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    Thanks sir!!! Yes it was something I wanted to try (the snowy one in particular!!!) Thanks!!! It is a bit bigger in comparison to the rolling stock, but making it static was a bit boring! Ciao! Davide
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    OOOOH YES! Beautiful. I am trying too (in digital designs) the SNOT technique for front windows in "gray era" Mocs...thanks to your Crocodile I have proof that in real life results are very nice!!! Great machine!!! Davide
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    Oh well...this is a kind of doubt that can be easily wiped out! Basically, you're free to appreciate whatever you like, independently from its nationality (and many many other variables, too!). If someone gets offended by your appreciation or your taste , in this case thinking that you cannot like a locomotive, train that was created in his/her country...this means that the person you're speaking to is RIDICULOUSLY narrow-minded and must not be considered at all (especially when he/she's doing this from beyond a computer keyboard) - it's a loss of time... Let people speak ,build what you like best - and what makes you happy!!! Building and designing LEGO is an hobby and must be taken as such! By the way...that locomotive is really, really a mix of styles - starting from its name!!! Ciao! Davide
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    Original, unusual, "seasonal", detailed, funny: it's LOVELY! That jumping golf cart is pure fun! Great entry!!! Davide
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    OOOH, that "front-wheel drive" system is a really smart solution! Perfect gray era "spirit" - go on with your 12v builds!!! Ciao! Davide
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    These two models are spectacular ones, with a lot of research behind them. A lot of aesthetic and functional solutions all together! Those curved frontends, lower sides and central articulation really capture my curiosity and surely are matter of study for me!!! Great job, as always. Ciao! Davide
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    Both models are stunning, but the way you managed to recreate the round nose of the red one leaves me wordless. Excellent job, it perfectly gives the idea of all the aerodynamic efforts the German railways were constantly applying to make the locomotives more efficient. Ciao! Davide
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    A real beauty, which absolulely recalls the real one resting in the Museum! I also love the video of it in action ... great job ! Ciao! Davide
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    Hi all, I know, it should have been presented in OcTRAINBER contest, but last month has been a busy one, so I decided to quit the challenge - I was not on the right mood The two designs, for which you can see the Work In Progress here... ...have finally been finished and refined during this weekend. Here's the E.550 - I prepared a stand for presenting it with its AC current system, with double overhead wires, and its double trolley-like pantofgraphs. Being the E.550 presented...it's now time to show what it became in the middle of the 60s: the vNX snowplow. Here I tried for my first time to render a snowy sidings track, the same I personally saw for many years. All the decals are a bit bigger than they should be, in order to be more visible.and to give a "toyish" look to the vNX. As already shown in the OcTRAINber WIP thread, the blade can be adjusted in several positions , like the real one: And here ends my personal tribute to this great piece of machinery,,,and its double life! it has been a LOT responsible for my passion for trains (especially the "strange" ones)!!! I hope you like it! Ciao! Davide
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    Spectacular! Clean design, nice colors...it should be a joyful ride! Ciao! Davide
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    ...and a very nice one!!! Really really cute!
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    Hi all! I decided to quit the challenge, since I did not have the possibility to order all parts and the time to prepare the "presentation" of my entry. It has been a really busy month - and frankly I am a bit tired...and not so "creative" . I'll show the final version of the Vnx as a standalone thread as soon as I've the time to refine the last details Ciao! Davide
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    Nice solution!!! It's good to see some experiments like this one!!! Ciao! Davide
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    Great locomotive and really smooooooth design! I love the GG1 and this is a very nice MOC!!! It makes me wanting to create a "retro" style version!!!
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    In one version of the wagon I tried to make the whole power pickup with a bit of "suspension", using a rubber band - a bit better, but then I stopped the experiments , using a 9v dead train motor (without motor and gears) as a more efficient power pickup!
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    Hi and thank you @zephyr1934 and @Hod Carrier!!! When designing small things, I use this kind of approach - I get photos of the prototype, and make them smaller and smaller. If a detail or shape remains clearly visible - it means it is "important" and must be reproduced. Also the proportions need to be more or less correct to please the eye. This often means the scale is not EXACT 1:87, but it can be kept very near. For instance, while the vNX is quite correct, the snowplow part is BIGGER than it should be to include the articulations, since "functionality" was something worth to add in this otherwise completely static thing But I was lucky to find a pretty compact link solution, so it's attached very near to the chassis Ciao! Davide
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    Ah I did not see the second video - I did the same thing with some straights and curves (and some wheels, too ) I found some pictures (from 2010 - look at the MacMini in the background) of an experiment I did for an ITLUG show. Basically it was a wagon with 12v power pickups, connected to the 721 locomotive. At the time i did not have any 9v rails and I could not try it too much , but it worked. The drag was a bit too much, in my opinion, and during the show the power was obvioulsy kept between 50% and 75%, so the 12v motor was slow and without any "spirit".
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    Nice! I tried to convert a PF motor to 12v some time ago, using the slot cars string (after all 12v and slot tracks have basically the same electric system). But it happened sometime to create a short, since the strings were moving a bit too much. Plus, slot cars always work in one direction only, and reversing was a real problem, since the strings tended to bend under the motor. The shown solution seems quite simple and seem to work properly!!! Before the summer I discovered the copper tape !!! It's thin and can pass between bricks (I admit that Minecraft and Redstone system were an inspiration). But I still have to try it on a PF motor. Currently a PF/RC/PUP piece of track can be converted to 9v using the copper plate tape. I think a bit more of work must be done on switches, since there are some "dead" parts to be powered in order to make the train pass over them without slowing down or stopping Thanks for sharing!!! Davide
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    Your choice was perfect, mudguards are really too specific and this car has a soft, clean shape to be respected! Ciao! Davide
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    Ciao Sven! Thanks for sharing this fantastic model! Working on it was...well...educative. As far as I can see, the PV831 has not so big tires, and wheel arches are in reality a bit more "closed" around the wheels. But In Lego it's quite impossible to reproduce them better than you did. I therefore tried to work with real parts to recreate a bit bigger wheel diameter, starting from standard tires (in this case slick ones, but it works also with treaded ones). Using the gear as wheel and forcing a bit the tire on it, you can pass from a bit less of 24mm to 25.5mm. Using old and a bit hard rubber tires works better since they do not bend too much. I added also an "hubcap" (sorry it's not in correct color!) it's the maximum I could achieve...hope it's sufficient and it's as big as the current train wheels. I prepared two renderings of the PV in Taxi version (with a modded tire part increased to 25.5mm) and the wheel seems proportioned to the body. How can I share it back to you? Ciao! Davide
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    You're right !!! This is the 'limo' version, I thought to the PV544 body, without remembering it was 2doors only. Ok, the problem are the wheels...which were high, stretched...and way inside the body. More or less it seems that the custom train wheel is the right size, so an overall combination of rim and tire with the same diameter could be fine. Maybe I've an idea but I've to try it before !!!
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    Great work, I particularly like the workshop with its "80's fire station" feeling!!! But also the cargo bay is a nice place to see in the whole landscape. Go ahead, you're creating an amazing layout!!! Ciao! Davide
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    Oh! A PV on rails!!! Spectacular creation, it's immediately recognizable and surely a nice sight when running on your track! I fully agree with your comments about noise and speed of the CC motors, I was thinking to run an old Technic 4,5v motor with the CC battery, it should work but will probably drain the small battery in a pretty limited time. Working at 3,7v it will be quite silent, and require a good calibration of gearing to properly move the Volvo. In the meantime - I look at this beauty. Are you going to create also a road version, maybe in another color? Ciao Sven!!! Davide
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    The black market of ABS!!! Thanks Thorsten for the nice suggestion!!! I am still evaluating costs/shippings and needed parts - let's see if it's worth to order a lot of them and sustain the shipping costs instead of using another color Ciao!!! Davide
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    You were indeed fast, considering the difference in size and number of bricks involved in our projects! In this case I had quite clear in mind what to do and I was lucky with availability of parts in dark tan, since it's a pretty limited color in terms of bricks (and special parts like clips and brackets). Today I prepared the list of bricks in Stud.io and I realized that ONE part was not available in dark tan. This is the bracket holding the central headlight in the vNX, so I had to re-think a bit also the cabin of the E.550, which is now a bit more...let's say pointy...and better supporting the roof. Since I was there, I changed also the couplers with ball joint ones, which give a bit cleaner side shape...again...the only part I needed is available in light bluish gray only... Ciao! Davide
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