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On 12/11/2021 at 7:18 PM, Feuer Zug said:Spot on. This is a well designed Mk1 carriage. All the details are here externally, and the inside is fairly function too from what I can tell. Kudos.
Thank you. I was very pleased to be able to include the compartments inside
Laurie
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Thank you. I need to get some more pictures of the end and gangways but it is tricky taking pictures of the all-black construction
Thanks
Laurie
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3 hours ago, LEGOTrainBuilderSG said:Very nice! Love the use of dark brown chairs to get that roundness of body.
Thank you, it took a lot of experimenting to get the top of the chair to line up with the 8-wide window section.
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
1 hour ago, JopieK said:Very nice! It really shows that with newer parts more realistic models can be designed / created.
Thanks. I was aiming for a slightly larger scale but as realistic as possible.
Thanks all
Laurie
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Just wanted to share my latest project, a mk1 BCK (brake composite corridor) coach in GWR/BR chocolate and cream livery. This follows on from the techniques I developed for my Mk1 Inspection Coach. I wanted to develop a more general coach and make use of the 5 tan train windows from the Emerald Night coach.
Non-Corridor/Toilet Side View by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
The compartment side of the coach which has 2 extra windows for the toilets.
Corridor Side View by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Corridor Side. Yellow stripe indicates mk1 compartments
Commonwealth Bogie by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Commonwealth bogie I developed for this model.
Compartment Details by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Compartments. Tables aren't entirely prototypical but they cover some of the structural detail. Blue moquette for first class and red for standard. There is no interior on the toilets or guard section due to the need for structural strength.
Thanks for looking
Laurie
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I used this technique on a mk1 coach I made. The curve is gentler than the technique shown above but leave a 1 tall plate along the bottom and gaps in the coach side.
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Laurie
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Thanks all, I am very proud of it. It has now taken pride of place in my parent's entrance hall
Thanks
Laurie
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This is a model I made of my parent's house that I grew up in. It is my first attempt at an accurate piece of architecture based on a real building. It is around double minifig scale; I based the scale on the construction of the bay windows. I also foreshortened the model so that it could be displayed more easily and so had to make the main roof much steeper. I'm most proud of the bay windows and the wizardry that was necessary to create the white and red arches on the first floor. I wasn't sure if Town is the right forum for it, but there seemed to be various scale buildings in here. Mods, please let me know if it should be elsewhere.
Edwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Edwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Edwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Edwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Edwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Edwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Thank you for looking,
Laurie
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Oh wow thanks, I had missed that.
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Thanks guys. I should get out some of my standard lego trains for a comparison. It really dwarfs them. I'm quite happy with the bogies; they're fairly accurate. I'd only end up reproducing a lot of the details on the lego wheelsets like the springs either side of the axlebox. I also have an abundance of those lego wheelsets and barely any for the technical axles.
Thanks
Laurie
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Wow, I like it. Good adaptation of the TGV design. The bright red hinge isn't that noticeable. Real vehicles are not as uniformly coloured as we try to make our lego models after all.
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Thanks, Phil. I know what you mean about the chairs. When I first tried it after having the idea I couldn't see anything but a row of chairs, especially the slight curve to the corners. However, now sat on my shelf it looks fairly smooth. The only problem with the technique is it denies any sort of detail to the bottom half of the coach so liveries such as Intercity, Network south east or the old royal mail coaches are impossible.
Thanks,
Laurie
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Yeah, it is a bit of a compromise as is necessary in any design like this. The recess is on both sides. I have put a small amount of detail in each end of the coach as shown in the last picture. The demonstration pic I showed earlier was more to show that that spacing of the chairs brings it to 8-wide. The coach did require a fair bit of internal bracing to keep everything lined up, however the recesses are a major weak point in the coach side. I'm looking at making a more standard mk1 coach to test how much interior would be possible with more continuous sides.
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Thanks,
Laurie
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Thanks all. This was definitely the most complex build I've undertaken. What you don't see in the pictures is about two years of prototypes and experimenting with different techniques.
Thanks,
Laurie
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Hi everyone,
My first post here in a long time. I spent quite a while developing this Mk1 Track Inspection Coach DB999508 belonging to Network Rail in the UK. It is 8 wide and I developed a new technique to try to get the gentle curve of the mk1 coach side using the back of minifig chairs as the coach exterior.
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Lego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Here's the prototype
Thanks for looking, let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Laurie
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Pirzyk, I'm working from a number of photos I've found online. The prototype is a one-off modification of a British Rail inspection coach.
Thanks ColletArrow. I'm going to upload some more photos when it's finished. I'm waiting for some parts for the roof, and the carriage sides are a little tall for my liking at the moment. This is my first attempt at a 7-wide coach so my techniques are perhaps a little clunky. The coach tends to be hauled with a loco either side or a loco one end and a driving trailer coach on the other.
Thanks,
Laurie
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Network Rail DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr
Got to do something while you're waiting for parts! This is my WIP DB999508, a Network Rail test coach in the UK
Thanks,
Laurie
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http://ptatransitauthority.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/c-o-baldwin-m-1.html
The Baldwin M-1 has to be my favourite steam-turbine locomotive. Looks so utterly futuristic yet quite unreliable in the event. Three were built and all scrapped in 1950.
Laurie
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Maybe I've missed something but I don't recognise the pieces used to build the rear portion of 4434 Tipper Truck, does anyone know what they're like?
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Laurie
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Very nice TGV, I'm guessing you used James Mathis' version as a base. Is it powered?
Laurie
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What no Lego sign on the side!
Thank you for the nice story. I didn't knew they had this little private jets.
It looks like this plane is also used by an executive jet company called Air Alsie, though according to the Danish Civil Aircraft Register it is owned by TLG. Maybe cos it's used by other companies they didn't want to stick a big Lego logo on the side. It is a bit disappointing though, the only one without the logo. My fave is the Learjet with Legoland written on the engines. That's a classic town exec jet
Laurie
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If it follows the times of the shopping centre it's based in then it'll be open 11am-5pm tomorrow. The store calendar on the Lego website includes events on Sundays so I guess it must be open at some point.
Laurie
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I did a bit of digging and TLG have had a vast number of aircraft over the years.
Looks like they started out with this Cessna 421, not quite an executive jet. They bought it brand new and flew it from 1968-1978.
in 1970 they bought a Learjet 25 which lasted until 1972
In 1978 they bought a Piper Pa-31T Cheyenne II which flew until 1981
Then they upgraded in 1979 to a Cessna Citation 550 and flew that until 1992. It is now flying in Switzerland for an airline called Bannert Air.
From 1980 til 1984 they flew this Beech King Air
In 1984 they also bought a Cessna Citation 650 III and flew that until 2001.
From 1992 to 2004 they had a Dassault Falcon 900 jet.
In 1997 they started flying this more powerful Beech King Air and continued to do so until 2002
In 2001 they replaced their Citation III with a new Cessna Citation 560 Excel which flew til 2005
From 2002-2005 they complimented their existing 560 Excel with another one! This one was even temporarily registered as OY-LEG for a time.
In 2004 they upgraded to a new model of the Dassault Falcon, replacing their old one with an EX. As far as I can tell this is the only aircraft still flying in Lego's Denmark fleet. Being a global company they may well have aircraft based in other countries.
I believe a number of these aircraft are co-owned by Kirkbi A/S, an investment company owned by the family that founded TLG.
Cheers,
Laurie
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Very nice model, Ralph. I've been keeping track of your Intrepid aircraft models and I think this is my favourite. It's very hard to capture the curves of these aircraft at such a small scale but this one is spot on. Looks like Ed's Intrepid is coming on fantastically too, can't wait to see it all come together.
Laurie
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Great model, Ralph. I love the functionality of all the doors and hatches. Does the turret turn too? Although the model is very accurate and full of details, I think the plethora of studs on the top and the use of large basic bricks for the camouflage makes it look like a less accomplished model than it actually is. Perhaps a one colour version would make it easier to see all the details at a glance.
Having said that, I do really like this model, especially the functionality of the hatches and the shape is spot on. It would rate highly in playability were it a miniland scale set!
Cheers,
Laurie
MOC: Mk1 BCK Chocolate & Cream
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Yes I agree about the windows. I find it looks okay alone but when compared to a picture of the real thing it is extremely obvious.
I may try brick built windows in a future project. As with any model it is a compromise. Thank you for your kind words
Laurie