[MOC] OcTRAINber 2021: Coke Quenching Locomotive in 1/33

[Sven J]

Thanks for your kind feedback!
 

10 hours ago, XG BC said:

i am shure the prototype didnt have a 100% uniform color as there where shurely things repaired/patched on it. so in a way that makes it more realistic.

Probably you're right. However, I simply don't like that "realistic" look... I love my models to look shiny and new, like fresh from the factory.

7 hours ago, Paperinik77pk said:

Strange locomotive, but very very fascinating! Great progress!!!

Thank you Davide! I hope to finish the model this weekend.

12 minutes ago, ColletArrow said:

Unfortunately you're latest photo just shows up as this for me

Strange. It's displayed correctly for me, even in your quotation.
I'll give you a Flickr link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/183011768@N06/51655874395

 

[XG BC]

1 hour ago, Tenderlok said:

Thanks for your kind feedback!
 

Probably you're right. However, I simply don't like that "realistic" look... I love my models to look shiny and new, like fresh from the factory.

yea thats a good point. ofcourse lego should make all their parts the same color. in person with my models i have never noticed it too much but it is a bit anoying when you are going for the out of factory look.

[Hod Carrier]

That's some great progress there, Sven. She's looking realistically massive and ungainly.

I hear what you're saying about colour variation. I guess it's unavoidable but it is a pain in the neck if you're trying to get a uniform finish. Some colours do seem to be worse for it than others, but I'm surprised that regular blue seems to be made up so many shades.

[ColletArrow]

On 11/5/2021 at 8:31 PM, Tenderlok said:

Strange. It's displayed correctly for me, even in your quotation.

I'll give you a Flickr link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/183011768@N06/51655874395

Very strange, all I see is a .jpg file name... anyway.

Your tower-on-wheels is certainly coming together nicely; unless you'd pointed out the subtle colour variation I don't think I'd have noticed it.

I like the inclusion of the 4-juniors figure - at the risk of revealing my age, that one came with the first LEGO set I owned ! And is that the yellow of an LED I spy behind the headlamps...?

[XG BC]

3 hours ago, ColletArrow said:

Very strange, all I see is a .jpg file name... anyway.

Your tower-on-wheels is certainly coming together nicely; unless you'd pointed out the subtle colour variation I don't think I'd have noticed it.

I like the inclusion of the 4-juniors figure - at the risk of revealing my age, that one came with the first LEGO set I owned ! And is that the yellow of an LED I spy behind the headlamps...?

just noticed that yellow aswell yes this does look like an smd led

[KaiW]

Your final model looks very good!

[Sven J]

Again, thank you all for your feedback!
In the meantime, the locomotive is finished:

On 11/7/2021 at 6:49 PM, ColletArrow said:

And is that the yellow of an LED I spy behind the headlamps...?

Very well observed, Sir!
Cokeries work day and night, so the locomotive needs illumination.
But of course there has to be a… well, can’t really call it „overhead“ wire… let’s say some sort of electrical power supply to turn the lights on. Here it is :

The roof and one cab front are detachable, giving access to the BuWizz and the LED battery pack:

In the next days I'll make a short video of the model in motion, and then the engine is ready for submission.
I hope you like it despite its bizarre appearance!

Best regards,
Sven

Edited November 8, 2021 by Tenderlok

[XG BC]

1 hour ago, Tenderlok said:

Again, thank you all for your feedback!
In the meantime, the locomotive is finished:

Very well observed, Sir!
Cokeries work day and night, so the locomotive needs illumination.
But of course there has to be a… well, can’t really call it „overhead“ wire… let’s say some sort of electrical power supply to turn the lights on. Here it is :

The roof and one cab front are detachable, giving access to the BuWizz and the LED battery pack:

In the next days I'll make a short video of the model in motion, and then the engine is ready for submission.
I hope you like it despite its bizarre appearance!

Best regards,
Sven

its appearance actually makes it look quite nice to me it kinda looks like someone had taken my/ @Paperinik77pks e69 and stretched it a little! it is just not something you see every day

[Sven J]

22 hours ago, XG BC said:

it kinda looks like someone had taken my/ @Paperinik77pks e69 and stretched it a little!

Yes, it's of course the same generation of electric locomotives. But compared to my cokery engine (5.530 mm length over buffers), even the E69 is a real giant...

[XG BC]

thats true ofcourse! and much more powerful at over 800 hp... i ment mire terms of the heght relative to the lenght/ whith

[Paperinik77pk]

The more i see it, the more I like it!!! The internal details - the overall engineering (it's practical too!!!) , the great ability you have  to show a detail with a simple part. 

Not to mention that trolley which seems so...correct and so...well made!  Best luck in the contest, Sven!

Ciao!

Davide

[KaiW]

Really a nice build. Will you add a waggon later?

[Sven J]

Thank you, Davide @Paperinik77pk and Kai @KaiW!

6 hours ago, KaiW said:

Will you add a waggon later?

Maybe, but I'm not sure. I'm more interested in locomotives than in waggons.

By chance I found an interesting old educational film. I'm quite certain that it shows the "Zeche Sachsen" cokery, and my little locomotive can be seen, too (from ca. 10:00).
Compared to the factory drawing (see my first post), it has lost its buffers at one end, and the platform beside the cab has been enlarged and fitted with another stairway for direct access to the coke oven battery:

 

[XG BC]

17 hours ago, Tenderlok said:

Thank you, Davide @Paperinik77pk and Kai @KaiW!

Maybe, but I'm not sure. I'm more interested in locomotives than in waggons.

By chance I found an interesting old educational film. I'm quite certain that it shows the "Zeche Sachsen" cokery, and my little locomotive can be seen, too (from ca. 10:00).
Compared to the factory drawing (see my first post), it has lost its buffers at one end, and the platform beside the cab has been enlarged and fitted with another stairway for direct access to the coke oven battery:

 

awesome that you found footage of the real thing in action.

[Sven J]

Just a few hours before the deadline, I just entered my model in the OcTRAINber contest.
And, as promised, I also made a short video - here it is:

OK, the ore waggon doesn’t really fit, but it’s the only self-unloading car I have, so it has to suffice. After all, it’s just to demonstrate that the locomotive is really able to pull some kind of load… ;-)

Thank you for your interest!

[Paperinik77pk]

I really like this locomotive, it gives the correct feeling of a workhorse!!! Nice music too!!!

Ciao!

Davide

[Sven J]

Thank you!

23 minutes ago, Paperinik77pk said:

Nice music too!!!

Booker T. & The MG's, "Working In The Coal Mine" (instrumental). I found that appropriate for some reason...

[Hod Carrier]

That's fantastic!! Thanks for finding all that extra detail to put your excellent build into it's context. 

Given how short the process is, you are in that rare position of being able to build an entire railway system and operate it. I think maybe you should consider modelling the wagon also, as it's quite an interesting prototype in it's own right. But I respect your decision if you choose not to.

"Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down, down, down
Workin' in a coal mine
Oops, about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine..." 

[Sven J]

39 minutes ago, Hod Carrier said:

I think maybe you should consider modelling the wagon also, as it's quite an interesting prototype in it's own right.

The more I think about it, the more I like the thought...
However, I don't think that I'll build it any time soon, for two reasons:
First, I'm running out of space to store more models, not to speak of displaying them adequately. Second, I've been tinkering with my Swedish S1 loco and its wooden passenger train for more than a year now, and I think I should get this one finished before starting yet another project.
Maybe for next year's OcTRAINber...

[Hod Carrier]

Lets hope the guys over at BMR are listening-in to your thoughts. 

[Feuer Zug]

Good work on your locomotive. The entire process has been a learning experience for me. I'd never heard of coke quenching locomotives before. Seeing your progress has been fun as well. Best of luck.