SeaKing61

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  1. 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


  2. 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.

    49670669158_8a1d42e508_c.jpgLego 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


  3. 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.

    51736743157_293ff01a50_c.jpgNon-Corridor/Toilet Side View by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    The compartment side of the coach which has 2 extra windows for the toilets.

    51737563296_f7fd111d5a_c.jpgCorridor Side View by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    Corridor Side. Yellow stripe indicates mk1 compartments

    51738454980_2e0a1e9d63_c.jpgCommonwealth Bogie by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    Commonwealth bogie I developed for this model.

    51737563246_6c0e65257b_c.jpgCompartment 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


  4. 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.

    50979262458_e71906fff3_z.jpgEdwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    50979964671_5d19c68d9f_z.jpgEdwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    50979262118_4477d08f61_z.jpgEdwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    50980074032_95c31da6d0_z.jpgEdwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    50979261603_fdc0110733_z.jpgEdwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    50979965571_38f95e2443_z.jpgEdwardian Terraced House by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

     

    Thank you for looking,

    Laurie


  5. 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


  6. 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


  7. 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.

    49676114411_7d6ebeea47_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49675577778_448a34a7c5_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49675577813_9b226bea4c_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49676111006_05cbcd2675_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    Thanks,

    Laurie


  8. 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. 

    49670652763_36b8d4a9f8_c.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49671480852_f6fd7dd42c_c.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49670652533_0a6cf84fca_c.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49671194336_90f115c831_c.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49671481002_43951e7103_c.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49671194196_0945153754_c.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49670669158_8a1d42e508_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49670652833_ea9c9deafe_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    49671481272_b27f7f935a_z.jpgLego DB999508 by Laurie Bennett, on Flickr

    Here's the prototype 

    Network Rail Mark 1 Track Inspection Coach (TIC) 999508

     

    Thanks for looking, let me know what you think.

    Cheers,

    Laurie


  9. 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


  10. What no Lego sign on the side! :cry_sad:

    Thank you for the nice story. I didn't knew they had this little private jets. :classic:

    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 :classic:

    Laurie


  11. 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.

    l3001.jpg

    OY-DNL

    in 1970 they bought a Learjet 25 which lasted until 1972

    l12790.jpg

    In 1978 they bought a Piper Pa-31T Cheyenne II which flew until 1981

    l6993.jpg

    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.

    l8940.jpg

    From 1980 til 1984 they flew this Beech King Air

    l10265.jpg

    In 1984 they also bought a Cessna Citation 650 III and flew that until 2001.

    l5254.jpg

    From 1992 to 2004 they had a Dassault Falcon 900 jet.

    l5582.jpg

    In 1997 they started flying this more powerful Beech King Air and continued to do so until 2002

    l13597.jpg

    In 2001 they replaced their Citation III with a new Cessna Citation 560 Excel which flew til 2005

    l5735.jpg

    From 2002-2005 they complimented their existing 560 Excel with another one! This one was even temporarily registered as OY-LEG for a time.

    l8972.jpg

    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.

    l12414.jpg

    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


  12. 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


  13. 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