Amtrak GE B32-8WH /w Passenger Consist - WIP!

[brickbuilder711]

This looks insanely awesome! Nice!

[zephyr1934]

Almost finished another 2 cars. Missing some detail work. I'm out of those blue windows for now. Got some more on the way from Europe.

Looking good!

[legoman666]

Some veroboard and a linear regulator might work for your purposes.

Also, I think you may call that a slip ring!

I put a linear regulator in and it over heated in about 5 minutes. Bah.

[legoman666]

Got my decals custom printed and some red vinyl striping. Not sure if I should keep the stripe on the bottom of the passenger coaches. There is one in real life, but its much smaller than my sticker.

I used the red vinyl stripe to continue the red plate stripe on the front.

First time doing a brick built coupler. Turned out ok.

Should I keep the red stripe on the bottom?

[dr_spock]

Sweet! Looks great with the decals. Where did you get the red stripe? I have some Amtrak MOCs and could use the red stripe.

The red stripe on the prototype looks like the same size as the red stripe above the windows. I think it is ok to keep the bottom stripe.

[v6TransAM]

I vote for keeping the stripe.

Looks good on the bottom and breaks up the colors some.

[Sven J]

How could it happen that I completely missed this beautiful model until now?!

Magnificent work!

I especially like the "nose" of the engine, the detailing on the bottom and how you managed to fit all the electronics into it.

[legoman666]

Sweet! Looks great with the decals. Where did you get the red stripe? I have some Amtrak MOCs and could use the red stripe.

The red stripe on the prototype looks like the same size as the red stripe above the windows. I think it is ok to keep the bottom stripe.

I had the stripes custom cut for me to the exact height of a Lego plate. If you have a steady hand, you could probably do it yourself using vinyl bought from an auto parts store.

Thanks everyone! I still need to make a couple more coaches to complete the set.

Edited November 2, 2015 by legoman666

[Meisterschnorrer]

This is a really good looking train.

I like the passenger cars...

[xboxtravis7992]

Looking good.

[baard]

I like this project, keep the pictures coming

The red strips looks nice on the cars, IMO

[legoman666]

Working on this now. I'll run a piece of red vinyl sticker down through the middle of the white stripe. This unit will use 2 9v train motors so that I'll actually have a locomotive that can run unattended at long Lug shows. Funnily enough, this is my first train moc I've ever made that uses 9v motors.

[legoman666]

Almost the entire body is snot. The top will be regular studs up though.

[xboxtravis7992]

New locomotive? Nice. I like the WIP pictures, its good for guys like me who haven't built a GE style cab before (those danged angles!)

[legoman666]

New locomotive? Nice. I like the WIP pictures, its good for guys like me who haven't built a GE style cab before (those danged angles!)

The first loco I built is Bluetooth, this one is 9v. My Lug has some long shows that run unattended, and this locomotive will be for them.

Just waiting on a BrickLink order for the rest of the pieces.

Edited November 11, 2015 by legoman666

[SteveB]

Just looking at the coaches, I really like that rounded look and the color scheme. It's too bad there is a flow pattern in the pearlescent gray. :-(

Steve

[Phoxtane]

I put a linear regulator in and it over heated in about 5 minutes. Bah.

A single resistor may do the trick. There's a calculator at the bottom of this page that should do it - you'll need the current draw in addition to the beginning and end voltages. I put in a (high) guess of 1 amp and it said you'd need a 5-ohm 5-watt resistor: http://www.gtsparkplugs.com/Dropping_Resistor_Calc.html

[legoman666]

But then I'd be wasting 5W. I'll probably step down the voltage across a bunch of diodes.

[zephyr1934]

Continued excellence, keep it coming.

[dr_spock]

But then I'd be wasting 5W. I'll probably step down the voltage across a bunch of diodes.

Would something like a DC-DC 9V/12V/24V to 5V 1.5A Step Down Power Module Vehicle Charger Module work?

[Phoxtane]

But then I'd be wasting 5W. I'll probably step down the voltage across a bunch of diodes.

Assuming the current draw is actually one amp, then yes - the diodes may be a better option size-wise for better power efficiency though.

[legoman666]

Basically done. Needs some decals is all.

If you want to retain your sanity, I don't recommend doing the real grills this way.

I'm happy with how the truck details turned out.

[xboxtravis7992]

Looking good!

[meowmachine]

I love this MOC. This looks like the closest possible MOC.

Edited November 18, 2015 by meowmachine

[legoman666]

I finished the second locomotive a while ago, it even ran at a 6 week show without completely falling apart, although it come back missing a bunch of trim, a dead motor and a couple beat up decals. Still haven't put forth the effort to finish the last 2 coaches. Maybe some time this year..... I do finally have all the windows I need.