Dr Snotson

Maybe I can burn myself joining this pledge! What we can learn from this topic so far: Emanuele build and showcased a beautiful train composed of slightly modificated "Blauer Enzian"-rollingstock created by Thomas and a slightly modificated E18 created by me. To be honest my second version of my E18 was inspired by Thomas E18 at some point (sidewalls). Maybe I will design a "Blauer Enzian" some day too. Now that`s kind of a true circle of inspiration. That`s what our passion is all about... Love it! Designing and selling instructions for a MOC of someone else without his permission is a no-go. If one of my MOCs comes to close to someone else`s solutions of critical characteristics or is composed of more solutions of other different designers than my own, maybe I still would start a topic or thread and publish some photos but I would not waste a single thought about selling it. On the other hand, designing and promoting these instructions is really hard work. Over the last years Martin gained a lot of expirience and stepped up his game creating an outstanding portfolio (instructions and 3d-printed-parts) on the european market with all its special implications and deserves the respect of our community. The more happy I am - Thomas, correct me if I am wrong or have misunderstood your last post - that you guys did come to an agreement!

Prussian P 10 PF-L-Motor Geared Down SIMON JAKOBI bricks-on-rails Grey by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Let me introduce you to the german Queen of the lower mountain range! This prototype was my first choice for LEGO IDEAS, because due to the smaller wheel size she does not rely on any third party parts. Unfortunately the prussian P10 / Baureihe 39 is not that famous than Baureihe 01 or 03. Prussian P 10 PF-L-Motor Geared Down SIMON JAKOBI bricks-on-rails Brown by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr This is the first time that I designed several different variants representing all epoches. I love the colorful deliveries from epoche II. Prussian P 10 PF-L-Motor Geared Down SIMON JAKOBI bricks-on-rails Green by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr They lead us straight forward to the DR version with their characteristic deflectors. DR BR 39 PF-L-Motor Geared Down SIMON JAKOBI bricks-on-rails by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Last but not least, here is the P10 in her late days with small deflectors and a new modern tender. DB BR 39 PF-L-Motor Geared Down SIMON JAKOBI bricks-on-rails by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr As I am loaded with LEGO and real life side projects at the moment this MOC will remain digital for now.

Thx, let`s see, how far we can push this thing!

Do not let our dreams run dry!

Thx for your feedback and your support!

Dear train-, creator-, collector- and ideas-headz all around the world! Since the raise from my dark age on the one hand I steadily gained solid experience in the design of various train-MOCs. But on the other hand, I always wondered which of my large loco rooster I should submit to LEGO-ideas. Although I was asked lots of times to do so again and again, obviously most of my locos are not suitable for the TLC-program due to my individual approaches to the design of details or windows or they depend on old, rare or third-party-parts like M- or XXL-sized-wheels or custom rods which TLC would not even feature in our wildest dreams. For sure the “blue lady” – the german Baureihe 01 is the all-time flagship of my big fleet of german locos. I love the extraordinaire dark blue livery with silver boiler rings which provides a perfect contrast to the classic red chassis with the huge XXL-wheels. My version is numbered with the birthday of my beloved wife. But as I mentioned before extra-large sized wheels, rare and abandoned parts are not an option in this competition. That`s why I chose the little sister of the Baureihe 01 – the Baureihe 03. Together these steam locos were the backbone of the high-speed passenger trains after World War II uniting Europe again. Now this is the moment to leave the “pro-MOC-attitude” concerning the issues discussed above behind, change the builder’s perspective and deal with the real limitations of a TLC-designer – all way down the long road from the very beginning to the bitter sweet end of the design-process. It felt like I had to melt down all of my skills and solutions before I could merge these two worlds. First of all, my design features smaller L-sized-TLC-wheels. Next step was shortening of the engine and tender by several studs. Furthermore, I eliminated all weak “adult-solutions” and excluded all rare and old parts. You can use an PU- or PF-L-Motor placed underneath the boiler between the last main axle and the rear axle to power the main axle via worm screw-drivetrain (pro/realistic driving characteristics) or put up to two PU- or PF-train-motors underneath the tender (for the speed-headz and crash-kids among you). There is enough space inside the tender for both a PF-IR-Receiver and a PF-batery box or a single PU-Hub of course. Did I mention lights? You can light up 2 of the headlights and 2 of the rear lights with PF or PU. The result is a pro-like-design loaded with tons of details and a high recognition faktor which is already 100 % TLC-conform. Calling it a product does not sound that cool at all. Last but not least, stats: the loco itself as a length of approx. 64 studs and consists of 1.580 parts in 287 lots. And… yes, you can also build it in standard black DB- or TLC-livery. Remember those LEGO steamers from the so-called grey era like 7750? I hope, you like my TLC-approach to the Baureihe 03 and I really would appreciate either support or as well critics. Anyways, leave a comment! Although, this is not meant to be a push-and-pull-train, push it hard! It is time for a European steamer, the race is on, lets make LEGO-trains great again, Simon! Here you find the link to my submission. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/5c87154b-3396-4343-ac5e-42a5f10bd988 Further down below I added flickr-footage in a lower resolution, because some of our readers expired problems on smaller devices! DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 03 LEGO IDEAS - Please SUPPORT by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr

It is always a good idea to start such a diskussion with: "Believe me!" They swallow almost everything. Swallowing an old loose TLC magnet from an old TLC buffer/holder is not a really challenging task for a toddler because of their drop like form and - what is way more important - neutral taste. That is why there is a golden rule: "If there is one foreign body, check for other foreign bodies."

Let me bring some light to the dark magnet chapter. One swallowed magnet is no problem as long as it has found its way to the stomach. But imagine if a child swallowes two or more magnets step by step and these magnets travel down the road. When they reach the bowels they will connect even if they are in different stages of the bowels and will impact the sidewalls of the bowels between them. This leads to local necrosis of the sidewall. The result is a hole in the bowels which leads us straigh forward to peritonitis, septic shock and certain death. The magnet issue is a true classic paediatric emergency case. I have worked as a doc for over a decade in a big childrens hospital and have seen several severe cases. None of the kids did die thanks to quick diagnosis in most cases but some did loose part of their bowels due to necrosis and inflammation. In one case several neodyme magnets formed a bizarre ring inside the belly of a young boy. Thats why these toys should be kept away from young kids and TLC covers its magnets with plastic and connects them to even bigger parts.

Thx, Thorsten! My BR 50 can negotiate R40 curves and switches. Greetings from Hannover, Simon!

Ludo, you are not alone and your voices have been heard... 2nd version on bricks-on-rails.de is already on its way... give Martin a little bit of time. He is pretty buisy at the moment. Greetings, Simon!

Thx!

Thx, Vilhelm... That`s is exactly what I had back in mind!

DB KöF II Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Hi, finally it seems as if I found some time to share one of my latest projects with you. Since my early childhood over 30 years ago I dreamed about building a KöF II - one of my all time favourite prototypes! Many attempts were ment to fail due to the lack of special parts and colours. DB KöF II Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Maybe you have read my topic "KLV 53". An individual approach to a reliable drivetrain is kind of the key when it comes to such tiny vessels. That why both MOCs share the same idea of a wormscrew drive with excentric PF-M-motors and excentric center axles between the two main axles. DB KöF II Drivetrain SIMON JAKOBI by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr In case of the KöF an old white 9-V-batterybox was printed by superbrickbrothers. The colormatch is perfect... they did such an awesome job! The livery in dark red is my favourit. You can also build it in oped and closed variants in yellow or black if you want to feature unprinted batteryboxes. DB KöF II Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Please, let me know, what you think about my approach! DB KöF II closed black SIMON JAKOBI by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Maybe in the end the nose is a little bit too long compared to the original. I am aware of that but for the moment I am really pleased the result! DB KöF II open yellow SIMON JAKOBI by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr

DB BR 50 Kabinentender 2nd version Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Now two geared-down PF-L-motor-hearts are bumping well hidden inside the boiler. Improved cable routing too. From the beginning I wanted the main axles to be powered. With the 1st version I played it safe and put two PF-train motors underneath the tender. Now that I went all in with the motorization of the engine I could get rid of the PF-train motors. The result is a smaller outline of the boogies of the tender. DB BR 50 Kabinentender 2nd version Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr

Thx... Welcome to the club!

True, you loose a little bit of speed. But in this case I really like the #100%LEGOsolution plus combining rather old and rather new components. As I mentioned on flickr and EB the other day - crazy times lay ahead of us regarding that mysterious circuit cubes!

Thank you guys! I hope, I find some time to apply the decals to my KöF II and shoot some nice pics over the easter holidays. It shares the Idea of the drivetrain with the same combination of PF-components with my KVL. Greeting, Simon!

Thank you all... this really means a lot to me!

These circuit cubes are that kind of "seductive relief" most of us have been longing for for quite an aeon of time... Asper, this is serious stuff... awesome and extraordinary work!

This is why we do what we do... that`s it - that`s all! Awesome and inspiring piece of art!

DB KLV 53 Hi, this time I want to share a really small vessel with you which gave me countless sleepless nights. P1110480 by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr To be honest, designing such tiny vehicles is a nightmare compared to the big engines! P1110485 by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr This is my interpretation of the KLV 53 "Rottenkraftwagen" of the Deutsche Bahn. P1110476 by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr I learned from the first tests, that when it comes to the constellation of low weight and two axles all wheels have to be powered to avoid hang-ups on switches. DB BR KVL 53 drivetrain Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr That`s why both axles are powered via worm screw by an excentric PF-M-motor beside an "excentric center" axle underneath the loading platform. P1110472 by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr The motor is controlled via PF-IR-Receiver. The adapters are covered by the chains and the maintainance and construction site stuff. P1110463 by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr Power supply is an old black 9-V-battery underneath the flat car which is connected to the second output of the IR-receiver... No PF-cables or PF-adapters were harmed. P1110468 by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr The result is a slow but strong and reliable engine with precise speed controll perfect for low speed action in the "Bahnbetriebswerk" on our LUG-layout. I hope, you like my approach. Bye, Simon!

Thx! To be honest, I never had stuff from Trained bricks in my own hands. The rods from bricks-on-rails.de are precise and strong. I tested them on my V60 and BR 81 before. I ordered a bunch of different wheels several days ago and I`am very curious about the final product. The cabin windows are orginal printed 1x2x2 bricks. Thank you all for the warm welcome on EB!

Hi there! Over several years since the rise from my dark age I`ve been a silent reader of this thread. Most of you guys already know my stuff from flickr (Simon Jakobi | Flickr). I focus on german engines from epoche III. Lately I added a small part to a great article by Enrico Lussi of at brickmodelrailroader.com (Baureihe 01 and Baureihe 01.10, the pacific’s of the Deutsche Reichsbahn made in LEGO | Brick Model Railroader) and noticed that my english is not in that bad kind of wrotten state as I feared. The first of my latest MOCs I want to share with you is my approach to the german Baureihe 50 - a very common sight on german rails in those days. I focused on the pistons, cabin and boogies of the tender. The engine is equiped with two PF train motors underneath the tender and PF light units. It is controlled via PF IR receiver. The rods were supplied by bricks-on-rails.de. Decals where purchased over at modellbahndecals.de. Currently I´am working on a second version with an alternative concept of motorization. I really would like to power the main axles of the engine by two PF L-motors hidden inside the boiler. I hope you all can see the photos. Let´s give it a try! DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr DB BR 50 Kabinentender Simon Jakobi by Simon Jakobi, auf Flickr