it It is currently displayed at our LUG event that takes place this weekend. At home I take it apart in three sections to have it stored. You must have had fun building up to the level of the turntable, have you got any Duplo hidden in there? I certainly had. There's no duplo inside, all the support is built entirely of system parts and a few technic bricks. Can the roof be easily taken off for access? Not so easily, it is attached along the entire length of the walls, i.e. no tiles and studs only here and there under it, but each level of the roof is built of three sections so it can be removed in parts. Did you consider making a maintenance pit in the floor in the depot since you already work with height for the turntable. I was thinking about it when I started building the thing but as I only have RC tracks it was ruled out and I didn't even think of 12V rails. When I presented it on our LUG website a fellow AFOL posed the same question and said 'I have some spare 12V straight rails so if you told me before...' Edited November 16, 2013 by Kivi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
