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    That is a great idea, I have recently acquired some end plates to make a version of the four wheeled rotating hopper trucks from 7777 so I will look into it. (I also got three current snow ploughs to make orange versions but they are missing the vital pins) Thank you, I hope it is in the spirit of 12V! I really like the small wheels, just wish they came with holes for the old 12v side rods . I am trying to work out how to get those old wheels off of a 12v motor and attach them to a technic axle. At this point it looks like it will be easier to splice the PF power cable onto a 12v plug and just use the 12v motor... Thank you for the comment on the rods, I just kept adding bits until you couldn't tell there was nothing moving underneath. Thank you! this loco can't claim that title though, I think it has to go to Alexander's Puffing Billy. Has there been a Eurobricks poll for cutest locomotive? Here is a quick video of her running on my wee layout Tüblingen: https://flic.kr/p/Gdxs8D <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128987084@N02/26396205051/in/dateposted/" title="Lego red saddle tank running on Tüblingen"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1472/26396205051_c09669d94a.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="Lego red saddle tank running on Tüblingen"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Lego red saddle tank running on Tüblingen by Canvas Rails, on Flickr It was great to meet you today and see your great locos. That green was hard to photograph in that light, my photo didn't do Percy justice Thank you bjorkan Tüblingen by Canvas Rails, on Flickr
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    Good Evening All, What happens when you smash your 60098 red cargo train into a vintage 7725 then rebuild it as one train? I have been trying to work out what to do with my new 60098 red cargo locomotive as it is just not, well, how can I put this kindly? Coal fired enough. It was a great little loco but those curved red 2x2s on the roof were crying out to be turned into a red 0-4-0 saddle tank engine! I used the same basic layout as my dark blue engine but gave her a sturdier (in appearance but not structurally) smoke box, new bunker and static side rods. The side rods are a compromise as I need her to run reliably at Brickexpo in Canberra in July. The added benefit is that this is all unmodified bricks (this time)! After Brickexpo I will look at moving side rods… Fans of 7777 may identify the culprit wielding the spanner. Thank you to Bricksmith, Rail Co, Paperballpark and Chromeknight for giving me the motivation to complete this project. It would be great to have all our little shunters running together one day but I fear they are all a shade too geographically dispersed. Sorry Modified 60098 With Lowered Roof and Extra Train Weights. It is time to become a steam engine... by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Sorry Modified 60098 With Lowered Roof and Extra Train Weights. It is time to become a steam engine... by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Lego Power Functions 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive in red by Canvas Rails, on Flickr As always, more photos on Flickr Suggestions for improvements are most welcome and I have plenty of time to make modifications
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    Beautiful, and great work on the running gear. I still do not know why we did not have condensing locomotives in Australia. it would make sense to me and I understand they worked well in a similar climate in South Africa. Do you have a train in mind for this beauty to pull? Rob (Canvas Rails)
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    G'day Elroy, First, a huge thank you to you and everyone who contributed to Railbricks. It is an amazing body of work and has done so much for the community. The only problem with Railbricks was that the standard was so very high I'm sure there were many people like me who didn't feel we had anything to contribute. Quality is a good problem to have. I agree with the sentiments here and would be keen to subscribe to an online journal. I also agree that limiting the scope to just a magazine is the way to go as everything else is well covered elsewhere. The issue, as you identified, is the workload. Would you consider doing it in conjunction with this forum and call it something like Train Tech Quarterly. It could then be a compilation of the best new MOCs, feature the how-to guides, beginners guides, instructions and additional photography and articles that do not appear on the forum. This could potentially make the burden much less and you could contact builders via the forum to ask for an article on their builds. Best of luck with whatever form it takes, Rob (Canvas Rails)
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    Love the project! The dark red is beautiful and the cab details are great. Thanks RailCo. I'm just happy to help someone else get a project up if we can. My Ideas project for the Little Black Train Project did not get too far (and when the Mega Train Project came out I wanted to buy that one instead anyway:), The only modified parts are the shortened crank pins on the wheels, and it can be built unshortened or without for the purists. Thank you, Love the green engine. Beautiful. It is awesome to see so many shunters in one thread. Glad you were able to source the angle plates in the right colour for the front, they made such a difference to my blue one. I'll do a post shortly on the red one I am working on but here is a WIP photo below. I think this is a great Ideas project Bricksmith, it is not country-specific and captures the magic of steam engines really well. I like having the whole thing self contained in the locomotive because I use mine for shunting more than running in loops, but I do not think it is worth losing the cab detail for. The biggest issue with the battery box being in the carriage is weight over the driving wheels. A train weight in there will help considerably. Good luck with the project and if I can be of any help at all, please let me know through here or Flickr. Cheers, Rob (Canvas Rails) WIP Lego power functions red saddle tank steam locomotive by Canvas Rails, on Flickr
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    OK that is on the list for my next trip out of Australia! Spectacular model. What I love about your work is that you have captured so much detail and yet retain such lean lines. This is beautifully uncluttered, yet has so much detail! Love it!
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    Such a thing of beauty. Just needs some more studs visible and an octagonal boiler. Just kidding. Your attention to detail is incredible. I have been experimenting with valve gear but have not yet made anything as smooth, detailed and amazing as that. Love your work and can't wait to see a photo of them all together.
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    I love all the ideas on here! Could we solve the problem of regional appeal by doing a thread of iconic trains from our home town, state or country?
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    There are some awesome builds here. I will add another option. Cars on a budget:) LEGO dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive with open ended passenger carriages modded from 60051 high speed train by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive with open ended passenger carriages modded from 60051 high speed train by Canvas Rails, on Flickr No points or free t-shirt are offered for guessing where 95% of the parts came from:) Fun little MOD: turning a high speed train into a low speed train. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr The only extra parts you need to add are white 1x1 bricks and the arches & fences for the ends. I can't imagine a white roof lasting long in the wild west but it looks OK in Lego...
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    Evening All, While we are waiting for the 2016 50th anniversary Creator Train that will be a three-in-one that can be assembled as a Mallard, Challenger or Crocodile. (I may have made that up) I thought it would be interesting to ask what mods are out there for the current Red Cargo Train? I'll start off with my simple MOD to add lights and lower the roof profile. I think this makes a huge difference to the roofline without losing the character of the locomotive. It makes a smooth line from front to rear and gets rid of that unsightly grey stripe. 60098 mod by Canvas Rails, on Flickr At the other end of the spectrum, Lok24 has a MOC that looks a bit like a 60098 on the outside but includes remote uncoupling! Murdoch17, you were doing some great LDD work with this back in May; did you end up building any of your mods in brick when the set came out? MODders, what have you got?
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    I love the neat way you did the cab-firebox-tank join. very fine. The steps on the switcher are superb and really make that shape work. Great builds and I can't wait to see them in brick.
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    Thanks, yes, you are correct. It is a standard train motor with the 1980s vintage black train base with the large motor cut out section for the basic frame. I use a 2 x 8 technic plate running lengthways on the centreline between the battery box and motor which provides enough height to clear the pin on the motor with space under the battery box on each side for the light cables. The IR reciever is in the bunker so the whole thing can be self contained. LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr So long as the swivel pin is not under the edge of the battery box, one plate is sufficient. Cheers, Rob
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    I wonder if grey era is so popular in Australia because we didn't get much of the blue era here, so when these sets arrived in the 80s they made a huge impact. This one will get a run at Canberra's Brickexpo next year if you can make it. Hopefully we can contribute to the 50th anniversary celebrations with some vintage traction on display. Are you nearby? I am still hanging on to the forlorn hope that I am building these for the kids so yes you are right, the playability is important. I'm not fooling anyone am I... The skaako method looks more robust than mine but it does involve cracking the case open. Very neat indeed. I retain a fear of cracking cases open since I tried to fix a 12v motor as a kid. Fortunately the PF motors look easier but I still won't try it until I have one break. Now that it is a few years down the track, does anyone have an answer to the reliability/wear question that was raised in that post? Thank you Selander for digging that from the archives.
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    You can't go past ScotNick's Toby. 7 wide awesomeness. I have been tinkering with fitting power functions into small spaces and my blue saddle tank engine may pass for a Percy in green if that helps LEGO dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive with open ended passenger carriages modded from 60051 high speed train by Canvas Rails, on Flickr There are some exploded views on Flickr that may help you get started too. Best of luck and can't wait to see the photos, Rob
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    I can highly recommend masonite if you are running trains regularly. my first job was running O scale model trains at a tourist attraction (Best first job ever) and one masonite block under a wagon on each train cleaned all the mainline tracks. use a fine file or sand paper to resurface the masonite once it gets dirty otherwise it will stop working. the trick is to get the right amount of pressure on the masonite so that it contacts the rail but does not cause too much drag. Trial and error recommended.
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    Government Warning: Lego Bricks were harmed in the making of this tutorial. Good evening! I recently converted my 7725 to Power Functions because I don't have a 7740 to convert to power functions. It just didn't look right on four wheels and I could not fit a technic mechanism and M motor in there... So I present the cutters guide to 6 wheel bogies. (If someone has already done this please let me know so that I can give them credit, I didn't turn up any results like this when doing a Google) 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr 6 wheel Lego power functions motor on 7725 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Power functions 7725. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Purists, please note, the lance was already broken by a careless child so I am recycling, not abusing a perfectly good piece (The 1.5 pin was just an innocent bystander. Sorry). The trick is to get the cut as close to the short end of the 1.5 pin as you can without compromising the structural integrity of the short end. You will know what I mean if you get it in the wrong spot. The effect is similar to the burning tyre rolling past Indiana Jones. Does anyone have a solution that does not involve a knife?
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    Absolutely spectacular. I love the way that it does not look cluttered, yet there are fantastic details wherever you look! The stand-out features for me are the trees and the angled buildings. Thank you for sharing.
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    Love your little Boxcab! And great to see some more shunters on Train Tech (Don't get me wrong, keep the Challengers and Big Boys coming too). The great thing about choosing rolling stock for these is you can really make them fit the scene you want your shunter to work in. I put together some little four wheelers to move fish and cargo from the docks on this little shelf layout last year. I regret both the 0-6-0 shunter and the wagons are no longer together or I would get some more detailed photos. IMG_2967 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr IMG_2969 by Canvas Rails, on Flickr You don't need a lot of bricks for a couple of fun little wagons like these and they make a nice little side scene on a larger layout. One suggestion on the roof: Two plates is all the height you need to make a button for your battery box that doesn't require removing a roof section. There are some good examples in previous posts or I can post some photos if that would be helpful. Again, great work, a charming little model.
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    Thank you all for your support for my 50th Anniversary project on Lego Ideas. It made it to 245, which is better than it would have been without your support. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/82031 Still hoping for that Mallard... Or anything that will mark the historic year of 2016 (Or 2015 depending on what you count:) Cheers, Rob
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    I promised to post some exploded views because I am an LDD novice to show how I squeezed in the power functions components. It is a relatively simple build and would be even easier in black. LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr LEGO 4-0 Dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive exploded views. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr I have also MODed my 60051 High Speed Train into a Low Speed Train. The only extra parts I have used are some black 1x8 plates, four white half-arches, four black fences, four 4x1 red plates and a pile of 1x1 white bricks from a trip to a PaB wall from my last trip to the US. LEGO dark blue saddle tank steam locomotive with open ended passenger carriages modded from 60051 high speed train by Canvas Rails, on Flickr Fun little MOD: turning a high speed train into a low speed train. by Canvas Rails, on Flickr As always, more photos on Flickr and I would be interested to know if you think I should replace the red stripe with dark blue to match the engine. Cheers, Rob
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    Thank you for that photo, I have spent the last 30 years wondering where the prototype for the blue and yellow coaches from 7710 came from. Now I know! Could that be a possible future thread? Find the prototype for the LEGO train! Thank you, I realised a few weeks ago that I have never built a locomotive in any other colour than black! I was wxtremely happy to get the lights in, next challenge might be smoke generator... Cheers, I held myself back from full SNOT as it wouldn't fit with the rest of my octagonal boilered trains. That is a really nice connecting rod design. Also, I like the way that making it more solid hides the lack of side rod well. I shall have to give it a go on a future build.
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    Great build. I love seing a fine loco supported by excellent structures from the right country and the right era. The three part ladder is a lovelly touch.
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    Great build and excellent details. I love the brick built safety stripes. Is it possible to fit a driver in the cab?
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    Beautifully elegant. And I love that you not only got it into old school 6 wide, you used some classic buffers too. One question; is the clutch essential? I'd like to have a go at this but I'll have to make it lower profile. If you have time to do a video I would love to see this in action.
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    For my next 12v trick, I will fix the excessively high price of a second hand 7750. No, sorry, I failed I practiced by removing the tops of champagn bottles with a saber MEK was such a useful glue. It was my go-to adhesive as a kid making Kibri kits. I don't know if it was the kits or the fumes but I remember it as a happy time in my life... I'm less worried about litigation than being beaten in a dark alley by angry purists . Interesting where we all draw the line though, I will not paint bricks, yet I used a sharpie on a modified brick... I suppose double standards must be twice as good I'll change my Government Health Warning to: Keep Calm and Pretend it is a Rare Piece You Have Never Seen Before.
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