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  1. zephyr1934
    You could start with this thread.
  2. zephyr1934
    Looking good!
  3. zephyr1934
    Very nice! The lantern is an extra nice touch. Can't wait to see views from the wayside.
  4. zephyr1934
    Great work and easily recognizable
  5. zephyr1934
    I think v2 looks better, nice work. If you stick with v1, I'd suggest using just one 1x6 tile for each of the two middle verticals on each side instead of a pair for each.
  6. zephyr1934
    That looks really great, I love all the detail. Two suggestions in case you keep it a static display, first, if you double the length, reverse the direction of the rear train and have them "passing" so that visitors can see both engines from a given side. Second suggestion is to add stationary motion by motorizing the wheels (either lifting the drivers 1 plate above the track if self propelled or putting a dynamometer below the wheels to drive them from the track (like this... if you imagine the wheels turning while being driven by a m-motor turning pulley wheels built in the tracks below).
  7. zephyr1934
    Another great articulated! Sherman Hill is already quaking at the sight of those three locomotives.
  8. zephyr1934
    Do you have a link to the underlying photo? That car appears to be lettered with the CB&Q Zephyr letterface. I had no idea it was used outside of the US. Oh, wait, there it is. Budd built, so they just recycled the lettering from the Zephyr cars they were building domestically and used it for international export. That is cool too.
  9. zephyr1934
    Looking good (but a bit hazardous for the minifigs to access, grin)
  10. zephyr1934
    Those cars are great
  11. zephyr1934
    Where on earth do you find all the time to do all of that? The 7 ft high stacks (1.5 m?) of tracks, the train on the beach, so much insanity. I don't even want to ask about the red engine floating in the stream.
  12. zephyr1934
    Oh yeah, that's right, Phase I of the F3a's did have 3 portholes (as per the GM&O picture), while Phase IV F3a's were delivered with stainless steel grills that looked very similar to F7's (more general f unit info here). The middle porthole was replaced in the F3a Phase II with vent holes to improve cooling in the A units, but for some reason the need never arose in the B units, so the F7b's still had the three portholes. Somewhere I have a link to page that has an exhaustive list of minute difference between ATSF f units.
  13. zephyr1934
    The BNSF was numbered for this locomotive. While the Super Chief was numbered for an F3 and an F7 All of the A units of the F series had two porthole windows on one side while the A units of the E series were longer and had four porthole windows.
  14. zephyr1934
    Actually I had noticed that the roller coster track was upside down and saw the 1x technic plates but stupid me did not make the final jump to "that's upside down" (grin) I assume you are not going to actually string "wire" for the overhead lines. It still might be interesting to add a few gray 1x1 rounds on a 1x1 tile with clip to simulate insulators hanging down from the cross beam.
  15. zephyr1934
    That looks really nice. Only thought would be if there are typically station signs on the sides of the station then it would be good to mimic those (presumably that varies by country and perhaps legacy railway)
  16. zephyr1934
    They were all strictly inspired/built by Lego designers, but they were from the Direct to Consumer line- which now includes Creator Expert, all of the modular buildings (except the 2nd which was Lego factory), the Ultimate Star Wars sets, the Disney castle and train, winter village, etc. These sets are mostly not sold in stores (except Lego brand stores) and typically have a life cycle of 2-3 years. As for the HE, I think a big reason why it did not sell well is that it was in a common color. Many EN and Maersk were parted out.
  17. zephyr1934
    Not surprising, as the train did run a red signal (grin). Some very nice MOC's there, and it looks like some sophisticated control, were they 9v powered with working blocks?
  18. zephyr1934
    I wouldn't rule it out even if it is not strictly a train, the coal operation is train-centric and that might be considered "in bounds," but there is also a category of best train layout too.... I guess I should use past tense, since each year they tweak things and who knows how it will tweak this year. (I have no connection or insight to the competitions at BW, but the coal facility is definitely a show stopper)
  19. zephyr1934
    Yes, that was what I meant, entire train, two cars at a time. And while the two cars are being emptied, the indexer resets to move the next two cars. The video of the real thing makes clear how spot on your build was and the photo of the IR controls shows that indeed, it is manually driven. This is an amazing build.
  20. zephyr1934
    Well there goes the best train award at Brickworld 2020 (grin). Amazing work!
  21. zephyr1934
    And on the flip side, that is probably why we are seeing Hogwarts, Lone Ranger, Disneyland, and holiday trains- Lego wants to make trains and so they are getting them out in forms that will appeal to non-train people too.
  22. zephyr1934
    Wow, impressive, can move up two cars at a time without a locomotive. That is all done manually with an IR controller, rather than automated in some form, right? The link to the video might be of interest to some.
  23. zephyr1934
    I believe Lego often does multiple runs of a given set. That way the adjust production to meet demand. Back when they transitioned from old to new gray, there were several sets that were originally strictly old gray, then mixed, then strictly new gray. With the Emerald Night, there were multiple revisions to the instructions (not to mention some of the parts). The multiple runs is especially true for something like the Duplo trains that are typically on the shelves for a couple of years. If you are seeing the sets accumulating at stores, I bet that is in anticipation of the holidays. I suspect the Duplo trains are much more a holiday gift than anything else. And since they are not a "secret new set" they can be some of the first of the holiday sets to be distributed.
  24. zephyr1934
    Well done, but it looks like it might be a challenge to keep one of them on the rails (grin)
  25. zephyr1934
    Please post pictures of that too! Wow!
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