pickyourownbogie

Good Job Very similar to my design on Flickr for the cab

Fantastic work - you have captured the essence of the original and delivered a wonderful Lego train.

Really great loco Adamskii - as others have said, the detailing is excellent - but the whole 'spirit' of the prototype has been well executed. Thanks for sharing!

Great job! A hugely impressive MOC indeed

Hello everyone – my name is Michael I browse through the forum regularly, although I don’t often post. I've loved Lego since I was a little kid - and now I've grown up into a big kid I still love Lego. My first train set was the little DB Steam Loco - set 126. I still have the bricks, although they are merged into quite a few thousand others. Trains are still my favourite things to try and build, but for a while the engineer in me enjoyed using Technic pieces and sets. Nowadays, my job means I need to travel extensively. I am rarely at home, so building in real brick simply isn't practical at the moment. This was a real issue for me until last year I discovered LDD. It gives me the opportunity to create while I travel. Then when LDD to POV-Ray Converter was released it meant I could visualise MOCs as if they were ABS. Wonderful . . . and a very big thank you to Martin Hronský!!! I have a Flickr photostream here : http://www.flickr.co...s/88718670@N02/ and a Brickshelf gallery here: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=510921 Thanks to Eurobricks for being a great Lego resource and reference point.

I don't think the font used for the logo lettering is a commercially available standard - I think the original is a specially designed font. Perhaps there may then have been copyright issues?

Here's a range of links to various diesel and diesel/electric engines (with the links to both Brickshelf and Flikr pages where they occur) - some of which may have already been mentioned here: Class 08 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=208217 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=435883 http://www.flickr.com/photos/technoandrew/3661253250/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bricktrix/4089737235/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/47420257@N03/4350143821/ Class 14 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=121842 Class 15 http://www.flickr.com/photos/84873294@N05/7975411395/ Class 20 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=285142 Class 24 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=119169 Class 33 http://www.flickr.com/photos/10063611@N06/8361773346/ Class 35 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=287010 Class 37 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=309664 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=309664 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bricktrix/3866875337/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ugthepug/6268850913/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/47420257@N03/4346648610/ Class 40 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=411630 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bricktrix/4163377544/ Class 42 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=410501 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bricktrix/4160407260/ Class 43 http://www.flickr.com/photos/10063611@N06/8453185259/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywalker6/5488360596/ Class 44 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=116478 Class 47 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=318599 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=411526 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bricktrix/4163112250/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/murphyfp/3830845330/ Class 50 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=117012 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=142689 http://www.flickr.com/photos/oidan/5487504846/ Class 55 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=20266 http://www.flickr.com/photos/49974317@N05/6875021101/ Class 56 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=318598 Class 58 http://www.flickr.com/photos/44298368@N07/4259724378/ Class 59 http://www.flickr.com/photos/10063611@N06/8335254410/ Class 60 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=277291 http://www.flickr.com/photos/technoandrew/2245450130/ Class 66 http://www.flickr.com/photos/scruffulous/4189318320/ http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=481586 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=178205 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=235216 Class 82 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24756 Class 87 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=318593 http://www.flickr.com/photos/41347876@N00/811745711/ Class 90 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=20860 Class 91 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=168320 Class 158 http://www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/4022418992/ Class 165 http://www.flickr.com/photos/brapps/8385237171/ Class 175 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=420365 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gambort/4350178900/ Class 416 http://www.flickr.com/photos/10063611@N06/8370700419/ Class 442 http://www.flickr.com/photos/10063611@N06/8379173060/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/10063611@N06/8444053657/

Wonderful model - really great work!

I'm just a little bit sad to see someone else convert this design to brick before me - but I think you've done a really good job in sorting out the original LXF for your own purposes and ultimately I'm really pleased to see how it turned out. Well done!

More great work from one of the 2 masters of MoW . . . and I see the other (Steinkopf) has already commented

@ Lazarus, The Class 15 was scrapped long before the Railfreight livery was introduced . . . but one locomotive was preserved and for a short time the enthusiasts who bought her, did indeed paint the engine as you've shown. Nice job. By way of the bogies, you can indeed convert these to be geared - I think you and Locomotive Annie et al have the original LXF - but I'll let you solve that little puzzle on your own ;)

Saw this on Flickr - a really top quality design. Instantly recognisable from the prototype.

As far as I'm concerned you are the owner of that LXF file - you acted in good faith so there isn't a problem for me. In fact, I'm still getting to grips with this forum so if you want to pass it on then it might save me causing havoc by doing things improperly :)

Hi BallastIt's not about keeping them to myself - as I said I'd be delighted to share with anyone who asks, that's part of what I love about AFOLs. But at the moment I now have second thoughts about simply listing them openly on Brickshelf.

@DaveBey - I've now deleted all the LXF files from my Brickshelf account. As I've said earlier in this thread, I have no issues sharing ideas and files with other decent AFOL - that's what I believe the community is about - but perhaps just simply posting them on Brickshelf was a mistake given how some, less scrupulous, individuals are benefitting.

Thank you for the response, advice and the welcome. Of course, I understand this is not a Eurobricks issue in any way, but as you note, perhaps raising the awareness amongst all your good members will definitely help curtail these quite detestable activities.

Hey - from my perspective it's no big deal. As far as I am concerned, you are very welcome to the design - and I'd look forward to see how you change and improve it :). It's just a shame this guy has a much more cynical view.

Hi Locomotive Annie It’s sad that this post is my first contribution to Eurobricks. I know (Das) Steinkopf as one of the best and most respected senior members of the Flickr Lego groups we share, and given his range of activities in various AFOLs he would have been very quick to spot this design. If I can help you in any way to recover your monies, I would be happy to do so. Equally I am very happy to share any of my designs (such as they are) in the proper spirit. Both you and I have been the victim of an opportunist. That’s not really the kind of person who I would like to see associated with any Lego community. Here is the like to the original design on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/88718670@N02/8199393185/in/photostream I can be contacted at pickyourownbogie@yahoo.co.uk if you feel the need. Best wishes and good luck Michael A note to the moderators: As I mentioned, this is my first post, so I hope I haven’t broken any rules or been in any way inappropriate. It is a shame this type of person is allowed to operate in Lego communities, and I’m sad that Locomotive Annie has, effectively, been ‘ripped off’. Is there a general thread monitoring and reporting on this type of activity?