Replicating the Lone Ranger movie Constitution Train

[jrathfon]

Hello All,

I've been lurking for a while but am finally posting up. I am currently planning my first couple of full blown MOCs since coming out of my dark ages. Fortunately, I got back in right as the Emerald Night was just discontinued and affordable and the Maersk was still out. I've picked these up as well as just getting the Lone Ranger Constitution. After seeing the movie it is readily apparent I would like to make a full blown MOC of the train which is in the movie. It's also apparent that there are actually a few iterations (at least three) of the movie trains. The first which opens the film with the jail car and the couple of "coach" style church going passenger cars. The second is the "silver mine shootout" train with gun car and multiple silver hoppers as well as Cole's luxury cars. And the third is obviously the one in the long chase at the end with silver hoppers, Cole's luxury cars ("Liberty" and "Prosperity", etc.?), and a boxcar? The other advantage would be to easily add power functions without modding the "stock" cars (it seems as if the gun car has disappeared).

Anyways, I've seen bits and pieces of this topic here and there, but no cohesive thread. There are a few ideas out there:

• Powering the jail car: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81137&hl=79111
  
• LDD Carriage (from Enlighten set): http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84788&hl=constitution
  
• Toy Story Train car "Great West" PF mod:
  
  

Really two are powering up the train and one is actually constructing a carriage.

Here's a bit of train pron for the initial sequence train:

http://thesevensees.com/the-lone-ranger-tonto-sandstorms-trains-hi-yo/

The initial train:

http://thesevensees.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Lone-Ranger-Train-thumbnail.png

And a large format photo of the chase train pulling out of the golden spike ceremony:

http://wdsspr.ru/W/Lone%20Ranger/stills/LR-2.jpg?download

From all of this I will likely be building up "Liberty" and "Prosperity", a coach "church people" car, and a boxcar with PFs. Lego has already made the jail car and flat bed for us!

Thoughts, ideas?

Side note: I would also like to add some driving rods to the loco!

[BlueberryWaffles]

Nice mods! I want to do something like this and use it as the train that pushed the DeLorean in BTTF part III. Though I might not be able to get the Great West car cause I don't want the TS train (unless I bought it separately.)

[Steinkopf]

Your a very lucky man getting to run your trains on Reinhard "Ben" Benekes layout, I know many an AFOL train builder who would give their eye teeth to spend some time with Ben and run trains with him.

Edited July 23, 2013 by Steinkopf