nebraska Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Ever since my 844 was built I decided to build a Big Boy 4-8-8-4 and when the UP brought 4014 back online - I knew she was the one. Powered by power functions she can handle ME Models R104 track with ease. It can't do regular Lego curves; I had no intention of doing it as I wanted to pile as much detail as I could into her. With the tender she comes in at 102 studs long. A comparison next to my 844 is included. It helped having an actual Big Boy down the road to take my tape measure and to climb around on at the Lauritzen Gardens…. Lego Union Pacific Big Boy # 4014 DSCLego Union Pacific Big Boy # 401402694 Lego Union Pacific Big Boy # 4014 Quote
IronFish Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 I love it! when you get the chance, you should do a video of the train going around the track Quote
dr_sarcophagus Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Oh. Yyyeahhh! I loved it even before I clicked on it. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 You did it again Nebraska! I love the Big Boy and your model has many beautiful details ...I like the rods and the red steering wheels It's amazing to see those two locomotives together! :wub: Quote
Dread Pirate Rob Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 I didn't like the... I don't think the... It doesn't need the... Nope, I've got nothing. That is seriously inpressive. I thought it looked impressive when I saw it on my phone, now I can see all the detail on a big screen all I can say is wow. The stand out for me is the neatness of your joints and connections. It shows real skill to build like that. There are no gaps and spaces where there shouldn't be and it makes it look suitably 'heavy.' Love it. Love your work Quote
THERIZE Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 wonderful! i love the amount of detail you put into it like those valves, running gear and railings and the decals make it complete! wonderful! Quote
Feuer Zug Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 You've made another awesome piece. The detail work is phenominal! Quote
zephyr1934 Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 She's a beauty with very clean lines and great attention to detail. It can be hard with long articulated locomotives like this to keep the boiler looking realistic and you easily pulled that off. Excellent work. I'd like to see a shot of her in the R104 curve. Of course now you're gonna have to get an R88 for the little sister (grin)... and 300 coal hoppers to drag along behind the two of them (grin some more) Quote
Legoboy22 Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) I am speechless with the beauty of this locomotive, it is just phenomenal. Now I am usually critical but with this I can find no flaws. The wheels are amazing. Edited August 18, 2015 by Legoboy22 Quote
Man with a hat Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 Oh, WOW! What more is there to say. But those rod mechanisms are worth mentioning extra! Quote
v6TransAM Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 I hate you now more than when you built the 844. It's a very jealous, envious type of hate That again, is one damned fine locomotive sir! As a life long UP fan it's awesome to see something like that out of Lego Quote
someguy Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) Amazing engine! Need a video of it running! Any chance you'd show how you make those axles on the tender look so cool? I am building a custom engine of my own and REALLY want my tender to have those axles! Edited August 28, 2015 by someguy Quote
someguy Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 You know what this topic really needs is a picture of Nebraskas 844 and 4014 double heading pulling those awesome Union Pacific passenger cars! Quote
DalCowboys3 Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Really great detail on the train. Wish I had the skill and the parts to build one. Quote
Saberwing40k Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Spot on, and I can say this, because I've climbed around one in a museum as well. Quote
nebraska Posted March 7, 2017 Author Posted March 7, 2017 Since I upgraded the drivers on my Union Pacific 844 to Shupp's 80" boxpok from Shapeways (I was using Big Ben Bricks XL) - I wanted to upgrade the Big Boy's drivers from LEGO's large driver to BBB XL so it would be more in scale to a 68" driver. It stretched the engine by about 9 studs and came out looking really good. Lego Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy version 2.0 by Nate Flood, on Flickr Lego Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy version 2.0 by Nate Flood, on Flickr Quote
CrispyBassist Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Wow, this looks great! The extra 9 studs really make a difference. Looks much closer to scale now. I'd love to see it running! Quote
Man with a hat Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 That's even more impressice than it already was. Quote
legonerd54321 Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 This is really nitpicky of me I know, but I feel like you should rise the bar on the front of the engine by one stud (so switching spots with the tiles). Other than this, I really love this build. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 I really love your works ...and this upgrade is delicious! Are you planning to build new locomotives? Quote
nebraska Posted March 7, 2017 Author Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, legonerd54321 said: This is really nitpicky of me I know, but I feel like you should rise the bar on the front of the engine by one stud (so switching spots with the tiles). Other than this, I really love this build. I think you may be right... 17 minutes ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: I really love your works ...and this upgrade is delicious! Are you planning to build new locomotives? Yes - Lately I've done a Berkshire 2-8-4 Polar Express that I don't think I've posted here. I'm also going to do UP 3985 eventually. Edited March 7, 2017 by nebraska Quote
Mesabi Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 This is a great train! I love how nice the SNOT technique turned out. I can't even fathom how you made such a good train. I'd love to see a few carriages hooked up to it! Quote
gotoAndLego Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 I love these big long trains but they always look a little goofy going around Lego's tight curves. They really are suited to the large radius cubes made by other companies. Quote
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