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    I totally agree with @Hod Carrier, we can manage to create longer radius curve with standard Lego parts, but points are always limited to R40...so we had to work on the "worst case" possible. BrickTracks points are way larger than R40, so I think the wagons will be veeery happy to travel over there!!! I just saw the video @Ludo posted yesterday - look at that crocodile locomotive changing track on standard points - it is a pain only to see it - and it has very flexible bogies!
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    bThe best 911 I've ever seen!!! I would buy it! With your expertise you could easily reproduce some 911-based cars like the 935 and 959!!! Let's bring back "The Duel" with the Ferrari F40!!! Thumbs up!!!
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    On very large radius curves (made with straight parts with custom mountings - so they form a curve) I can keep both axles fixed...or only one turning. I could try with Lego flexible track to create a long radius zigzag curve (emulating a switch) and see how the yellow wagon behaves
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    After a bit of CAD work, the gondola car is ready! It is a long bed version, therefore the two axles can turn and will be interconnected by a rubber band. The SNOT building made it quite narrow inside - so for sure the wheel loader won't fit - and this is quite annoying me. Maybe I can make a smaller one but in 4-wide it could be quite a difficult task. In the meantime, in the real world, the battery box is being adapted to the new design - I just discovered I'm missing a lot of blue plates!!!
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    Great locomotive, the front view is impressive...it has a realistic impact at first look. Thumbs up ?
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    Ooooooh very nice mod!!! Pics are so clean anddefined...and let me say the pallets under the boxes are a very fine touch!!!
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    Nice and very smooth!!!
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    Thanks! Now I'm searching for the other two wagons of the 7720 set. Since the locomotive has changed to something more similar to a real model (the DB E69), I'd like to understand what inspired Lego designers at the time for the other two wagons, which for sure are based on real "guterwagen" from DB. For the wheel loader wagon I found a good inspiration on this one - DB KKLM 505 - It also exists in grey color, so I'd say I'll go for this one - it even has a bulldozer on it! And then the yellow one with brake cabin - it seems an older wagon to me, so I chose this one - DB OM90: I did not find it in yellow - I think TLG applied the colour-proximity principle - so red for the cabin instead of brown, and yellow to emulate not-painted wood (maybe?). Ok - who cares - my next step is to render these two real wagons in LDD, I'll keep the colour scheme of the 7720 even if it is not so close to reality.
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    I'm not satisfied by the stability of the Aerotrain - the rail system you are using uses a 2 studs-wide rail, while mine is relying on half-stud...it ondulates too much. Plus, the central wheel must be too wide and I do not have room for gears - I have to rethink the whole thing
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    shift key + a m a z i n g ! ! ! (read it as if I wrote it in all capital letters ) Those automatic doors - the pantographs...the seats!!! ...this is a great train!
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    Thanks to @ColletArrow suggestion I completed the design of the PF battery wagon, it looks much better now. This weekend I'll try to find the parts to build it, I think I'm a bit short of blue tiles
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    I agree with @Hod Carrier - the third axle is an important input to the two other axles, since it can suggest "how the track is done in the middle" - two axles only cannot have this kind of input and can only rely on themselves, or be helped by the pushing/pulling wagons. Great three axle wagon, BTW!!! I wanted to create them in 12v style for my BR78 - may I try this kind of linking?
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    Thanks @ColletArrow, this evening I'll try this setup! I've always used LDRAW, but LDD is easier since it suggests the correct brick linking. Since I am in "learning mode" it is very useful for me - I agree with you, once built in real bricks it will be nicer!
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    After a bit of work, I managed to create a door in bricks for the battery box using SNOT (I'm still learning how to use it) - I think it is acceptable compared to the original 4,5v one. There should be a white bar connected to the two holder bricks...and a pair of wheels ...but I cannot find a lot of parts in LDD like train wheels, PF parts and bars - are they downloadable in some way?
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    This is magnificent! Amazing work!
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    Very nice locomotives! I like them all!
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    Time to join the brigade!!! Actually the small 7720 can really pull all the 22 cars - It seems not much but 12v/4,5v wheels are not so efficient. Plus, there are three C batteries in the battery box , not bad for the old "box"
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    Here below I post two renderings of the body I want to create for my monorail. I made it very basic and very inexpensive. It is inspired by the iconic french Aerotrain, model S44. I know the front windscreen color is a bit odd , but in all photos I found it was yellow and I liked it this way (it seemed a distinctive detail to me). I think I'll put a single large center wheel, powered by a 9v motor (or PF, we'll see what better fits inside. The two bogies made yesterday should keep this thing on the track. The Aerotrain was designed to only move in one direction,and so this is, so it will need a sort of turntable or track loop ad the end of the line. I still have to think how to create external side mirrors (which in the real S44 are very small - how they could resist at the speed of 200Km/h?) Tomorrow I'll see what I have in my parts and what I need to order. Bye!
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    @LegoMonorailFan personally I use Brickshelf a lot! It still is great It seems the blue era rail system is vastly implemented...it means it works fine .
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    Nice one!!! Sincerely I prefer the inverted T-rail models (like the ones you're creating) - they are closer to trains and for some very, very deep psychological reason I like them more! Yesterday evening I tried to play with monorails a bit - focusing on blue/grey era rails (in this case they are grey, but I will use the blue ones): It is very simple - four 4x1 bricks and a curved rail - simple and cost effective. Geometry is the same as 4,5v/12v tracks, so it is a bit limited. I think switches should not be a big problem, using bricks, tiles and some pivoting parts. Now the bogies: Very similar to the ones already proposed on this thread, only a bit smaller. This is only a mockup of the chassis only to see how it works - the powered one will be at the center of the whole train, but I'd like it to be a complete car instead of a central motor, so I can use the weight of the battery to have better traction.
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    Hi there! In this case I found that hole can be useful I think it is something that can be used to reinforce the train structure (connecting it to a plate with holes and using a pin) and allowing to push or pull more weight. Or maybe a pivoting buffer.
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    Uhmmmmm...that Solorail reminded me I have literally tons of unused blue era rails without sleepers...time to think about a monorail system!!!
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    Thanks to all for your kind words! I love the 7720, it gave me so many hours of fun - I thought it deserved a second chance!
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    I also agree on the fact that 10-wide is currently the correct proportion track/train. It is a size not all builders are ready to manage (it is big, heavy and standard Lego train wheels are too small, buildings become enormous). But it is very pleasing to the eye, especially now that large radius curves are available from third parties or somehow can be created using Lego flex track. Sincerely, on my big 10-wide trains I never thought about minifigures, since I focus more on functional technical implementations (transmissions, suspensions, onboard cameras) than Minifig transportation. But It is the way I build them, and not at all a general rule For practicality, 6 or 8 studs are still the most common choice also for me, they work on standard radius curves, their proportions match more the buildings and the scenario, especially during meetings or shows (and especially at home where even standard Lego scale is pretty big and not so easy to manage). Lego train track will always be bigger than it should be, cars will always be too small inside, and standard Lego trees will always be no more than a Bonsai. But since we're used to it, after all, it seems not a big problem
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    Absolutely yes! I will do it...she was asleep at the time of video recording!!!
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