Haddock51 Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) When I saw the pictures of this train in @HoMa:s Lego Trains Book. I simply couldn't resist the temptation (particularly not after having seen TLGs miserable train news for 2018 ...) So I built it myself. A true pleasure with a very high degree of satisfaction. And another beautiful contribution to my train collection: A big praise to Holger for this very nice MOC which wakes many train memories back in the years when I grew up in Switzerland. This train is a 9V version with a total of four 9V motors mounted on the first two coaches. The interiors of the locomotive are therefore empty, i.e. no PF stuff. The Be 6/8 is built in Reddish Brown to match the colours of the Swedish iron ore train with the Dm3 and the Da locomotives. In addition, it is adapted to the challenges of the 9V Extreme layout, in particular the humps at the level transitions. And the rods by Trained Bricks really put the dot over the i ... PS: Imagine - a Swedish iron ore train together with a Swiss Crocodile in the midst of the Swiss Alps - goose bumps all over again ... Edited April 16, 2018 by Haddock51 Quote
Lexa Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 Hello, good choice to build this beauty !! I could not resist either, so I build it Christmas 2016 after collecting parts the hole year round... And this is were I ended up... Kroko braun 3 by Axel, auf Flickr Kroko gruen 1 by Axel, auf Flickr Kroko doppelt 2 by Axel, auf Flickr Besides...the BR10 is another beauty worth building Greetings Axel Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Lexa said: I could not resist either, so I build it Christmas 2016 after collecting parts the hole year round... The most difficult and time consuming thing was to identify, find and order all the required parts for the entire train. It took me four weeks. Edited April 16, 2018 by Haddock51 Quote
Lexa Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 I kept my wanted list for....don't know...another colour? Yeah, it took quite a long time... but it is worth it... Quote
Stefaneris Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 Nice crocodile and train. The cars really fit to the locomotive and make a great historic train. Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Stefaneris said: Nice crocodile and train. The cars really fit to the locomotive and make a great historic train. The locomotive and coaches are built 7-wide, a width I have used only a few times before. After having built this vintage train, I believe this is an almost perfect - however not so easy - width for building trains. Quote
HoMa Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) @Haddock51 it's always a pleasure for me to see other AFOLs enjoying to build models from my book. And great that you made your own version for the 9 Volt system. The noses seems to be off the body by a stud. Is it to make it more flexible to go thru standard R40 curves and switches? It might be tricky in the original version, especially with the cables from the body to the noses. How did you proceed with the instructions? The Crocodile by far is a very complex model and I had to save pages wherever possible. So I couldn't do the "one step, one element, one page" concept of original LEGO instructions. And I hope red instead of brown or darkgreen also helped? Yes, 7-wide is great. Nice compromise for me in realism and overall length of locomotives and wagons. Plus an extra challenge in building in odd numbers. So one of my favorite elements became the Technic 1x5 plate with 4 studs and the center Technic axle hole. Now enjoy your trains! Seems like you have a nice shelf for display and a multi level track layout? You are from Sweden ... any plans to go to Trondheim/Norway by the end of the month? I will be there with my Frauenkirche MOC and some trains. Best regards, Holger Edited April 16, 2018 by HoMa Typos Quote
zephyr1934 Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 An excellent build! The cars are really great looking. The exterior shot shows interior details through the widows, is there more than what is visible through the window? If so, please post pics. Quote
deraven Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 Wow - the whole thing is great. I especially like the pistols used in the pantographs and the overall shaping of the engine. Lovely color scheme, too. Nice build! Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Posted April 17, 2018 4 hours ago, zephyr1934 said: An excellent build! The cars are really great looking. The exterior shot shows interior details through the widows, is there more than what is visible through the window? If so, please post pics. Thanks. In addition to the lamps with the Pearl Gold Satellite Dishes, there are seats in Brown. Originally, I planned to place some minifigs. However the current interior looks so bautiful that I decided to go without minifigs. Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, HoMa said: @Haddock51 it's always a pleasure for me to see other AFOLs enjoying to build models from my book. And great that you made your own version for the 9 Volt system. The noses seems to be off the body by a stud. Is it to make it more flexible to go thru standard R40 curves and switches? It might be tricky in the original version, especially with the cables from the body to the noses. How did you proceed with the instructions? The Crocodile by far is a very complex model and I had to save pages wherever possible. So I couldn't do the "one step, one element, one page" concept of original LEGO instructions. And I hope red instead of brown or darkgreen also helped? Yes, 7-wide is great. Nice compromise for me in realism and overall length of locomotives and wagons. Plus an extra challenge in building in odd numbers. So one of my favorite elements became the Technic 1x5 plate with 4 studs and the center Technic axle hole. Now enjoy your trains! Seems like you have a nice shelf for display and a multi level track layout? You are from Sweden ... any plans to go to Trondheim/Norway by the end of the month? I will be there with my Frauenkirche MOC and some trains. Best regards, Holger Great to hear from you, Holger! As a result of my initial modifications to make the locomotive vertically more flexible, the gaps between noses and body increased by one stud on each side. I have now remodified these links and managed to get back to the original gap. Tests so far indicate that it's quite tricky to get the locomotive smoothly through switches, even without PF cables. Humps and climbing spirals on the other hand are no issues any longer. For an experienced MOCer, your instructions are quite ok - and the red "construction" colour is indeed of great help. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for this fantastic "schoolbook"! Even though I have been building with Lego for more than three decades, I learned a lot! Was this the first book out of a series ...? And don't forget to have a look at my multi level track: Best regards Daniel Edited April 17, 2018 by Haddock51 Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Posted April 21, 2018 On 2018-04-16 at 6:41 PM, Lexa said: Besides...the BR10 is another beauty worth building Absolutely! Next on my list, but first during fall ev. winter. Have you built it? Quote
Lexa Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Hi yes , I build it. It looks fantastic, but it is still missing some dark green carriages like yours.. Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 24, 2018 Author Posted April 24, 2018 16 hours ago, Lexa said: Hi yes , I build it. It looks fantastic, but it is still missing some dark green carriages like yours.. Please post pictures! Quote
Lexa Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I have to take some... at the moment it is standing on my desk giving me a smile everytime looking at it... Will post some quick shots later... Quote
HoMa Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 Till @Lexa has taken some pictures you (and all others) can enjoy my original MOC ;-)) http://www.holgermatthes.de/bricks/en/br10.php Quote
Lexa Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 late, but as promised..some quick shots IMG_0880 by Axel, auf Flickr IMG_0864 by Axel, auf Flickr IMG_0873 by Axel, auf Flickr IMG_0875 by Axel, auf Flickr Credits go to HoMa Quote
Haddock51 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) @HoMa and @Lexa, this looks absolutely fantastic and spectacular!! Goose bumps all over again ... So I have decided to build this fabulous steam engine later this year. Holger, by the way, do you also provide the stickers that are visible on your BR 10? PS: TLG, this is what so many of us AFOLs have been waiting for a long time .... Edited May 1, 2018 by Haddock51 Quote
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