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Finally a reviewer that shows it running. Double L motor, bit more than I expected. But she does pull a good load.

I believe the designer said on his IG those go live after the closure of pre-order. Yeah, but did they not upscale that after many people complained the scalpers took all in the first hour and that second hand pricing was crazy.

Great models, I had seen them on Flickr and IG too, but loads of small bricks and hoses to get to that form is good. Also like your coupler at the front. Basic but very recognisable.

Going slower than I would expect. Plenty of time to make an order.

As others say the price per piece looks like a very good deal. For my home layout it looks a bit big, but so does the Lego crocodile to be fair, that one is also huge. Still doubting on getting a double for the B unit. I (sadly) do not own the santa fe or other classics, so I will see in the end how it fits in or needs a modification maybe. Dutch trains are luckily also blue and yellow so I have spare parts :D. I like how he came to the brick solution of the colours and not resorting to stickers to make that split in yellow and blue. I am definitely leaving the stickers off this one.

I did not look into to much detail but being 8 wide I reckon you could put in a train motor and still use the suggested boogie greebling. Guess that overlays all trains have the same wheel width. You just need some skills at rebuilding and making a hole in the bottom for your cable. Personally I understand you. Though I see the huge benefits of 8w, I am still more 6w and now trying 7w because it just fits better. Next to the santa fe this model will be bulky I reckon.

Movie showing the assembly. Very solid. Looks like 2 studs deep walls. I have no experience building 8w, but that will add some weight. Reviewer does not motorize it sadly. He even sounded clueless on the motor option to me, bit surprised there. You get that stuff for free might as well do some background check. Looking at the movie and the b unit part list it does seem there is a motor option in the b unit too. Proper booster thus. But also an option to reduce part cost.

Wow so cool to see it all mixed, but also all the side builds.

This one is attractive to get. It may be an US locomotive but the colours match up to local stuff.

Not yet, but I saw a few L motors on offer at a local BL store. It would free up my train motor for another build. So it's worth considering it.

Thanks. I understand your point about the doors. I also build it with the doors on the outside plain and was doubting what would work better. Its now on a jumper plate for the step back. I also considered keeping the bars at the normal outside of the locomotive and only recess the door. Someone else also mentioned putting the train motor on its side inside. Its something I will thinker with in the near future. But I will build the boogie first to see how two will fit. I do doubt if just putting a technic motor in (horizontal or vertical) is not easier then.

Thanks appreciated. I'm happy how this one ended up.

Oh wow that looks cool. Great looking train overall and also great to see it next to the real thing.

Your latest design is logically by its width a much nicer cockpit, but I must your six wide is already great. Like put it in a box and sell it as a lego train. I like the the white blue grey livery best.

Thanks. I stumbled upon the red parts on a lego expo. So bit lucky there. Yeah I'm happy with those coach boogies too. I wondered if such an extension would work on the bends but it works out great. Thanks @zephyr1934

Thanks @-DoNe- indeed the dark red / tan scheme is great, it has been plaguing my dreams for weeks. I also saw many alternative brick suppliers using that colour scheme and yes it is true to Rheingold. But I decided to stay true to the original Lego scheme. - Updated locomotive - It has taken me weeks to collect just a couple of parts haha, love some BL stores shipping schedule. But I managed to build up a BR103 version in Lego 7740 livery, with some adjustments. I kept it on 4 axles, sorry for all purists. But making the locomotive longer would pull it all out of scale and I have not yet found an affordable L motor. My build is largely inspired by an image on Holger Matthes his website, he was again inspired by Fouke Boss I understood. Beside that I used some online images of the BR103 and make some interpretations of my own. I put a simple switch in parts of the pantograph roof section to trigger the hub. Makes it easier for my daughter to start the train. Its is a squeeze due to the recessed doors, but I managed to get a driver in, I kinda like that little detail. The front lights are powered. Still need to make a movie of it, but you can see some stuff on my IG already.

Looks nice. Love the old skool touches with the angled brick and the gauges on it. Reminds me of the old stuff from my youth. Do not know if the roof is red originally but it works great, makes it pop. Like the wagons too. I use skates from the city figures as door handles. I like those because they protrude a little bit and give some additional depth at the doors. But not sure i you wish to use more modern parts of keep it to more classic parts.

Thanks @Feuer Zug

@JopieK I can see them and it's still lego, just trimmed 🤣. @LEGO Train 12 Volts Thanks. Yeah longer is also still on my mind, going towards to 40 studs for instance by adding a window. Allowing for more interior. But I'm a bit wary about my curves and fitting in the sightings. Yeah 4 steps each side is maybe a but much haha but when you're on a roll 🤣. Will take it along for a future revision.

Thanks @Shiva Wow @Gunners TekZone not sure if I dare trimming the motor base, but the idea is good indeed. I cut down baseplates to suit my table so maybe this could go.

Thanks @idlemarvel I get the idea. Thanks @JopieK, also for the featured. The 7750 or a steamer in general is on my future wishlist. But before I try getting all those wheels correct I decided to build some Electric or diesel locomotives first. But the 7750 is pretty cool, give it a go.

Thank you both for your input this is helping me out. @idlemarvel i am completely interested in seeing the train motor on its side. I've never considered that. So yeah if you could share please do. @Selander I do feel you are right. I will start with this. I bought instructions for a 7wide loc with M motor and I see the issues with getting the drive train proper. I'll enjoy the build for a 6wide locomotive first and get it running and then I can tackle more challenges later on. Let me get a good body first. Indeed I do not want a too big locomotive or else the proportion will be off.

Thanks! Yeah I figured as much @idlemarvel. Means I need to buy a motor, I have train motor spare on a city set that is not running anyways. I had a look on those lego L motors and a few off brand options (thats ok to mention here right?), those red type PF style motors those come with rechargable battery blocks. A custom 3 axle with 1 stud between wheel sets would make it feasible on a 30 stud locomotive for instance. The lego L motor does not respond to a remote right? You need the app? Or did I misunderstand that? Rather not give my kid a phone, point of lego is to play with the bricks and the remote.

Nice review. Those dropping boulders are fun and good to see the train can displace them. That new track element could be a fun thing, worth seeing if that can also move other stuff or make something rotate. Or is it just a plate you thick and that makes the technic bar pop up and move the 'loose' plates above.

Hi, After lurking and responding a bit I'll give you my creation. I am a fan of the 7740, though I never owned one, i love its colours and just the basic simple playability of it as it represents your typical intercity train. I am a 80s kid so what can I say. We have a PU R40 based track so I have this one build 6 wide. I collected the doors and windows through the last year in several buys and that inspired this build. The locomotive is still based on the old design, but I have plans to make it more like a BR103, but still doubting about 6 or 4 axles. Have not figured out how to use the middle hole on the train motor for a blind yet. I was thinking on adding a 2x2 round with hole there, but I think I may need to use some external structure for it. Adding a pivoting third wheel behind the train motor will result in a very long locomotive which will look odd with the carriages in my opinion. I did make the carriages longer than the original. They are 32 studs base and then 2 studs extensions on either side for the connections. I kept the similar arrangement of passenger and diner carriage but rearranged a bit and used different techniques for the roof and ends. Inside the passenger car I also gave first class a different type of seating. I am experimenting with a stripe on the diner car but I may remove that. As the holiday season is coming I also installed some light so that the munchkin and I can have fun running the train in the dark.