Pdaitabird
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Nice! I like the color scheme and the design for the gun turrets.
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Very nice - I especially like the SNOT doors!
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[moc] New Haven Steamlined I-5 class 4-6-4
Pdaitabird replied to SteamSewnEmpire's topic in LEGO Train Tech
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Great job and nice part use for the nose!
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That's beautiful!
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This little British-style tank engine is built around an old 9v train motor. I've had this model up on Flickr for some time, but just got around to posting it here. It's unfortunate that the 9v motor doesn't accommodate moving rods, but I can always pretend the engine has its brakes constantly applied to control those troublesome trucks! Thanks for looking! Soli Deo Gloria
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Thanks for the tip! I found that the ones I bought are actually more oval than round in cross section, so rotating them 90 degrees in a clip yields quite a secure connection. Thank you!
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Nice concept and color scheme!
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[SR - Challenge III - Cat D] No Survivors
Pdaitabird replied to Corweena's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Nice techniques for the longboat hull and the floating bits of wreckage! -
[COR - FB1 - June 620] Dispatch
Pdaitabird replied to Sir Kingston's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
Nice story and build! -
What a great layout! I love that 02 locomotive.
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Nice progress!
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Beautiful work! Any plans to motorize her?
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Exploring the Lost City
Pdaitabird replied to Pdaitabird's topic in LEGO Action and Adventure Themes
@The Reader @Jerry McGlade Thank you! -
From the diary of Lt. Edmund Harrington, 7th Royal Engineers: 3 September, 1886 - After our local guides abandoned us (firing on us and taking all but one of the pack animals with them, I might add), I nearly decided to call off the expedition and drag Dr. Kilroy back to civilization. I was anticipating a raid by the heathen scoundrels' kinsmen to finish us off. The lad may be a brilliant scholar, and he certainly has a great deal of pluck, but he's utterly helpless with a gun (he somehow managed to break my revolver within an hour of my lending it to him)! Now I'm glad that I didn't turn us round; we've finally reached the ruins of Havilah. The local tribesmen won't come near this place as they think it haunted by a djinn or some such nonsense. If the legends I've heard are true, this city was once a vast repository of gold and jewels. At any rate, the sun is setting now and I shall have to make camp; heaven help us if Kilroy tries to put up the tent! - E. H.
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Something like the USATC S160 Locomotive might have enough global appeal to make it as a set, as it was used in dozens of countries around the world in the post-war years.
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Minor update: I've added some piping along the boiler (I believe it was@Coal Fired Bricks who had the idea a while back to use coffee stirrers in lieu of expensive flex tubing!) and slightly revised the buffer beams so that the red part is only one plate thick. I may eventually break down and get a PU motor if one of my 9V motors ever gives up the ghost. I envy those who grew up in the 12V era - that was truely the golden age for Lego trains! Thank you!
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@JopieK @Vilhelm22 Thank you! It's a fun challenge to work around the limitations of a small size! If anyone is interested in modifying a 9v motor for side rods as I did, the new version works much better than when both axles were coupled. Having cross axles glued to only the rear wheels means less precision in quartering is required. (Even though that would technically make this engine a 2-2-0...shhh, don't tell anyone!)
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Apologies for resurrecting this old topic (again!), but I've made more progress in my efforts to squeeze as many features into this small locomotive as possible. I've now added a working headlamp connected directly to the motor (no room for batteries). Since it's a freelance locomotive design set in a fictional pre-grouping railway, I didn't bother with conforming to BR lamp codes. I also added the outside cylinders back on, this time guiding the rods, which are only connected to the back wheels. Check out the video below to see it in action! Thanks for looking! Soli Deo Gloria
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One thing that I've always found uninteresting about the Lego City theme is its modern-day setting. So I based my town and railway layout on my admittedly romanticized idea of a typical English seaside village in the late 19th century. It's still very much a work in progress...you'll notice some empty areas that I still need to fill with greenery. Most of the buildings are very simple, as they are built within the constraint of only using pieces that I had on hand. Thanks for looking! Soli Deo Gloria
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Wow, both the engines and the wagons look nice and very detailed. Well done!
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Nice! I like the hull design and rigging.
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Exploring the Lost City
Pdaitabird replied to Pdaitabird's topic in LEGO Action and Adventure Themes
@Murdoch17 Thanks! The conclusion of the story is below. 7 September 1886 - After the encounter with our mysterious attacker, I set about digging a grave for the poor chap. Striking something hard, which I presumed to be a rock, I was amazed when the next swing of my pickaxe broke through into an open chamber. Kilroy dashed over at once; with his help, or rather, in spite of it, I managed to create a breach through which we could just squeeze. We descended a rope with a lantern and found ourselves in a richly decorated room, with a shield on the wall (no doubt the crusader's, taken as a trophy by the guardians of this city) and a great wooden chest below it. Despite Kilroy's fervent protests, my Martini-Henry was more than capable of blowing the ancient lock open. There it was at last - the legendary gold of Havilah! I must confess that the both of us danced round like schoolchildren at the sight. Our rejoicing was doubled when I heard a voice calling from overhead, which I instantly recognized as that of Sgt. Kimball. The dear old fellow had mounted a relief expedition when our pack horse had found its way back to the garrison. We are presently bearing the gold to Cairo under heavy guard; and from there, home at last! Kilroy can keep his precious desert - I'll take rainy old England any day! - E. H. -
This is stunning!
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Adventurers - Sam Sinister's train of evil with 4-6-2 steam loco (finished MOC)
Pdaitabird replied to Murdoch17's topic in LEGO Train Tech
Was that one of the trains used by the Czech legions in their trek across Russia? (Here is a link to the fascinating story.)