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thank you both, the copper tape isnt just for looks, its actually functional, makes for a great alternative to the 9v track (i will probably buy some märklin power pickups soon, so the köf can run with track power).

Well, now the köf has a motor! https://flic.kr/p/2reWsYT

Today i made the digital file for the Köf as it is now you can check it out in this link: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZlGT6ZrfFnDDMkF4R1mcD2tHb3szuQ57Ay

That is insane! What a first post after the introduction one. Crazy! I have yet to pick my jaw up from the floor. And yes i have subbed to your YouTube Channel IMEDIATELY!

I am certainly going for a used look, this is a shunting engine after all, but not this excessive, this was just to test if the build would even work irl. the contrast will be mainly some parts in dark red, but not lots of gray, i will replace the gray panels aswell soon when i find them in black in my collection of bricks. there are lots of variations of color scemes and details in these locomotives (for example some have enclosed cabs, or dual air tanks etc.), due to them being used in the field, and sometimes damaged, sitting out in the open etc. and then repaired and modified.

This is an old moc of mine, i built an x-wing from the Arctic helicopter set and some pieces i had laying around it does have a rather primitive landing gear and you can of course put the s-foils into attack position

Started the test build, the buffer height wasnt correct, neither was the wheels placement, i corrected that, it still isnt finished, the colors are wrong in lots of places, and some of the details arent there yet. motorisation will require a fairly extensive redesign i guess, that will take some time.

thank you! wasnt easy, 6-wide at this level isnt easy at all i agree.

yeah fitting the motor is always difficult, especially when you also have to fit a battery into the model aswell (which i am hoping to not have to do this time). so far ist about half built, and not in the correct colors yet.

i am not one that builds to a specific scale, rather caring aboit if it looks right, this has worked out reasonably well so far. it will stay normal gauge, but i will put the file in my pcloud storage later, so you can modify it if you like (in the non motorized version it should be pretty easy to move the wheels inward), i am currently in the process of building it irl.

thank you! i already have some ideas on motorisation, its probably going to be another rubber band drive like my breuer rangiertraktor and the narrow gauge field railway locomotive.

Thank you! wasn't easy to achive. next up will be building it irl and possibly motorisation (maybe even with 9v track power), but that will have to wait a bit when i have time for it. yes, the HSB in east Germany has some, they were converted from standart 1435mm gauge to narrow meter gauge. https://www.hsb-wr.de/Aktuelles/Fahrzeugpark/Diesellokomotiven/199-010-199-012/ the 8 wide one isnt mine, it also (rightfully so) won octrainber.

1:38/1:40 would probably be 8 wide i assume. plenty of these out there. most famous is the one from octrainber.i wanted to do a 6 wide ome because my stuff is 6 wide too, and bigger would look weird.

yeah, the snot is pretty wild. these locomotives were transported on flat cars from the factory, so the cab has to be this low. its not uncomfortable to ride one irl, i have done it, you can stand up in there.

with even more snot nightmare i have managed to get the bottom part lower like it is on the real model. normally the wheels are in the way of these boards when building it 6-wide, but i have managed it with some trickery.

Thank you! yup, bottom half is upside down, i already have some ideas to try next, on the front part, more tomorrow.

Hey guys, Today i will show you my fully 6-wide köf 2. this locomotive is quite hard to make in 6-wide since it has platforms for people to stand on, which interfere with the wheels. this is the closest i have got so far, with upside down panels. it uses the small wheels for extra space. https://flic.kr/p/2rdoYNq

looks very nice! i like it a lot! especially the yellow rings on the roof/sides look very good and sci-fi.

you can solder to the tape, or probably stick some more tape to the tape and hold the wires in that way. i currently have the same problem, currently converting some points to 9v.

are you sure? it kinda reminds me of the siemens charger, the first generation of them: the staggered headlights and the shape are very similar...

yes this very much does qualify, it is pretty much exactly the Kind of thing i have been showing here. great model and awesome that its motorized.

i just didnt have one on hand. i built it with the parts i had laying around, didnt want to search.

Hey guys, I was inspired by this cute thing on open-l-gauge, and decided to make my own variation. I have changed the hood, windscreen and details, and altered the wheel arangement slightly. here are some renders: link to the original model on open l gauge: https://open-l-gauge.eu/klv12-dr-alpers-and-beilhack/ hope you like it!

thank you!

thanks! it will be a digital layout only, i currently dont really have the space for something this big. but yeah transfer tables are super space efficient, they pretty much replaced the turntables in train depots irl