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This is a railroad wrecker crane I've been working on for a while that is inspired by the one in 2018 CITY set 60198 - Cargo Train. I changed the colors scheme and got rid of the string + reel for the lowerable hook and replaced it with a permanently fixed one. (This is because the string is extremely difficult to get onto it's reel and doing so hurts my fingers.) This change is not a great loss to playability because I'd never lift anything with the hook anyway! Here we see the crane with boom raised and outriggers extended. The boom can also be extended out a fair distance, but I forgot to showcase that when I took the picture. Front of the crane with boom lowered and outriggers retracted. One downside to this model is that the boom overhang the carriage's end by a bit, and the hook holding the crane platform straight is impossible to keep attached for a length of time... as soon as the hook detaches, the thing swivels to the side and starts taking out everything trackside. The crane has a dial on the back for raising or lowering the boom, as in the original set. Thoughts? -
Hello everyone, attached is a brief preface: This post was actually supposed to be published back in March, but I have only just uploaded it now. Therefore, you will find Update #2 immediately following this. Best regards, Niklas Hello everyone, Today, I’d like to introduce you to my latest project. After building several locomotives in 1:22.5 scale, I decided to try my hand at narrow-gauge rolling stock designed for 4-wide narrow-gauge tracks (21.5mm gauge). Naturally, this time around, it just had to be the HSB again! ;-) Down the road, I also plan to build a small (modular) layout to go with it—we’ll see how that goes. Kicking things off is my favorite locomotive class: the 99.23. For this build, I chose the specific prototype locomotive 99 7239-9. When scaled to 1:45—a scale widely adopted by "Gauge L" railway enthusiasts—the Class 99.23 (which has a real-world width of 2,645 mm) translates to a width of 7.4 studs. (I personally consider the width to be the most critical factor for a locomotive's visual appearance; if certain components appear disproportionately large relative to the overall width, the locomotive can very quickly end up looking too narrow. Therefore, I decided to let the width of the 99.23 dictate the specific scale for my model.) I ultimately decided to build at an 8-stud width rather than 7 studs, as a 7-stud model of the 99 7239 would have resulted in a scale of 1:47 or 1:48. The consequence of that would have been that minifigures would no longer be correctly proportioned relative to the locomotive (given an average adult height of 1.73 meters, minifigures actually correspond to a scale of 1:41). Furthermore, working at an 8-stud width allows me to implement most of the details in the first place—such as the lights using "Tile Round 1x1 with Bar (20482)," the snowplows using standard tiles, or the windows using specialized molded parts (60592 and 60032). This would not have been possible at a 7-stud width, as the individual bricks would have been too large, resulting in a model that was neither true to scale nor nearly as detailed. Likewise, I would not have been able to fit the full, true-to-prototype valve gear—complete with all its connecting rods—underneath the locomotive at a 7-stud width without it protruding beyond the sides of the chassis. The 8-stud width establishes a scale of approximately 1:41 (or 1:41.32, to be precise) for the locomotive; the length and height were adjusted accordingly to match this 8-stud width and the 1:41 scale, ensuring that all dimensions remain proportional to one another. The track system that best complements a 1:41 scale is the 4-stud gauge (with a track width of 21.5 mm); consequently, the locomotive is fully operational on standard 4-stud narrow-gauge tracks. I take a particular sense of pride in the lamps, which I was able to recreate with remarkable fidelity to the original prototype. In theory, LEDs could even be integrated into these lamp assemblies. As with my other models, both the windows and the side panels of the tender feature the characteristic inward taper seen on the prototype. Furthermore, by utilizing a combination of brackets and slopes, I was able to shape the cutouts for the leading and trailing wheels to mimic the appearance of the original locomotive as closely as possible. The air reservoirs located beneath the boiler have also been included in the design. The locomotive is designed to negotiate curves with a radius of R84. In the real world, this corresponds to a radius of approximately 35 meters—a figure well below the 60-meter minimum radius permitted on the HSB (Harz Narrow Gauge Railways) network. To ensure it can handle such tight curves, only the two outermost driving axles are fitted with wheel flanges. Initial running tests have yielded very positive results. The gap between the snowplow and the tracks is also prototypically narrow, yet remains wide enough to ensure safe operation. Due to the frame being only 2 studs wide, I decided against installing a motor inside the locomotive; doing so would have rendered the frame extremely unstable (even now, with the clear line of sight between the locomotive and the tender, the structure is quite delicate—though still sufficiently sturdy). Furthermore, I intend to use Powered Up (PU) motors for propulsion, in order to remain within the "Danish" ecosystem. Consequently, my next project is to build a baggage car equipped with its own drive unit. Shunting the locomotive at the terminal station will be done manually—which, frankly, I find genuinely enjoyable and therefore perfectly acceptable. For couplings, I use the familiar magnetic couplers featuring an exposed magnet (parts 73092 or 2920). If necessary, thin Liftarms can also be installed using pins to serve as rigid couplers. Additionally—for aesthetic purposes—I have the option to install a brick-built coupler (featuring a Jumper Plate [15573] and Minifigure hands acting as coupling hooks) on either end of the locomotive, or whenever it is displayed in a cabinet, to enhance its visual appeal. The cylinders and valve gear have been replicated as faithfully as possible; however, certain sections of the linkage could only be implemented as static, non-articulated parts. Nevertheless, the entire assembly has been fully reconstructed and features the correct, prototypical width. For both aesthetic and technical reasons, it was impossible to complete the model entirely without custom parts. For this locomotive, I utilize custom-designed wheels, a custom-developed crosshead, and custom-made connecting and coupling rods. All of these components were produced using an FDM 3D printer. All other bricks are genuine parts from Billund. I have endeavored to replicate all other details as accurately as possible; however, any piping or lines that would have been disproportionately small were omitted—as, in my opinion, it is better to leave something out entirely than to represent it using parts that are visually too large. For this locomotive, bricks are used (wherever possible) to reduce the total piece count; I resorted to using plates only where there was no other option (unlike with my Gauge II models). In the cab, I was also able to place an engineer and a fireman, who are clearly visible from the outside as well. I hope you enjoyed this excursion into the world of the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railways. Perhaps my Class 99 will make it to the BSBT someday ;-). Best regards, Niklas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello everyone, Attached is the update regarding my Brocken locomotive that I announced back in March: I have now reached Version V8 of my 99 7239-9. Compared to the last version shown, the following modifications have been made: - A completely new front boiler section - A more prototypical mixing preheater, now offset by half a stud and recessed into the boiler - A more accurate smokestack, now modeled using a tire element - Corrected positioning for the upper headlight - Rear lighting that now sits flush with the tender, with no visible gap - Valve gear/linkage in Light Bluish Gray - A revised staircase leading to the cab - More prototypical snowplows - A sturdier mount for the front headlights - Added piping/lines to the boiler and frame - The tender, which was previously one stud too long, has been corrected (it is now just 5 studs long) - New, more detailed coal load - Stickers featuring text rather than solid colored fields - A more prototypical radio antenna on the roof - The ashpan is now also represented - Revised running boards around the smokebox You can find the video featuring the latest images here: I will also be uploading the images to my Flickr channel shortly: https://www.flickr.com/photos/201318707@N05/ Best regards, Niklas
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This is a MOC of the last Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad (also called the 'Katy') steam locomotive left in existence. The real 4-4-0 numbered 311 was built in 1890 by Baldwin Locomotive Works, and was heavily rebuilt in 1923. Among the upgrades at that time were: new steam chest with piston valves, new steel cab, and a new tender with an oil tank. (Basically only the 1890s frame survived!) In 1945, it was dressed up to look like an old Western engine as it pulled a four-car demonstration train called the 'Katy Flyer' in celebration of them "Winning the West" in 1870 by being the first railroad into what was then called Indian Territory, which is now the state of Oklahoma. The train toured the Katy system, and was later delivered under her own power in late 1952 to the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis. It was later partially disassembled in the 1980s in a still-born effort to return the engine to operation on Museum property (after which a bunch of parts went missing), though they are trying to restore the loco cosmetically at this time. The MOC version is inspired by 2010 set 7597 (Western Train Chase), but was so heavily modified that basically nothing remains of the original set except the wheel arches over the driving wheels. The rear of the locomotive. I couldn't figure out how to do the shield logo on the tender, so I just let it off. The restoration of the real engine looks mostly complete. Thoughts? EDIT 5/23/26: Pictures updated to reflect the updated paint scheme of the real world engine and MOC.
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These two diesel locomotives of the fictional Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad (AWVR) are the star engines of the 16-year old 20th Century Fox film 'Unstoppable' which is itself loosely based on a real event from 2001. (this event just had it's 25th anniversary on May 15th of 2026) I'm' not going to get into the issues of the film and it's lack of realism in certain areas. *cough cough 'Stanton curve' climax sequence* I'm just here for the LEGO MOCs. Speaking of which, here's the breakdown on what's what with these MOC's, but please note - they aren't meant to be hyper-accurate models, but more CITY play-scale versions of their film counterparts. As usual; for me, both of the models are unpowered as well. This is the runaway locomotive from that film, 777, (otherwise known as 'Triple 7') that the two lead characters are trying to catch up to in their engine. (1206) Triple 7 is based on 2026 LEGO set 60508 (Police Train Heist). Being a brand new LEGO set it uses a lot of new parts not available in my last-updated-in-2019 LDD program, so it was very interesting designing the loco that way - it looked more like Swiss cheese than a train at some points with all the holes I had to fill! I updated the livery to match 777 as much as possible, though the windscreen should really be red - but there is zero chance of that happening due to it's absurd price! The rear of Triple 7. This is the locomotive driven by both Denzel Washington and Chris Pine's respective characters in their effort to stop the freight train led by 777 by coupling onto the rear of the runaway's consist. The LEGO model of 1206 is a real hodge-podge of ideas and sets. First there is the color scheme of 2014 set 60052 (Cargo Train), the cab from 2004 set 10133 (BNSF locomotive), bits of 2011 set 10219 (Maersk Train) and the same bogies from 60508 (Police Train Heist) as used on 777. The rear of 1206. Thoughts? UPDATE 5/19/26: Real world pictures added of the locomotives, with freight cars to come later next week.
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This steel frame locomotive shed is based off a digital MOC I made twelve years ago in March 2014, which was itself based on a technique I saw on a MOC by Eurobricks user @lightningtiger who made a smaller shed circa 2010 or so. The colors / look of my LEGO version is based off the two engine sheds at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. While the real Roberts shed at the Museum has eight (maybe more?) tracks with a fancy clock tower in the middle of the roof, the Abbott building has just three tracks and is more plain-looking. Thus, my LEGO version is an amalgamation of both sheds. (sadly, I don't have comparison photos of the real sheds vs. the LEGO model, as they are just too massive to even attempt to get a proper picture of.) Side view. Yes, the (rather bright) red roof is prototypical for the Roberts shed. Looking down the length of the building. The two stall shed is just a hair over four tracks long, meaning all my currently-built engines fit under the canopy length-wise except for my 2-10-4, which is just a few studs too long. Sadly, there are also a scant few steam locos that are too wide to clear the roof support pillars... the BTTF time train is one that comes to mind here, although there might be more that I've forgotten. Here is my temporary current layout that features the train shed and my mountain tunnel in a arrangement somewhat resembling a tiny portion of my local train museum. This WIP version features almost all the trackage I have room for at this point... in fact, the rails end just out of frame to the right! Thoughts?
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This 4-6-0 steam locomotive's real-world counterpart was built in 1889 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and was numbered 635. After working the Sedalia to Warsaw, Missouri route for many years, it was donated in November 1966 by Missouri Pacific to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri, where it still resides today. My LEGO model of the real engine is as faithful to the real deal as I could feasibly get while still retaining my style of building. As a side note: the boiler of the engine is inspired by the loco in set 71044 - Disney Train and station. The rear view of the locomotive. Sadly, I couldn't get the name of the railroad into it's proper spot above the road number on the tender. The inside of the engine's cab is pretty sparsely detailed. The real world loco as of March 2018. (Sorry I couldn't get a better picture, as the streetcars are parked in the way most of the time!) Thoughts?
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This railroad water tower model was inspired by LEGO builder 'the_chestertonian' and his Wild West-themed water tower (I would link to it, but he deleted his Flickr account years ago) which I have re-purposed for my steam-era LEGO railroad layout. The revised tower top rotates a full 360 degrees with the water pipe, allowing the engineer to pull up, get his loco full of (imaginary) water, shove the pipe away, and move on. Here is how it looks when a typical loco pulls up to the tower to replenish it's water tank. (the loco is NOT included in the LDD file!) NOTE: The LDD file for this MOC wouldn't let me attach the tank to the top it's tower legs. It works IRL, but LDD throws a fit trying to replicate that digitally. The file for this water tower MOC can be found at Bricksafe here. Thoughts?
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The shed is based off set 60103 (Airport Air Show) and has now been updated (3/4/16) to have a bigger, stronger roof with less gaps. I also removed the inner platform as it wasn't my best work and didn't look right. This construct is a 74 studs long x 32 studs wide locomotive shed. (that's the actual shed coverage, not the track itself: the track is 80 studs long alone) For those of you who like math, or would want to build this yourself, the size of the shed + track in more conventional measurements is 25 inches or 63.5 centimeters long and 10 inches / 25.4 centimeters wide. I don't know the height, but it is the same height as my new black-and-red shed design and my older World City building. By the way: baseplates were not added for two reasons: 1) the model is slightly off at some point and does fit in real life, but not digitally. (you will either need a 32 x 80 stud baseplate, or a combination of smaller baseplates.) 2) Baseplates keep crashing the model file for some reason. The shed is 11 bricks tall at it's lowest point, and 15 bricks tall in the center. The side view of the model. The shed can accommodate 8 wide trains with ease and is extendable to be as long or as short as you need it. Here we see my Southern Pacific GS-6 "Daylight" 4460 and a 4-8-2 mountain type locos with the shed to give you a sense of scale. These are the longest locomotives (not including two unit diesels) I own, and they fit with room to spare. Please note: The engine's are NOT included in the shed's digital file! And here it is in real life to help you figure the size of the shed. LDD file for the shed ONLY: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1457118933m.lxf (If you are interested in the steam loco and want to know more / have the LDD file, please look here: http://www.eurobrick...topic=118894 ) Comments, questions, and complaints welcome!
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Here is my XL turntable, which has 11 dead-end stall tracks and one outlet track. (though it can be reconfigured to be as many or as few tracks as needed). It is spread out over a 64 x 64 XL make-shift base plate size made up of of 4 regular (32 x 32) curved road plates with quite a bit of overhang due to the outlet tracks and tower. The re-purposed signal tower is now being used to control the turn table. This control building is modular, and has a roof and second floor that come off to reveal inside details. The studs on the sides of the building are supposed to spell out the the yard's name, but I haven't decided on a good name yet. If you have any suggestions for a name with 10 letters or less, please post a comment with it below! This table can handle a 4-track long engine (around 64 studs) with a bit of overhang at the ends, such as with my Frisco 1522 4-8-2 steam locomotive as seen above. Diesel A + B unit sets would have to be separated and moved independently, but that's okay and actually accurate for some real world locations / railroads. The basic workhorse of the turntable is this four track long framework you see here. The table's modular control tower features a lower floor that's empty except for the staircase. The upper floor features a machine to control the turn table, a wall clock, and a old-fashioned rotary telephone. The table easily glides on an raised outer ring of tiles, and turns on a central 2 x 2 pivot point. This whole thing can be mechanized, much more easily than a transfer table, but it still needs fine tuning to make it work right. The outer ring of tracks is only attached to the base plates at two certain points: every other spot is held on by gravity. (plates on tiles) This is basically a very much enlarged version of this model here. I was working on a seven-stall shed in the same style as the tower to connect to the turntable, but the angles and hinge bricks weren't working out due in LDD. I guess it will have to wait until the turn table is built in real life.... if it is ever built in the real world. Comments, questions, suggestions, and complaints are always welcome, as usual and thanks for stopping by!
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This railway shed was inspired by Shaun Baseby (or @lightningtiger here on Eurobricks) and his smaller farm shed from 2014. He designed the basic Technic frame on this shed, and I ran with it to create this wooden western-style steam locomotive shed. This shed is 4 1/4 tracks long with a total of 68 studs from back wall to entrance to the building, along with a 10 stud wide entrance for stream locomotives. The shed features a cow skull on the front above the entrance, just to give it that wild west flair. The rear wall of the shed. The roof of the shed is not removable, but it can fold open a bit on clips. With this view you can see how the Technic frame supports the roof. Here is the scene with the three steam locos stationed at the Fort Legoredo area depot The shed will normally hold my 4-6-0 and 4-4-0 steam locomotives, with the smaller 4-2-4 sitting on a third track outside the shed as shown. That's the BTTF time train on the fourth track, in the way back. Comments, Suggestions and Complaints are always welcome!
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One of the major problems of using my Eads bridge at shows is it's only one track wide.... so, I devised a western double-track wooden and iron structure using instructions from an old instruction I found on my hard-drive. (Originally from a defunct website / magazine called Railbricks and in a more modern concrete-looking format). This double structure is about 300 less parts than my single track Eads bridge and sits at the same height / length, so it can fit in the same spot. There are no bricks above track level at the beginning of the bridge so it works with even 10 wide trains or curves / switches immediately off the bridge! (This is unlike the Eads bridge, which cannot have turns right after it.) This trestle has about a track and a half of space between bridge end and truss section for an engine to straighten out on. The 10-wide BTTF time train fits easily though the bridge with room to spare! (time train not included in LDD file!) The new trestle is the same height and length as the Eads bridge, but with double the width for 300 less parts. The Eads bridge is also modular in construction, while the new one is not. (Eads bridge not included in LDD file!) LDD file for the wooden bridge (NO time train or Eads bridge in file!) is available at Brick-safe. Comments, Questions and complaints are always welcome!
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I was inspired by a failed Ideas project railroad round house and shed from this builder to make this Wild West armstrong turn table in LDD. I'm thinking of doing this model instead of the the two track shed, as it is a bit smaller than the twice-as-tall shed. As this a mechanical table powered by brute force and not steam, electric, or pneumatic means, the table has four angled "iron" bars for mini-figures to grip to pretend-turn the table manually. (This type of table is called an armstrong turn table.) The two sets of tiles on the middle of the table should have this GREAT and this WEST prints from the Toy Story 3 line. NOTE: The flex tracks are supposed to be taken apart into two halves for them to fit on the table ends. You should only need one flex track instead of two as shown, as one whole equals two half units. The 3 and 1/2 track long table has eight tracks radiating outwards on it, with the possibility of more or less tracks if needed being an option in the future. If this was built in real life, the four main locomotives will enter on the bottom-most track and proceed to be rotated to the correct stub-end track for storage. However, the BTTF Time Train cannot fit on the rotating table, (it's just a bit too long) so it will sit on the straight-through track and just run across the table to get off at the other side. (All the items but the blue steam engine and table itself have been bought and built in real life.) As usual, comments, questions, suggestions, and complaints are always welcome!
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Hi guys, I hope you won't mind a Technic guy playing with Trains a little. I have created something very ugly, but at the same time quite playable: More info & pics: http://sariel.pl/2017/04/railroad-crane/
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I had a spare truss bridge model lying around and thought it could use a revamp. Then I thought of the turntable I had designed, and realized it could use a transfer table companion model. Thus, this transfer table was finished just today. The whole table moves on four wheels at the edges and three guide-ways in the center. The model sits on four vintage 32 x 32 stud base-plates arranged in a square. I'm currently thinking about slicing up what's left of a gray 48 x 48 into a strip for the leading tracks to rest on. The height from the track to the top of the truss-work is a hair shorter than 13 1/3 bricks tall, which is tall enough for most locomotives but not enough for cabooses, extra-tall double stacked container cars and double-decker lounge cars. The length of the table is four tracks long, which is plenty for any of my single-unit locomotives or official LEGO models. (Diesel cab and booster units will have to be split up to fit, however.) In progress shot of me loading a 4-8-2 steam locomotive onto the table. Lining up the tracks as perfect as can be is key to keeping the loco on the rails and steady! Moving any loco sideways is easy enough to do with one hand... lining it up and rolling the engine off, however, needs steady two hands and a good eye. A better pic of it lined up at the shed track after unloading the steamer. Please NOTE: There is a two stud gap (and a bit of incline) between table and lead-in track: It is NOT 100% flat! Comments, suggestions, complaints, and compliments are always welcome!
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The model seen here is originally based upon the Brick City Depot "Winter Village Train Station", which can be seen here. I recently (2018) updated windows and doors to be white to give better contrast to the other chosen colors, and I extended the platform clock away from the wall and double-sided it so both ends of the station can see it. The following is a fictional backstory on Barretts station that I have written. (Their is a real Barretts station in Missouri, but it looks nothing like this an is not as old as my model is supposed to be. That station's history is nothing like this one!) This station was built in 1901 in Barretts, Missouri for use by Brick Railway Systems. It stands on the old Pacific Railway of Missouri right-of-way, which first ran through the area in the mid-1850's. The station is a wooden structure with a stone fireplace, indoor waiting area, and a freight storage room that was added to the station in 1928. The upper floor is for the telegraph operator, which as of 1977 the telegraph has been replaced with a computer for the dispatcher to locate any train in his sector at any time using advanced software. Here is the street side, with the date the depot was built proudly displayed. The upper floor has the computer for the dispatcher. In true Lego City style, their are no stairs to the top floor. (Though I still need to add the coffee machine up here.....) This is the lower floor, with a waiting room and ticket seller. The freight storage room off to the right was added later in the 1920's, and connects to the station via a door cut into the wall. Two sliding doors allow for cargo to be loaded onto the platform side, or out the street side for loading onto a truck. (This freight room also conveniently features a ramp for wheelchair-bound passengers to ascend into the building.) Here is the modular side of things: One left and one right platform, the station proper, the control room and it's roof are all connected by either pins or a very few studs. As usual, comments questions, and complaints are always welcome! EDITED 2/20/17: Updated the screenshots into real-life pictures. EDITED 7/24/18: Updated the model's real-world pictures and associated text.
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Originally built by my father in 2004-ish, this building is one of my dad's biggest creations. I modified it and brought it up to my specifications... okay, I whinged it from looking at the model about two years ago. I took some liberties, (and made some mistakes) with the original model. For example: the first version had a smaller smokestack, (diameter wise) and a different Railroad loading dock. I also changed the roof to be removable to allow access to the inside. The factory was originally built in sand red, not regular red. Since this color is extremely expensive and hard to find, I used regular red with modern white window frames plus light blue glass. This end of the factory has a ladder to the top of the smokestack. Inside view with the removable roof taken off. I never finished this part (neither did my Dad), and probably never will. As to what it is supposed to produce... that's up to your imagination. The boxcars were inspired by this red 2014 design by Flickr user lets_play_lego. The doors open about four studs to let freight (or hobos) inside. The grille parts on the sides of the car are supposed to be ladders to access the roof walkway. The freight cars are already built in real life, but the factory is too expensive to build right now by me... maybe someday! The LDD file for both factory and boxcars is available here. Comments, Questions and Complaints are always welcome!
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7997 - inspired railroad station - expanded and improved
Murdoch17 posted a topic in LEGO Train Tech
I built this station with set the 2007 CITY set 7997 in mind. I got the original set in 2007, along with a double rail crossover for my Birthday that year. I wanted to make it a full building but didn't have the parts. By 2008, I had discovered Bricklink, but the station was in pieces by then and was not re-created until early 2012. The station was a stock set, while I searched for ideas. Eventually, I came across a build by a fellow Eurobricks user named Lazarus that incorporated a modular basis, a full building (street & track-sides) & a appealing design. I saved a picture of it and made my own design based on his. I included really neat features, (such as the arched lattice windows made with a fence) but I went too far and made it impossible to transport to train shows and LUG meetings. The platforms were very flimsy om the XL baseplates, and during the move to my families current house, it shattered into small chunks. So, I went back to the drawing board, scrapping everything but the building itself. Here is the end result, which is strangely near where I started with set 7997. It has one platform, plentiful outside seating on the platform, and is red instead of yellow. There are many changes from the set, (no stairs on the platform, for example.) but the heart and soul of that 2007 set is still there. The row of studs on both track and street sides should say the station name in printed 1 x 1 tiles. This sign currently says "IRONWOOD", as that's the name of my city layout. The model is now 8 studs deeper, allowing for more room for my hands when being worked on. Here we can see the street side of the station with it's new wheelchair access ramp. Here we can see the interior of the station, with blue ticket machines, seating, and snack bar on the first floor. The train tracking / switching controls are located on the second floor along with the employees - only coffee machine with paper cups.. This printed part here provides the computer display screen. Here you can see the modular breakdown of the model, which includes the following: -Station building (lower floor) -Station roof and Tower control room (upper floor) -Tower roof -left platform section -right platform section The LDD file is here, in case anyone wants to built their own version. (I will be building this version soon, most likely before Christmas.) Comments, Questions & Complaints welcome! -
I took two bridge designs (lattice girder and truss) and combined them. I know it isn't realistic, but the design is the best I could come up with. However, the truss part is removable via Technic pins, so it can become more viable for display at shows or home layout use. Here is the bridge with the top trusses on. The bridge with the top trusses removed. The 18 Technic holes could be used for decoration of some sort. The two ramps (which are included in the LDD file) use two-thirds of a brick every 16 studs over three track-lengths to make the gap from base-plate level to full bridge height. PLEASE NOTE: Their is a height restriction for the bridge with the top attached if you use the Maersk double-stack train cars or anything taller than set 10014 (My Own Train - Caboose). The bridge will simply not fit anything taller without modifications. (The train car is NOT included in the LDD file!) Here is my original inspiration for the bridge, courtesy of Flickr user Fireglo450: lattice girder bridge on Flickr The Lego Digital Designer file for my model is here: LDD file This bridge will be built in real life sometime around January 2017. Comments, Questions, & complaints are welcome!
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This mod is provided with opening (and locking!) doors, removable roof for the Captain / crew, and space for the number of the ship featured on the doors' exposed studs. (Unfortunately the printed tiles required are not available in LDD) I also added some height to the walls to keep the imaginary water (as the boat does NOT really float) out. ,and I extended the bridge's length by about double it's original amount of studs to make it a little less cramped. This ferry allows for three and 1/2 space of track, which isn't much, but is more than my original inspiration for this MOD, set 343 from 1968's blue track 4.5v era. Also, it uses up two of the annoying flex tracks! The doors open and shut, and with the included Technic pins (hidden in the pictures) allows for it to stay shut. The roof of the cabin comes off, allowing for access to the inside of the bridge. The loco seen is NOT included in the LDD file, but is merely to show off the 3 1/2 tracks worth of space for the placement of rail cars / engines. The LDD file is available here, if you want it. As usual, comments, questions, and complaints are always welcome!
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This slimmed down 6 wide Birney Safety Trolley was first built in 2011 and based on the work of Brickshelf user J-2 and his vintage 2003 model of the Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood. (link to it here: http://www.brickshel...ery.cgi?f=37552 ) I have modified that users' model to have enclosed sides and now have reduced the width from 8 studs to 6, plus I added real seats, trolley poles, and magnets for pulling freight or a second streetcar. These magnets are at the correct height for use with official sets and most, if not all, of my MOCs. This car is numbered 37, and I have another one numbered 32 that isn't finished yet. (I only ordered four black macaroni bricks when I should have ordered eight, thus delaying completion of the other streetcar.) This is the former state of the real cars, which have since been destroyed to make the newer version seen above. This is the fictional electric line that runs the streetcars on my town. It is also called the IG&WER for short, as Ironwood Glencoe & Western Electric Railway is a bit of a mouth full... (Updated as of 5/12/16) LDD file for the Birney Safety Trolley(6 wide): http://www.moc-pages...1463073264m.lxf (Update 7/6/16: added real life pictures to this post!) (Update 7/7/16: car 32 finished, but since it's the same as 37, I will not be uploading separate photos of it, besides this one of them both on my layout.) comments, questions, and complaints welcome!
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This is a set 76057 (Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle) inspired model in single track train bridge form. It can be easily extended to make a higher or shorter / longer bridge, depending on your needs, but as it stands now it's 10 tracks long with two 6 track long ramps. The connector clips between the roadway and tower are not connected because they were crashing LDD with it's many rotation issues, though it works in real life the same way as in set 76057. Without the ramps attached. The deck has been lowered and the tower added some height to let a double stacked container train of 10219 style cars through, (those are the tallest cars Lego has made) The model has two towers, four deck sections, and four deck with connector modules, plus two ramps. (one left and one right) The (UPDATED) LDD file is available here: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1472311962m.lxf As usual, Comments, Questions, and Complaints are always welcome! NOTE: quote edited to remove my name and substitute it with my username "Murdoch17".
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An overall shot Close Ups A city scene James River Crossing Metra Train BNSF Freight TGV and one I found an image of that I recreated here.
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Nothing special. Just an old railroad warehouse.
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I started designing this station model back in early December of last year, basing it off of set 60050, Train Station from Summer 2014. I got stuck with the set's roof, and put it aside. Then, earlier this week, I got inspiration to remove the roof and start afresh. I eventually removed the big 2 x 12 x 4 windscreens and replace them with two rows of 1 x 2 x 3 windows. I removed the hanging station clock and added the tower, which has unprinted faces in LDD but it should use this print In real llfe: http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3960pb024#T=C&C=11 Anyway, the station has four ticket machines outside, 12 seats on the platform, with eight more seats inside (four of those are for seating in the pizzeria / dining area). Their is even a coffee machine to quench the thirst of the caffeine addicted passengers, station master and / or train crew! The street and track sides both feature eight letters each to name your station. You could even name it Legocity, just like in the original set, or maybe something simple like Bricktown, Duplobay, Ogelvill, or the ever popular name of Galidor. The inside features the dining area for customers of the pizza restaurant, seating for weary travelers and a ticket kiosk for the lone station employee. The station's right and left platform can be extended or removed. Here is the LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1449269932m.lxf Please note: I won't be getting this model as it was originally designed for my brother when I started last year, but now I'm trying to get my dad to get it for his railroad: he wants a station, but the LEGO Shop near us stopped stocking the original 60050 set. This might be the next best thing, and besides, the original set looks too modern for his railroad, plus it doesn't go well with the 9V era stuff anyway...
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From 1919 to 1962, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (known as the Milwaukee Road) had these five General Electric-made behemoths pulling trains under the wires from Chicago to Seattle. They were called the Bipolar's for each of the locomotive's 12 motors had only two field poles, mounted directly to the locomotive frame beside the axle. The motor armature was mounted directly on the axle, providing an entirely gear-less design. These locos were so powerful they could out-pull modern steam locos, and what used to take two steamers took just one bipolar. However, after a disastrous 1953 rebuilding by the railroad's company shops (who had no clue how to work on a electric loco) the engines were prone to failures and even fire. And so, in 1962, four of them were scrapped with the lone survivor, numbered E-2, towed to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis Missouri, where it has sat silent even since, as seen above. The slightly stylized LEGO version of the locomotive was inspired by a 1999 version of the Bipolar electric locomotive built by user legosteveb and by a digital-only design by @Sunder. With this updated, more curvy model, the classic orange and red scheme was impossible, and so as the yellow and red of the previous model type. Thus I was forced to invert the red and yellow to the fictional scheme seen. (The black number boards in front and rear should say "E2" in printed 1 x 1 tiles.0 The loco frame is split in three sections as per the original engine. The front and rear section can pivot slightly to make the engine go around curves. Since the last uploading of this model, the wheels have been re-arranged into two groups of seven (they are joined near the end of the frame, with the exact middle section floating freely between the two ends) and the body of the engine has been extended for a total magnet-to-magnet length of 70 studs. The model should perform well on R40 curves / switches, as this picture attests to it's flexibility.... though until it's built in real life, it will remain untested. The newer model is only 1 plate higher than the previous version, with the same length and width. As you can see, it's my longest single locomotive yet designed with 14 axles total. (I'm not 100% sure my articulation attempts in all the boogies and the frame were enough to work on standard LEGO track, but I guess I'll just have to see when it's built in real bricks latter this year!) The passenger train, and the rear car in particular, were inspired by the Milwaukee Road's Olympian Hiawatha service from Tacoma, Washington to with the rearmost car being a Beaver Tail observation car, which were out of service by 1961. (you can read more about these odd-looking cars here on this Wikipedia page.) Actually, I'm not sure the Beaver-tails were ever used all the way to the West Coast on the Olympian, but since it's LEGO, who really cares! That's all I have done for now, and as usual, questions, complaints, comments and suggestions are always welcome! (real life pictures coming to this topic as soon as possible, but the LDD file for the whole train is available here at Bricksafe)
