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    Here it is, but I've made an enormous error - I did not keep the space for cables to run from battery to receiver. No problem I think, the battery can now be moved one stud towards the rear of the locomotive. Gray shutters will hide it. It can be done, but we really are at the limit of space - and only yellow color can be changed. It is not visible in the drawing, but I followed your suggestion This thing must be built to see if everything stays in place...but it should . I'd change the yellow in red, to give it a more "swiss" look.
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    Hi there, it is a nice challenge! I'm trying (on LDraw) to create a custom 6x24 base, so we can try to lower the battery a bit. The problem is the receiver and the cables connectors - I cannot figure how much space they will take. This evening I'll try to design it in LDD - but I think the entire locomotive needs a change of color - no more black lines, just light bluish and dark bluish gray, plus yellow. This means probably the bogies will become light gray instead of black. ...let's see how it turns out
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    I agree, battery over motor and some hardware parts like bolts or metal rings (you can hide them between two lego 4x3x1 panels) should provide you the right weight where you need it !
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    Shiny, cute little 7725 you have here!!! It is always a pleasure to see a nice 12v set in action!!!
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    It is really difficult to explain who-what inspires me - I think there are a lot of things and people -so it is quite hard to list them all. All Lego builders MOCs contain an idea, a solution to a problem, an approach which can be adopted...or a complete new way to see things. So I simply look around ... and keep track of what I like (cars, trains, buildings...) What I particularly like (some of you already know this) is: To build "in style" - trying to imitate 60s/70s and 80s way to build. Technic sets from 80s - and in general the mixture of train and Technic worlds Narrow gauge railways from any part of the world (from Swiss metric ones to Decauville) - more specifically railways which have nature as main background. Italian/German/English/French rolling stock from steam era to mid-80s. I do not like modern high-speed trains at all - I'd choose a diesel railcar instead. Tin and wooden toys (pre and post-war) Garden Trains in G-gauge Other Rail-based vehicles, like trams, cable cars... So I always search for these creations around Lego forums and galleries Ciao! Davide
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    At minute 2.16 of the video - is that a model of FS ALn 668 or it is a generic diesel railcar? (I ask because I LOVE the Aln668 and 663)
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    Yes, I was lucky since I used veeeery common parts . I have to use BL a bit, so I can discover all tricks. I think from now on I'll be often on that website
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    Hi all! Thank you for your kind words!!! The camera looks promising also to me, I made a video yesterday only to try it and it works fine! For its cost, is more than sufficient - I paid more the 32gb card than the camera!!! Hi @Hod Carrier , I just placed the order on Bricklink. I had some problems to understand how it works, but now I'm used to it. The .lxf file was immediately accepted, but I had problems finding some parts in stores, so I had to modify some details in the locomotive to achieve the 100% of available parts (for example, the four 1x1 bricks with clip and some the 2x2 bricks with studs on one side - not available in blue). The chassis (without motor, battery and wheels) was immediately accepted. And now It's time to make an economic evaluation... 75 Euros for body and chassis parts (including shipping from three different shops), 65 Euros for wheels and motor/battery/receiver, 10 euros for chain (including shipping). In total the blue locomotive set is 150 Euros from all new parts. Already having wheels and electric stuff, I spent 85 Euros in total. So my objective to keep it around 100 Euros is miserably failed - maybe with used parts it could be a bit better, but I think I could save 10 euros if I'm lucky. Now it is time to design a two axle wagon - Since it will be 32 studs long (and I'd like to have the wheels more near to the wagon's ends) I think the castering effect study will be again useful!
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    Hi there, your camera seems to have quite the same dimension as mine, which is called SQ11 - a 20 Euros chinese thing found on Amazon (with vintage Sinclair ZX Spectrum look) It perfectly fits inside the 4x2x3 window frame - I think I'll use it also for "normal" sized trains - it works fine in HD but has a video limit of 5 minutes (then it creates another .avi file and goes on with recording - it must be a memory buffer limit) Your project seems great, I also like the idea to have a double gauge layout...but all dreams for the moment. I have to order parts for the blue locomotive - I've read somewhere that bricklink accepts the parts list directly from LDD - is it true or I'm still dreaming?
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    Hi Sven! Thanks for your kind words! I would love too to see this big locomotive on 45mm track, but the rails I have are custom made...very old and not modular - threrefore I'll have to cut them in regular sizes, recreate the sleepers, and add joiners - it is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong work! So I'll use the standard Lego gauge for the moment - but I want to keep the possibility to be compliant with 45mm gauge - who knows...maybe one day I'll find someone with a garden railroad and I'll ask him - may I try my Lego train on it? Just imagine the look of his face !!! About the chain drive - I also imagined it could have some problems - for the moment I tested it pulling some 12v wagons on the track shown in the video - it worked, but being 2wd only - when I reached the load limit - I only had wheels spinning. I tried to stop the chain driven axle with my fingers - it seems there's a difference on how the chain is mounted - it is hard to explain in words - I'll make some photos to show this behaviour. In one case (chain hooks facing the gear) I can quite stop the axle and the chain is still there, on the other case the chain literally explodes. Let's see - I have a "B plan" for the transmission in case the chain system fails (I find it somehow fascinating - I have to admit it ). Oh, well - the "X" car of Phantomias is great!!! I Always wanted to create it in Lego Technic!!! Today, having some free time, I created a second body and a slightly modified chassis with four ladders. Ok, next one won't be a 7720, I promise!
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    I think they are the same thing since speed (and noise ) are identical on both colors. I have only one of these (in 116 set), the other set with black motor was on 119 set (the "Prairie Train") - but I have a later version of this set, which features a newer black motor with low profile - on Brickfactory there are two different scans of 119 instructions showing both motor versions. As far as I know, these two sets are the only ones to use the black high profile motor.
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    Hi all, time for some updates: The chassis has been completely redesigned (for the fourth time, since it had some problems) and tested. It works, even if at the moment only one axle is driven by the chain (I do not have sufficient chain parts yet). The XL motor now has a more solid mount, and I tried two different gear ratios. The current setup - photo below - features two z16 gears (driver and driven). The other gear ratio is faster, featuring a z24 driver gear. Both setups are smooth and move the locomotive without any effort. I sincerely prefer the slower gear ratio, since this is intended as a narrow-gauge locomotive to cruise around nice landscapes By the way, wagons will be quite lighter, but still quite heavy, so a good torque is welcome!!! This chassis is only a mock-up with mixed colors, but starting from this I drew the final version in LDD (.ldd file is available if someone is interested). Now the parts list is complete, and I can order what I need. @3797 asked me for a video, some posts ago , here it is: It is made with my cell phone - and basic music from YouTube - I'm not very good at video making and editing ... as you can see, the video was made when the locomotive had the z24 driver gear mounted and it goes like a rollercoaster!!! This is the last rendering with new chassis and removable body installed. Micro camera has arrived today - I still have to try it, but it perfectly fits inside the cabin! Have a nice evening! Davide
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    It depends - some trains were really nice - for example I bought two Emerald nights at the time - then I kept them unopened,waiting for whoknowswhat - and then...I realized they triplicated their value. And I sold them. But I still like the Emerald night. I liked the TGV (pity I did not buy two of them ), and also the Maersk freight. But all these sets were well done and aimed to collectors more than kids. Current Lego train sets are not so fascinating to me...but I understand their main goal is to sell...and generate some "appetite" to build MOCs on younger minds
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    Great!!! This motor is quite rare in black!
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    Great stuff, even if it is not Lego it is a pleasure to see it in a real garden! The idea to use real train motors is not bad at all, I know they can easily handle also BBB wheels - my doubt is how much torque they have. This is what I tried yesterday - I had to use the little chains of my vintage Technic forklift to power at least one axle. I simplified the transmission, and I think this is a good way to follow. The central gear can move both axles with one chain. Battery is now mounted on its side,and not in vertical. This is nice since I'm lowering the center of weight and I can have a flatter chassis (and more free design on bodies). The battery can be turned on by the bottom of the locomotive, there is space to activate it by using the most economic switching device - the finger I'm not satisfied by the rigidity of the chassis - it is too flexible and the battery and motor weight tend to bend it a bit . I must achieve more rigidity and a better mounting solution for the motor...this will be a task for Technic bricks. There is room for the chain drive between the chassis and the wheels - but I'd lose the double gauge feature, so it is not good. Drawing is simple...reality is much worse!!!
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    Even if it is not your own design, you made a great work, and the original designer will be surely pleased by your effort! It is a beauty!!!
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    Really a good start! It's very good and...has a great "massive" look! Nice video too!!! Keep up the good work!
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    Hi! It is a bit I've this idea of the Garden Railway - since the good season is coming I told myself "why not" ? I understand your fear...losing parts is one of the main reasons why I'm keeping that basic and "childish" way to build . One of the inspirations I got, apart the Marklin "1" series, comes from PIKO - MyTrain series in H0 scale - which is specifically made for children, therefore nice locomotives, simple design, reduced details and vivid colors . The video is one of the main things I want to do, I just bought an SQ11 small camera for this purpose - putting it in the cabin should result in a nice "driver's view" BTW also G-Gauge Playmobil locomotives were veeeery nice!!!
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    This is simply awesome!!!
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    Thank you!!! Since I do not have a garden, I will use my father's and stepfather's gardens - so it won't be permanent. It is my dream to have a permanent layout in my own garden - let's see - we're searching a new house right now. I have retrieved from an old - now closed - hobby train model association a lot of G-gauge hand-made track, but I have to restore it since it's very old. I have some points too. it really was a lucky find! The LGB track shown in the first photo was found in an old garage - I don't know where the rest of track (and rolling stock) is. For the moment I will use my normal PF Lego track indoor, and probably buy some cheap Chinese track (Ausini) for outdoor operation, so if it breaks up - I can easily and cheapily replace it. Thanks!!! From pictures is hard to tell, you are right - as soon as the chain parts arrive, I will make a detailed photoshoot and a video - it is simpler than it looks - and it can be made a lot simpler in my opinion. Yesterday I started to modify the body to make it lighter (I used 1-stud wide bricks instead of 2-wide) - I hope it will be strong enough!!!
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    Hi all, I just redraw all the chassis - focusing on the chain drive system. I still do not know if it will work, but I think it could handle the big lady. I can convert this system to a standard transission, if needed. The two chains will connect: the two axles together; one of the axles (right side of the picture) to the transmission. I did not draw the chains since on LDD is possible, but it is really a long work. As you can see I left some space near the fake suspensions, so I can change the wheelbase according to the curves diameter. For the moment it is set on standard Lego radius. Having space inside the model is not bad - center of gravity can be lower and there's at least a double choice on the battery box mounting position . Now the body can be detached from the chassis, this means you can have more than one body for the same base. See you next time! Davide
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    Yes, she's a big lady - as far as I could see from my old catalogs, the Marklin E69 in G gauge is 23cm long (buffers included) while this one is over 27. I can do it to fit the 23cm lenght, but I like the idea of "doubling" all the measures of a standard Lego train . It is not yet chain driven - I have too many 3711 parts to test it properly , so I found a very cheap auction and i bought some more. The idea is to connect the two axles with a chain, and then connect the motor to one axle with another chain. Since it is a double-gauge locomotive, I can only use the available space between the two wheels to arrange the transmission. Yesterday I put a very simple transmission made with gears (only on one axle) and it moves well. It is nice to see it going! It is a bit heavy, but I think I can make it lighter, since now I can separate the body from chassis. If this evening I have some time I'll make (and show) some updated photos
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    Nice design!!! A lot of track in such a small space!
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    Hi all, some days ago I was watching some videos of LGB G-Gauge trains running in the garden. They're big and very well done...and really out of budget for me. So I wondered if I could replicate such a big locomotive using Lego. And trying to be cheap!!! A big train like that needs: an XXL PF Motor; a simple PF battery box; a PF receiver; a PF remote control. All in all we're at about 50 Euros from Lego Shop. 4 large flanged wheels from Lego or BBB (3 Euros each - 12 Euros) - our total increases to, let's say, 65 euros. Then, it's time to think about a body - it must be as simple as possible, sturdy, and without too many special parts. Since I was not particularly inspired (in these days I'm playing a lot with the new Lego Boost set) , I used a well known Lego model. Yes, it is what is seems - a 7720 multiplied by 2 - 32 studs long, 12 studs wide. Even the Voltage is doubled . This was painted blue, otherwise the two red "lights" would disappear. Since track is now quite small - I chose to draw only one central buffer, suggesting this is a narrow gauge model. As you can see it is simple as it can be. I think I can try to stay below the 100 euros limit. Then, this weekend I began to prepare the mock-up to test how heavy it could be, if everything fits inside and so on. Here below you can see the yet unfinished 7720 on steroids . In this photo I used a 45mm track from G-gauge - it is actually a part of LGB track. This big girl will be able to travel on both tracks. Reasoning in studs, the L-gauge puts 4 studs between the wheels, while the G-gauge requires exactly 5 studs. Since wheels will be mounted internally respect to the fake suspensions, both gauges can be achieved by adding or removing two half Technic bushes between the wheels (one per side, so 4 studs + 0.5 stud + 0.5 stud =5 studs). But we want to be cheap - and LGB track are not - so we'll keep the standard Lego track. You cannot see it from the photos, but the black part is all made by 3x2 and 4x2 parts - too small - but I had only those around. Inter-axle is 15 studs - BBB wheels can handle the R40 radius, but this is an heavy locomotive, so I think I'll shorten the inter-axle to 13 studs. Now I'm studying how to transmit power to the wheels - I was tempted to use a chain-driven system based on lego 3711 parts, but it costs a lot and I'm not sure how much weight and torque it can handle. I'll end using the Lego 32702 gears - they seem right and are cheap enough. Let's see how this develops!!! I personally am very curious to see it in action! Ciao! Davide
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    I absolutely have to remediate to your "eye-ache"
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