dunkandegg

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  1. On 1/1/2021 at 1:24 PM, Bugbot20082 said:

    Your MOC looks great! One of the best system-scale designs of the castle I have seen! Really accurate and neatly put together, and your great hall look much better than the set version!

    I hope to upgrade my version to look something close to this ?

    Thank you so much - I have to say I’m very proud of it, took a lot of designing and re-designing. I’m going to try and have my detailed great hall video out on Friday so keep and eye out for that - I’ll post a link to the video here once it’s published.


  2. Happy New Year all! I have started this as a new topic as I hope to post video and photo updates on my latest MOC, my Hogwarts Castle. Here is the first video I have created about it which is a general overview - any comments or suggestions are much appreciated and I will try and get back to everyone. Thank you!

     


  3. 15 hours ago, ColletArrow said:

    Another fantastic rendition of this iconic train - the GWR Hall Class and BR Mk1s are both instantly recognisable, and they're perfectly scaled and well detailed to boot. I agree 7-wide can be a pain to build in, but I think it's the best size for the UK loading gauge. 

    Excellent work overall!

    Thank you so much! That’s incredibly kind - 7 wide, despite the drawbacks, seems to work perfectly for British outline rolling stuck, still waiting on Lego to come out with some more odd numbered plates to make our lives a bit easier!


  4. 4 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

    Wonderful rendition of the Hogwart's Express. I noticed you did the cab and Mk 1 carriage in 7 wide. They look great at that scale. As noted above, expanding the boiler to 5 wide (maybe with macaroni?) might give it a proper look. Brick on!

    Thanks, I did nearly give up and stick with 6-wide but that extra stud really makes the difference even if it’s a lot harder to build in! I also looked at a 5 wide boiler - or I think there’s a technique which makes a 4.8 wide which would’ve been perfect - but given that it tapers and I was already ignoring that I thought I could get away with it!


  5. 39 minutes ago, Berger said:

    Those both look really good! The carriage especially because it uses the lego wheel covers which aren't all that good on some models compared to built trucks on those models but you have made them look really good.  You could use custom rods to make it cleaner but it still looks good.

    Thank you! I did think about using the wheels on technic axles combination but the wheel sets just roll much more easily - which should help if I make more carriages! I thought of custom rods, but for the moment my target was 100% Lego.

    41 minutes ago, High_Admiral said:

    *Whistles*
    Nice work there! Have you thought about adding in a tapered boiler and larger driving wheels? Still, it looks phenomenal, can't wait to see what else you build!

    Thanks very much! I did look at tapered boilers - I think Carl Greatrix and Britishbricks both managed them on their Hogwarts Expresses but it was a little too complicated for me. If I ever manage to source some BBB wheels or something similar I might have to try a redesign if I can!


  6. Hello everyone!! I hope I'm right in making this a new topic - and that it should be in train tech and not in licensed. I've been working for a while on my own Hogwarts Express MOC. I know I'm not the first person to do this and I bow before many people who've done superb jobs - but here's my take on it! I've linked the two YouTube videos I've made about the locomotive and the carriage so feel free to have a watch. Or if not, there are a few photos which show what I've made. I'm very happy to answer any questions, as well as pointing people in the direction of my inspirations if they're looking for some themselves.

     

    50555061083_0f9b747a28_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555061978_10da0501aa_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555059883_4faaacf73d_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555925452_1c1ba28e85_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555923107_3a364b13f9_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555792686_d490c62dbc_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555927567_defd3df204_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555923527_661a7e5799_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555794546_94699af998_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr

    50555062643_dcbd58f678_z.jpgLego Hogwarts Express Moc by Will Norris, on Flickr