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  1. Sven J
    Well, they are not "conventional" locos, but actually I did consider building a model of either Nitrate Railway’s standard gauge 0-6-6-0T Meyer engines or FCTT/ACN&R’s narrow gauge 2-6-6-2T Kitson-Meyers (and haven’t completely abandoned these plans yet). But similar to your situation, there are other models to be finished first… for the next 2-3 years, I think there won’t be a chance of another South American locomotive.
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    @Osbourne Thank you for your appreciation! I don’t think that I will build one of the mentioned locomotives. I don’t like the visual appearance of Garratt engines, and Mallets are not very well suited to my track layout (I once started building one and gave up, for the test chassis got stuck in curves frequently). Do you have further information regarding that Baldwin engine? I only found 0-6-6-0s here (pp. 163 ff.).
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    Now that @KvadratGnezdo has turned up with another coke quenching locomotive, I'll have to improve... So here's a new, more prototypically-looking suspension - it's a bit illegal, but actually holds well: All the best, Sven (Back from holiday, waiting for parts...)
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    @ivanlan9 Do these ones work? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCL7z35X0AUvx33?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCL71VPWEAAhIwU?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCL9H4wWEAcXrfY?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCL7yjYXsAEnAMS?format=png&name=900x900
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    Maybe you have blocked displaying external content in your browser settings?
  6. Sven J
    That's a really nice model! I suppose you work with Stud.io? In that case, I think the renders would look even better if you changed the program setting from "orthogonal" to "perspective" (under "View" -> "Orientation").
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    Well, it looks great. Nevertheless, it's much too wide compared to the train itself... I know, this is also true for Lego's own 37mm track. But that's no excuse. Joking aside: I think a narrower track would make these little models look even better.
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    Don't say that. Your brick-built 2w track is very neat! Wouldn't it be perfectly suited for the 4w trains some guys (including Davide) are designing? I think they are unpowered anyway, and your track makes a perfect display piece.
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    Hi Davide, just saw your photo on Flickr and commented there already, but just to be sure, I'll write here, too... H0 gauge track, according to NEM (European model railroading norm), is 16.5 mm wide. Given that wheel sets must have a bit of lateral track play (and thus the flanges of H0 models are slightly less than 16.5 mm apart), it may well be possible to put a H0 model on 2-stud wide Lego track, but it may be difficult to actually get it running safely, as it might sit very tight between the rails. Vice versa, a Lego model that has 2 studs distance between the outer (!) edges of the flanges on H0 track would theoretically work. In reality, it wouldn't, for the high Lego flanges would rattle across the sleepers... (That's why my 1:33 models don't run on gauge 1 track, but rather on G-scale track. Same width, but higher rails...) Sven
  10. Sven J
    That looks very, very promising! Personally, I like the red+black version of the barchetta best. It's a nice contrast to the RV's white/gray.
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    Have you tried it in reality? The difference between bright light orange and yellow is much less in reality than in Stud.io. Especially when you consider that yellow is one of the colours that suffers quite a lot from inconsistency. I used BLO for this one as several parts weren't available in yellow - nobody noticed until I mentioned it... Nevertheless, the phone receivers are a clever solution, too!
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    (OT - sorry) When I hear the name of Giorgio Moroder, honestly I don't think of his music first - instead this one comes to my mind immediately... Would be a fine beast of a Lego model, too.
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    I think you already designed something like that...
  14. Sven J
    Thank you for your kind words, Emanuele and Davide!
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    Don't know whether this is really a compliment... That Fiat Draisina is wonderful! Almost makes me want to transfer it to 1:33... As for the mudguards: Would sausages work? They are available in bright light orange, which comes very close to yellow. I once built a Klv 12 (unpublished here, as I was not completely satisfied with the result). It also had a belt drive, and this slipped really ALL of the time. So I converted it to a chain drive soon. I keep my fingers crossed that your belt drive works better!
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    The last scene in the video is with the BuWizz set to "Ludicruous" mode (11 V), and the model then has a top speed equivalent to ~40km/h in scale 1:1. In "Normal" mode, top speed is ~25 km/h without load, which seems quite appropriate.
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    Real-life building has begun! The chassis is already finished: I abandoned the worm gear drive seen in the first draft. Even with the BuWizz power supply in "Ludicruous" mode and maximum motor speed, the locomotive would only have moved at slow walking pace due to the high 12:1 gear ratio. Instead I designed a 1.5:1 gear wheel drive. This required to relocate the M-motor by 2 studs, which means that there isn't room for a full-length axle any more. The two non-driven wheels are now attached by 2L axle pins. As you can see in my short proof-of-concept video, this revised drivetrain works well. Slow crawling, quick acceleration and fast running are all possible. Now I'm on holiday for five days. Afterwards, building will go on.
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    And yet another update... Some research leads me to the conclusion that the prototype didn't have a sliding-shoe type pantograph, but one with trolley wheels. So I modified the model once again: Besides, I found some technical figures. The locomotive weighs ca. 17.5 metric tons and produces a whopping 62 HP (no, I didn't forget a "0")...
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    Thanks to Dieter from the Doctor Brick forum, the roof has been modified again, now with half-stud overhang on all four sides: Thanks, Dieter, for your input!
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    @Hod Carrier That's very, very kind of you, but I don't deserve it. I'm blushing...
  21. Sven J
    Thank you for your kind feedback! It's definitely buildable as shown. I would have liked a green locomotive, but some important parts aren't available in that colour. As the result of a discussion in a German LEGO forum, I redesigned the roof: Unfortunately, now there are two visible studs on top of the sun shields. Also, the roof needs an internal support: Nevertheless, I think the new version looks better. What do you think?
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    Of course it does! A cute little thing, cleverly packed. But some pictures seem to be missing.
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    Three wonderful designs, but the Trevithick locomotive is a masterpiece! When I saw this year's OcTRAINber theme, I considered designing a Trevithick myself for a moment. Fortunately I didn't... it would have been so very inferior to yours!
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    Hi all, Being a steel and mining industry aficionado anyway, this year’s OcTRAINber contest struck a chord. So I chose to design a 1/33 gauge 1 model of a coke quenching locomotive. A… what???? Please bear with me if I’m not going to explain the industrial cokery process here; it’s too complicated to do this in a foreign language. Anyway, the thing is: There are special locomotives for that process. They are usually very small, electric, and typically characterized by a bizarrely elevated cab and lateral pantographs. Here’s a drawing of the prototype I chose, a locomotive that was built by Jung in 1927 for the „Zeche Sachsen“ colliery in Heessen (now part of Hamm) in Germany: You’ll immediately recognize the main problem: The engine is extremely narrow and, as if this wasn’t enough, has an outer frame covering the wheels. In 1/33 scale, the frame and locomotive body have to be 8 studs wide, while the outer edges of the wheels already are 7 studs apart… that gave me some serious headache. But finally I found a solution. Here’s what the digital sketch looks like at the moment: Rather sparse interior – after all, all the engine has to do is to shuffle back and forth on a single straight track… The model is fully motorized with a PF M-motor, a BuWizz (only a brick-built dummy in the picture) and a worm gear for slooooooooow shunting: Now I’ll have to gather parts, start building and hope that I’ll be able to finish until November 15th… Thanks for stopping by! Sven
  25. Sven J
    @Polarlicht The Lego model has much more details, but Cobi's overall shape is considerably closer to the prototype IMHO:
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