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  1. zephyr1934
    It is not mine, just an amazing build I found, definitely worthy of praise though
  2. zephyr1934
    I have a few friends who work at tourist/museum railroads in the US and have heard that at smaller RR without much non-railroad infrastructure (e.g., paramedics on staff, tents or shelter areas, etc.) that the mandated requirements for DOWT were quite burdensome, to the point that it was often a loss.
  3. zephyr1934
    Wow!
  4. zephyr1934
    Oh wow, it is neat to see the evolution of the WIP
  5. zephyr1934
    Look at that beautiful pair, excellent work. And then that flatcar is utterly brilliant with the transformers and heavy electrical gear... but shouldn't there be an axle sticking out of the M motor for the actual propulsion?
  6. zephyr1934
    The gallery has been opened... [full gallery]
  7. zephyr1934
    That is a very nice build! Only suggestion I can see is that the footboards on the pilot are likely solid planking rather than grating, if so, then panels would make sense over the fences. Okay, two more suggestions, build the rigid engine first before attempting an articulated, you will come to hate the tight radius of normal lego curves. Solutions can be found (easiest being https://www.bricktracks.com/ but there are brick built solutions that can handle R44 too). And for the steam chests, why not extend them one stud and then shrink the steam pipes by one stud to keep the centered relationship? All of the above are minor, the locomotive is great.
  8. zephyr1934
    That turned out very good, and while I like what you did to the locomotive, I must say that the compartments are great on the coach. If the space in the coach gets too tight, you could go to 1x2x2 or 1x2x3 trans panels at arm height and go studs up, doing away with the tile roof over the compartments.
  9. zephyr1934
    Someone recently asked about adding rods to the new Hogwarts Express and I am glad to say that after a bit of tinkering that I have come up with a solution. The actual mechanical build on the unmodified set is very similar to the Lone Ranger set, about as tight as you can get with a ten wheeler, and not much space to fit cylinders in. With the Lone Ranger locomotive I wound up rebuilding it from a 4-6-0 to a 2-6-0 just to make room, but since the HP Express is the Olton Hall all dressed up, one really could not change the wheel configuration. So that set up quite a constraint, how to get the cylinders in as tight as possible without interfering with the pilot truck. Here's what I came up with, Compared to the unmodified set I think it looks a lot better I tried to keep the look and the feel of the set in my rebuild and use the minimal number of extra parts in the redesign. These are the additional parts that I used. The full set of rebuilding images will be available once the folder is moderated. For those interested in building their own, I've added a superlot for the rods to www.TrainedBricks.com. [full gallery]
  10. zephyr1934
    I was poking around Brickshelf and stumbled on to an incredible MOC by user solic. It is NOT mine, but it is so unbelievable that I just hat to call attention to it. Hopefully the builder is around on Eurobricks and can start a new thread on it. If you go up one level, you will find some very nice trains too.
  11. zephyr1934
    It looks like you (accidentally?) stumbled in to the Atlantic Coast Line
  12. zephyr1934
    You could even get in to simple logic circuits and counters, grin...
  13. zephyr1934
    Absolutely brilliant! As is your normal form, your MOC is an excellent take on the prototype. It is too bad that this part does not come in black, or it would have been an easy way to get the horizontal ribbing, The idea of turning the train motor sideways is also absolutely brilliant (but in a different way, grin). So is the middle axle on the truck floating or how does it navigate curves and switches? NOOOO! Don't say that you'll stop building trains
  14. zephyr1934
    If you are building the train for yourself, pick your favorite road and MOD James's design to your heart's content (I've made versions for at least 5 different railroads). I doubt anyone would feel upset if you copied for your own use. Just don't disclose any reverse engineered secrets (which is not a problem for sets) and if you are borrowing heavily from another AFOL probably do not sell anything without discussing it with the other builder. If you are building a set for ideas, don't bother. Lego will not like a country specific train. For ideas probably the only two hopes would be (1) a train tied to a popular kid-friendly TV show or movie (though there are not many options now that the Hogwarts is back out and the holiday train released in the last few years... maybe Polar Express, but there are many great MOCs that are already out there and if it were to happen it probably would have already). Or (2) a much better take on a CITY train for the global market that would likely be rejected in ideas but could potentially have impact on the next generation of CITY trains.
  15. zephyr1934
    An amazing build of an amazing train. Incredible work getting all of those difficult curves (nose up, nose down, roof, transition to the cab, you name it). I too prefer the light gray cab, and would add that if you wanted the cab to look dirty that all of the shiny clean bricks over the rest of the train diminish from the "just finished my 10th round trip without a bath" illusion. It is difficult to make lego look like a weathered train. One thought for the cab, are you aware of some of the new modified tiles that could be used in place of the studded wedge plates at the rear of the cab/engine bulge? and (strange scaling on my side, they should both be 2x2)
  16. zephyr1934
    That looks really nice and a lot of attention to the small details. I particularly like the way you did the windows
  17. zephyr1934
    Well, there were the "My own creation" passenger cars by James Mathis. I think they were the second and third fan created sets that lego produced, but it has been 16 years now.
  18. zephyr1934
    Nicely done, the classic train window is a great touch.
  19. zephyr1934
    I still think a 3-in-1 set might be able to surmount the various regional interests if it were done right, but I don't see Lego sinking the resources into doing so. Maybe if the right combination came in through IDEAS though. PS, wandering back on topic, there was a Megablocks Thomas series a few years back. The one interesting feature they had was that their version was compatible with wooden train track. And it is worth noting that the Lego Thomas sets are still available on BL.
  20. zephyr1934
    Oh wow, great build!
  21. zephyr1934
    Even though I know that MOC is lego, seeing it run I do not believe it is lego. You have transcended the lego-time barrier. (I still love the title of this thread too, "Just a humble 0-8-0T", ha!) As I said before, an amazing build.
  22. zephyr1934
    Ah, I was only looking at an LDD file of the build and did not notice that they were using door rails across the top. That does make it a little more difficult, but not too much more. Inside the boiler there is a pair 2x2 plates each on top of a 2x2 brick holding up the red door rails. You could pull the 2x2 bricks and replace each with 1-2 plates, then use a 2x8 plate, put jumper plates for most of the next row except under the dome use a 2x2 plate, then on the next row 1x3 or 2x3 tiles for most of the run but 1x2 door rails under the dome.
  23. zephyr1934
    An excellent book, very instructive and inspirational. And an equally good review, thank you for putting so much time in this thorough review. Definitely a must have for the train fans, but I would argue that the Basic Principles section would be an enlightening read for any FOL even if they are not particularly interested in trains. Premature to say. SBrick still has its advantages over PUP, but that debate doesn't belong here. Though I would love it if Holger added a section to his web page on "recent developments" that discuss advances since the book was written, including: PUP, new 3rd parties to the table, etc.. Something that might eventually make it in to the second edition (grin).
  24. zephyr1934
    Can't... stop... looking... at... the... unikitty... So after coming around from under said unikitty, you just gun the throttle and shoot up the hill? Interesting, I would have thought that the motors could not accelerate that fast without spinning the wheels.
  25. zephyr1934
    Looks like a great time was had by all, you even coaxed John and Ross in to playing trains again! That would have been great to see in person, but glad you got the video. As for the F7, you got the proportions right and so many of the impossible angles, great build.
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