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  1. zephyr1934
    Oh wow, another great build, nice work
  2. zephyr1934
    Okay, on the one hand that is really insane, 16 studs wide... on the other hand, that is really cool, 16 studs wide. John Neil, a ghost from the AFOL train past would be proud as he was striving for a 16 stud standard for years. Some say he might have perished in that pursuit but I'd like to think that I'm making that last bit up (and indeed I am, but anyway, back on topic...). The sheer number of bricks to build in this scale is huge, so good thing you've chosen a small prototype. You have done a great job capturing the form and essence of the prototype. Is it a good runner? Not sure if you are looking for feedback, but the one really odd bit to my eyes are the gray gears you used outside of the frame. Did you consider this part instead...? Combined with the car it really looks great. Will you be running this train outside?
  3. zephyr1934
    That looks like it was a great show. I would agree with the others though, that loading dock stole all of the attention from a very nice layout. Even watching the videos several times it is still taking some time to sink in. The gondola with the duplo bins is brilliant too.
  4. zephyr1934
    Heh heh heh, your visuals are hilarious. While after seeing the photos I agree with you that the minimalist "no yoke" version is best, I don't think it is saddening. I certainly would not have guessed that it would look so good until seeing it.
  5. zephyr1934
    Oh wow! That is an incredible amount of work but it looks fantastic. You've taken an incredible amount of effort to reproduce a common and quiet little scene (well, maybe the aliens aren't that common). Great work!
  6. zephyr1934
    She's a beauty with very clean lines and great attention to detail. It can be hard with long articulated locomotives like this to keep the boiler looking realistic and you easily pulled that off. Excellent work. I'd like to see a shot of her in the R104 curve. Of course now you're gonna have to get an R88 for the little sister (grin)... and 300 coal hoppers to drag along behind the two of them (grin some more)
  7. zephyr1934
    Oh, yes, I think the mechanical arms do look better than the plates. Good switch. Did you try making the middle part under the neck with another one of the mechanical arms? How would it look in black?
  8. zephyr1934
    Nice work! The bridge is well proportioned and the operator's tower is well done.
  9. zephyr1934
    Well, this is my favorite alternate build out of 60052 (but I'm biased, grin), and you would need to bring in a lot of additional parts. With all of the specialized parts and the rainbow of colors in sets these days, making something that looks good without bringing in more parts is VERY challenging (or for some larger sets not setting aside a lot of the parts in the set to make a tiny cool thing). So within all of these constraints I think you've done a fantastic job. Looking at your build and wandering slightly off topic I can't help but wonder how cool that would look in a strictly light and dark gray build.
  10. zephyr1934
    Hey, those are EN bits around the bottom. Excellent build, the details on the car are top notch, the proportions look right. I like how you did the harness for the horse, very clever. Only one small quibble, the plates around the neck seem a little too bulky... though I can't come up with anything better for the yoke.
  11. zephyr1934
    I doubt a new buffer beam is coming any time soon. In the ambassador forum I suggest many years ago the idea of making the actual buffers a separate part. Not only is it good for other train widths, it is particularly good for North American modelers. I still occasionally toss in a conventional buffer beam just for homage to the 10020 and similar vintage designs based on US trains. I eventually resorted to making my own As for big steam engines (which I think would make a fantastic set) I doubt Lego will go over 3 pairs of driving wheels. The tight lego curves will impede anything longer.
  12. zephyr1934
    Oh man, they did a lot of crazy stuff in the past in the US (brakemen walking across the roof of a moving train to set or release hand brakes, using poles to push train cars on the other track, etc.). As for using cables to move cars, I think it is still done that way in the US to position freight cars without a locomotive. Not in major yards, but in small industrial spurs, e.g., a grain elevator. From what little I know about horses, I doubt those flowers survived much longer (grin). It is neat to see your work on modding, that is a good start by improving upon an existing set.
  13. zephyr1934
    Brilliant solution with the cardboard guides!
  14. zephyr1934
    Those are really great builds given the parts availability (and lack of bricklink) of the day... and even today they still have a timeless classic look harking back to the 7777 idea book
  15. zephyr1934
    Sounds like it is time for a new topic... "2016 LEGO Trains?"
  16. zephyr1934
    STOP MAKING COOL THINGS LIKE THIS! I already have way too many things on my wish list. (grin) Though beyond the pain of envy for which you cause me I must say great job!
  17. zephyr1934
    Oh wow, what a great little build. Lots of neat tricks, e.g., the sideways plates to create the look of vertical boards. Oh, and Hungary has some fantastic trains, lots of great prototypes to choose from.
  18. zephyr1934
    Looking good, and I bet your pocketbook thanks your small apartment for forcing you into the land of virtual (grin)
  19. zephyr1934
    There is an awful lot going on in these whimsical locomotives. They look like they came out of a 1930's sci fi movie. The yellow one has curves like some of the earliest Union Pacific streamliners. So how did you do that thin lime green stripe on the dark green locomotive?
  20. zephyr1934
    Wow, you really bleed for your ABS (grin... I probably have too). In all seriousness though, thanks for the detailed discussion on the limits of healthy motor operation. Isn't that what the little wire running around the top of the fence is for? (yuck yuck yuck) Like Dr. Spock, I've had my incidents with little fingers and trains. At one of my earliest shows the kids would come up to the layout and rest their fingers across the tracks. Then after getting stanchions the kids will still sometimes shoot under them. At one show a kid shot under and grabbed the locomotives on this train in about 1 sec flat and crushed them to pieces. I am so scared that I can find both of those pictures in a few seconds. For larger venues you can ask them to provide stanchions, but kids will duck under a single rope/chain. And less frequently climb between a double rope/chain. Some venues will even provide fences instead of stanchions. Though an even simpler solution is to just leave 2-3 ft of table without anything around the perimeter of your layout.
  21. zephyr1934
    It is surprising how much the added roof details add to the model. You know, if you are gravitating to be a 4 wide builder, keep in mind that 4 wide is pretty close to HO. With the right set of trucks you could have something that will run on a conventional model railroad (grin)
  22. zephyr1934
    Oh wow, an excellent layout. It is neat to see all of those small scenes you've been talking about come together in one layout as well as several more fantastic buildings that you've not posted about. Too bad the 6 trains did not last, and that princess train is shaping up to be the Michael Jordan of our generation. Great work
  23. zephyr1934
    You did a great job capturing the essence of the prototype. There are a lot of clever little tricks in there, e.g., I don't think I've seen the bars turned sideways like the hand rails for the steps before. Excellent work.
  24. zephyr1934
    The crane looks really good, I like all of the attention to the finer details
  25. zephyr1934
    Great job building a modulars style station that has a lot of details going on.
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