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If you were to make the driving wheels B-F-B-F, how would that affect the overhang both in the front and rear?
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While some of these next pictures may not be of the Emerald Night class of locomotives (or its derivatives), I did not feel that it was necessary to create a new thread. Here are some additions to Nacho Enterprises Railway System (NERS):
0-4-0T Shunter
This particular 0-4-0T shunter with saddle tanks was reverse-engineered from the expanded view of Canvas Rails' own 0-4-0T (https://www.flickr.c...3/in/dateposted) in just a few hours. Nacho Enterprises Railway System (NERS) felt that it would need a good shunter for its own rail yards.
0-4-2
This 0-4-2 is a concept developed by Nacho Enterprises Railway System (NERS) and has not seen actual production. The driving wheels are powered by a PF Train Motor. The tender (dubbed a Slug Tender) has a floating axle.
0-6-0
This particular 0-6-0 is almost an exact replica as the one made by Nick Jackson (a.k.a. M_slug357: https://www.flickr.c...os/94581721@N06). The differences are that the frame and locomotive now have a more secure frame (some pieces in the original LDD file did not line up correctly) and the tender (now dubbed a Slug Tender) has been raised by one plate to allow for a floating middle axle. The 0-6-0 is used primarily for freight of all load types, but with smaller train cars and train length compared to the 4-8-2 Emerald Mountain (which is used for heavy drag freight).
Both the Emerald Night and Emerald Baltic class of locomotives have received longer tenders to better suit them and to be more in scale with the locomotives themselves.
Emerald Night Sleeper Car
The proposed and finalized version of the sleeper car for the Emerald Night class (and derivative classes) passenger trains.
Small Passenger Car
The small passenger car is a proposed design by Nacho Enterprises Railway System (NERS) as a concept to test the floating middle axle. None have been produced, but they are available should consumers wish them. The small dining car's interior is the third picture. These were created by basically cutting the Emerald Night coach in half.
The 0-4-2 is shown here with a small rake of two passenger cars and one dining car on the end.
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This 4-8-2 loco is your best yet!
What makes this my best one yet? I am curious about the details.
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Noob question I think is related... If you have multiple ir recievers are they operated by separate controllers? Do you have to program them with a channel number or something?
Set both of the IR Receivers on the same channel and they can be controlled by the same remote.
For the original topic, I would have both motors on separate systems if you want it to run for longer with less up front power drain.
Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone knows whether this is possible? I need to power a long train, which will need two train motors to pull it. The only problem with this is that it'll probably drain the battery box in about half the normal time, so I'm wondering if it's possible to connect both motors to an IR Receiver, then connect that to one battery box, and connect that battery box to a second one (using an extension cable mounted between the first battery box and the cable from the IR Receiver)?
I assume it would work, as it would then be drawing power from both battery boxes, but I'm not an electrical engineer, so can't be certain.
Thanks!
To add to my previous answer, you may want to have an extension cable run from each battery box to the IR Receiver. That will give you more initial power up front, but as someone else said your output is ultimately limited by the IR Receiver. So I would suggest for maximum power potential to run two separate systems.
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TLG should just come back out with the Trains theme instead of being part of City or Creator. That way you can buy a train, either freight or passenger, and buy additional cars to expand it. With freight you would be able to make a mixed freight train, strictly coal, lumber, or whatever. A passenger setup would allow the addition of baggage cars, mail, dining, or just let you set it up in a way that works for you and your layout.
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Blah blah blah...Perhaps if TLG made a 2x2x2/3 smooth curved slope corner piece (studless) that would solve a lot of problems, and it could also be used on end cars of passenger trains (with curved ends or balconies, etc.)
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This 4-8-2 loco is your best yet! I love how the domes look, and that you managed to fit in two L motors in such a cramped space is amazing.
Keep on steaming!
Thank you, I am rather proud of this one. After I build the Humble Sapphire for the wife, it is a toss up between this and the Emerald Northern as to which one to build first.
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I'd love to see a more advanced steam engine too, it's pretty much the main idea apart from a new F-class diesel. Maybe a proper 2-6-0 locomotive and a few heavyweight passenger cars, like the first 323 push along train to celebrate the 50th Anniversary?
By F-class diesel, I presume that mean the early American diesels that were run as A and B units? If so, I think that TLG should come out with a piece to properly and smoothly transition the nose to a more smooth shape. As seen in the below picture by wildchicken_13 on Flickr, the way to make the nose now does not have a clean or sleek appearance to it, but rather too blocky.
Something to make the corners of the nose fit in better is needed.
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Here are some screen shots of my 4-8-2 Emerald Mountain.
The 4-8-2 Emerald Mountain class of locomotives was designed by Nacho Enterprises Railway System (NERS) as their primary heavy drag freight locomotive. As with all of their locomotive designs, they have several influences from other various locomotives and nations. The 4-8-2 wheel arrangement originated in South Africa, and was very popular in North America. The domes atop of the boiler and the smokebox are Oriental-influenced. The tender design is based on the 4-8-4 Emerald Northern, but draws upon German locomotives for increased water and fuel capacity. Being a derivative of the original Emerald Night shows its British heritage. This particular Emerald Mountain locomotive has been painted to resemble the German locomotives.
This MOC is powered by two Power Functions L-Motors, which was tricky to make it all fit. To create the basis for this MOC I took my Emerald Northern and replaced the firebox, cab, and trailing truck with those from the Emerald Night. Some modifications to the opening firebox in the cab had to be made, but it still retains the basic shape and function.
Any feedback and critique is welcomed!
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I would like an AFOL-targeted steam locomotive, and additional cars to go with it. I like the EN and own it, and have designed many different Emerald Night "class" locomotives (4-6-4, 4-8-4, and 4-8-2). I have modified my set to have a PF Train Motor under the tender, replaced some parts to give a more smooth and together appearance, and will lengthen the tender by one axle (about four studs). So while I do like the EN, it does need some creative work to be better (which can be a fun process).
I do like some aforementioned ideas about a 3-in-1 of a diesel, steam, and rail car of good quality.
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Trains, Pirates, and Space were my favorite themes as a kid in the late 80's and early 90's. I had a long dark age from around 2000-2010, and the Emerald Night was my first Train set and what got me back into the bricks. Since the Emerald Night I have made several variations of the set, along with other steam locomotive MOCs. I prefer steam over diesel/electric since there are more moving parts and technical skill involved (in my opinion) to make sure that everything works together.
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I think if you can get wireless tire pressure monitoring sensors to communicate with the car's TPM system, you can get a Sbrick to talk to your Bluetooth 4.0 smartphone or tablet.
I am an aircraft mechanic professionally and classic car mechanic as a hobby. I do not like that crazy computer mumbo jumbo, hence asking if the signal went through plastic.
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Radio waves in the 2.4GHz band. They go through plastic.
Thank you. As a mechanic I am a nuts and bolts guy, electricity and radio waves are not my thing.
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My question is how does the SBrick receiver get signal if it is completely covered up?
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Gray also looks good for the Emerald Night. I have a thread talking about my various Emerald Night MOCs, and the 4-6-4 is in gray.
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I like the look of the 4-6-4 but the tender looks a bit short for such a big engine, maybe it would look better a few studs longer?
It uses the same tender as the 4-6-2 Emerald Night, which is a tad too short in scale already. I may lengthen both tenders by one axle (wheel set), so about four studs. Thank you for the feedback.
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Since I last posted on this particular thread I have been working on a few more Emerald Night derivative locomotives. My most recent is a 4-8-2 that I am calling the "Emerald Mountain" class for heavy drag freight. I have added additional influences from German locomotives, such as the paint scheme and tender design. I want to add some influences from other countries, but I cannot find any real defining characteristics. What would be some characteristics from Japan, China, Russia, and African locomotives that I could include?
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This is something that has been in the works for a while now, and I am getting back into working on it. The project consists of a compilation of MOCs, which will then appear in a series similar to a comic (of sorts). I present: Blacktron Rises.
The name speaks for itself, the faction called Neo-Blacktron has appeared and they bring some nasty tech. The story starts off with the Blacktron Commander (think of him like a cross between the Cobra Commander and Char Aznable) and other mech pilots attacking lots of different installations within the solar system, both on the moon and in different space stations. Word of this gets to a corporation, who take action. This corporation is allowed to maintain a private military. They are also neutral when it comes to conflicts (between customers, but they will defend their customers and assets), dable in a variety of technologies and products, and sell to anyone (think Anaheim Electronics after the One Year War). Since Blacktron has attacked several of their customers (which hurts their revenue and cash flow) this corporation intervenes and takes the lead in stopping Blacktron.
The following are some of the mecha that will appear within the series. These are not the final products since some modifications have been done since these pictures were taken last year.
When the original ESIONE unit (http://mocpages.com/moc.php/319854) was stolen, Blacktron approached the thieves and traded some of their technology for the blueprints. The thieves would then use Blacktron's technology to upgrade the stolen ESIONE (http://mocpages.com/moc.php/325348).
The Meteor Trooper is a mass-produced variant of the Commader-type and features different armament. Not shown are the SMG, standard rifle, and handheld shield.
During a technology trade agreement between Nacho Enterprises and Helios Science, several VSL-03 Versailles R (http://mocpages.com/moc.php/352525) General Purpose Mechs were handed over to Nacho Enterprises. One of these would be highly modified and customized into the personal mecha of the corporations founder, CEO, and overall boss. This unit would be called the VSL-03 Versailles III: Harbinger Custom (or "Harbinger" for short). While it does not feature the variety of armament available to other mecha, it is highly mobile, maneuverable, and agile to the point of being deadly to its pilot if not handled correctly.
I have decided to take this off of the back burner and focus on it again. I hope to post more updates on this not only here, but on flickr and MOCpages as well!
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If both axles turn at the same rate, the larger wheels will cover more distance than the smaller wheels. (This is why fast passenger steam locomotives had huge drivers.) To make both wheels cover the same distance, you would need to slow down the large wheels or speed up the small wheels. Slowing down the small wheels will just make the problem worse.
So my math was backwards, okay. For some reason the large driver versus smaller driver did not occur to me.
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As I posted in one of my other threads (from several upon several months ago) my Emerald Northern is set up to be powered by two L-Motors. I am wanting to get back into designing larger locomotives with more power. I plan on not only having the true driving wheels be powered, but also the wheels in the tender. Doing something called [Math] I figured out that the smaller LEGO train wheels have half of the circumference of the larger wheels and therefore spin twice as fast. I figured that instead of speeding up the larger wheels that it would be easier to make the smaller wheels spin slower.
Here is the current L-Motor setup in the Emerald Northern:
This setup is using standard 12-tooth gears with a 1:1 gearing. To achieve a 1:2 ratio I came up with the following idea, which would be mounted in the tender:
This site, http://gears.sariel.pl/ was shown to be by Cale Leipart a while ago. The 1:2 reduction is achieved by the 12-tooth gear that is attached directly to the L-Motor to be driving a larger 24-tooth gear. According to my [Math] and [Theories] this should work. However, any additional input or corrections would be most helpful!
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It does look very nice.
Not sure if the pistons wouldn't seize, since they're only attached by a single technic pin and can rotate out of alignment.
The pins that come out of the pistons are fixed whereas the small connectors "float" over them.
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Many thanks, glad the rods are serving you well. I can do black as a special order for a nominal extra charge. Drop me a PM here or on bricklink if interested.
Indeed, many of the North American steam locomotives that I am familiar with have had the center part of the rods painted black (the indented region of the rods I produce). I've seen several European locomotives with the same area pained red.
It may have been fashionable on the older locomotives, many of the large surviving steam engines have all silver rods, but some of the older ones have the centers painted black, e.g., the SP Pacifics.
Many thanks for the input. Once I can convince the wifey to release the necessary funding for production of the Emerald Northern then I will work with you on something. I will consider which route to take with the rods; either all black or gray with black in the middle.
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as a virtual concept/render it's OK, but I see some problems when you'd build it for real...like too heavy wings for the selected joint bricks causing the wings would be still down etc., do you think about it like that or just made it as a pure concept?
The main wings are held to the body by ratchet joints. These pictures have them folded outward, whereas they can easily be folded in. Most of my digital work I design to be buildable with real bricks.
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Not sure if parts are available in those colors, but that is one fantastic looking locomotive!
I think the windows and pistons are not available in those colors, but a more dressed down and not as flashy version would be completely possible. The base colors of the dressed down version are grays and black with red and gold accents. Thank you for the compliment, though. It was my entry into the 2014 Railbricks contest, but it did not win anything even though it got lots of positive reviews.
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Not to take away from the original conversation, but I looked on the altBricks website and saw narrow-gauge straight tracks. Are there any curves in development? I have always wanted to make a small narrow-gauge train.