Posted May 11, 201113 yr HELLO! here I am back again with another LDD moc that got life in true bricks! in a 6x16 space I have been able to fit engine, IR, battery box and lights! front and back lights! the model is based on a MOC by Carl Greatrix, but stuffed with PF instead of 9v motor which si no more easy accessible by everyone. this MOC has working doors and the battery box is easy to remove to change batteries. LDD file can be found here. as usual, I'm looking forward for any comments or suggestion have a nice lego train day mrBlue Edited May 11, 201113 yr by mrblue
May 11, 201113 yr What a neat little shunter!. I always like little shunter's like this, a nice compact design but looks bulky enough to get the job done good work.
May 11, 201113 yr Excellent looking shunter 'mrblue', I can see your problem you PM me about yeah removing the batteries out of this. Sounds like designing your own custom battery pack is what is called for ! Brick On 'mrblue' !
May 12, 201113 yr Great job making a good looking shunter with the PF gut stuffed in. Makes me want to build one myself. i did take a few picture of a local shunter for reference if I wanted to build an American style diesel model.
May 12, 201113 yr Looks a fair bit like a British Rail Class 08 that Carl Greatrix modelled - although that has the main body narrower than the cab so that the driver can see where he is going without sticking his head out of the window (and getting his head amputated by passing trains- that does tend to make a mess of the paintwork). Looks good though.
May 17, 201113 yr Neat shunter 'mrblue'. Amazing you where able fit all that PF equipment inside such a small shunter. Too bad you can't have a conductor. Great job anyway
May 18, 201113 yr Author thanks to everyone! yes, there is no space left for a driver, but even if I could find a little place, it seems that nobody wants the job, as Legoless said, because my minifigs are too much worried for their heads and they said they would have make a long strike! hopefully I have a remote control, so I'll do the job by myself! yes, it is inspired by the one from Carl Greatrix! I tried the 7 or 8 wide cab, but the result was too large compared to the overall length. have a nice train lego day mrBlue
May 18, 201113 yr mrblue - That's a cute little shunter! Can you make a video of it running with the lights on? And guys, how do you do that - you have white lights at the front and red ones at the back... Do you use 2 sets of lights? How do you have space for 2 sets of lights and how do you power them with only 1 battery box - I think you can only connect 1 motor + 1 set of lights?
May 18, 201113 yr And guys, how do you do that - you have white lights at the front and red ones at the back... Do you use 2 sets of lights? How do you have space for 2 sets of lights and how do you power them with only 1 battery box - I think you can only connect 1 motor + 1 set of lights? One battery box can power several motors (officially 4x M Motors or 2x XL Motors), I've not seen a figure for how many train motors but 2 should be no problem at all. If you manage to put too much load on it the battery box will cut power to protect itself, so it's safe to try in any case. As for lights, the power drain from them is minute so you can add plenty of sets without a noticable effect.
May 18, 201113 yr One battery box can power several motors (officially 4x M Motors or 2x XL Motors), I've not seen a figure for how many train motors but 2 should be no problem at all. If you manage to put too much load on it the battery box will cut power to protect itself, so it's safe to try in any case. As for lights, the power drain from them is minute so you can add plenty of sets without a noticable effect. OK, but the battery box only has 2 "ports" for connecting stuff. How do you overcome this? Yes, I'm new to the Trains stuff.
May 18, 201113 yr OK, but the battery box only has 2 "ports" for connecting stuff. How do you overcome this? Yes, I'm new to the Trains stuff. You can just "stack" power functions connectors by clipping them together and power will go to all devices.
May 18, 201113 yr Author this model has the IR connected to the battery box and from there one plug goes to the motor and from the other plug, two cables to the lights. it is working like the emerald, you control the speed and the light separately. I was thinking to connect everything one one plug, but there is not enough height, otherwise I'll have to put the IR a bit lower, but then, I'll have less space to store the cables, so I'll maybe connect the front light with the motor and the back to the other plug. no chance to see it running for a long while, until I'll have space to build my layout. have a nice train lego day mrBlue
May 19, 201113 yr this model has the IR connected to the battery box and from there one plug goes to the motor and from the other plug, two cables to the lights. it is working like the emerald, you control the speed and the light separately. I was thinking to connect everything one one plug, but there is not enough height, otherwise I'll have to put the IR a bit lower, but then, I'll have less space to store the cables, so I'll maybe connect the front light with the motor and the back to the other plug. no chance to see it running for a long while, until I'll have space to build my layout. have a nice train lego day mrBlue You need a 8886 PF extension lead attached to the IR receiver then as many plugs as you want attached to the other end of the lead. This may be difficult in your small shunter however. This won't let you attach two PF motors as they'll run in opposite directions. Jonathan
May 20, 201113 yr Impressive work bundling it all in there. Still has the spirit of a Class 8 too. Tim
May 25, 201113 yr ^Agreed. Would love to see it in Blue and yellow!!! Lovely Little Powerhouse though. (tips had to creator...)
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