[MOC] DB Class 01 Steam locomotive w/ passenger car

[Selander]

2 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

I was thinking of suggesting this part for the roof at the end of the car

But it is a constant radius curve so it would not transition smoothly to anything (easily done) on the rest of the car

 

In any event, looks great

 

 

Nice part proposal 👏 Such roof ending would certainly make it look much "lighter"/slimmer... Also I fancy the LBG colour, that may be an improvement itself over DBG. 

Isn't it easy to propose changes to other people's designs ...?(!) 😂

[-DoNe-]

13 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

I was thinking of suggesting this part for the roof at the end of the car

But it is a constant radius curve so it would not transition smoothly to anything (easily done) on the rest of the car

 

In any event, looks great

 

 

Might be worth giving it a go either way!

11 hours ago, Selander said:

Nice part proposal 👏 Such roof ending would certainly make it look much "lighter"/slimmer... Also I fancy the LBG colour, that may be an improvement itself over DBG. 

Isn't it easy to propose changes to other people's designs ...?(!) 😂

LBG is preferable to DGB you say? 

[Selander]

9 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

Might be worth giving it a go either way!

LBG is preferable to DGB you say? 

I'd definitely prefer a LBG roof for a DkGreen coach. It's just a better looking colour combo IMHO 😉

[-DoNe-]

On 12/25/2023 at 7:30 AM, Selander said:

I'd definitely prefer a LBG roof for a DkGreen coach. It's just a better looking colour combo IMHO 😉

I'll give it a try!

The loco is now coming to life! I had a surprisingly large portion of the required parts at hand so I got quite far! Quite a bit of detail is lacking tho and the CMF-stands will not be used on the tender. 
 

 

[zephyr1934]

4 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

I'll give it a try!

Why not start with a 4 long or 8 long stack of 1x bricks to simulate a section of the wall. Put it on enough of a base (bricks too?) to vertically align it with the locomotive. Then you can get a good feel for what the colors of the cars really look like behind the locomotive.

[-DoNe-]

21 hours ago, zephyr1934 said:

Why not start with a 4 long or 8 long stack of 1x bricks to simulate a section of the wall. Put it on enough of a base (bricks too?) to vertically align it with the locomotive. Then you can get a good feel for what the colors of the cars really look like behind the locomotive.

I do like DBG myself, so I like to see it all in full detail when someone suggests a color. 

[zephyr1934]

2 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

I do like DBG myself, so I like to see it all in full detail when someone suggests a color. 

Of course. The stack of 1x bricks is the 1 min preview before you build anything requiring any skill. But since you have it digitally, you could do that even quicker. Why not a render it both ways? (yeah, the obvious suggestion, presumably you already have)

[-DoNe-]

Went ahead and tried a new design for the coaches. Now based around affordability as I would like to build 2 or three of them. These aren't based on any real passenger cars, sadly. Two areas need improvements; first of the black base corners under the doors don't harmonize well with the roof. Secondly I'm not 100% satisfied with the reddish brown striping. Should I remove it completely or re-color it?

 

[-DoNe-]

It's been 60 minutes so its time to present V2 of the passenger car... Apologies for the spam. 

Rounded corners on the bottom plate as well as plain green sides. I think will look the best with some additional stickers.

 

[Selander]

I prefer the 2nd, all-DkGreen version with LBG roof 🤗. But, I'd make the wagon longer for better proportions.

Edited January 8, 2024 by Selander

[ivanlan9]

I agree with @Selander, make the passenger car longer.  But I also prefer the first version with the brown stripes!

Can you actually buy the dark green train windows?  I didn't think think they ever made those (but I bet a cloner did).

[-DoNe-]

1 hour ago, Selander said:

I prefer the 2nd, all-DkGreen version with LBG roof 🤗. But, I'd make the wagon longer for better proportions.

 

17 minutes ago, ivanlan9 said:

I agree with @Selander, make the passenger car longer.  But I also prefer the first version with the brown stripes!

Can you actually buy the dark green train windows?  I didn't think think they ever made those (but I bet a cloner did).

I hear I hear. Not sure I oblige tho, as the slightly chubby look is growing on me. 

As fir the doors; you are both correct. However when I ordered the XL-drivers from BlueBrixx, wheels might not have been the only thing that made it into the shopping basket...

[Darkkostas25]

Better with brown striping 

[Toastie]

13 minutes ago, Darkkostas25 said:

Better with brown striping

I tend to agree - it adds a little something to the chubbiness ...

1 hour ago, ivanlan9 said:

Can you actually buy the dark green train windows?

Yes. 25 for €4,95. OK, you need the glass as well; 50 for €6,95. Hmm, that totals to €16,85 for 50 windows = 4.16 cars of this type.

Very nice cars, these are!!!

All the best,
Thorsten

 

[Feuer Zug]

I prefer the plain variant. It reminds me of the old DB coaches.

[Murdoch17]

What about brown striping surrounding black bricks? (Basically a black box, with brown stripe around it) Would that look good?

Edited January 10, 2024 by Murdoch17

[zephyr1934]

Purely personal taste, but I don't like the look of the brown stripes on dark green. What about yellow stripes for something bold or maybe normal green stripes for something a little subtle?

[-DoNe-]

On 1/10/2024 at 1:55 PM, Feuer Zug said:

I prefer the plain variant. It reminds me of the old DB coaches.

For a start I think it will be the plain variant. Mostly due to costs... 

On 1/10/2024 at 5:21 PM, Murdoch17 said:

What about brown striping surrounding black bricks? (Basically a black box, with brown stripe around it) Would that look good?

 

On 1/12/2024 at 2:18 AM, zephyr1934 said:

Purely personal taste, but I don't like the look of the brown stripes on dark green. What about yellow stripes for something bold or maybe normal green stripes for something a little subtle?

Would you prefer to see some custom stickers in there to break it of?

There have also been major updates done! As always the photo-quality is absolutely awful, but hopefully you'll get the idea.
 

My current thoughts goes as follows: I want to add brakes between the drivers. Not only will it add some more detail but also give it slightly better proportions. I'm also considering making the cab 1 stud longer, yes/no? Furthermore the blast pipes/cylinders are, well, not so done. Other than that I think it's nearly done!

[zephyr1934]

20 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

Would you prefer to see some custom stickers in there to break it of?

There's nothing wrong with brown stripes on dark green, it is purely a matter of personal taste. To my eye there isn't enough contrast between brown and dark green so the stripes might disappear at a distance in medium light. A high contrast, e.g., yellow/gold, or medium contrast, e.g., normal green, would make the stripes more pronounced. But there is a time and place for subtlety and this might be such a case.

 

[-DoNe-]

A few more updates. I have cleaned up the details around the boiler (still got some pipes to add before it is complete). The cabin got a slight rework as well. With part #60592 being a placeholder until I can get my hands on a pair of #7026. A final touch which was added is the stickers for set #7750 (from Brickstickershop). Which added some welcomed contrasting color. 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2024 by -DoNe-

[Selander]

I like it, very much !! Decals from brickstickershop, I dare assume....? They contributed a lot.

[-DoNe-]

40 minutes ago, Selander said:

I like it, very much !! Decals from brickstickershop, I dare assume....? They contributed a lot.

Thanks! Haha yes indeed from brickstickershop. 

[-DoNe-]

It is done (pretty much at least)! 

 

 

 

 

https://flic.kr/p/2pAXRUj

 

https://flic.kr/p/2pB5xQN