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Perfect Moc of a great locomotive, a model I particularly love! Great work!!! Ciao! Davide

Definitively YES , the 7760 would be the perfect choice. I was just thinking about a revamped version of its "sister" from the Blue Era ,the 723! Having a good power output, the Battery cube could move also some old 4,5v motors. I do not know how fast or far, but it's something to be tried! There's also a basic version (without bluetooth) of the battery cube, which could be very very interesting for these old glories and new compact models. After all, these locomotives could get their power from a third rail or from a battery box - so fitting a big battery like PF or PuP inside those bodies is not so simple. This little battery really can do the job. On "Cubes" site there's a new "40 Years" 7810 with an high speed motor cube. Nice! Ciao! Davide

Ooooooh, very smooth and shiny! You made a good thing, going to the "next level" with your MOC. Maybe it's only me, but 12v locomotives and 9v motors ....simply don't match! Good work!

Just bought the Bluetooth kit - it seems really interesting, and I think it will be a pleasant alternative for small locomotives and narrow gauge ones! I honestly was trying something "home made" with 130SH motors which are the perfect size for Lego, being 15mm high (or wide, it depends) and having the possibility to have a double-shaft. Two millimeters shaft to Lego Technic axle adapters are not difficult to find or 3D print (even modifying a Technic axle pin). But this "Cubes" solution is obviously cleaner, and the two buildings by @zephyr1934 and @Asper are really a good demonstration of the compactness and possibilities this third-party product can offer.

Hi all, I began to design again on 1:22.5 scale in these days - and I wanted to add a (only digital, for the moment ) new friend to my already built #1 Toy Locomotive, which I extensively used during last summer. Here's a picture of #1 during a nightly stroll: Since in the last months I began to look around into the H0 scale trains (especially old italian ones made by Lima and Rivarossi), I wanted to give a try to a little Rivarossi model I love, the "ABL" (picture taken from internet - www.rivarossi-memory.it) This little thing in H0 scale is a fantasy model inspired by small locomotives made by "Antonio Badoni Lecco" (or "ABL") company. According to some books, the real prototype should be the "ABL VII SPA 15T", produced only in standard gauge. I love this model and I'm trying to buy one, but prices are prohibitive. So, starting from the same chassis and motor of my #1, I prepared a small, narrow gauge version of the Rivarossi ABL. Teorically it's a fantasy model of a fantasy model maybe based on a real locomotive. Which has never been intended for narrow gauge. Perfect start, I'd say!!! And here it is, simple , sturdy and...with a sort of funny "face" The hood, being narrow, is more similar to the original prototype than to the Rivarossi model. I kept the "mouth-like" grille , removed the double buffers and kept the red color of the front part of the chassis only on the single buffer. Transmission is rod-based as in the yellow #1. The two headlights are made this way since (as you can see in the first picture) they seem to better diffuse the light. Also the #2 runs only on G-scale track (45mm), as the yellow #1. Both locomotives are moved by small PuP battery boxes. I tried the M-motor on the #1 and it works fine on small trains. I would like to try the L-motor, which has more torque. I updated a bit also the handle bars on the #1 (they were too thick and I want them to be thinner). The Rivarossi model has two...well....red things over the roof, two horns and a black grille. They seem air reservoirs, or maybe mufflers? I don't know, sincerely. There are two small windows under the rear headlights. These were present in a lot of Badoni locomotives - for easier approach during shunting - so I thought their presence was a good idea also on this little thing. As you can see, I did not build the doors. It can be done easily, but I wanted to recall the open solution used on #1. As you can see it's not rocket science, and it's also quite economical to build I hope you like it!!! Ciao! Davide

Excellent locomotive, very nice colors and feeling!!! I lost the first version, but I can put my thumbs up now!!! Pantographs are now more realistic and the two cabins more refined and elegant. Ciao! Davide

Thank you very much for such a supportive comment! From time to time I'll come with something new on this scale - it's fun to build! Thanks!!! Thanks, sir! Yes they are a great great help. As you can expect from LGB they are Top quality and the studs part is absolutely great. Sincerely at the beginning of my G scale journey I was thinking "do everything in Lego" - when I tried these I immediately changed my mind. Now I ordered from Ebay two big chassis with bogies (made by Newqida). I will convert them in the same way as LGB did, probably with the help of some 3d printed parts to accomodate Lego plates on the chassis. Rolling stock can be interesting to build ...but locomotives are more fun!!!!

Great model! I love the early locomotives and that pioneer feeling they have! The way you inserted the PuP power source in one of the wagons is in my opinion very appropriate. These locomotives are too "naked" and cannot cover any motor, cable or mechanical feature. plus, battery boxes (even small ones) are quite big and made in not so fitting colors. I do not know if it can be a good candidate for IDEAS (I wish you that!) , but for sure it is a perfect one to get a lot of THUMBS UP!!! Ciao! Davide

A work of art! Nice, cute, small...detailed...a pleasure to watch!!! Nice track, too - I was thinking to give it a try , since switches are now available!!! Great work (love the diesel too)! Davide

Hi all! Looking at what I've done during the years I found one of my first projects on G Scale - the little "Stainz" locomotive, based on the original LGB model. So I got my hands on it and modified some things in the boiler, cabin and other details. Looking at the new LGB catalogue, I saw some interesting starter sets and I decided to design my personal one. Locomotive is now red instead of green (but it is based on pretty standard bricks , so it can be made in several colors). It works ONLY on 45mm gauge track, since the PF/PuP motor (3 studs wide) is fully contained between the wheels to leave room for the battery box inside the cabin. I added a small green passenger wagon and a little gondola in brown. They are mounted on two Lego chassis, which will be in reality replaced by this LGB original part, the 94063. It has a good studs base, and wheels work very smoothly. Plus, it has standard couplers and, all in all , these bases are less expensive than building the whole chassis in Lego. Here's a detail of the right side of the locomotive - It can be powered by Medium or Large Motors (PF and PuP). Battery box (small one) can be PF or PuP. These motors are sufficient to move the locomotive and some cars (they are surprisingly more powerful than I expected). The passenger wagon has some interior. It's 14 studs wide and the body is made to cover the red base of LGB 94063. Doors are fixed, but can be mounted in closed or open position. A Lego Pneumatic rubber pipe can be added for detailing near the brake lever. It's heavily inspired by LGB standard passenger wagons. It's made by very simple bricks to be cheap and sturdy. The middle black line can be used to create also two-tone paint solutions. Last wagon is a brown gondola, very simple and straight. Again it can be modified to be higher or lower , and in any possible colour. Some decals like the name of locomotive on yellow side plates and some lettering on wagons could refine the whole thing a lot! I hope you like it! Ciao! Davide

Very well built narrow gauge locomotive!!! Very nice! Ciao! Davide

A cute, and very well detailed sidetrack building!!! Great job Emanuele (as always!) Ciao! Davide

What a beast!!! I love the way the suspension is adapting to the terrain!!! Great work - thanks for sharing! Davide

Very nice little plane, in both variations!!! Ciao! Davide

Wow!!! Great and "futuristic" (for the time) locomotive - I love these experiments! You gave it a smooth (and sweet - it seems a chocolate snack!!!) body - absolutely stunning work with round bricks!!! Nice buffers! I really love it - it is sincerely something I would like to see in a Museum...pity it's not possible. But you gave it the right credit it deserves!!! Ciao! Davide

Great locomotive - very...unusual!!! I like it a lot!!! Yes, the ladder is a bit big, but the "feeling" of the locomotive is there. It "feels" a simple locomotive to be reproduced, but in reality, looking at the pictures...it's a mess (at least for me). And as usual you got all the details! What a strange beast - I NEED to know more about it! Ciao Hod! Davide

Fantastic build - I love the paint scheme of this locomotive!!! Great details and interesting use of alternative batteries! Good work! Davide

It can be done - with some patience and a bit of wd40/soap/lubricant of some kind. I also modified a 7740 to PF in the past (using original train motor and lights) and it worked fine! My 2 cents on the very nice project: Central third wheel on motorized bogie: On the PF train motor and Technic-based bogies it will work as a fulcrum between the two powered axles, reducing traction. It is quite difficult to have a sort of "suspension" for central wheel like in the old 7865 12v motor, so I tried to remove traction bands and it worked quite fine. Position of battery box : It's always a mess - it should be over the motor to increase traction. Problem occurs when using a PF motor inside the cabin, since it limits the possibility to transmit power to the bogie (the risk is not to respect the internal height). Due to this I came back to the original PF Train motor instead of a more technically interesting solution like an internal motor. A possible solution could be using a 7.4LiPo battery used for drones. Smaller, rechargeable, but it depends on personal taste. It could give the interesting possibility to have two traction bogies, placing motor in the middle and using two cardanic axles (very similar to H0 model trains). Good work, I'm curious to see how it turns out!!! Ciao! Davide p.s. I found some photos of the second conversion (motor PF and real 12v wheels - here all with rubber bands) - you can find them here: https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOtQB9uuRU41-NBkJ-5iCYAiahPi0McZsrwp_G0

I tried the M-Motor on this 1:22.5 locomotive and it works fine (with a 3:1 final gear ratio) - same results as PF M-motor. It's not fast nor extremely powerful - but it can haul three/four small G scale wagons pretty easily on plain track. But it works only using the Tablet/Phone app. No way to use it with standard controller. Even battery, considered the weight of such a big model, is pretty durable. The really good thing with PuP app is that you can emulate smooth acceleration and stops by creating some easy code and add additional controls with a color sensor (it could be useful for your tilting train experiments - for example). It's another way to think and play, even if I prefer the old PF motors, until they are available. Ciao! Davide

Thank you very much for your kind words and suggestions!!! As far as I know the Prinoth ALL came in three distinct body variations: Full closed cab - like the one I presented - it was one-piece body. Flatbed with small cab - like the yellow one you see in the real picture - it has a rear panel with windows immediately behind the seats Canvas top - basically the same as the flatbed, but the cabin has no rear panel. The cabin has an underlying metallic tubular structure, which I believe it was extended for the full lenght of the body in case of Canvas Top and full cab solutions. I think that the only possible "modular" transformation was from Canvas Top to Flatbed , but the rear cab panel should have been added or removed in some way (maybe it was bolted - but I cannot find any information on that) . I prepared a rendering of the flatbed with small closed cabin (and I removed the studs on the roof) And here's the rear view (with a smaller battery box) . Ciao!!! Davide

Great build, a very massive locomotive full of details and quite complicated to replicate! A zillion of thumbs up!!! Ciao! Davide

Hi, and welcome! An old transformer is normally built in a good way - so it's pretty solid. You can check eventually its output with a multimeter. I tried this thing and it worked for me: I bought a DC 220v to 12v Power supply (a good quality one used for Home Alarms) - and use it on a 9v Lego Controller with a modified 9v-->12v Lego cable. It works fine and it's quite inexpensive. I think I saw this solution here in Eurobricks some years ago. For the transformation of the old model to PuP...well I'd not touch too much the locomotive and use a separate "battery box" wagon. You could build a replica of the original 1134 battery box wagon of the time with some old parts, in these "flavours": black baseplate, red body, blue top, red wheels (best fit in my opinion to the 723) black baseplate, blue body, gray top, red wheels (a bit more modern style from 7720) For the motor you could consider 2 choices: PuP motor with modern train red wheels Old 12v motor working with PuP battery box at a lower voltage (but you will need to modify a PuP cable and it could be a mess) A third possibility could be a bit "tricky" (but aesthetically PERFECT) - to fit old wheels into the PuP motor - but I'm still studying how to do it - I'll keep you updated! Ciao!!! Davide

Very nice!!! I will absolutely try to build them!!!

Hi Claudio, great job!!! I've just bought it and I'm waiting to read it as a kid!!! I've always loved your creations, and this book is really something I want to keep and consult! Thanks for your work! Davide

Hi all! I hope this is the right place (I usually write on Trains forum ) to present a design of a little Italian snow vehicle that I saw many times during my winter holidays. It all started from this MOD of the "B-side" model of 42065 official Lego set: Since we had the luck to see some snow in these days - I wanted to have some fun and created the above pictured snow groomer variant. It works fine, even if the M motors are a bit weak. Then, searching a bit on Internet, I found a lot of interesting snow groomers - and the little one I decided to design in Stud.io. It is simply named "ALL" and the manufacturer is Prinoth, one of the most active producers of snow groomers and tracked vehicles in general (along Leitner, Kassbohrer and many others). Here's a photo directly taken from Prinoth corporate site. As you can see, it is very small and it's a multi-purpose vehicle. As far as I understood reading here and there , it was produced with a small two cylinder, air cooled Fiat engine(the same of the Fiat 126), but it can be equipped also with other motors (always derived from Fiat cars and adapted) - like a 1050cc or 1100cc - I think in this case water cooled. Always from internet - it seems it has a simple mechanical drive, which allows to simple apply brakes to the left or right track, making the vehicle turn. It is a very simple and appreciated mchine, and can be found on sale for around 6/7000 Euros. And here it is , in its favourite environment! Body is as simple and light as possible - with straightforward building and well visible studs on top (80's style!) Battery is inside the rear cab. I used a normal PF battery box, but Buwizz/PuP are welcome aswell. I powered it with two motors instead of one since it was way simpler for me as a solution. I'd like to replicate the original transmission system, but I want to collect some more information on it first. Here's a view of the Technic chassis - each motor powers one track, as in Lego Set 42065. Final gear ratio is 1.667:1 , according to Sariel's online calculator. This gear ratio, with the two more efficient L motors, should make it a bit more fun to drive. The first three "wheels" are inverted Lego train wheels, since I did not like the effect of treaded wheels on all axles. I hope you like it - and l also hope this 2021 can bring better things to all of us! Ciao! Davide