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I believe he is having some difficulty in understanding how the locomotive and the tender in the mentioned model are connected. Correct? Perhaps someone with knowledge of the model can help him in this. ust60, Your model of the KÖF II is well done. It is easy to recognize and reminds me of the ones I saw while in Germany. Google translate produces nonsense from the original source material/Übersetzer gibt man Obstsalat von der original eingefügte Texte. The forum correspondence is normally in English, however you are welcome to PM (private message) members in another language whenever you like or you may ask occasional questions in your native language if needed. What works best for you? 3D LEGO

One thing to consider is that unlike most companies Maersk Line has a habit of looking for ways to publicize themselves, whither it be publicity stunts like the Union Pacific Challenger steam locomotive pulling a string of American double stacks or special livery paint jobs of BNSF and Norfolk-Southern Railways locomotives (With the latter being the source for the Maersk Line locomotive). For example look at how many LEGO Maersk sets there have been through the years or how many times the Maersk Line Freighter has been released? That being said they normally have a short life span, but if things in the train department keep on there current course, there is bound to some formidable replacement. Just look at the emerald night; it is still around though mostly due to popularity but also because it would create a large void that would need filling. 3D LEGO

SavaTheAggie, How clever... Nice one! This clearly has its roots in that famous picture of one of your engines on the front of the real one. (but, forgive me if I confused you with someone else, since I has been awhile since I last saw it) Great job in capturing the feel. I am really impressed by the pictures of late that you have been posting. It's those little things that make them so good. 3D LEGO

Great review! I love all the pictures and your attention to detail. Here is my thoughts and insight on some of the styling and what not for those who are interested: >The limousine designers drew from older 1920-30's European cars with longer bodies, lower profiles and long front ends. >The hood ornament is a must for such cars as it announces who made it (now days that is only really found in USA built semi trucks such as MACK (bulldog), Kenworth (swan) Peterbilt (stubby t with wide wings) or really posh cars). Today it usually is icon that depicts the personality of the owner (chrome lady for example). >The tail end draws inspiration from the 1950's era USA cars with rear fins and cone lights. The ones that looked like they could fly. >And the rear trunk ornament as someone before mentioned is indeed an antenna, however it is actually a TV antenna. >As for the red interior that would be either red leather or red velvet or a combination of both. They were a common upholstery color to be found in such cars. >*Of course the trunk space for such cars is always measured in bodies (the mafia volume measurement standard), the bigger the better for the job! >And of course they topped it off like ice cream with a maraschino cherry by adding a purple velvet with zebra stripes pimp suit wearing mobster who drew his inspiration from the Italian mafia (the violin case carrying ones). 3D LEGO *I just had to throw that in there even if I only made it up!

Nice job in adding your own flavor and twist to a common GE locomotive body style. And props for creating your own color scheme. In Europe that would not be out of place by any means seeing as there are all sorts of interesting and funny color combinations in use there now. My only comment would be that normally in the back of the locomotive are the large cooling grates so I would recommend replacing the 1x2, 1x4, 1x8 and 2x2 blue tiles with 1x2 blue grilles. That should give it a better feel. 3D LEGO

Well if this is real (which by the way it looks really good!), that only means more minifigs I do not own. A few of them female minifigs would be great to even out my population... Sweet! For a moment there I thought I was the only one thinking that. Below is what came to me when I saw the mechanic. 3D LEGO Bonaparte: Picture removed on request of LEGO **Please do not redistribute without prior consent from me. C. 2011 by Jeffrey Jarvis (aka 3D LEGO)**

I was taking a stroll though the friendly forums and this caught my attention! This is very well done and easily recognizable. I like how you captured all the features of version 1 car mode Nirvash complete with all the transformation ability. See even LFO's have feelings, desires and wishes! Oh and the intro video was dead on. I loved all the little things you captured in it. May I recommend building the TheEND piloted by Anemone, or maybe a minifg scale version on one of the LFOs! 3D LEGO

Ach du liebe Gute... I was like: "Huh? What? What you all talking about?" So I quick logged out and all I can say is... You should have had it as a member only feature! Does this mean that from now all all sets will include mini rainbow backdrops and all weapons molds will be destroyed??? 3D LEGO

There is always this: RX-78 or this smaller, but very possible one: RX-78 And last be not least, we can all dream big!: Thats some mighty legs... How big? But back to Unit 01, I think dark stone gray would suit it better than the medium stone gray. Just a thought. 3D LEGO

We are referring to the fact of how accurately it portrays the original in look, color and overall feel. It is indeed an older locomotive, but there are some similar designs that are in production today, but most have walkways down the side and have a narrower lower hood. 3D LEGO

When I first discovered this on Brickshelf, it reminded me of a custom minifig I saw recently which was also based on the series. I could not remember were I saw it, but I remember it being in a contest. Well after much searching I found it! Custom plug suit decals by EB member Rayman for his entry in the "Lets Go Cosplay 2010" contest. Ignore the troll, normally it would be human wearing that or that alien girl... Plug Suit for the pilot of Unit 1 - Shinji Ikari Now all we need is a head shot from in front of "the bridge" and a skeptical Shinji in Plug Suit having an emotional breakdown in the foreground in the middle of a crisis. (Fans of the series will understand what I mean by this) 3D LEGO

Normally, I can find the builder for various MOCs and whatnot, but alas I have found one that I have never seen mentioned anywhere. This might in part be due to the fact that it is still under construction. But I must say that the proportions are really close and the features are true to the original and the colors are perfect. And its only the bust area right now which has been completed, yet it is fully possible just like the real one. The scale is almost to minifig, but is still slightly on the small size as the eyes on the real one are as big as people. Otherwise a truly epic recreation! Unit 01 from the Anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion: Note the Minifig: This gives a good idea of the epic size of this thing as compared to humans. Link to brinkshelf folder:Neon Genesis Evangelion - Unit 01 Reference pictures from Anime: *Only for reference purposes. *Only for reference purposes. To the builder: I am sorry if I spoiled your surprise. My one piece of advice would be to lengthen the shoulder blades as they are not tall enough.

I saw this earlier on Brickshelf and instantly loved it. I can see where building to a slightly older standard can actually be of benefit to 8-wide scale building. I have found this particularly challenging as most things I would like to build will never make it around the my Lug's layouts. Even the Hbbills 311 dual axle wagon I built the other day (mind you it is not complete yet) had to be shortened by 8 studs and well quiet frankly I do think I will actually run right. Yeah I have yet to perfect the single axle tracking system for longer wagons. Maybe I should invest heavily in flextrack... But that aside you did a perfect job in capturing that locomotive. I have considered building a BR 114 or similar locomotive before, but gave up on it primarily due to my current lack of PF elements. But I might just build a BR 249 first as my current KÖF III is just a tad bit small (and badly needs a nose weight). This deserves a: :wub: :wub: / „Sehr echt gebastelt und nachgebaut! Sieht genau wie der Origional her aus.“ 3D LEGO

You sir a genius! Finally a use for all my Sizler Throwbot heads. Great build by the way. I can just feel the power and freedom within reach.

I would like to add my condolences to the Japanese People but I also feel that I should let my hands speak for me with this little memorial I drew today: 3D LEGO

Fabulous work there. It really captures the feel especially the metroliner. As far as the more retro modern posters like your metroliner, vector graphics are the way to go. A good application would be Adobe Illustrator if you have it. If not you can always download Inkscape which is a free opensource vector graphics editor. Otherwise try dabbling in pathing with Photoshop as that will give similar results howbeit without the ease of scalability like vector graphics. (With vector graphics you make the image and then print it at what ever size you want as the program can calculate the dpi (or dpmm-what ever it is internationally) for the required print resolution and size.) My two bricks. I hope that helps. More traditional older posters can be done easily through the hand input method as they were drawings, paintings or illustrations.

That is indeed an intriguing question. Being from the USA, my personal observation and what I have learned, most all American locomotives are completely bi-directional. Yes you can run a GP7 or GP9, SD45, Dash 9, etc, backwards or forwards but visibility backwards is absurd, especially those with full width noses. Then again those who used the FPH40 used them in push-pull configurations all the time except Amtrak in their main line long haul trains. The exception to American trains is that of electric locomotives [which I may remind you there have not been any built since the GE E60 (which was a failure as a passenger locomotive and only exists in land locked coal power plant railroads in Nevada and Utah)]. With exception of a few models, most had double cabs and if they only had single they were semi permanently coupled together. But one thing to remember is that once a train leaves the yard in the USA or Canada, it can easily travel several hundred miles (a lot more kilometers...) before the locomotives will be switched out. And in the case of passenger service, even farther. Also I wouldn't say that European locomotives are necessarily any stronger. Mind you on average most European train cars are in fact considerably shorter in comparison to those found in the USA. Also they tend to carry less volume per car. I could almost say that two standard European tankcars equals one American one. You do not find 6 GE Dash 9s heading a mile (1.6km) plus coal train across Europe (I can only imagine what kind of mess that would make for traffic... )[The reason why we have been investing in tall rail for quite some time]. That or our notorious double-stack container trains which traverse almost completely East-West (east cost has a lot of twisty track and low tunnels that are not so friendly). These cars are a good 60ft plus in length (18.3m) each and when you take the entire length of the train, well that is quite the distance and lets not forget the weight either. So for countries such as USA, Canada, Russia and China have to invest in very powerful equipment to move trains of longer length and larger capacity. In comparison countries such as those found in Europe where distances are shorter and turnover quicker, the locomotives are fewer in number, double cab and high performance engines. So it is a tossup. Side reference: The largest American Electric Locomotive user (no longer in existence) Google: "The Milwaukee Road Electrics" or use this link: Milaukee Road Electric Locomotives One of my personal favorites: GE 2-D+D-2

Schade... But back to naming... But then again depending on which area of Switzerland you live in it could be Swiss german, Swiss Italian or even Swiss French. Take your pick. But then again a *insert name her*-berg or -burg always comes out good. Just remember that the latter needs some fortifications to live up to its name. Oh I know maybe some names like those found in Schlesien or Ostpreußen: Breslau, Königsberg, Stettin, Görlitz, Hirschberg, Frankenstein, Kreuzberg usw. but just make then a little more Swiss sounding and you have your names. Oh and thanks for posting the videos. You make me jealous! My KÖF III and accompanying flat freight wagon with UNIMOG and trailer load seam so minuscule in comparison. (even though they are built to a larger scale)

Grüetzi wohl! Wow! Now that is some serious right of way there! You might want to start naming the routes and sections as well. I loved the nice gentle mainline with the corner hugging mountain line to right for comparison. (now it needs some mountainous terrain and river in the valley floor then it will be 100% true Swiss ) As far as size it reminds me of HoMa's smooth curves layout that he posted several months back. As far as names for the stations, well my Swiss (Schwyzerdüütsch) is not exactly the best (okay I have to admit when I hear a friend of mine speak it I am for the most part lost - "Sprichst du Deutsch??" ), but I figure some nice Swiss names or Swiss sounding would be good. "z.B.: Basel, Zürich, Biel,usw. - *Das was Sie am meisten gefällt." (*English: That what pleases you the most) *Am sonst können Sie der schwarz-gelbe Zug den BVB Express nennen! *English: (At least you could name the black and yellow train train the BVB Express!) Confused? Google "BVB Dortmund".

If the bricks are not showing up like shown in the example, maybe you did not do something right, or worse case in a new version they stripped out a bunch of the bricks. (which I highly doubt...) Side note: SR3D which I have as of yet not used is locked to windows because as I understood the creator is using Direct 3D rendering which is in no way compatible to OpenGL rendering and which would therefore require a full 3d engine rebuild... Sorry for the rant But... There is hope for Linux users! see this thread I started

So I was looking for ports of LDraw related applications to Linux and stumbled across a few leads but most were old and dead ends. Then I found KLDraw and Klotz which were old MLCAD ports to Linux that appeared to be dead as well. But a Google search revealed that though KLDraw and Klotz were no longer being developed, they led to a new and improved, and much more powerful program called Konstruktor. Konstruktor by Park "segfault" Koon-Jyu Version: 0.9.0-beta1 released on Feb 1,2011 (01.02.2011) Is an open source LDraw compatible CAD package built around a full OpenGL rendering engine. Features: Full native OpenGL 3D engine. Built on the KDE 4.0 platform Multiple window support. Advanced MLCAD based user interface Integrated in POV-Ray rendering. Cross platform support for Linux with coming support for MAC OS and Windows. Screenshots: (to large to include in post) User interface Submodel assembly Integrated POV-Rat renderer Website (especially for those Linux users out there who are dying to try it out - Note: Only a source code beta right now that needs compiling - Debian/Ubuntu AMD64 and i386 builds available) Konstruktor Once I can compile a build to run on my Fedora 14 install I will post additional information.

Just for information sakes purpose, I am under the impression that advanced shader mode is fairly resource intensive. I am currently running LDD 4.0 in WinXP 32-bit with the following custom built machine: AMD Athlon 64 3500 2.2 GHz 1024Mb DDR2 667 CAS 4 (2x 512Mb running in dual channel mode) NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 128 Mb with single display at 1280x1024 @ 75Hz (NVIDIA Quadro generic driver) And full advanced rendering slows my computer down to several FPS for rendering... So keep this in mind when trying to run it, because it will tax your machine. I would report on WINE performance, but I am still having problems getting it to run.

Is it just me or am I the only one who thought of this when I saw the Kings Carriage? "Robinhood and little John a walking through the forest..." I rob the rich to feed the poor!

Once upon a time there before the days of pic a brick and LEGO stores there was a LEGO education catalog here in the USA with the mother of all technic part listing inside that could be ordered. A few of the parts had minimum quantities like chain link for example, but most did not. I never used it to order anything but I wish something like that still existed today. All I know is that my mother found it at a homeschool fair at one of the education vendors.

Very well done, especially since it well outdoes the old 9v train set of the same or similar locomotive. My only comment is that from the pictures I can recall, it seems as though it would benefit from some medium BBB wheels as the standard ones seem a bit small. As far as your question about improving the pantagraph design, well if your replace these two pieces 3651 with 4 of these 44 it will be a lot more stable as it would allow for both sides to connect to the cross bar. However make sure you do not use these 4273 (the original) as they lock together.