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    The horror đŸ˜± That part finally produced in dark red and I hadn’t noticed, so thank you for making me aware of it Now I need to make some new renders
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    Technic Disks 3 x 3 with the Maersk Train sticker on top. Technic 2 Axles connected to 2 x 2 Round Plates with Axle Hole hold them in place underneath the 4 x 4 Turntable Square Bases Interesting point I prefer the red and black but that's probably nostalgia talking
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    I've been split in scale since I began building LEGO trains with all my shunters, freight wagons and latest passenger train being 7-wide or 1:54 and all my older locomotives and passenger wagons being 6-wide or 1:60. With almost all of my buildings close to true minifig-scale, I've been contemplating to unify my scale for a few years now but I couldn't decide to go for either 7 or 8-wide...in addition to being pretty much satisfied with most of my 6-wide models as they are. Well, no more Presenting my favourite Danish State Railways’ (DSB) locomotive redesigned to 8-wide and digitally rendered in two versions and liveries... DSB Litra MZ The powerful Litra MZ locomotives were built by Swedish Nydquist & Holm AB (Nohab) and Danish subcontractors on license from General Motors. 10 MZ (I) were built from 1967-1969. 20 MZ (III) were built from 1972-1974. 61 in total were built across all four variants (I-IV). Quite a few are still used today by private railway companies either domestic or abroad, in Iran, Norway and Australia. My model of DSB Litra MZ (I): DSB maroon livery used in the 1960/70s with the highly recognizable crown and wing logo on the front. Scale: 1:46 Length: 56 studs from buffer to buffer Width: 8 bricks Bricks: 1.264 Powered: 2 x L-motors, 2 x AAA battery boxes + 2 x SBricks, 1 x AAA battery box + 1 x SBrick/PFx Brick or 2 x BuWizz battery boxes Control: PF with SBrick, PFx Brick or BuWizz Designed: 2020 My older 6-wide version from 2016: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/119474-moc-the-danish-state-railways-dsb-locomotive-litra-mz-i/ All renders are done on the very high setting in Stud.io with all of my own custom decals added in the PartDesigner tool. Upgearing from 20 to 12 teeth with a ratio of 5:3....more speed, less power PF L-motor design with good advice from some of the Brick Train Depot guys. Credit to Duq for coming up with the original idea of using the T-piece. 3-axled bogie: The center wheel will utilize a black hockey puck as a blind driver or a 2 x 2 round tile with open stud and 1 x 1 round tile placed on top on it as the alternative. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=47576#T=C My model of DSB Litra MZ (III): DSB "modern" red & black livery used in the 1980s. Scale: 1:46 Length: 56 studs from buffer to buffer Width: 8 bricks Bricks: 1.331 Powered: 2 x L-motors, 2 x AAA battery boxes + 2 x SBricks, 1 x AAA battery box + 1 x SBrick/PFx Brick or 2 x BuWizz battery boxes Control: PF with SBrick, PFx Brick or BuWizz Designed: 2020 My older 6-wide version from 2011 and redesigned in 2015: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/172599-moc-herningvérket-vestkraft-is-complete-set-of-locomotives-and-wagons Part of the fun and what set LEGO trains apart from pure model railroading is the inclusion of minifigs, so whenever and whatever I always try to make space for them and also keep on some play features and interiors. The 8-wide body is quite roomy and has a fairly correct interior. 2 x PF L-motors with either 2 x AAA battery boxes + 2 x SBricks, 1 x AAA battery box + 1 x SBrick/PFx Brick or 2 x BuWizz battery boxes can be utilized: Both locomotives with DSB Litra MZ (I) in front of the later version DSB Litra MZ (III) in the background: Technical addendum: For the first time ever I have used technical drawings overlayed with LEGO scaled grids to get the dimensions right or as close to right as possible. The models haven't been built yet but some smaller builds have been used for testing during the design phase. My slightly shorter test train didn’t really like driving through R40 curves, no surprise there Too much length overall and the wheel sets in both ends of the bogies are also pretty far from each other producing some drag. Going through isn't impossible though but rather uneven and a tiny bit struggling, especially with added wagons. There are no problems driving on straight tracks and through larger radii curves. To my surprise however was the finding that the total number of parts were the same or even slightly less than a similar 7-wide model So henceforth, 8-wide it is
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    Great initiative ? Below are the three out of my four entries which didn’t win ?
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    Thanks - beauty is in the eye of the beholder but we can definitly agree that the train won’t win any beauty contests Super smooth and comfy irl though. interesting idea with the “coverage Brick-built boogies could be a reasonable solution for a display model only but this kind of defeats the purpose ? A single IC3 trainset on my Odense BanegĂ„rd display - I really need two trainsets now
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    Good to read your own views on this, Holger ? I just had to ask because even though there are a lot of differences, I still see some “inspirational” similarities to close to your TEE to be purely coincidence. BlueBrixx also seems rather controversial to me to say the least but that is a completely different discussion ?
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    Sorry, I just have to ask ? Did you have something to do with this model from BlueBrixx, Holger?
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    What, a banner with a train....in the train subforum ? How novel ? ? to everyone involved
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    Last round of photos
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    More close-ups:
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    Replicated. Some are historical and found online like most DSB adverts or the Carlsberg one, some are current like the H.C. Andersen one or the Selecta vending machine and one is entirely made up (the one with my LUG’s logo Byggepladen and the Togklodsen logo underneath). All signs, displays and messages are current and recreated from photos taken from my tours around the station down to even using the official Via Office DSB font.
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    Some close-ups of the platform:
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    Thanks all! Three long days of moving and setting everything up in a bigger room a few city blocks away and taking photos is finally done.
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    The event in Kolding was cancelled yesterday and today our country is more or less closing completely down due to the Coronavirus so no exhibitions in the near future ? That said, new version of the main clock without the very rare tan dish:
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    Still not so great photo but first time the station and platform are together ?
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    Our newish club “Togklodsens” (Trainbrick) largest of three train layouts for “Modeltog for Alle” in the city of Kolding:
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    99,9 % done - only some stickers and road auxiliary missing ? 60% of the total area - excluding the road in front of the station and the platform with tracks behind it. I’ll try to take some better photoes in the weekend...
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    Slightly redesigned and better integrated brick-built half of the four-lane road in front of the station ~5.600 parts
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    Progress so far this week...
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    Unfortunately selling is very unlikely as approx. one-fouth of the parts is on loan. An extended loan but a loan nonetheless. The idea of putting the station on display in a museum or similar place in the meantime is great though...maybe the LEGO House not far from here .
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    Thanks, “Modeltog for Alle” in Kolding is the debut but I plan to exhibit the station at our yearly Danish LUG event “Klodsfest”, “Skérbék Fan Weekend”, (probably) “LEGO World 2021” in Copenhagen and (still unlikely) Danmarks Jernbanemuseum (The Danish Railway Museum) in Odense. So a lot of exhibitions and travel. After that the plan is to disassemble the station and probably build a permanent smaller one...or two ? Plan B is to rent a storage room or move to a much bigger house ?
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    Thanks, a monster indeed... I plan on moving it in sections in custom made boxes....and rented van ?
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    Progress so far after building non-stop this weekend
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