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    Hi all! I finally finished Section 4! Lots of challenges in this one. Many different slopes and angles, a bridge (which I've never attempted before), and even the rock faces were tricky. There are currently two more sections that I originally envisioned building out to the left. The railroad will go along the cliff face and into a tunnel.I originally didn't plan on building more to the right, but as I've built more, I think I will build a couple more sections that direction and have the railroad go into another tunnel. That way if I build it irl, it would make a loop for trains to run on. I'm currently at 17k pieces. 😬 1234 combo_1 by Mark, on Flickr 1234 combo by Mark, on Flickr 1234 combo_2 by Mark, on Flickr 1234 combo_5 by Mark, on Flickr 1234 combo_4 by Mark, on Flickr 1234 combo_3 by Mark, on Flickr
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    Thanks everyone! @zephyr1934 Thanks. The diaphragms might not be prototypical, but I thought they kept a neat aesthetic from the original model. I haven't tested it in brick, but yeah, I could easily adjust it if needed. @ivanlan9 Thanks! Yeah, I thought the same about the engines, but decided to keep them short to keep the aesthetic of a set that could be sold by Lego. The base is a standard 6x28 length. If the BNSF base wasn't so expensive, I'd have just used that. I may do a V2 upgrade in the future. The goal with this was to get an initial model complete. I've got some ideas for different variations of the cars. @M_slug357 Nice! @Evans That would be cool! Maybe you could build a custom motor and use PF/PUp. Some of the narrow gauge motors on this forum are pretty compact. You could probably adapt them to 6 wide and use them in the more compact space of the 6x34 bases. @TeriXeri I keep all of my childhood sets separated too. I'm still building my collection for modeling and layouts. I want to keep the sets separate so my future kids will be able to enjoy the sets I enjoyed.
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    Cargo Railway, 4559, goes down in the books as one of the more interesting trains Lego has designed. I never knew that it was actually based off of a real prototype until this thread was created a couple of years ago: Is the 4559 Cargo Railway based on a real train? - LEGO Train Tech - Eurobricks Forums Anyway, Cargo railway was the first Lego train that I received growing up. I liked the train, but always thought that it was a little strange with the disjointed passenger compartments. I remember rebuilding the train into a more traditional consist, but I could never really build it how I imagined due to lack of pieces. About 3 yrs ago I decided to build a "Reimagined" Cargo Railway (There was a long break in between start and finish!). The goal was to build the train how I always wanted to as a kid. I wanted to make it a more realistic style train that embodied the spirit of the official set. As such, I kept different aesthetics and upgraded others. I wanted it to feel like it could be a set that you would see on the store shelves. I may one day go back and further upgrade this into 8 wide with more detail, but for now, I'm very pleased with my present rendering of Cargo Railway Reimagined! Cargo Railway Reimagined 1 by Mark, on Flickr Cargo Railway Reimagined 2 by Mark, on Flickr The cargo containers can slide out of the compartments. I'm thinking of making a forklift that goes along with the train as well. Cargo Railway Reimagined 3 by Mark, on Flickr Cargo Railway Reimagined 4 by Mark, on Flickr The passenger cars are a combination of the Metroliner Railroad Club Car and the passenger compartments of Cargo Railway. Cargo Railway Reimagined 5 by Mark, on Flickr Cargo Railway Reimagined 6 by Mark, on Flickr
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    I finished revamping Section 3! In this section I updated the water, internal supports, and also the wooden trusses. While working on the 4th section, I thought that the trusses would look better if they were a little wider so I increased their footprint. I'm really pleased with how the updated water is turning out and I'm excited to push on to new modules! River Canyon 123 V2 by Mark, on Flickr River Canyon 123 V2_2 by Mark, on Flickr
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    Thanks everyone! @Shiva Thanks for the tip!
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    Nice! They look good behind your loco's.
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    Wow, it's been a few months since my last update. Since then I've developed actual supports for the hillsides (before they were mostly floating) and updated the water. I'm going back through my first three sections and implementing the changes, starting with the first. The hills in sections 4-6 will be much more complicated, so I wanted to standardize my angles and support structure. Pictures of WIP and final product below. Let me know what ya'll think of the "rapids" in the water of the last image. I think they may work in other parts of my build, but looking at it now, I think I may keep the water flat in this section. Comments welcome! River_Canyon1_V2 Supports1 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon1_V2 Supports2 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon1-V2_Flat water by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon1-V2_1 by Mark, on Flickr
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    Nice looking collection!
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    Awesome work @coaster! I've been following this project from the very start and it's awesome to see you persevere to create a product!
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    Hopefully it is just a Covid delay. I really hope this project succeeds. I'd love to build my River Canyon layout using Fx 9V track. I was in my dark ages during the PF, PUP switch, so it would be cool to pick back up with 9V.
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    Thanks, I think that would be fun! Things are kind of up in the air for me right now, though. I may be moving across the country for work in the coming months, so this is going to stay digital for the foreseeable future, unfortunately. Kind of a pet project right now. I'm designing the display to break apart into 6, 3 baseplate deep sections. I'll probably set each section on a wooden board or something so they can be moved more easily. Hopefully it'll be transportable. I know I'm going to run into a whole new set of challenges building this in real life!
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    @Chromeknight Thanks, that's a really nice technique! I'll have to experiment with it. @Vilhelm22 Thank you! On this side, the track is going to continue curving forming a 90 deg into a tunnel (I think). I started thinking of ideas for what I want to happen on the other side too, haha. I think I would like the canyon to begin to level out and I'd like to have a small western town. Maybe just a station and a couple buildings. Then I'd have the track wind back around so the track can form a loop. That is waaaay down the line though. I've started on the the fourth section, but it will be well into next year when I finish all six of these sections, most likely. I'll have to look into joining a LUG so I can get in on LUGBulk, so I can hopefully build this!
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    Thank you everyone!
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    Halfway Point! This was a pretty tough section. The entire bridge side of the river was full of challenges. From the contours of the landscape, to the bridge bents, to ballasting the ME track (Seriously, please share if you know of a simple way to add the studs and anti-studs on complex custom parts!), they all required some extensive figure'n. Also, I'm thinking of redoing the water with dark blue tiles I think it'd probably look quite a bit cleaner. Next up is the truss span across the river! River_Canyon halfway_12 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon halfway_9 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon halfway_10 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon halfway_3 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon halfway_11 by Mark, on Flickr River_Canyon halfway_5 by Mark, on Flickr
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    I like it! Hahaha! I propose XS, XXS and Itty Bitty, haha!
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    Really nice work! Kind of reminds me of a space version of the old Stingrays subtheme!
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    Awesome news!
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    Looks good! I like the update you made with the beefed up boiler.
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    Pretty sure the window is carefully wedged between a Door Rail and Grill tile. I think Shupp detailed it on his NY Central a while back. That was the first time I remember seeing the technique, but I could be wrong.
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    I think so. I really like this one!
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    Well done! Looks great!
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    Looks great! I agree that those angle shots are tough to judge scale. I'd be interested to see what it looks like with the wheelbase lengthened, as you mentioned. From the pictures it looks like there may be a little more gap between the wheels than what you have. After you mentioned it I kind of feel like the boiler may be a little compressed. Maybe try lengthening it by a stud. I also think you could lengthen the cab by one brick. Or maybe just attach a plate SNOT-wise against the back end of the cab to give it a tad more length if one brick is too much. In any case good work, and cool prototype! I look forward to seeing how you choose to update it.
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    Great build! I love how you used the curved tiles for the windscreen as well as how you included the taper on the nose with the 2x4 tile. You have an excellent eye for detail and strong skills for being able to translate it into bricks so well!
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    Wow! Awesome job! You perfectly captured the 12V feel of it as well.
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    Studio takes some getting used to, but I like it a lot. I've used MLCAD in the past when building a train (maybe I'll finish it someday), but I couldn't imagine building large models like my river canyon in it. I could be unfamiliar with a lot of its functionality though. I didn't know that MLCAD was no longer receiving updates. That sucks. I'm still learning how to do coordinate placement and other more advanced features in Studio, but I've been really impressed with it's functionality. You have to play with the snapping mechanics a bit, but once you start to understand it, it gets easier. Working at angles is a pain in the a$$ though.
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