Selander

27 Myko 3points. 39 l@go 2points. Good quality entries overall.

I've earlier built a PF based remote decoupling system using a medium motor installed in a MOC locomotive, (short video in my flickr account) so as soon as I heard about the servo motor I thought that new motor would be a much better choice. When it becomes available I'll look deeper into the subject. So far I haven't considered any more application.....but it'll be interesting to see what you other trainheads come up with.

This is my latest MOC - a railway station built in typical swedish small town style. Klossboda is a fictional name but is sounds Swedish and could mean approximately: "stock of bricks". Main building measures 16x36studs and features DkTan brick walls, a DkOrange "clay tile" roof and a full interiour under a removable roof (2nd floor). Cargo area with a smaller Sandblue "wooden" house. As always it nice to get your comments, if any

Plan was to show this together with my Klossboda station, but for various reasons it's now a separate thread. DA-class locomotives were the real work horses for SJ-Swedish state railways during a number of years. This is my first 8wide model, and it was a "must" to be able to build a proportional and scalewise correct engine. Chassis is articulated to manage curves and points, and via a technic-brick based powertrain a PF-medium motor powers axles 1 & 3 with TLG large drivers. Body is built with lots of different SNOT technics and has room for IR-received and batterybox. Pantographs by "Steinkopf" are only slightly modified to fit this model. I will now mod some wagons to be 7-wide to go with this engine. Comments welcome. Reference picture:

You are correct, but it's an intentional trade off to get a properly working chassis. I tried BBB medium drivers but wasn't happy with them.

Certainly: there are DkTan slope 45 deg (1x2) on top of DkTan bricks, and slope 33 (1x3) on top of SandBlue bricks. Each half of roof is held in place by multiple hinges.

Nice building, and good attention to details. Roof looks excellent, and so does the small brown shed.

Fantastic creation - I enjoyed seeing every bit of it !!

Great building and tram !! Easily recognizeable.

Yet another amazing loco, those round windows are lovely. The design reminds me very much of your Pannier.

Fantastic display ! You have used a good color-scheme, which makes the whole display look more natural. So many nice details to study.Good use of yellow "chairs" under the hopper waggon TDGS. Well done.

Looks really nice. I especially like the crane.

Great initiative with this interview and fantastic MOC:s by Brickhead/Steinkopf.

Great engineering !

Hello James, I have seen your excellent 6-wide locomotives based on German, Danish and American prototypes. What I like you to design, in 6-wide (and one if you want), is a Swedish classic locomotive called class DA. Color preferably ReddishBrown and wheels should be in a 1+4+1 configuration or 1+3+"counterweight"+1 configuration, like for the original (however rods could be excluded). Ideally it would also be motorized, and due to the wheel configuration I think a brick built power train with Power Functions would be the (only) alternative.... Hope you would find this interesting, and I look very much forward to seeing your design All the best / Thomas Selander See photo and link hereafter: Wikipedia DA

Thanks cpw ! There is no on/off switch. I have to (physically) separate the two connectors from each other. I kept a small piece of the original flat cable sticking out like a "handle" out of the upper connector, which makes it easier to separate them, without putting the soldered wires under tension. You figured out the "identity" of each connector 100% correct ! I agree it is tricky to fit it all in the 7760, PF components are a bit "bulky" and the long and stiff PF cables can be a headache.... Motor cable and IR-cable are completely "original" and goes in a loop and rests under the PP3-battery. Battery is powered by a home made adaptor cable assembly.

I added some interiour pictures to the first post, hope you like them.

Impressive technical solutions - very inspiring.

Amazing MOC - so many nice details to study.

Simply stunning.

This build started as a concept to see if it was possible to integrate PF XL-motors (5 studs diameter) within a 6-wide body. I figured out some alternatives: 1) SNOT:ed panels 1x2x3 between technic bricks 1x1. 2) Train doors 1x4x5. 3) SNOT:ed tiles 1x8 placed vertically. I continued with the first alternative, and from the new Cars set 9486 I found panels 1x2x3 in Green which inspired to make a sleak locomotive in typical German or Swiss style. To show off the two XL-motors I put trans-black panels 1x2x3 on top. By building a 6 x 34studs long locomotive, I squeezed in 2 XL-motors, a PF battery box, on e IR receiver, and a pair of LED lights in each end. In each pair, one Led goes to the upper round single light and the second enlightens a green light prism (from 7897). Front end has clear /yellow lights, and rear has red lights. Bogies are 3axle designs, with a floating mid-axle (Inspiration comes from Railbricks issue 6 by Scott Wardlaw)which allows you to use standard PF train wheels without any o-ring modification. Each bogie is powered by a vertical XL motor to a 20T gear. Still the loco is quite slow…. Feel free to comment.

Hello Öyvind, below you have links where you will find pictures - let me know if you need more info. Eurobricks link Swebrick post in Swedish

Thanks Adrian, bogies are actually already geared-up by using a 20T gear to drive all 12T gears. Was it that you refer to when mentioning 'Cale' .. ? Still, a XL-motor spins slowly.....

Love your stylish designs. I want those pantographs !

I posted a design here for a PF built uncoupling system onboard a locomotive. I am on my mobile now, but can update with a link tomorrow. Otherwise I have pictures and a small video on my Flickr - see below !