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Just to elaborate : Light bluish gray = Medium stone. Dark bluish gray = Dark stone. And as said, this is the Lego train track nuance. In addition, most aficionados put tiles 1*1 and 1*4 on top of dark bluish gray plates. I'd say reddish brown is most common tile colour, but some use black or light bluish gray. Depends on your taste / or what your fellow trainheads use, should you make a collaborate display. Example photo

Nicely designed and built. Despite the "small" width you captured it really well. The round side windows are really a classic detail for several SJ/ASEA locomotives.

If you "insist" having a 3-axle bogie, I lean towards your option #4, meaning a std 2-axle train motor + a trailing single axle. There are many benefits using std train motors:1) Reliability (you avoid chasing gearing parts that falls off, or crushed gears) 2) Compactness (plus simple plug&play installation). 3) Speed. 4) Cost. Some objects that technic motors + lower gearing means more strength (pulling power), but my personal experience is that a locomotive with 2x train motors gives enough pulling strength and speed for most applications. My preferred set-up for a working horse locomotive nowadays is: Powered Up 4ch technic hub + 2x train motors+ 2x Led:s.

Excellent stuff ! Very well done @idlemarvel

Personally, I'm using the 4channel Technic Powered Up hub with 2 x train motors and 2 sets of LED:s, all controlled by a program made in the Powered Up APP. I found making my own program in the APP was not that difficult, and I am NO programmer whatsoever professionally speaking, So, it's an all Lego solution, and to my point of view it tics all the boxes....hence no need for 3d party solutions. As long as the size of Technic hub can be accepted...it takes a bit of engineering, and a reasonably sized locomotive....my Swedish RC locomotives measure 8*34 studs.

I like it, very much !! Decals from brickstickershop, I dare assume....? They contributed a lot.

Given I've seen a number of his other locomotives, I dare say he uses a separate small 9v PP3 battery and thin wires soldered to equally small LED:s. So it is a custom non-lego lighting solution.

It turned out great 👍 Nice shot among the alps 👏

I prefer the 2nd, all-DkGreen version with LBG roof 🤗. But, I'd make the wagon longer for better proportions.

It is of course unusual and should be avoided....but I can appreciate e g this R40 switch modification: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/157375-9v-switch-modification/ It is still 100% Lego, compared to buying a 3rd party solution.... going either route is mostly accepted though, in this forum. As long as you're happy, do what you want....😇

Really nice, with lots of interesting details to see. Perhaps too much vegetation so close to the track... 👏💪👌

I'd definitely prefer a LBG roof for a DkGreen coach. It's just a better looking colour combo IMHO 😉

Nice part proposal 👏 Such roof ending would certainly make it look much "lighter"/slimmer... Also I fancy the LBG colour, that may be an improvement itself over DBG. Isn't it easy to propose changes to other people's designs ...?(!) 😂

Agree with others....a nice improvement 👏 Much more balance for the complete set 🤗 Down to the finer details now: I'm not convinced about the passenger coach roof...it has a bulky/heavy feel to it ... profile or thickness, I'm not sure.....unfortunately I don't have a constructive suggestion for change....🥴

Wonderful locomotive....👌🤞 I looked at some pictures, and on those the tender was slightly higher than your design. Also, on those pictures, the top roofline of passenger wagons looks to be slightly lower than the cabin roof of locomotive. On your design it looks as wagon is higher than loco. Maybe just my observations, but ....I adore the loco itself so I'd try some tweaking/redesigning/lowering the passenger wagon to make the complete "set" look more balanced.