Sven J

!!! Couldn't have said it better. What a ridiculous caricature of a a steam locomotive.

First of all, thank you @BricksMcgee for running the competition! May I suggest a modification for the future? For large-scale builders like me, @Spur II aus Klemmbaust or @Bensch55 , it's a pity that we can only enter in the "Best Other Locomotive" category - no wagon, no consist, nothing. So how about creating categories like "Best non-L-track Locomotive", "Best non-L-track wagon" etc? Or maybe allowing non-L-track models in the regular categories? (I know it would make judges' work even moretime-consuming, so it's really only a proposal, of course. Nevertheless, it would really be great for us large-scale builders!) Edit: corrected mistake regarding digital models

Hi all, Maybe my question has been asked before, but I can't read 60 pages of discussion... Is there a way to change the order in which the custom profiles are listed in the BuWizz App (for Buwizz 2.0)? The current order on my tablet looks a bit random, and it would be nice to have the most frequently used profiles listed on top. Thanks in advance for your answer! Kind regards, Sven

It's official now: https://www.lego.com/de-de/product/concorde-10318 Don't really know what to think about it. Size and funcions are great, the price is ok. But the nose is really awkward... Hopefully it can be modded.

@LEGO Train 12 Volts Thank you for your appreciation! I'm also very fond of the prototype with its straightforward, practical design; more "organic" than, let's say, a BR 80 which tends to look overladen with lots of technical greebling - much of which was not really necessary, or even troublesome, in everyday duty. Not without a reason, one of the nicknames of the BR 80 (and other small "Reichsbahn" tank engines) was "Christbaum", that is "Christmas tree"... It wasn't too easy to take it - locomotive, wagon and rails don't fit diagonally on my desk... so parts of the track and the white background paper had to hang over. Personally, I like the picture with the taxi even more.

Ah, ok. I thought it might have been built before standardization of the different Spanish (1672 mm) and Portuguese (1646 mm) gauges by creating the "Iberian" 1668 mm gauge. But anyway, as Lego track actually is significantly too wide for 8w standard gauge models, I find it perfectly appropriate to choose a broad gauge prototype instead!

Great to see someone else also designing tank engines from coal industry railways! Is the prototype running on Spanish broad gauge (1672 mm)?

Thank you all for your enthusiastic feedback! I'm very happy that you like my loco, despite it being such an unspectacular little workhorse. Smaller. Seriously: The reason why I chose the Breckland wheels is that the prototype has 1.100 mm wheel diameter, which translates to 34.4 mm in 1/32. Now BBB has no appropriate wheel size, while Breckland's LL wheels are 33.6 mm in diameter, which is close enough. I'm quite happy with them. The surface is nice and smooth, of course not as perfect as injection-moulded parts, but very, very close. Axle and pin holes fit perfectly. The only slight drawback is the colour, which is more like what Bricklink calls "rust" instead of true Lego red (hard to tell in the photos which were taken under artificial illumination, more clearly visible in direct sunlight). But as the wheels are partly shaded by other parts of the running gear, it really doesn't matter much.

Thank you for your appreciation, @Selander and @zephyr1934! You're certainly right. But in fact I have so many interests that it should be possible to find enough stuff for small models. And I definitely want to build one or two airplanes, which - big or small - can be hung under the ceiling, thus avoiding the need for more shelf space...

Hi all, Ten years ago, I built my first locomotive MOC (well, I presented it on EB in 2015, but it had actually been built 2 years earlier). So I thought that it would be a nice thing to celebrate this anniversary by building a new and improved model of the same prototype that I chose back then – but this time motorized, in correct dark green livery and in my usual 1/32 scale (the first try was a "normal" green, static display model in 1/30 scale). The prototype: The "Knapsack" was a standardized light 0-6-0T as a part of the post-WWII product range of the Krupp locomotive factory. 15 locomotives were delivered to industrial companies in Germany and Turkey between 1949 and 1961. The prototype of my model, c/n 3435, was delivered to the “Niederberg” colliery in the summer of 1961, making it the last engine of its type and also one of the last steam locomotives ever to be put into service in West Germany. It operated at the colliery until 1976, after which it became a museum locomotive for the “Ruhrkohle AG”. Since 2000 it belongs to the “Hespertalbahn” museum railway as locomotive No. 8. It is currently undergoing a major revision and should be operational again soon. The model: As stated above, my model is held in exact 1/32 scale. It consists of almost 1,600 parts (of which about a dozen come from third-party suppliers because Lego does not produce them in dark green) and weighs just over 1 kg. It is propelled by a PF-L motor; a BuWizz 2.0 serves as power supply and remote control. Additional features include independently switchable front and rear lights and a wheel-synchronized sound module from Mobatron. The wheels are from Breckland Bricks, the rods are 3D-printed parts of my own design. So here it is: Hauling my purpose-built passenger wagon: The roof is detachable to give access to the BuWizz: Some photos from the WiP stage, showing the frame, the cab interior, the technical layout and the underside with leaf springs, balancing levers and brake rigging: And finally two videos, one showing the rods in action and the other one a test drive (also from the WiP stage). Don't forget to turn on the volume. A longer on-track video will follow as soon as possible. Full-resolution pictures can already be found in my Flickr album. I hope that you like my little shunter. Comments and criticism or any other feedback are of course welcome! Thanks for stopping by! Kind regards. Sven

Sure it's not a wild boar? (German inside joke)

Thank you! Nothing special. The cars are suitable decoration objects for all my 1/32 trains.

Thank you @Shiva and @*thomas*! @LEGO Train 12 Volts You're welcome!

Thank you very much, @Supplement_Creatif and @zephyr1934!

Mille grazie Sergio @monai!

Thank you very much for your kind words, @LEGO Train 12 Volts! You're absolutely right regarding the reason for the differently shaped buffers. It's prototypical, of course, as most vehicles of this era had that configuration. Wikipedia describes it as follows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_(rail_transport)#Shape Actually I ordered the dark green 1x3 bricks from Webrick - kind of self-defence, I suppose, for one (!) genuine Lego brick costs about 8 € (!!!!!) on Bricklink - and I needed 42 of them. But don't tell anyone... All other parts are real Lego, except for the wheels, of course, which are from BBB.

Thank you @Kivi and @Feuer Zug!

Dear all, For my next steam locomotive (almost finished - coming soon!) I designed a little passenger car based on this one belonging to the "Hespertalbahn" museum railway in Essen, Germany. Before being acquired and restored by the museum railway, the prototype was used for transporting workers to the "Pörtingssiepen" colliery, also in Essen. It has 50 seats in 2+3 configuration, no brakes and a maximum permitted speed of 65 km/h. And here's the model: The roof is not detachable this time, for it is an integral structural part and helps to brace the SNOTted sides. Thus, a render image of the interior has to suffice. I hope you like it - comments and criticism are welcome. Thanks for stopping by! Kind regards, Sven

Hi all, A while ago I presented a 1/32 scale Mercedes W 115 as a decoration object for gauge 1 railway models, and I suggested that more similar-sized models were to come. Well, here's another one... It started out as a MOD of set 40650, but finally became a totally different model. 7 studs wide and 1 stud longer than the mentioned set, the MOC is now in accurate 1/32 scale. Also, it now has the distinctive "barrel side" waistline and the triple rear window, both missing on the 40650 model. The colour scheme with its black hood and roof is inspired by the 2015 "Autobiography Edition". Free instructions are available on Rebrickable: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-153024/Sven J/land-rover-defender-90-in-132-scale/#detail Thanks for stopping by! Kind regards, Sven

Why should it? The "Mission Impossible" locomotive is fantasy based on a BR Standard Class 7 and has nothing to do with the Orient Express. https://www.johnfinneyphotography.com/mission-impossible-7

That 0.3 mm difference is negligible, especially as LGB G-scale track has rather large tolerances anyway. However, while G-scale track is okay (I use it successfully for years ), gauge 1 track doesn't work with Lego - while it also is 45 mm wide, its profile is lower than that of G-scale rails, so the high Lego flanges rattle over the little screws that connect the sleepers to the rails. Speaking of the big Hogwarts Express, I was quite excited at first to see those very large drive wheels, but soon became disappointed: The position of the wheels' pin holes results in a much too large piston stroke, which makes the wheels useless for any real 1/32 scale models.

Incredible. Jaw-dropping. I can't get my mouth shut again... This is the most awesome MOC I've seen for a very, very long time. How many parts does it have? And is there any chance to see some detail pictures of the train and that lovely little Tatra car?

Hi Nik, I don't need to tell you how much I love your models, for I know them for some time already and we talked about them before more than once. But it's great to see that you finally decided to show them to a wider audience. So welcome here on EB - and keep up your great work!

That's a magnificent rendition of the prototype's complex shapes! I hope to see it built in real bricks soon. Did you consider using strings instead?

Thank you @Shiva!