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  1. legonerd54321
    And here she is.... almost complete! Just waiting for some decals and a remote And if you were wondering how the 1501 is doing after her cosmetic restoration.. She's looking quite beautiful.
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    It depends if I can redesign it without so many tiles for the platform/roof/floor
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    Haha no, I just turned on UV degrading within the studio render, it's actually supposed to be black
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    Around 4,300 pieces.
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    Here it is, the winner of the Brick Train Awards Best Structure for North America, the St James Frisco Depot. It took about three weeks of on and off building and lots of fiddling, kragle, and pieces. Some history of the depot: The railroad depot at St. James, Missouri, used by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company. In 1839 Samuel Massey met with other Missourians at a Railroad Convention in St. Louis and planned a railroad from St. Louis to the Maramec Iron Works in St. James. On July 4, 1860 the first train arrived. I used the floor plans available to plan out the sections of the building, and had to use knowledge of Frisco depots during the era to get the correct colors of the depot. Down below are renders of the model before it was in brick. The color of the depot is based off of the color scheme that Frisco used in the late 20's/early 30's, which was very hard to track down. A closer look at the sephamore signal. A look at the interior. There are two benches in the waiting area with two ticket booths, the main ticket office has a telegraph station, (upper right corner of room) and a weight in the middle of the room, along with a furnace on the wall. The freight room has an express mail room (very tiny) and some freight all around the place. A closer look at the somehow cozy waiting room. A closer look at the freight room, with a non-sliding door. The chances of me building this in physical brick is slim to none, I will probably shave down on all of the tiles to cut down the cost.
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    1876 was also the centennial of the United States. Also a side note for trivia, on June 4, 1876, the first fully transcontinental train (New York, New York to San Francisco, California) arrived in San Francisco. The style of the locomotive matches the era of those found during that time.
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    I'm not sure why people keep bringing this up? The Crocodile in that submission was 1:38 scale and 10 studs wide, it's not comparable. People tend to forget that products spend a lot of time in the development pipeline.
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    I actually like the 18+ boxes we've had so far. I can see them doing a white backdrop with the greebling bar being green/red to make it look more Christmas-y but still align with the 18+ boxes
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    Will it be available for VIP early purchase?? They didn't mention it, although we haven't gotten an official press release yet.
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    I feel like Jamie's wording is hinting toward a yearly release of a locomotive, like the fairgrounds/car series, which I think would fit perfectly.
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    I actually used the three-axle freight truck design from the L-gauge wiki. It was relatively the same size of the truck size I needed and the same style.
  12. legonerd54321
    I've raised the boiler about two plates whenever SteamSewn suggested it, and I'm planning on it handling r54 and above curves, as my other locomotive that I have won't be able r40 (Brick Train Depot's Big Boy). Thanks!
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    Alright so I've been tinkering with the techniques that @zephyr1934 and @coaster have shown and I've found a way that's okay for now. My hardest thing was trying to figure out the half plate gap that would show on the sides, but I'm satisfied with it for right now.
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    I'll be honest I really do like it and think that it's a great display piece, even with the display track with the information(?) tile in the very back. But I don't know about the whole "18+" theme in general. Will it help boost sales of it? Lower it? I don't know. If it's successful then maybe we can see more "18+" trains?
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    Oh yeah I totally see and understand it now! How were you able to achieve that??
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    Oh no, it's alright! I was back at the locomotive when you wrote that and was able to see what you mean by that she was too low. This is my first attempt at a steam locomotive in 8 wide so I'm taking any and all tips/ideas into consideration. Raising the boiler up by a stud allowed me to add more details like a builders plate (which was just recently cleaned and polished, it's shiny!) I replaced some of the plates and used 2x2 inverted slopes for a placeholder as I figure out how to properly replicate the suspensions. The only successful way I was able to come up with to replicate the conical expansion was by raising it by a plate with the 1x2 slope pieces with a left/right notch.
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    So I've managed to retool the entire locomotive and give it Big Ben's XL wheels (easier said than done) and I think it solved a lot of scaling issues when it came to the length of the locomotive. I've also changed out the color of the roof to red like Zephyr suggested, and it looks nice! I wasn't able to get a flex hose to work, though, so I replaced some parts and was able to make it look more natural along the roof.
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    Yes, I do plan on building it with real parts! I'll think about trying a flex tube to hide the sharp lines, thanks! Yes, the cab roof is normal red, or signal red. I haven't thought about the dark red, though. And I'll switch out the axle pins with black axles, thanks!
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    Ah yes, I have definitely thought about using Big Ben's XL drivers. Like you said, it'd require an extensive retooling, though. I'll have to think about it.
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    Hello, all! Today I bring you my latest creation, a 4-8-2 mountain type based off of Frisco's 1500 class. I have been able to fall more in love with Frisco locomotives as I've been helping take part in cosmetically restore the Frisco 1501 located in Rolla, Missouri. Not only that, but my great grandfather was one of the engineers of the 1501 before it was retired. Some history of the locomotive: “Steam locomotive 1501 was once part of a proud stable of thirty such engines on the Frisco Railway system. Built in 1923, the handsome modern machine was the pride of the fleet until dieselization of the system in the late 1940s. The 1501 was part of an initial order for fifteen locomotives placed with the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania in 1923. The order was the Frisco's response to delays in passenger service due to the tortuous Ozark territory west of St. Louis. The oil-buring locomotives were a type nicknamed "Mountain", which has a wheel arrangement of four lead or pilot wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels under the cab (4-8-2).” Down below you can see the progress of the locomotive from the very beginning. I decided to update this as to help show the final product.
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    Sorry for the bump, but I have a question. I've bought the instructions the other day along with all the parts, besides the rods. It says that there are instructions for the full gear set, but I don't know where to find them? And what all pieces do I need to buy?
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    Hello everybody! I know that this is a question that has been asked a lot, but I still have yet to get a grasp on where to start. Ive looked at multiple websites/posts/etc such as these: I still have several questions while reading these. 1. What formula do I use to determine the length of the model? Is it by stud or inches? 2. Where would I start building when I find the measurements for the model? The chassis? The firebox? I've been wanting to make a model of the Frisco 1501 that is a proper scale to the real thing. I've got the schematics here: https://i.imgur.com/rr0YzXo.png Would those measurements work, or would I need to find more measurements. Thanks!
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    Those are.. uh... oh no
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    I love this set so much, this is a day one for me! if I had to nitpick though, I really was hoping that the boiler on the engine was going to be longer. LEGO tends to make these small, compact boilers and I really wanted it to be longer than the WV train. Oh well!
  25. legonerd54321
    I know we really won’t get any “ghost” figures, but I NEED that jazz player with a new trumpet mold. PLEASE LEGO.
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