Barduck

NS version just finished rendering, still have to put that in PDF and do the parts list. Doing the parts list of the CP version atm and all ready had to make 2 changes because of pieces not existing in red, one is the bar holder with clip used for the railing. Will be changing those to minifig hands as those are plenty available in red. It's that or use black bar holders (a choice I don't want to make) The renders:

It all started with a WIP in Februari 2017 (yes been at this one for so long): Sadly, I got stuck on the rear top vents and stopped designing her further, I did go back to her from time to time but I just couldn't find a solution that I liked: Then, suddenly near the end of November 2018 I got a breakthru: After that it went fast and I had the UP version ready to be put in instructions: But, now that I was on the right track I thought to myself, "Why stop at a UP version?", so I looked online for beautifull liveries and started coloring her in LDD: So now I had CSX, Conrail, Interstate (NS heritage), NS, Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific and BNSF. At this point I contacted Andy (OKBrickworks) to see if he'd be interested in doing decals for them and he promptly posted a topic about it on his facebook. So this is really happening, but it now created the problem that I needed to put not 1 but 7 different version in to instructions. So far, I've done 3: The UP versions of which the pictures are above, the Conrail version: and the Canadian Pacific version: And while I continue with making the instructions for the other ones I've had the idea of doing a sort of lottery. I will be gathering the parts and the decals from Andy for 2 UP's. One will be for myself to build and enjoy, the second will be put in kit and one of my lucky costumers will be able to win it (more info on this in the info on the Conrail as I really don't want to go further in to it here) I'll be adding the renders for the other version when I've done them (edit: typo)

Sorry to bump an older post but this was bugging me without end. If you look closely you'll see that above the piece you're wondering about there is a 2x2 and a 1x2 tile mounted. This is impossible with the piece you've mentioned to be the most likely one. Also, at this moment, there are only 2 of those in yellow for sale. I don't think Sava would use a piece that is so rare (but I could be mistaken on that part). What I am sure of is that it is this piece that has been used: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=47454#T=C Everything points in to the direction of piece 47454, not 47452.

Maybe take a look at this: and apparently she’s German. That means lots of bad weather

Presenting: my 65" gondola in (for this one) UP livery: As always, it started out as an LDD design but seeing as I liked the design a lot myself and really need some rolling stock it got build I even designed it in different livery colors (the Reddisch brown being a standard one which could be used by different liveries). Other are also possible with a tiny bit of work. When I started building it I really thought it could need some lettering and what not so I got myself a Silhouette plotter and started making some in diiferent liveries: I've actually ordered enough parts to make 5, I'm putting 4 of those on my Bricklink, including stickers. I've made so that the front and rear can be dropped for those very long loads (and 65" is allready long, it translates in bricks to 52 studs, well actually even a tad longer but then it wouldn't have looked good)

EMD SD-70 Jersy Central Lines by Barduck12, on Flickr my second entry, digital section

for me personally it would be to overcome a slight change in height, it's not always possible to make a layout that is level overall, on rare occasions you need to be able to overcome a difference in height without having the problem of the rails going down from the wait of the train that passes over it. To make a bridge using this would be a bridge to far (pun intended), personally I would need to go even 14 bricks high so that's a no brainer that it's simply not possible

those do look sweet

I was wondering, would it be possible (financially/design) to make (double) straights that have a height increase? So 1 plate/straight higher at one end and the sleepers adapted so they are level (if you understand how I mean)

I reaaly hope you'll put the plans for this beauty up for sale in your bricklink, she's simply amazing

there's some history of it on the firefighters site of Portland, the only thing I can't find are pictures of the inside when still in use. The station was, as far as I know, sold in the 70's, most probably I'll try to model trucks from that era. Or I could just act as if still in use today and do modern trucks, haven't decided yet. Anyway, for the time being the building will not be build in bricks. Moving to a bigger house in a few weeks with gigantic cellar, but promised the girl I wouldn't spend to much on lego as we're planning to buy it in a few years, renting it first

Portland firestation n°7-5 What can I say, I'm on a roll here

Portland firestation n°7-4 Bays are larger now (even 10 wide trucks shouldn't be a problem). Done some more work on the windows and second level (keep in mind, the floor of second level is tempory). Also been playing arond with the piece above the window of second level, not to sure about normal red though, more leaning towards dark red although that would make it to dark actually) Stil a whole lot stuff to be done

Portland firestation n°7-3 changed the bay dooropenings in the front, they are a bit larger now so they align better with the windows from second level. The floor of second level is just for the moment, don't know how I'll devide everything yet. 6000+ bricks and counting

Portland firestation n°7 slowly getting there, starting to look like a building

Trying to model the old firestation n°7 from Portland Oregon. It's not in use as a firestation anymore but I really like the building's look. Just not able to find pictures of the interior how it was when still in use. Developing it as a sort of very large modular (so it'll be standing on a corner, and at each end a modular building will be able to connect) Still a whole lot of work (and then I'll still need 4 engines for it, as there are 4 bays) The original it is based on: http://emerick.thisisthebrigade.com/projects/sketchbook-fire-station-no-7/ WIP Portland firestation n°7 by Barduck12, on Flickr

So far I've bought 3 instructions. First one just when I came out of my dark ages. I had seen a steamtrain build in LEGO and wanted to have one too but since it was so long ago I handled LEGO I had no idea how to start one. So I got the instructions for a BiG Boy based on Jayhurst's one. Little did I know then that there were so many mistakes in those instructions that the train just didn'nt run good. So I started looking at Jayhurst's pictures of it and corrected the mistakes in my own as best I could. Second was the T1 from Sava (which I still have to find time to build) and the latest is the etr1000 from LT12V. If I wanted to I could reverse engineer both from pictures but since both models are so darn good and I really didn'nt want to spend time on remaking plans, so I bought them.I prefer digital as it's much easier to be able to zoom in on problem area's than having a printed version. After some time and many models I've started selling instructions. It provides a bit of compensation to buy parts to be able to build the models I create (bit like Sava). Since I always start with making trains digital (first in LDD and when I have a model that looks good enough I tranfer it to LDRaw) the step to selling the instructions I initially made for myself to have an easier build was simply a no brainer. Most of the models I make are with the intend to eventually build in real life when I'm able to get the parts, a few I don't think I will be building myself but did the instructions anyway. So far I haven't had any real frustrating problems either making or selling the instructions, it's still a hobby so if things don't work out making something I just put it aside for some time

yes but I don't really like 8 wide for coaches, they always look to bulky for my taste

I'm designing coaches for an 8 wide Santa Fe and I could really use some input on what you guys think so far. I'm going 7 wide with the coaches, so far I've done 2 in LDD, a luggage coach: santa fe luggage coach and a seat coach (no interior yet), with 2 different types of trucks: santa fe coach In this version the trucks are based on a design from Vinnie Fusca. Second version features trucks based on a design from Michael Gale: santa fe coach version 2 Here you can see the 2 types of trucks (and I do know that one part doesn't exist in LBG): santa fe coach trucks options by Barduck12, on Flickr So thoughts, commenst, etc, all welcome

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bx8YyfgX-Y56MENJMEptZUFBZVU Link to the PDF and partslist

well, when free spinning, that's what the wheels will do when the train is up on bricks, the wheels have no resistance and have it easier to make the valvegear spin. With this, they do have some resistance and often (so I found) the valvegear works just fine when freespinning but once you put the train on the tracks it locks up. Giving them a bit of resistance potentially takes care of that problem, makes it easier to see if they'd lock up when on tracks. Plus, it is a better display to put on a table

And this is how it would look when build: testing table by Barduck12, on Flickr

Trying to created some sort of table where one can easily test the valvegear on a steamer without having to put tracks and follow it around. It's based on something I've seen being used in the modelrailway world and thought, that would be handy. First version (more a proof of concept): Testing table - proof of concept by Barduck12, on Flickr and a video of it in action: Testing table - proof of concept by Barduck12, on Flickr Now to design it so that 1) it's long enough to handle very big steamers 2) the parts where the drivers rest on can be slided to easily adapt to your needs

god I love that color combination

sorry to say but is that really so needed? Bluebrick is made to design your layout, not to display your whole collection. If you want to get an idea of how much space everything takes up on the layout your designing I can understand it to some point but you can just as easily use the trains that are in it that are about the same size and then add text to it of which train it represents