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  1. L-Gauger
    By my recollection, the designer planned for 4 different motorization options total - PUP L motor or PUP train motor, with the ability to use 1 motor or 2. I agree one train motor won't be that strong, but I suspect this is a locomotive that will be heavy enough to properly make use of 2 train motors to be a strong and decently fast locomotive. Ever since first seeing the model I've wondered about the prospects of modding it to 10-wide with two PF train motors.
  2. L-Gauger
    No trouble! All train nerds have been there... there's still plenty of terminology I don't know! Regarding the steam train hypothetical MODs, I wonder if the engine would be a suitable candidate to turn into a 0-6-4T or 2-6-2T. Either option might create enough space to fit a motor and battery box (be it LEGO or third-party) while enlarging the locomotive enough so the necessarily large bunker doesn't look too out of place.
  3. L-Gauger
    Incredible design, and instantly recognizable as a 9F, phenominal work! Fun fact: Murdoch from the Thomas & Friends show (the big orange guy) is a BR class 9F. And if it's lots of wheels you like, the Union Pacific wheel arrangement might be worth looking into, if memory serves it's a 2-12-2 - a class of them were built for the Union Pacific railroad in the U.S. and I'm pretty sure they hold the world record for largest number of axles on a non-articulated frame for a steam locomotive.
  4. L-Gauger
    No trouble, glad I could share what happened to me! I outfitted my OE with a PF L motor in the boiler, a PF IR receiver in the firebox, and a PF battery box in the tender. Here's my EB thread showing the conversion: Feel free to borrow ideas from my design when you MOD your OE if you like!
  5. L-Gauger
    I think that's correct, I was referring to the general lifespan of the F7 on American railroads. I think a few ATSF F7s might be preserved in their non-rebuilt condition, but I'm not 100% sure. How cool! It also might be a good candidate to MOD into another cab unit (you might call them covered wagon) type diesel - I know there are some Australian diesels that are basically F7s with A1A trucks and a second cab on the back. Thanks for this! That's a great photo.
  6. L-Gauger
    Even without making any other changes it's basically the front half of a Monorail if you take off the wings and rocket engines, swap the landing gear for the new Education monorail trucks, and add a rear coupler. I like that. If this gets made (it has my support!) I think there will be some great MODs (of the ship, the bridge, and the locomotive at the very least) based on your work here. That's what I love about this idea - it's a incredible design as-is, but also has immediately obvious MODing potential - and lots of it! Me too! That's what makes it look so much like a Monorail, at least to me. How cool! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
  7. L-Gauger
    Brilliant design! Supported!
  8. L-Gauger
    I like the spaceship included - stowed on the flatcar without its wings, it looks a lot like the Space Monorail. Was that a deliberate tribute? The bridge is INCREDIBLE - I loved the trestle in the Logging Railway, but this looks sturdy enough to even pick up with a train parked on it. And bringing a cartoon to life with the loco is super cool - although one thing that came to my mind is, do you know what the modding potential would be to make this engine into a 0-4-0 or a 0-4-4T? I ask because if I bought this set I would probably try to do that.
  9. L-Gauger
    I can confirm @sebulba56's note - using a train motor, Lego steam driver wheels don't get a lot of torque. I made the mistake of initially equipping the 2-6-0 locomotive in my profile picture with a train motor powering the drivers - it worked, but barely. It now has a PF L motor that's proved much more satisfactory. That said, your locomotive is a small Atlantic type - who knows, maybe the train motor will work in your case. My 2-6-0 is 10-wide so I'm sure the locomotive's self weight was a contributing factor to its lackluster performance with the train motor. That said, I really like the looks of your model! It reminds me of the LNER 4-4-2 Henry Oakley a little bit, especially with the shape of the firebox.
  10. L-Gauger
    Might be worth mentioning here - based on the spotting features, the "Iconic American Prototype" of the Brick Railroad Locomotive is the F7A diesel-electric locomotive produced by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD for short) of General Motors (yes, the American car manufacturer.) The color scheme of the BDP model is based on the blue/yellow livery of the ATSF (AKA Santa Fe) Ry. The F7A and F7B (the cab-less "booster" unit counterpart to the F7A) were built during the 1950s, and many served until the 1980s in the US and Canada (not sure if any were used in other countries.) Just in case anyone was wondering.
  11. L-Gauger
    I've tried this technique before, and if you're using standard 6-stud long Technic axles on the wheels, the cranks will definitely chronically fall off. Their clutch power is quite weak. My recommendation would be to get some Blu-Tac (or a competing brand of non-permanent putty adhesive) to stick the cranks in place. I know that's not quite purist, but at least using Blu-Tac would mean you can reclaim all your bricks if you ever decide to disassemble the model later (and yes, Blu-Tac does come off of Lego bricks without leaving much residue, at least in my personal experience.) I second @kozoz on quartering the drive wheels, but adding gearing inside the non-powered bogie might help the cranks stay in place better as it'll reduce the amount of stress transmitted to the cranks. Alternately, you could see if it's possible to build the model with two powered bogies.
  12. L-Gauger
    Terrific work on this model, @sebulba56! You captured the streamlined shape very well, and I especially like the way you figured out for making actual outside-frame bogies.
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    True, the DBG does make the TROS Falcon look different. I guess the question is what exactly the set designers were trying to model by using DBG - a repaired-from-damage Falcon, shadows visible in a particular scene, or something else? Does anyone here have an idea why there's so much DBG on set 75257?
  14. L-Gauger
    As @Darth_Bane13 says, not really. The radar dish has returned to the correct shape, but there's a lot of dark grey parts. It's a reasonable enough approximation for a kid- but I'd argue the Smart Falcon, if you plug up some of the smart holes, is a better one for kids anyway. It's hard with the Falcon, though, because that ship is mostly LBG but has seams and dents all over that could be modeled with DBG. If you compare the TROS Falcon set with the CGI Falcon used in the remake of the Original Trilogy, there's a very strong semblance, right down to the placement of the dark tan and dark red plates/tiles. True, the TROS Falcon set has some proportion issues, the DBG areas are really big (to me they look like they're supposed to be shadows - but was TLG actually modeling how the TROS Falcon looks in the movie with that much DBG?) and some details are pretty coarse, but it's a solid start for MODing into an Original Trilogy Falcon. You could basically start with what I did here... ...and if the DBG bothers you, substituting LBG parts or tiling the ship all over should be reasonably simple.
  15. L-Gauger
    @Glenn Holland excellent work! I really like the look of the NKP Berkshires, and in L Gauge at this level of detail... wow! In regard to the prototype, you mentioned the whistle of #725 might still exist... have you ever looked into whether the tender might survive, too? I ask because I know at least one NKP Mikado in preservation is paired with a Berkshire's tender. Seems the crews on the NKP swapped the tenders in that case to up the Mikado's chances of preservation... and succeeded.
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