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I'd say 8-wide for the body (which means 9-wide including all details like rods, ladders...and so on). Train is larger than the track, wheels can be decently covered by fake suspensions, there's room inside for some mechanics and SNOT tricks!

It's ...simply...GORGEOUS!!!

The 7810 is a very simple and nice set from the 80's I like it a lot, it was my second locomotive back in the day). Not the most iconic one, but in my opinion one of the easiest to be proposed as an "anniversary model" today. I try to explain my thought: It is a single locomotive. A 7710 is surely more iconic, but it's a bigger set too. It's quite inexpensive to build with modern parts (apart the red 6x16 base). It has no double-colored doors and 99% of the parts are still available or can be easily replaced (like the 2x2 black windows). it was without motor, so it can be built easily with three axles. This is something that cannot be done with an unmodified PF/PuP motor - moreover it is black and not fitting the original "chassis color" of the 7810. It has no connecting rods (like the 7760, for example) There's one more thing...the possibility to motorize it are not changed too much in 40 years. Back in the day, I could put a 4,5v battery motor or a 12v motor in it. Now we have no more 12v or 9v motors picking up their power from the track. So we are stuck on battery power (PF or Pup). There's no room inside the locomotive for it. So...it needs again a battery box wagon ! Very nostalgic!!!

Simple and effective!!! I see a nice 12v red friend in the background!

It's a really great (in any possible sense ) building!!! I love the flag!!!

The terrible thing is that I used normal PF switches for testing the bogies, and OBVIOUSLY everything went fine, since the switch control is really low and thin. When I tried the locomotive at full speed on a 12v switch...well I don't know if the "crash tests" can be applied to locomotives...but that was the final result!!! Fortunately, I had the four 2x1x2 black windows from an 7810, so I needed to buy only the two front windows and two pairs of big wheels - therefore it was not a terrible waste of money I'm glad you like the KabinTender too! It's odd, but sooooooo distinctive compared to the standard one Ciao! Davide

Yes, confirmed! The fact it is made of used bricks gives an idea of old stuff, even if well cleaned and mantained Thanks! Thank you - I'm really glad to hear this - It is the exact feeling I wanted to recreate Thank you!!!

Thanks!!!

After a big steamer like the BR50, I wanted to design something smaller, yet with some 7750 parts. I therefore tried to recreate the first locomotive I bought when I was interested in "N" scale. It was part of a Fleischmann freight starter set. The locomotive is the medium size BR53.3 (nothing to spare with the enormous BR53 with condensation Tender) It is a pretty simple locomotive to build, the two front wheels and the medium ones create a bogie, the third one is fixed to the chassis. Also the tender is pretty basic Hope you like it! Ciao! Davide

Hi all! After the projects, it was time for some real building. I am in "12v phase" so I concentrated on the BR50 I draw during Christmas Holidays: Since there are many expensive parts, I used what I already had at home. I ordered the two front 1x1x2 windows and a pair of big wheels. Here's the final result: It is similar to che project, but it's quite different in some parts: - Front bogie was redesigned completely - while perfectly working from turning radius point of view, its overhang made the locomotive to hit the 12v switch remote control! Now the lower part is turning according to bogie, the buffer turns too. - Chassis is higher, in order to accomodate some details (by the way, the BR50 had small wheels so I needed to increase the space between the wheels and the body. - Flexible Pneumatic tubes instead of black "antennas" to reproduce side pipes (I found this solution more...7777-ish) - Cabin is half stud lower and has a longer roof to cover part of Tender. - Some details are different, and were thought directly "on the run" - Tender is a bit longer, the one I designed was wrongly shaped. Bogies worked fine with the central ladder, but I did not remember the motor has rubber bands on it (and they get stuck on the ladders). - The connection between the thender and the locomotive is using a very very vintage part from the 60s - 12v Motor is now in the rear part of the Tender, since the unpowered bogie was easier to modify in order to accomodate the fixed bar coupling. ...and now some photos: In general, it was built thanks to some incomplete spare sets: a 7715 (doors, two red buffers, boiler parts and some wheels) , a 7810 (two windows, red ladders and black parts) and a 7710 (black parts, some plates...). It was a real fun to build it!!! I hope you like it!!! Ciao! Davide

It's really cute - you got all the main details - so it seems very close to the original one. I completely agree with Holger - I love those headlights!!!

Great train (I love the TEE) , and very nice pictures with neutral backround! And, since you also are a new member, welcome aboard!!! Ciao! Davide

Very nice caboose - I like lot the roof solution!

Great locomotive , and very nice stickers!!!

Great cars!!!

I just tried to apply your method to connect and support the side panels to my "Feldbahn" rolling stock- it works GREAT!

Well done! very nice train!!!

Hi there! Thank you very much! I tested a bit the bogies articulation on a minimal chassis and it seems to work properly - at the moment I'm working on the BR50 chassis, so I left alone the E194 Correct, the central part of the roof is the one which can be removed, even if not specifically designed to do so like in real 12v trains of the time Currently the tank wagons are pretty straightforward - I made them in different colors (blue ARAL, yellow SHELL, white-red ESSO, and one completely gray, marked DB) - I'll have to learn how to print decals on decal sheets Ciao and thanks again! Davide

Thanks!!! I think it would be...more or less...this way! The locomotive is the green one - retrograded to the late 70s . The minifig is a bit zombie-ish, but I could not figure how to turn its arms up/down!! Ciao! Davide Thanks Emanuele!!! For the minifigures I reproduced a "Miniland" one I've on one Lego Book - they fit fine, and I think they'll work with my 1:22,5 scale models too Ciao! Davide Thanks! I added them to make some scenery around the trains, but now I've began to like them a lot...they're addictive to design!!!

I love the two side diagonal planks! And the way you connected internally all the sides. In this case, the use of different gray tiles gives a good weathered style to the panels! Thumbs up !!!

Great car!!! I'd drive it any day!!!

Thank you!!! In this case the 9v system is nice, since it is very similar to DC H0/H0e, having in common the powered rails - I thought it was more faithful to the original idea I made some modifications to the wagons chassis, from a totally square to a more rounded shape, which is more realistic. I changed also the wheels of the wagons, using technic parts and the wheels with axlehole (making the whole wagon cheaper to build) I recreated all the renderings of my previous posts, after this and some other corrections. In the picture above,I prepared a rendering of a tourists train , with open and covered wagons, plus a rework of the "wooden box" locomotive. The black color, the lack of the two front headlights and a bigger headlight on the roof makes it more similar to the first version of the Egger-Bahn No.4 locomotive, also called "Contractors Locomotive". All cleaned up and restored, is ready for a "special train" in the woods

Hi all, after a bit of trial and error (plus some testing of the bogies in real life), here's another German electric locomotive, the DB E194 : I made it after seeing the 9v 4551 (which is one of the most nice 9v sets, in my opinion). This one is quite different, since it is based on an older version of this locomotive, which has some specific details (e.g. the headlights shape and position, the pantographs). It's the version I personally like more. The bogies are created in another way since the motor is under the rear "nose" and not under the main body. The inner wheels are attached to small swinging bogies. The pivoting point of the "noses" is immediately under the front windows. It's a very expensive machine, due to the blue shutter holders , which are quite rare. The nose above the motor cannot fit a weight brick inside,since there would be no room for the light brick. Therefore the traction could be improved using some heavy metal bolts - it's a DIY solution, but it can work Ciao! Davide

I love all rail trucks, being a great fan of the "Galloping Goose" series!!! This rail vehicle is amazing , and the curved shapes are giving a cool "vintage" sensation!!! Plus, it has all PF parts inside, this means that you can use any possible motor on it (a straight 9v or a PuP). Great great great MOC!!!

Great locomotive, very well designed!!!