MOC: AEM-7AC

[dr_spock]

Presenting my first motorized train engine MOC. It is a 6 wide version of the AEM-7AC. The AEM-7AC is a remanufactured version of Amtrak's AEM-7. The rebuild program began in 1999. The AEM-7AC have more tractive effort than the original AEM-7 and can pull longer trains of Amfleet cars. They run in the U.S. Northeast Corridor. They will likely be replaced by the new ACS64 electric locos in the near future.

Here it is pulling a very old MOD of my 7710 train set.

AEM-7AC by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

Barely enough room to cram in a battery box, IR receiver and M-motor.

More photos in my Brickshelf folder: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=535506

Reference: http://www.hebners.n...M7AC/amt929.jpg

[Ashi Valkoinen]

Great 6W loco! I really like it's simple design and colouring.

One advice: maybe you'll find the PF-M motor won't be enough for more waggons to pull, and hiding the IR-reciever under the roof will significantly decrease the distance you can control the loco from. I advise two build the reciever fix in the roof and leave the other part of the roof removeable to change batteries.

[LegoTrainFanatic]

A place you could hide the PF receiver to be in the roof would be to place it in between the 2 white boxes on the roof. That way, from the side the receiver wouldn't be very visible. Also, good job making it only 6 wide, fits better with your great customized 7710 carriage! Do you have any more photos of it?

EDIT: just noticed the positioning of the battery box. Could shift it over though, I guess.

Edited October 27, 2013 by LegoTrainFanatic

[dr_spock]

Great 6W loco! I really like it's simple design and colouring.

One advice: maybe you'll find the PF-M motor won't be enough for more waggons to pull, and hiding the IR-reciever under the roof will significantly decrease the distance you can control the loco from. I advise two build the reciever fix in the roof and leave the other part of the roof removeable to change batteries.

Thanks. The M-motor seems to be ok with one or two cars. I ran into trouble with pulling 4 cars on flex track. I'll definitely have to replace the M-motor with a PF train motor and move the receiver if my LUG ever decides to do a train layout at events.

A place you could hide the PF receiver to be in the roof would be to place it in between the 2 white boxes on the roof. That way, from the side the receiver wouldn't be very visible. Also, good job making it only 6 wide, fits better with your great customized 7710 carriage! Do you have any more photos of it?

EDIT: just noticed the positioning of the battery box. Could shift it over though, I guess.

Thanks. Here are some more shots of the modified 7710 carriage.

[LegoTrainFanatic]

Thanks for getting back, Your 7710 coach looks great! Can you show photos of your engine when your done the mods, I'd be interested to see how you changed it. Seems I can't get enough of this post!

Edited October 30, 2013 by LegoTrainFanatic

[dr_spock]

I moved the IR receiver to the roof. I reused the M-motor for a rotary snow plow MOC. I'm going to have to order a 88002 PF Train Motor. I have an 8866 train motor but the extension cable is causing problems with the truck turning. I'll worry about that next year before show season.

[LegoTrainFanatic]

I'm going to have to order a 88002 PF Train Motor. I have an 8866 train motor but the extension cable is causing problems with the truck turning.

Ya, heard there were some problems with the 8866 motor. The 88002 is a better call, and can pull more cars at one time.

[Hrw-Amen]

Nice old fashioned looking build here to the engine and the carriage. I remember those old style blocky carriages, they were really good in their day and now hold a nostalgia value to so many of us.

[dr_spock]

Ya, heard there were some problems with the 8866 motor. The 88002 is a better call, and can pull more cars at one time.

Yup, the 88002 doesn't have a cable connector that get caught in the opening in the bottom of the short base. That causes the motor not to pivot in a curve.

Nice old fashioned looking build here to the engine and the carriage. I remember those old style blocky carriages, they were really good in their day and now hold a nostalgia value to so many of us.

Thanks. I love the look from the 1980s. I still have some booklets from that era of trains. I couldn't afford to buy them back then as a poor university student. One thing good about Lego I can still MOC more or less to that style.