Sir E Fullner

Hello, folks. Please welcome: James the Red Engine James is an experimental 2-6-0 Hughes superheated tender engine. He was designed by Peter Drummond in 1915 and worked on the Glasgow and Southwestern Railway until being bought by the Fat Controller in 1946 to help out on the North Western. James got himself in a few problems, though. One time he was hauling freight cars when all of a sudden, they were pushing him dangerously down the line. Thomas came to the rescue with the breakdown train and the Fat Controller thought that to cheer James up, he'd give him a new coat of red paint. This made James almost too proud. He was getting very careless and broke a vacuum hose on one of his coaches. The crew fixed up the hose by tying a wad of newspaper around it with a leather boot lace. This made James very unhappy. All the other engines teased him about it and the Fat Controller threatened to turn him blue. He finally proved himself useful by pulling a long line of freight cars up Gordon's Hill and nobody teased him of bootlaces ever again. The MOD I built James with the same tender as Edward and Gordon, but dyed it red instead of NWR blue. I then built up James' engine, using the same firebox as Henry and adding a different group of drive wheels as seen below. For more on the real James, click here. By the way, did some one mention bootlaces? Just kidding. Always entertaining, always inspiring, always:

No, the table isn't bent, the plywood is.

I am having problems with my train table. I have had it since 2005 and I hadn't noticed its problems until I bought my first LEGO train in 2007. I saw that it slowed down in various parts and the fact being was that it wasn't parallel with the table it was mounted on. There was a curve in the middle that caused the trains to slow down. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? P.S. I don't want to wreck the table it's mounted on. Always entertaining, always pondering, always:

Hello again and welcome to part three of my MOC Series. Please give a warm welcome to: Henry the Green Engine and, Gordon the Big Engine First, we'll get the ball rolling with both of the engine's history. The Fat Controller ordered Henry supposing that it was a GCR 4-4-2, but what he really got was a cross between an A3 Pacific and a nightmare! He was a poor steamer and a secret plot of the LMS to create another A3. He ran very well on High-calorific Anthracite coal, until 1950, when he had an accident with the Flying Kipper. He was sent to Crewe to be fixed up with a new, larger firebox to help him burn fuel easier. When finished, he looked better, more like the LMS's "Black Five", only green. For more on Henry's history, click here. As for Gordon, he was supposed to be an experimental prototype for the GNR A1 Pacific, later an A3 Pacific; of which his brother, The Flying Scotsman, is the only other survivor. As being an experimental engine, he never received a number and was taken to the Crovan's Gate works and was fitted with LMS under-parts. Once arriving on Sodor, he stalled on a large hill in the middle of the line, giving it its name, "Gordon's Hill". For more on Gordon's history, click here. The MOC's As you can see in the above image, I used the same basis for the engines. For Henry, I took the long red baseplate and attached two bogie trailers, one with four wheels, and the other with six wheels and two cylinders. I then took Edward's tender and modified it, giving it a smaller compartment for coal, and turning it NWR green. For Gordon, I cloned Henry and gave him a different firebox and tender. I decreased the two whistles down to one and made the whole thing blue. Here's a better look at the tenders. See you next time. Always entertaining, always inspiring, always:

I, too have tried moving the Emerald night with a Remote Control engine. It also was a flop. If you take off the tender from the Emerald Night it budges a little, but not enough.

I am pleased at the number of good replies on my previous MOD that I am doing another one. Please Welcome: Edward the Blue Engine I met the Fat Controller in Edward, because Charlie called in ill. Edward is a Sharp Stewart "Larger Seagull" 4-4-0. He was built in 1896 and worked on the Furness Railway. The Fat Controller bought him after he bought Thomas and set him to work on building the railway. Again, when bigger engines arrived, Edward was locked up in the sheds. One day, he was let out to work in the shunting yards, which he enjoyed very much. The next day while Edward was in the shunting yards again, Gordon got stuck up a hill. Edward came up and helped Gordon get past. This pleased the Fat Controller and Edward got his branchline at Wellsworth, which he still enjoys working. The MOC This design for Edward was kind of challenging, since LDD does not have large train wheels. So, I improvised and used eight medium wheels connected by a techinc beam. The inside is more detailed than Thomas', with two levers, speed valves, and a glowing fire. As you can see in this image, I connected the hind wheels with some more technic beams that are not fully attached. There you are, folks. For more information on Edward, click on this link. Always entertaining, always inspiring, always:

My favorite train style would have to be European. British, more specifically.

Hello, Eurobrickers. Not that long ago I decided to do a MOC series based off of the Railway Series. Now here is installment one. Thomas the Tank Engine Here we are at Ffarquhar Station. And here is No. 1, Thomas. Aside of him is the Fat Controller. Thomas was originally built in 1913 by Lawson B. Billinton, as an E2 0-6-0T with extended side tanks. He was bought by the Fat Controller in 1915 to help build the North Western Railway across the Island of Sodor. He was painted blue with red stripes and put to work. When bigger, faster engines arrived on the island, Thomas recieved his job of being a station pilot at Vicarstown Station. When another engine had an accident involving wooden brakeshoes, Thomas was first on the scene, with the breakdown train. The Fat Controller was pleased by this, so he gave Thomas his own branchline from Knapford to Ffarquhar, and gave him two old coaches, Annie and Clarabel. Thomas works hard on this branchline to this day. The MOC Thomas is built 20 studs long and 6 bricks tall from funnel to footplate. His interior isn't as detailed as his exterior, but it still has room for a driver. The Fat Controller and I both agree that this series will be a great success. For more on the real Thomas, click here. For more on my MOC, visit the link to my brickshelf located at the bottom of my signature. Always entertaining, always inspiring, always:

Very good. Looks like of a mix between a salt wagon and a passenger car.

Very nice, eric87. It almost looks better than the actual thing.

Dear Train Techers, I have been thinking about starting my own series on Train Tech: The Fat Controller's Engines A Healthy Dose of Railway Knowledge In this series I would plan for No. 1-8 of the Fat Controller's engines to get their spotlight on Eurobricks. The series will include the engine's history, how it got to the Fat Controller's railway, and its actual basis. I hope that the moderators will let me do it. Ending,

Hello, folks. This engine I'm going to show you is a very hefty good looking one. Allow me to introduce "The SR USA Class"! Now, a little history, if you'd like. The SR USA Class was used during WWII to haul American troops all over Europe and beyond. Nowadays, you can see one in action at the Bluebell Railway south of London. Here are the coaches for the engine. Here are the passengers inside going to work, holidays, etc. I think that that one on the left looks like Hinckley. Ha ha, just kidding. Always entertaining, always inspiring, always:

The prize for the greatest LEGO train ever assembled goes to...... The 10020 Santa Fe Super Chief Well, it's about time we Americans got one of our own expresses featured as a LEGO set.

Class: LDD Only Here is my entry for the design contest. Right now we are on the set for an upcoming movie, 22 Bars. I shall be the director of the new film. And these two knuckleheads are going to be Laurel and Hardy. Now click here, and you will be able to see the LXF-file.

I think that TLC should make a replica of the 34059 SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, a Pacific class that is one of the only engines surviving.

Here are my top 3 entries: 1. Newright's Battle for Concord 2. Woody64's Return from Balaclava 3. Duke's Charge of the Light Brigade

That was a lovely review. However, I do think that the old steam engine in the set could use a tender. I mean, it doesn't fell like a true American class without a tender.

I can't say that I have done Power Functions on inclines, but I did try it with 7897. It worked for a while, but it didn't sound well.

This is a tough decision uh, I guess I'll vote for Oky Wan's Belly Dance & Hookah Bar.

I enjoy samuraiturtle's Imperial Guards the most. I'm voting for it.

I vote for jansued's The Desert Palace. By the way, is that Indy in the pith helmet?

I own a book about classic toy trains, and LIONEL and AMERICAN FLYER did do some tank trains. There were even cars with missiles.

I want some large train wheels and maybe some more train fronts.

I want there to be the new large train wheels and more torso illustrations. I mean, there HALF to be more.

Since I have a limited number of couplers, for tender engines I just use a ball-and-socket connector, or maybe a 1x2 hitch with a 3x2 plate with a hole.