I always loved these locomotives - those big trucks make them look like switchers shuffling around the family room in dad's shoes.

 

It's only 900 pieces, and powered by two of the medium motors (so not a huge lugger. The again, they're only 1,000 hp units IRL. Which is why CP used to string like 5 of them together for one freight). I would add railing when building utilizing the hand and tube method.

Edited June 3, 20204 yr by SteamSewnEmpire

That is a good looking reproduction!  The more I look, the more detail I see from the original - Nice job!

 

Nice one! Looking good, I do have some special appreciation for 5 wide hoods, not easy to work with. But I wonder, where did you put the battery box? Or is this one intended to work with some kind of slug engine that would house the batteries?

great job man! 

35 minutes ago, Amoreternum said:

Nice one! Looking good, I do have some special appreciation for 5 wide hoods, not easy to work with. But I wonder, where did you put the battery box? Or is this one intended to work with some kind of slug engine that would house the batteries?

The battery box is in the center. It has 1x8 tile cladding on either side.

Looks good! Also, I love your description "shuffling around the living room in dad's shoes!"

Looking good! Only thoughts, to be prototypical it looks like the bell should be red (but I like the bronze appearance better too) an the front/rear cab windows look to be too low. As for powering it, I'd suggest going PF while PF is still available. If you don't have room for the IR receiver you could get an SBrick for just a little more than the PU battery box

1 hour ago, zephyr1934 said:

Looking good! Only thoughts, to be prototypical it looks like the bell should be red (but I like the bronze appearance better too) an the front/rear cab windows look to be too low. As for powering it, I'd suggest going PF while PF is still available. If you don't have room for the IR receiver you could get an SBrick for just a little more than the PU battery box

Why? Are the PF medium motors better? What is an SBrick? NM, I looked. That's really pricey. 

Also, the windows were an aesthetic compromise - I like those older round windows, but in order to get the roof's shape, they were going to need to be lower than on the real thing. 

I'm actually going to be raising the entire red section by one plate today, because I believe the loco still looks a bit too low compared to the prototype. I'll take a look at mounting an IR receiver somewhere.

1 hour ago, zephyr1934 said:

 

Edited June 3, 20204 yr by SteamSewnEmpire

11 hours ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:

The battery box is in the center. It has 1x8 tile cladding on either side.

Ah, now I see it - good job hiding that one! Barely noticable.

Just to give another opinion regarding that one - I bought an SBrick a few years ago and it changed everything I build. Really, really recommend it, though there are alternatives out there that also look nice, especially BuWizz. 

46 minutes ago, Amoreternum said:

Ah, now I see it - good job hiding that one! Barely noticable.

Just to give another opinion regarding that one - I bought an SBrick a few years ago and it changed everything I build. Really, really recommend it, though there are alternatives out there that also look nice, especially BuWizz. 

I'll see if I can cram one in somehow. It'd likely end up inside the fuel tank.

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Here is the model with the upper body raised 1 plate. Is this an improvement?

Should the body have stayed the same and the frame been raised instead?

My gut tells me this is good now, but I really appreciate other eyes.

Edited June 3, 20204 yr by SteamSewnEmpire

Excellent work! 

You nailed the shape!

23 minutes ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

You nailed the shape!

I am still going back and forth on it. This is with a higher frame (so the wheels are lower proportional to the lcomotive), and a lower (original) body.

The reason I keep flip-flopping is because, proportionally, these engines have this really funky look to them, where the frames and wheels really do seem outsized to the final thing:

IN FACT, I'm not even certain if this isn't the correct proportions (high frame, high body):

Logically, measurements tell me that the top photo in this post is correct. But when I watch videos, my heart says that ^ this one is actually correct.

This is the best photo I can find (and I only just found it). I now believe the final photo posted is the closest (so high frame, high body):

Look if you can find a few mechanical drawings. 

Here is one for the rs23 but it has no mesuremets

One for an ALCO s2 which is a similer loco.

Also you may be able tell dimensions/proportions are correct better in a render(I like stud.io). 

 

BTW your pilot truck looks great

 

 

Bye Bye EveryBody

Conner(yes I have a name)

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17 hours ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:

Logically, measurements tell me that the top photo in this post is correct. But when I watch videos, my heart says that ^ this one is actually correct.

One of my first rules is that one's tastes must be satisfied!

Looks great to me. I particularly like how you did the drop equalizers and coil springs.

On 6/3/2020 at 10:27 AM, SteamSewnEmpire said:

Why? Are the PF medium motors better? What is an SBrick? NM, I looked. That's really pricey. 

Also, the windows were an aesthetic compromise - I like those older round windows, but in order to get the roof's shape, they were going to need to be lower than on the real thing. 

I'm actually going to be raising the entire red section by one plate today, because I believe the loco still looks a bit too low compared to the prototype. I'll take a look at mounting an IR receiver somewhere.

SBricks are pricey, but they are good, compared to PU they aren't much more expensive though. For some reason I was thinking you said PU large motors (that stinkin crocodile thread) where the price difference in motors would balance the price difference in control. At any rate, the SBrick can deliver more power than the IR receiver (I think it is up to twice the current) and it has four separate outputs. In general PF lets you stack motor plugs on a single output while PU requires one output per motor. So in this case you probably would be fine with PU too.

In my haste I did not notice that you were using the classic train windows, so that makes sense, curves vs. height does seem like an even trade-off, both are good and unfortunate that the parts do not allow for both.

very cool!