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  1. Murdoch17
    Thank you! I would like to see your monorail solution.... got any pictures @JopieK? The turntable sits on a 2 x 2 turn-plate to allow for quick and easy movements in either direction, while the two wheels at either end of the model keep the table balanced and stable. Does this answer your question @Freezingvettes99?
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    Thanks. I just re-made the first post to show off that it now makes a product called Rust-eze, and no longer makes automobiles... I also added two boxcars, a couple pallets of 55-gallon drums, and a semi-truck. (picture of this part from BrickLink) What do you guys think?
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    I was inspired by a failed Ideas project railroad round house and shed from this builder to make this Wild West armstrong turn table in LDD. I'm thinking of doing this model instead of the the two track shed, as it is a bit smaller than the twice-as-tall shed. As this a mechanical table powered by brute force and not steam, electric, or pneumatic means, the table has four angled "iron" bars for mini-figures to grip to pretend-turn the table manually. (This type of table is called an armstrong turn table.) The two sets of tiles on the middle of the table should have this GREAT and this WEST prints from the Toy Story 3 line. NOTE: The flex tracks are supposed to be taken apart into two halves for them to fit on the table ends. You should only need one flex track instead of two as shown, as one whole equals two half units. The 3 and 1/2 track long table has eight tracks radiating outwards on it, with the possibility of more or less tracks if needed being an option in the future. If this was built in real life, the four main locomotives will enter on the bottom-most track and proceed to be rotated to the correct stub-end track for storage. However, the BTTF Time Train cannot fit on the rotating table, (it's just a bit too long) so it will sit on the straight-through track and just run across the table to get off at the other side. (All the items but the blue steam engine and table itself have been bought and built in real life.) As usual, comments, questions, suggestions, and complaints are always welcome!
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    Thanks, and I think you really are gonna like this update @LegoMonorailFan! Here we see the model with added pistons, which i have recreated in the updated LDD file! Enjoy!
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    Thanks @JEB314 (James), I really appreciate thew feedback. @CrispyBassist @ColletArrow I moved the boiler over one stud to the far side as you suggested, and I think it looks a lot better! I also added some mechanical details just in front of the pistons. Thanks for you help getting this model to perfection! Oh, and I think I'm gonna use Big Ben Bricks small flanged wheels for this loco, as without the friction bands it *should* ride smoother and get stuck less. I think they are slightly thinner though, so does anyone have a comparison shot of the two types (on-edge)? If anyone does have both types, I would really appreciate a picture or two!
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    Well, I for one have given away the models as LDD files to help people get a understanding of how the trains work, as in gear drives, pistons, swiveling bogies, and so on... I don't think I'm anything near as good a designer as some of the people above, but I have been asked about selling them in the distant past. However, as I mostly am inspired by other designers "free" work or small parts / areas of paid models (such as @SavaTheAggie's basic idea of a 3 wheel sliding truck as used on his MRS-1 diesel), and some of these models can have at least 5 peoples names attached in some cases (if I wanted to get very specific about techniques), my rational conclusion is I have no right to charge for something I was given free. This is why I don't sell any of my models... (I hope this makes sense, as I'm kinda tired right now and my mind is running a bit faster than my fingers)
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    This design looks way better in red! Fantastic work @Dorino!
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    This type of geared type loco is called a "Shay" (specifically a type "A", which means two pistons and two trucks) and were named after their original inventor of the type, Ephraim Shay. These loco's could only go about 20 miles per hour (or about 32 Kilometers per hour, if that's your thing) at top speed, and were very steady on rough track, hauling logging and mining trains up grades that would easily stall conventional steamer types. You can read more about Shay geared steam locomotive's at Wikipedia. Please NOTE: The design of the original Shay I redid into my version was by Stephan Pakbaz over on Flickr, as seen below. (His LDD file allowed me to build my version) as seen here. The 1 x 1 tiles on either side of the coal bunker are supposed to be printed with the number "4" The Shay type only has pistons on one side, with the other side being kinda sparsely decorated. Usually, their would be various accessories and such on this side, but i liked it better devoid of any clutter. The Shay geared steam loco bends in a odd way... but at least it works. NOTE: The angle shown is quite a bit more severe curve than the loco will ever have to handle.... but it looks pretty cool! This raw ore car was modeled after a custom Brick Link item by @wildchicken13 except mine is narrower and uses two wheels for a Wild West flair. You can see the original item that inspired me here. The caboose follows my standard pattern for my Western trains, with only a few color swaps and a missing cupola on top to set it apart from the others. Here we see the mining train consisting of four silver ore cars and a caboose, without the Shay. This is my latest (and most likely last) Western styled train, and it will join my other four steamers and their trains in my Wild West collection sometime later in 2018. (The reason I say "last" is that I've run out of railroad-related ideas for my Wild Western layout and am planning on focusing on the updated Native American camp, revised Fort Legoredo and the remaining frontier town buildings after this.) As you may have suspected, the ore the mining train holds comes from my well-protected silver mine, which can be seen in it's own topic. ...and as usual, comments, questions, complaints and suggestions are always welcome!
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    Sorry for the bump, but the first post has been updated with new real-world pictures and revised text!
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    Thanks all I really appreciate the feedback! I took someone on Facebook's idea and removed the odd-looking yellow boiler bands, and added the words "HOGWARTS RAILWAYS" to the tender, while the engine number (5972) has been moved to the cab walls, all in printed black 1 x 1 tiles. I hope everyone likes it, because these changes have been added to the first post in the updated pictures and text. This model will remain digital until the new Harry Potter sets come out and the (hopefully) printed curved tiles / 4 x 4 dish are made available to buy on Bricklink... if they are not printed, I will modify the design to remove them. At the same time when I order this, I will also upgrade my 2-10-0 9F freight loco and re-wheel my Emerald Night. (That loco had sadly lost it's driving wheels to another loco in the name of progress, but it will rise again!)
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    Thrice upon a Time, in a city called Hill Valley California, there was a time machine made out of a Delorean sports car. But this is not about that device and it's many adventures, but a special steam engine that could also travel in time. It was known as... THE TIME TRAIN (co-staring "Doc" Emmett Brown and his wife Clara) More pictures coming soon!
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    Since the 2018 Hogwarts Express (set 75955) is lacking in realism, (with the engine and tender in particular!) I decided to revise my custom version with ideas from the set, including printed 1x4 curve tiles with Hogwarts Castle printed on them. The locomotive is a heavily modified version of LDDModelmaker's Black 5 model with some parts from set 79111, Constitution Train Chase. The tender features a three wheeled bogie design modified from the one in Anthony Sava's ALCO MRS-1. The middle axle moves side to side, as to allow going through switches and curves without issue. The inside of the cab features two gauges and the firebox. In this false-color image, the red parts slide, the blue ones stay put to allow for the loco to go around curves and switches. (BTW: There are parts underneath that keep the sliding bogie from falling out.) The roof and side wall of each coach come off independently from each other, to reveal four seats for students and / or the occasional teacher. The Hogwarts Express is usually made up of four corridor BR MK I passenger coaches, although sometimes a special fifth coach is attached with an open floor plan. (however, in this Lego design, they are all open floor plan!) Also, the end car is not accurate to the films, but is what I prefer to the alternative: a gangway leading nowhere with no red light on the end. In-universe / Film History for the Hogwarts Express: Leaving from Kings Cross' Platform 9 & 3/4 to Hogsmeade Station at exactly 9 AM, the Hogwarts Express carries students (and sometimes faculty) to and from Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft & Wizardry in the Harry Potter series of books and movies. It has been seen in every Harry Potter film, from it's first appearance in the beginning of Philosophers Stone to it's (so far) last at the end of Deathly Hallows. (part two) The Hogwarts Express is usually only in the film for a short while, and it is generally a pleasant journey from Kings Cross to Hogsmeade, although Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and a certain Flying Ford Anglia might beg to differ! This 100% fictional version of Hogsmeade station (as in, not really based on any of the Harry Potter films) was inspired by several sets, mainly set 21324 (123 Sesame Street) and bits of my older Hogsmeade station MOCs from years past. The model is modular, and features a detachable track-side platform, ground floor, second floor, and roof. The platform is five tracks long, and starts three studs away from the rail head, making it a breeze for larger engines with wider pistons to pass through unrestricted. The street side features the same basic look as the other side, but in this case their is a staircase.... which could cause a problem for luggage trolleys as their is no ramp! As also used on the rail side, this Hogsmeade 1 x 4 tile should be placed on the four exposed studs on the second floor. The upper floor features the station master's office with an little break room for an off-duty engine crewman to sleep in. Also up here is a fireplace and two desks, one of which has an oil lamp on it. The lower floor features a bench for passengers out of the Scottish fog and rain. Also, the two ticket booth's share a single cash register, so the two ticket agents best be extra sure how much money goes where and who did what! Every floor & platform is grouped separately in LDD, as shown here. As usual, comments, questions, suggestions, and complaints are always welcome! EDIT 10/27/2020: Hogsmeade station LDD model replaced, screenshots and words updated accordingly. Real life pictures coming eventually. (Hopefully soon!)
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    Most of the Back To The Future time train should arrive today (has arrived) with the rest coming later this week. Consider this a teaser of things to come!
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    Slight bump: I remade the first post to show off the updated shed, which now has dark bluish grey pillars to hid the roof-connection holes.Compare the new one above to the older one below:
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    (slight) BUMP: First post updated with new pictures and revised text.
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    Thanks @dr_spock! Sadly, the shay isn't going to happen right now.... budget only allows for so much so fast. Maybe it will be built someday, but not for now.
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    The shed will have old brown wall panel sections due to reddish brown being a bit scarce, so it will have a mottled effect. The shay just isn't happening right now @ColletArrow, as the BTTF time train was ordered yesterday. It came down to which was cheaper, and the time train won that battle. Thanks @icemorons! If you want to see my entire western layout and it's town model's progress, it's in this topic here.
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    Thank you! If you look at the main post again, you'll see the real-world skull rock mine and train shed while The Back To The Future time train should be done in real bricks by June 1st. (This is an older pic, as the flux capacitor is upside down on accident and some 8-wide were changed to 6 studs wide.)
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    Thanks! Here it is integrated into my proposed western layout: Only the frontier town (saloon, barber shop, sheriff's office, and bank), Army Fort, NA tepees, locomotive shed, and BTTF time train are all that is left to build in real life for this Wild West layout.
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    BUMP: Main post EDIT 5/9/18: Added newer pictures, revised the text, and changed some parts of the model's file to fit into a 10 wide space. This train now can fit on my Eads bridge, go through my Western mine, and inside my train shed with room to spare.
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    This railway shed was inspired by Shaun Baseby (or @lightningtiger here on Eurobricks) and his smaller farm shed from 2014. He designed the basic Technic frame on this shed, and I ran with it to create this wooden western-style steam locomotive shed. This shed is 4 1/4 tracks long with a total of 68 studs from back wall to entrance to the building, along with a 10 stud wide entrance for stream locomotives. The shed features a cow skull on the front above the entrance, just to give it that wild west flair. The rear wall of the shed. The roof of the shed is not removable, but it can fold open a bit on clips. With this view you can see how the Technic frame supports the roof. Here is the scene with the three steam locos stationed at the Fort Legoredo area depot The shed will normally hold my 4-6-0 and 4-4-0 steam locomotives, with the smaller 4-2-4 sitting on a third track outside the shed as shown. That's the BTTF time train on the fourth track, in the way back. Comments, Suggestions and Complaints are always welcome!
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    Thanks, and I added a couple crazier experiments to the top floor, as their is no basement to add them too. I also changed around the car, I hope you don't mind... Thank you! NOTE: The first post is now updated with new pictures of the revised car and modified house.... I hope you all enjoy it!
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    Slight BUMP: The gantry crane has been added to the Factory in the first post, as well as updated pictures of the GE diesel loco and auto haulers. I have procured about half of the factory's tan parts and brown windows with the rest costing around $220 from Brick-Link. The road and rail vehicles (GE 44 tonner and two loaded auto-racks) are to be built later this year. (as funds allow!)
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    Thanks, I was going for a Adventurers vibe, so it's close enough! No time like the present @PeteM! Thank you! Thanks @icemorons, the slightly lackluster set is a great starting point for a better model... you never know how it will look until you try, either in LDD or real life! Speaking of LEGO Digital Designer, this is my next Western project after the US Army fort: a geared two-truck type locomotive called a "Shay". These engine's could only go about 20 MPH at top speed, and were very steady on rough track, hauling trains up grades that would stall any other steamer type. The 1 x 1 tiles on either side of the coal bunker are supposed to be printed with the number "4". The Shay type only has pistons on one side, with the other side being kinda sparsely decorated. NOTE: The design of the original Shay I redid into my version was by Stephan Pakbaz over on Flickr, as seen here. (His LDD file allowed me to build my version) These three steam locomotives are my as-built Wild Western-style engines as of May 2018. The red 4-6-0 is the passenger express, the green 4-2-4 is for the US military, while the yellow 4-4-0 is a freight hauler. The blue shay will haul silver ore from the mine.
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    This Wild West model was originally LEGO set 79110 (Silver Mine Shootout) from the 2013 Lone Ranger theme. I added a more reinforced right wall and a real base-plate to support the model, as I know from experience it can be pretty flimsy if handed wrong. I also added the collapsing water tower from set 79111 (Constitution Train Chase) to the front corner as another action play feature. The model has also been heightened by five bricks to allow for regular train cars to pass through, and is now wide enough for custom locomotives with side-rods to fit through, except for the extra-wide time train. The natural rock formation (the skull) on top of the mine gives it it's name, and features a carved out section for two cannons to protect the mine, either from Native Americans wanting their sacred mountain back, or desperadoes looking to cash in on the (supposedly cursed) silver. These viewing windows are so you can look inside the mountain to see the details, such as the not-yet-built Delorean time machine hidden behind the waterfall. The built-in light brick helps illuminate these features. The cannons were placed in the hollowed out rock skull for defense of the mine shaft and surrounding workers camp. The room on the upper left processes different pieces of silver for purity tests via a scale and heated chemical tests. The weight of the silver ingot in question is compared against the known weight of a confirmed silver bar or a weight of the same measure. If the bar is not quite pure enough or is fake, it will weigh different from the known unit. The slide on the right is for the silver to be loaded into train cars waiting below. A six-wide steam train with single-stud overhanging pistons or a caboose with a roof-top cupola can fit through the mountain without any height or width clearance issues. The water tower supplies cleaner water to the work camp, in comparison to the water coming from the underground spring on the left, as that is contaminated with silver bits, and as such is un-drinkable. However, you can "blow out " the supports of the water tower using a Technic lever, blocking the train tracks and destroying the fresh water supply for the camp! Near the top of the mine (just above the water fall) is a spot to place dynamite and "blow up" a section of rock. When not in use, the otherwise loose dynamite piece clips into a black part just in front of the removable rock. This lower wall "blows up" to reveal silver pieces by turning the barrel on the next level. This is where the Deloreran time machine goes when Doc Brown hides it away in 1885 for his younger self and Marty McFly to discover in 1955. I though it would be a neat Easter egg to hide it away in my silver mine... I just need to build it, with the parts showing up (hopefully) very soon. Now compare my model to the original Lone Ranger set (79110) . No nearly enough room for a steam train to fit down that hole in the wall... and besides, it has a ton of gaps in the rock-work that make it seem odd. Anyway, comments, questions and complaints are always welcome, and if anyone wants to see the rest of my western stuff, see this topic here!
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