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During the second World War, the US Government controlled the railway locomotive builders, one of which was Lima Locomotive Works. The Southern Pacific railroad submitted a order to this builder for 16 new 4-8-4 steam engines, (known to the railroad as 'Daylights') which was turned down due to them being passenger-only engines. Southern Pacific reworked the blueprints to have little streamlining, and not feature the Daylight's color scheme of orange, red and black. These new dual-mode engines were painted in silver and black, and were also smaller. Lima finally built the order in 1943, but with one condition: Six engines would be taken from the order and given to the power-starved Western Pacific Railroad. Because of their smaller size and the fact they were built during WWII gave these engine the names 'Baby Daylights' and 'War Babies'. Officially, the Southern Pacific engines were called GS-6 and numbered 4460 - 4469. (GS meaning General Service or Golden State, and 6 because they were the sixth batch of engines.) Only one of the GS-6 type survives: 4460, often referred to as the Forgotten Daylight when compared to it's famous surviving GS-4 cousin 4449. This last GS-6 pulled the final steam-hauled SP train in October 1958, before being donated to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri, where it resides today. You can read more about the engine on it's Wikipedia page. This LEGO steam loco model is the third iteration of this Southern Pacific engine that I've made. It was originally built over a decade ago in eight wide, then was slimmed down a year later in 2016 to 6 wide, and now has been completely torn down and revised to 7 studs wide in 2026, retaining only a scant few ideas from the original MOC. These includes the letters / numbers, streamlined nosecone, and a few other small things - the rest is totally new. As a side note: this engine's original version was the second loco I made from the museum's collection of artifacts, only beaten by the GM Aerotrain MOC from 2014 - nowadays I've got over 30 vehicles made from this location, and I'm starting to run out of things to build that I feel are worthy of inclusion or under-represented in LEGO. The rear of the engine. The ladder to the tender deck should be on the left and right sides, not the rear as has been constructed. I didn't realize this until it was too late in the design process. (Oh well!) Baggage / coach. (NOTE: This car and the rest of the train that follows below are not based on any specific Daylight passenger cars. I just built what looked good with the loco. Also, these 6-stud wide passenger cars are based off ones from when the engine was in revenue service - they are not from the Museum of Transportation!) Two (identical) passenger cars. The dome car. And finally, the observation car. EDIT: Just for comparison purposes, here is the real-world steam loco, as seen back in 2015. Thoughts? -
First off, I would like to say that, no, I am not terrible at maths! All shall be explained! (Sorry, this may be quite a lot of reading!) The Back Story: First aspect: Some weeks ago, I was having a general look for sets that might be of interest to me. I stumbled upon a very good deal on the Lego City Bus Station (Set no. 60154). I decided in a spur of the moment purchase to pick up 2 sets, with no real plan… That’s what sowed the seed! Second aspect: In the not so distant past, I had purchased a huge Lego haul from eBay containing many train set items and accessories. In amongst this, was an incomplete copy of the Lego Freight Rail Runner (Set no. 4564) – (maybe 80% complete) – at the time I didn’t really know what to do with it. Over time I harvested the 9V motor, wheels, couplings, bogie plates, wagon parts and straight track – basically all the good stuff! Now, I’m a big fan of seeing people doing set combining! I have never seen anyone attempt something like this! (Correct me if I’m wrong!) The Hypothesis: “Is it feasible to make a decent looking locomotive of any kind, combining Sets 60154 and 4564? – Using minimal significant other parts, but in cases where necessary only using parts I currently have, and not resorting to ordering things. The locomotive should ideally use Power Functions with 2 motors, lights are not necessary. Also, the finished model should be sturdy, strong, and able to be played with by children.” Answer, Was It Possible? Yes, and in my opinion, it turned out rather well. What I attempted to build was a massively simplified Class 37, with much artistic licence! Here is the finished product: Thus, the idea for “60154 + 4564 = 37?” was born! What do you think? Any questions, thoughts, or criticism will be much appreciated. Regards, James :)
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Inspired by the modular Fire brigade Fire engine and modification to the Palace Cinema Limousine, I have gotten another idea to build a simple vehicle for the Parisian Restaurant modular theme. Sharing my 6 studs wide build - 1955 Ford Thunderbird Convertible (First Generation). MOC Volkswagon Beetle Type 1 for Pet Shop: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/141253-moc-volkswagon-beetle-type-1/ MOD Limousine for Palace Cinema: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/121161-moc-1938-cadillac-v16-convertible/ MOC A4 Checker Cab for Cafe corner: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/123511-moc-1950-a4-checker-cab/ Reference pic taken from https://myclassicgarage.com/marketplace/cars/all/Ford-Thunderbird/55915
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Oh, hello there, internet! This is my first moc on this site, and I had problems with the uploader. I just could upload one picture. I just made a 6-studs wide car that is supposed to look like a Rolls Royce Phantom. An older one, of course. It uses a little bit SNOT on the front, but that's it. hope you guys like it!
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'It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...' This is a MOC of the Neighborhood Trolley, a model streetcar first used to get from the Kingdom of Make Believe to Mister Rogers house in the PBS show 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'. This version of the show ran from 1968 to 2001 in the USA, while an earlier version ran rom 1962 to ~1966 in Canada. Both shows were created and starred in by Fred Rogers, who sadly passed away in 2003. Even though the creator has passed on, and the original show ended, the story lives on in it's animated successor show: 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood', which started in 2012 and is still going. This new show also features the Neighborhood Trolley. For this 6-wide MOC, I added some trolley poles to the design from the show, because it's got to have a way to get power, right? The MOC itself is partially inspired by an old MOC from over 20 years ago I saw on Brickshelf (R.I.P.) that was by user J-2, and by the streetcar in set 10308 Holiday Main Street plus a lot of my own work. This model replaces my earlier 8-wide version, and reuses a number of the parts of that four-year old MOC. front view of the trolley with one of it's poles raised, ready for travel to the Kingdom of Make Believe. side view of the trolley The Daniel Tiger and Mr. Rogers minifigures by themselves. Thoughts on the MOC?
