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Wow. Very complete project and presentation. Well done.

Excellent! Thanks for the links. In all 3 cases the width of the chassis betweenh the wheels are 5, instead of Lego´s "normal" 4.

It´s a good idea. I haven´t tried it or seen it tried, but even without that, I´m quite convinced that the flanges won´t be a problem. LGB-tracks have a very high (=Huge!) profile. For example; LGB rolling stock will NOT run on Märklin 1-track, because of the flanges... However, I fear that the gauge is not the same as the standard Lego one. BUT... If you excluseively use wheels for cross-beam axles, you should be able to adjust to the LGB-gauge. If the wheels will negotiate points is another question. (=I have no idea) @Hrw-Amen; LGB is Lehmann GrossBahn: http://www.lgb.com/en/

Well, it´s rather small. Beside a E19 or BR44 it could easily be bypassed... ;-) Here it is;

Excellent motorizes Köf! ;-) Is that the batterybox as engine-house¿? Did you paint it black, or does a black part exist¿? I especially like the waggons!

Right on! Because of the stop, the chassis must be 3-wide... Oh well... ;-) Many would see this as "excessive complications" and... They would be right! -Still, with no electrical motor, you are quite free to fiddle around... hehe BTW: The 2x4 curved slope does have interior tubes, and the axle does not reside inside the piece, although that also did my mind when I constructed it. But in the end the 5,5 axle solved all that... As this looks like it interrest you (all), lets go to the front axle: If you study the profile-photo well, you should see some spacing-problems between the rim of the wheels and the (at this point) 5-wide body over them. It might be obvious, but I havent seen it used elsewhere: How come that the wheels fit and move freely?

It certainly does! Germany has exported them to many european contries. Many big companies have their own. Lego (TLC) has one in yellow! It does. Allows me to do a 3-wide engine compartment; just perfect! Nope. This was built for use in a diorama. No need for it to move. Plenty of motorized versions out there, though... Thanks for the photo! -Could you even find a photo of Lego´s yellow one¿? The model it totally solid and stable. It rolls well. Hand-rails and sticking-out details are -of course- always fragile. I think many of the pieces doesnt exist in dark red. Especially the 2x4 curved slopes, which are key to this slim 7-wide version. 7-wide with these curved slopes on the side does not allow for a 6-wide axle for the wheels. -And with a 5-wide axle, the wheels would fall off OR the vehicle would not stay on the track, so how did I do it¿?

Hi all, I present you my new small german locomotive; The Köf II It´s a 7-wide motorless model. Notice the 4 vintage windows used...; This is a small part of a new upcoming huge diorama. (Not for the next "MegaMOC" which I am also building on, though...) Ciao!

I think I commented on your gas-station on Flickr, but I´ll be happy to leave a comment here too, after seeing the detail-photos. It´s really stunning stuff, and the overall design of the gas-station is extremely good. The diner goes perfectly with it.

You did an excellent job. Very nice!

Cool! An interview with my favorite LCP. Tanks for sharing.

Thanks to everybody who has watched, and maybe commented on this MOC! Just for the fun of it, I went on to build a "safety car" space vehicle to go with the racer; As I said; This was not made for any specific purpose. It doesn´t enter the competicion like the red racer, and was made with whatever I could find in my vault, as I am still keeping my town (MegaMOC 2012: "Kingstown 1959") completly intact... Ciao!

Very clever, and VERY well done!

Hi all, I present you my latest space racer/rallye craft; This was made for a competition at HispaLUG, and had to adhere to certain guidelines. So the result was this "StarWars meets The Jetsons, designed by Ferrari" kind of vehicle... A shot of one of the über-big motors; The crew greeting you; A view of the hidden secret weapon (now not so secret...); Thanks for watching! Ciao!

I have bought lots of sets! Almost the complete first line. -Although I havent bought any of the new ones (oops, that might actually not be entirely true ;-) , -and will only buy very little, unless something totally revolutionary pops up. I am extremely happy with the new colors! I was pretty happy at first with the new mini-dolls, whos appearance is a huge advantage from the (very) old and deformed minifig. Alas its lack of articulations and variations has turned out to be a big let-down so far. I can live with the fixed legs, but I find it intolerable that their hands and/or arms doesnt swivel. They could easily do what is done with the Barbie dolls (no, I dont collect Barbies, but my two 8- and 10-year old daughters do...) which is to attatch the arms in round spherical sockets (I think the Hero Factory uses this system¿?) The huge variety of pets an cute-looking animals is also a nice touch. Some of the sets I bought just to get a complete collection of all the original series pets.

Nice, and very good proportions.

Wow. Wild construction. Captures the form really well, in a really small scale.

As mentioned the details are over the top, and I just love your gas pump. I´ve just now noticed the slanted siding of the counter. Masterly done! Makes my own station look rather basic... Curse you!!!

Absolutly fantastic jaw-dropping build!!! The details are totally over the top. Congratulations on this job -and the nice photos! (Only one small suggestion; The red frontdoor seems a little small, compared to the big house... I know that dutch doors are not wide, but tall...)

Good idea! Nicely done.

Sorry... It´s a local event here in Bilbao! It´s not a dedicated LEGO-event, but a fair for general collectionism. Parcially. "Kingstown" is a recycling of teh previous megamoc project, where the town was named "Royville" (="kingstown", gettit¿? ;-) I totally agree! ;-) A time-machine would be valid ANYtime... The green slanted walls are connected with a hingebrick to the floor, and their movement blocked by a plaet attached under the roof. With all this explanaton for the shack, I should have made a photo of the insides... ;-)

WOW! Fantastic!!! The colours are excellent, and I even think the ship looks better than the reference "Unicorn" in the link. That you made a full interior is even more spectacular. The sails and rigging is absolutly fantastic too! You have restored my desire to make ships again! ;-)

I know Gaston Lagaffe very well, and this is a very clever MOC! ;-)

Well, I -personally- am happy that you bumped it, because now I want to know what is a "Lego.com Direct" order¿?¿? I certainly don tsee any dark red slopes in the PaB at lego.com, so how do you place a "Direct" order¿? Thanks in advance.

Thanks again to all of you for the nice comments! :-) As mentioned before; Full instructions for the VW exist, and will be published soon! Thanks for your very thorough observations and comments! Really appreciated!!! Basically you have nailed it with "Hill Valley" and "Pleasantville". Everything that is iconic about the period is what I have tried to incorporate. -Although I hope it is the Pleasantville AFTER the awakening! lol Batmobile is a Ford Lincoln Futura from 1955, which was modified en ´66. (Sorry, I dont have a blue cape. Holy Smoley!) The Ecto-1 is a Cadillac Miller-Meteor from 1959, which was modified en ´84. Both clearly anachronisms, but a lot of fun to include! The Delorean and the rocket-train are also anachronisms, but what the heck... The green shack is very sturdy, and there are no problems with the window. Under the window runs a 1x8 tile, which stabilizes everything. Also, the brown part under the window extends 2 studs inwards and holds the window firmly in place!