ThePhatController

Another beauty

Sell it on ebay

Ordered!

Fantastic! Well done.

Nice work!

You really captured the 601 there Andy. Great job!

Are the stickers originals? you can get replicas here https://www.brickstickershop.com/Lego-sticker-10020-Santa-Fe-Super-Chief-(2002)-custom-Replacement

Its most probably the buttons. When they get old the springs can get a little slack. I had a similar issue with a signal bitton. There is an excellent guide to fixing them posted here.

Truly inspirational. Outstanding work.

This is fantastic! 👍 👌

Very clever! I might use this trick on my 12v layout.

Fantastic! I have really enjoyed following along with the progress of your build.

I present my 12v recreation of the Coras Iompar Eireann (old name for Irish Rail) E428 diesel shunter. The E class (also called 421 class) was built in the Inchicore Works in the early 1960s and were retired in the early 1980s. This particular engine is located at a station in private ownership not far from where I live. The model is 6 wide and I tried to keep it as true to the 12v era as possible, including the full size train doors, no snots and all parts available in the 1980s up to the very early 1990s. (The orange colour arrived in 1993. I did try red originally but it need the orange for the iconic CIE colour scheme.) here is the photo I took of the original the shunter ran in both directions I added some engine detail... the 1 weight brick included is behind the first door so the grey brick is hiding it and the technic brick is on top of it. That's a technic cylinder at the back. i added some cab detail (based on some pictures I found online that I don't have a link to any more It runs well on my 12v R40 curves and switches. (No video yet as I had to move my layout) The front wheel is fixed and the motor pivots the back section also pivots to help keep the carriages connect through the switches. The carriage was also built to complete the display as per the real thing. Green train windows don't exist so I just used regular 1 x 4 x 3 windows and kept it 28 studs long. Comments and suggestions welcome!

Just wow incredible detail. Its fantastic!

Your collection is really starting to grow now! Its looking great. Do you plan to have a permanent layout or keep changing things up? One nice addition to you layouts might be a buffer stop where the track ends in your freight yard. This one is from Page 16 of the 7777 book so it era appropriate.

Great review as always with lots of interesting information. That set is in very nice condition. I have the English, French Dutch box but it's in poor condition. The glue seems to have perished and the sides have separated from the back at the corners. I want to glue it back together to prevent further damage. Would you have any recommendations on the type of glue I should use on it?

I want to be like @Jetflap when I grow up. A truly impressive collection, everything looks pristine.

@Arrow No glue! I cut the sponge down so it fits in the hole..

Cleaning Car runningVery Nice @BillytheKid. yours is much prettier than mine! I don't have anything newer than 12v trains, so I went back to 4.5v battery power. I use the battery box as the weight for the cleaning car I use alcohol and non-stick scouring pads cut down to fit @Reker1000000 here is my design its runs slow but is great for getting into hard to reach places without lifting the track. @Sunil766 yes some parts still need a good manual scrub especially the points, but this does a good job of keeping it clean ... here it is in action Running and after about 5 mins around the track:

Nice video! I use alcohol for cleanup. The points do seem to be the worst and need regular scrubbing as per @Reker1000000 For the rest I have a 4.5v train with a not very successful cleaning car so I are really interested to see what you are using @BillytheKid

I think there is a small wheel above the big wheel also with traction tyre. This wheel has a piston rod attached.. is it possible that the big wheels turn the small wheel when the train moves? In general there are some very interesting piston rod configurations on that shelf.

I too have spent a long time looking at those images. This is a very nice model. As suggested I think bigger wheels and articulation of the buffers would improve its performance.. maybe like the big 7777 steamer. Notwithstanding that, great work.

I usually just wipe these type of elements with a damp cloth as I feel any kind of immersion should be avoided

Oh.. . I am just setting up my layout and I have made this mistake. I had better fix it before I go any further. Andy, it's looking great 👍 looking forward to seeing it all together!

Nice! I just got my decoupler this week and was thinking how to integrate it into my layout so I will be "borrowing" your switchyard design