Duq

For my BR65 I've used a single PF M-motor with 1:1 gearing to the Lego large drivers. The engine isn't fast but I don't mind; it's fast enough to go around with a few carriages and you can still see the drive gear working. The typical solution for steam engine with a tender is to put the motor there but sofar I've only built tank engines. My next project will probably be another tank engine...

What most people use for handrails is not classic rubber hose like in 7750 but 'Hose, rigid, 3mm'. There's a lot available on Bricklink in various colours: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?q=hose%20rigid This rigid hose or tube fits nicely in clips because it's the same size as minifig tools. The classic hose you mentioned is thicker and much harder to fit. On my Class 6400 I've use this tube for the handrails, and used minifig hands to connect the pieces: 6400 driver by Duq, on Flickr

The colour scheme, the details, the sheer size... Probably one of the best Lego Train stations I've seen!

Where on earth did all that blue track come from?

It looks deceptively simple but there's a lot of nice detailing there. I'd love to see the drive train inside.

That's great! Nice to hear that it all works. Looking forward to your pictures now.

Very nice! Good to see the old windows still being used. They work well here.

As someone earlier said: just look at the wheels. The Hogwarts sets don't look like steam trains, they look like those cars you sometimes see in theme parks, dressed up to look like a train. I think Lego missed a chance to do a great Hogwarts Express when at the time of the last installment they had the large drivers available. As a parts pack these sets are a nono for me because of the license price. The Toy Story Western train at half price (€50) was a great parts pack. I haven't seen a similar reduction on the Hogwarts train sets.

Did you look at that link at all? If you had you would have found this picture:

For some inspiration Flickr is your friend. Have a look at various models and then, as has been said above, do it your own way. To get you started here are two of my favourites. First Teddy's BR01 with the most ingenious hinging undercarriage I've seen: Slide11 by Johan_vd_Heuvel (Teddy), on Flickr Second is Holger Mathes' brilliantly compact BR80: BR-80_Power-Function-Steamer_7 by holgermatthes, on Flickr

The colours work well and you've captured the shape of the cab very well. Looking forward to a close inspection this weekend ;-)

Have a look at the instructions for Ben Beneke's legendary BR23: http://railbricks.com/instructions/br-23-001-l/ That's a model from before the blind drivers that might give you some ideas.

Nope, it works the other way around. If you give a 4.5V motor a 9V supply it'll go double the speed. For a short period, until it burns out anyway... The amount of power yes but that is done by giving it the full 9V in shorter or longer pulses. Still wouldn't keep your 4.5V motor happy for long. I'm not sure what the voltage is that the circuits in the IR receiver need. 4.5V might not be enough. It's safe to try anyway; you won't kill the 9V IR unit by giving it only 4.5V.

My first question is why you want 6 flanged drivers. Big Ben and Lego are producing blind drivers for a reason... Next question is: what have you got sofar? Show us your design sofar. Show us exactly where you're stuck. That'll probably get you more and better replies than simply 'Where can I get instructions for a Pannier Tank Loco'...

Oh, that would be cool. How about a green steam locomotive with a tan and brown passenger car? ;-) I'm only asking for one thing: a box with only straight track.

Brilliant! The shape of the front is really well done. The DHL logo could be better I think. If you have the room inside (and at this side you should) maybe you can do the yellow line through the letters with micro-striping? For a challenge, how about the Porsche livery? Doing the Porsche outline in mosaic of course.... By the way, why don't you put some pictures on Flickr? There's a good Lego trains group there as well.

Did I miss something? The video shows two trains running around a loop for just under two minutes. I don't see the motorised points at all.

Great looking train and nice detailing on the bogies. You're right about the scale, 9 or 10 wide is a proper width for 5-wide track. Unfortunately as Peterab already mentioned it's impossible to run it anywhere. I had an 8 wide train with carriages around 50 long and that was already a nightmare. Looking forward to pictures of your other 10-wide trains.

Home after a long, busy and exciting weekend. It was great to put some faces and real names to avatars and aliases. Thanks to Bonaparte, CopMike and KimT and everyone else who has helped to make the whole weekend possible. We'll be back for the next EB event!

I can't enter the poll. My first answer is 'Never had any' so the other questions make no sense but I can't leave them blank.

I used the PF to 9V cable, then a long 9V cable and then the old pole switcher: A friend of mine used the same cables but with the old battery box: The advantage of using the battery box is that the motor can't stay on accidentally. My plan for next time is an all-PF solution using the simple PF remote, again so I can't accidentally leave the motor on.

This has been posted elsewhere but I thought I'd add it to this thread as well: PF points motor by Duq, on Flickr

Don't worry, I do see it as a compliment. I was just surprised at how quickly it had been posted here.

Oops... Looks like I'm too late to post My Own Creation...

I'll be there for the full event, bringing my missus. We won't be staying in the cabins though.