Big Boys 70000 pieces

[monai]

The static models designers are very clever, but this one is really spectacular

https://zusammengebaut.com/lego-big-boy-aus-70-000-teilen-unioin-pacific-class-4000-46599/

 

[Milan]

On 6/15/2018 at 8:21 PM, monai said:

The static models designers are very clever, but this one is really spectacular

Hi monai, let's try to post more info when making presentation topics.
Thanks.

[Bricksonwheels]

Many of our models are motorised, that is a misconception by the author of this topic. It is also much easier to add engines to something big, merely because of the availlable space.

On topic: This a cool Big Boy model, and I really admire the work, knowing what he went through. The scale looks accurate, and its very recoqnizable, but on a critical note, if allowed... at this scale (1:13?, around 1.90 meter?) it should be much more detailed in my opinion. There is so much more room for detail and realism, compared to smaller scales. It looks like a stripped Big Boy a bit. I think its the mistake many make by going big. You need to put in much more detail to make it a really interresting model. On the other hand I think it is still a work in progress as the tender is not there as well (another 115 cm if the scale is 1:13), and serials etc are missing. Another 5000 bricks on the loco, and many more on the tender will make it great. I like his oldskool stud approach. Thats contradictionally a fresh angle these days. On the other hand, without studs it would have looked twice as real, but thats a matter of style. If you choose studs you cannot make it smooth.  

Edited June 21, 2018 by Bricksonwheels