Frank STENGEL
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Beautiful realistic model. I just checked on their site (sorry in German): the prototype has/had these front windows. the weird thing is that it looks as if it only has them in the front. Go figure...
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<moc> NYC 4-8-2 Million Dollar Rexall Train
Frank STENGEL replied to LordsofMedieval's topic in LEGO Train Tech
Beautiful model. I think that what makes it look a bit short is that the end of the cowling's downward curve just behind the rear driving wheel is just a bit too shallow. What would the model look like if instead of the lower 2x4 wedge plate, one would put a 2x3 wedge plate? -
I really like the articulated version. It gives an impression of power without being overly massive. I bet that an actual version runs quite well on R40 curves.
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Nice virtual build. I'd love to see it in real bricks. Do you have a better picture of the prototype? It mightily looks like a BB9200...
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My layout has both 7 and 8 wide trains. Most of my current freight rolling stock is made out of 2 axle 7 wide wagons. Basically, the 7 wide locomotives are smaller units (a br64 for instance) and do not look too much out of place with the larger 8 wide ones.
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As far as I can tell a train could have more than one of these cars with brakehouses/brakeperson: they whould be placed around heavy/brakeless cars. They were quite frequent in the times before compressed air brakes.
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Wow. You really caught the essence of this "broken nose" locomotive. I had to look at real world pictures in order to find differences.
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That idea of an extra small wheel is pretty slick. Especially if one has some side panels to hide the extra bits.
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Very nice. You could try adding the orange (Arzens) color scheme. Adding a motor might be complex if one wants to keep the current wheelbase and lower decorations.
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I had to include him since I had to lubricate the gear trains in order for the thing to move without squeaking
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This post has been dormant for quite a while. I was remidned of its existence when @brick-builds exended another of my old ones. So, this is not anymore a WIP. After a (far too) long shelving, I finally finished the project last spring during lockdown and... again forgot about it. Here is a quick video of the finished loc: du Brisquet by fstengel4, sur Flickr It is only pulling 3 cars since I had to move the whole lot to get more light.
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If I look at the photos, it seems that wire is on the outside of the bogie just under the axles. It is as if it was linking the brake shoes...
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Nice, If I understand well, you are controling your train using an ESP8266 via WiFi with an android app. How are you driving the motor(s)?
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Nice! Captures the spirit of a class 37. One could try for a wasp livery by replacing the lowermost (or highest) bricks with a 3 plate yellow-black-yellow sandwich.
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Brilliant! The detailing is impressive. I spent a lot of time comparing the HO version and your lego rendition: the are near identical...