zephyr1934
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That was my idea... ah well, you know what they say about great minds... though that probably has nothing to do with me (grin). I'm waiting on parts and will be building it in real brick real soon.
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Obviously there is a lot going on inside that model, but there is also a lot of fine detail on the outside of the model that would be impressive had the inside been filled with bricks rather than PF. Great work. My guess is that the wheels would have been unpainted on a switcher like this. So the running surface would be shiny silver and the rest rust brown. But in any event, I would have never noticed any problems with the wheels had you not said anything.
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Nice work, PCC's are REALLY hard to do well in lego at this scale. Here's a little more info on a non KC PCC dressed up in KC paint and some background on the actual KC PCC that you modeled.
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These are very cool tracks. While I think there is enough of a market for one custom track manufacturer, I doubt that there is sufficient demand for two competing for the exact same market if both face large, up front tooling costs. That is not to say that there is not a market. There are a lot of unique track geometries that would be fantastic for 9v, e.g., wider radius curves (beyond the R56 that ME is working on), wider radii switches, single crossovers, etc.. From looking at the normal 9v lego switches, there is some clever engineering in those. To make all of the electrical connections without shorting things out would likely be non-trivial and might push the costs too high. One question might be, is it possible to metalize ME plastic track (and PF track for that matter) using something more durable than the conducting tape? Even if you never go commercial, definitely keep posting your work
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Life is cruel, but at least it looks like you will have good fun when you return
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Some neat trains and structures, my favorite is probably the steamer on a viaduct at an elevated station.
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Heh heh heh, I was wondering the same thing, I have not seen many repaints of it myself... at least before reading this thread. Seems like an obvious one to do if you like North American trains. In fact I just finished up my design for a repaint of it this past weekend and am aiming to order the parts soon. More on that when it gets built though. In the mean time, a couple of perhaps obvious observations... If you are not powering it with PF, build the hood in bricks and do away with the large tiles. If you have any unpowered wheels, use regular train wheels. My unpowered, stock Maersk probably has more drag than any other lego train I own. That said, I do like the look of the BN and NS ones earlier in this thread.
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Nice, I like the gray
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That is fantastic, the bridge, the train, the presentation, all of it.
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Very smooth, almost too clean to be lego (grin). Neat trick with the combined end rails and 1x4 tiles w/ studs (or is it plates missing 2 studs?)
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You nailed this one spot on.
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Very nice indeed!
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That's a great build and can't wait to see it on the large layout, bet that will be fun.
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Looking good!
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Hey neighbor, definitely, always nice to have more train-heads around. I just sent you a PM to discuss off line.
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They also did the old style 9v box in red too... The power button gives away the location of the battery, but looking at the gray side, there are no seams. Looking closer, it seems to be a dark blay 6x16 tile with studs that are then covered with red tiles, like is used on the blue freight train. So that minifig is held in by the railing.
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Fully automated Lego train coal terminal
zephyr1934 replied to AlmightyArjen's topic in LEGO Train Tech
Oh wow! Another insanely cool layout... I guess it must be time to retire though, you're toys have gotten smart enough that they can play without you. (grin) -
That is evolving nicely and quickly too. One suggestion with the middle wheels on the trucks- pull the traction band off of them to get a mm or 2 of extra clearance.
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Here's a bit of ancient history from before BBB wheels and many of the parts our boilers now take for granted... So which piece slides? The rod into the technic or the robot hand on the rod?
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Oh wow, very cool!
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The colors and flow of this build are nice. But I don't understand the right hand unit in the photos, there is a door on what one would think should be the end of the car... or are the left and right hand cars actually the top of what should be a single car? If they are supposed to be a single car, that might be too much of a stretch. Though with only the smallest amount of work it could be a really neat foreshortened pair of cars (kind of like the stumpy Star Wars sets with a single minifig).
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Land of the home, free of the brave... in all seriousness though, it is great to have a group of folks capable to put on a big display. The Columbus museum actually had very few trains and no closed loop. Though one consoling bit, our tables are horribly non-flat. Look at all those skyscrapers, the guy who builds them stands on top of the plastic tables during setup and teardown. So I have to build wacky suspensions under my steamers just to keep all wheels on the track after he's walked by. That said, yes, it would be great to see your work on a world tour too.
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Thanks for the update Sylvius, good to hear.
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Has anyone called lego customer service to see if indeed they are being phased out and that this is not some glitch in the inventory system?
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Here you go, and indeed, the post says that it is not for sale