Murdoch17 Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 (edited) This long journey started in November 2021 with a used copy of Toy Story 3 set 7597 - Western Train Chase - bought from a local Lego resale shop here in St. Louis. I quickly expanded the loco to have a tender, then working pistons, and finally rolling stock. I was then inspired by the original 1955 engines from Disneyland for a second coal-burning loco, (the C.P. Jupiter and U.P. 119 from the Last Spike Ceremony of 1869 was also an inspiration!) and then awhile later a 4-2-4T styled after the C.P. Huntington. (This became a 2-4-4T last December.) The 4-10-0 was originally 8-wide, and was built before I got the 7597 set in August 2021. I never liked it in eight wide, (I never even photographed it in that form) and when I was taking apart all my eight wide MOCs recently, I took pity on it and converted it into 6 wide to preserve it. Then, I took photos of all the locos... I still haven't finished some of the freight cars, so the rolling stock will be added later. (I promise it won't be three more years!) All rolling stock added 6/1/24! The trains all together, minus the rolling stock. This 4-4-0 pulls my passenger train This was the first engine finished. Rear of loco No. 1. It's styled as a mid-to-late 1860's wood burning loco. You could also say it is likened to the Jupiter and the Gov. Stanford of Central Pacific Railroad fame. The passenger cars were styled after three sources: the one in set 7597 - Western Train Chase, set 10015 - Passenger Wagon, and the Disneyland and Santa Fe 'Retlaw 1' MOC's made by @TJJohn12. This is my coal burning 4-4-0 (numbered 8), and pulls my railroad executive's train. The front of the coal-burning locomotive. This MOC is modeled after a early-to-mid 1870s loco, but it could be considered to partially resemble the Union Pacific 119 from the Last Spike ceremony of 1869. The combination baggage / sleeper car is for my railway executive's train. This car's purpose and paint scheme is actually inspired by a car owned by the (fictional) Wasatch and Nevada Railroad in the 1975 Western / thriller 'Breakheart Pass', based off the novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean. This private car was based off the same source material as the tan sleeper / baggage car, which is the film Breakheart Pass. In the film, the car was named 'Fairchild', after the fictional Nevada Governor played by Richard Crenna in the film. As to why Abraham Lincoln is standing at the back of the car even though he is actually long dead by the 1870's, I have but one answer: because it looks cool to have him there! The 2-4-4 tank engine I'm using as a switcher, and is seen here moving a cut of freight cars. In my fictional backstory I wrote, loco No. 4 was originally a 0-4-4 Forney loco that soon needed a leading two wheel pony truck to operate better at speed and keep wear down on the front set of driving wheels. Of course, in reality, it was first built as a 4-2-4T like the C.P. Huntington you can still see in the California State RR Museum, or at you local Zoo / amusement park, as smaller-scale replicas are made by Chance Rides for places like that. This coal-hauling hopper car was modified from 2007 set 10183 - Hobby Trains - specifically, it was alt model 28 - Gondola. The tanker car you see was inspired by part of the 1997 set 2126 - Train Cars. This green boxcar was taken directly from 2011 set 3677 - Red Cargo Train. The caboose was inspired by set 10014 - Caboose - and set 7597 - Western Train Chase. This monster of a steam engine hauls my freight train. This loco (No. 3) is modeled after the only 4-10-0 to ever run on US Rails. This, of course, was the 1883-vintage El Gobernador. (Spanish for "the Governor") The real locomotive was a colossal failure, but this one is (in my fictional backstory) built from the plans with the mistakes corrected, making the loco a good drag-freight engine. The rear of the engine, with it's tender being two studs longer than the others. The cannons on this flat car were inspired by 2013 Lone Ranger set 79106 - Calvary Builder Set. This drop-side gondola was inspired by the one in 2022 set 60336 - Freight Train. This red boxcar was lifted from 2006 set 7898 - Cargo Train Deluxe. The caboose was inspired by set 10014 - Caboose - and set 7597 - Western Train Chase, but done in yellow instead. ...I just realized these locos are almost all modeled after CP engines! This was totally accidental, and wasn't noticed until I made this thread. Anyway, that's all I got. Comments, questions, and other things like that are welcome! Edited June 1, 2024 by Murdoch17 Rolling stock pictures and text added 6/1/24 Quote
JWBDolphins Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 The old Western steam locomotives are my personal favorite type of loco. Those look Great! Thanks for the inspiration! Quote
Ropefish Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 the simple classic lego style is wonderful for these older locomotives! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted April 21, 2024 Author Posted April 21, 2024 17 hours ago, JWBDolphins said: The old Western steam locomotives are my personal favorite type of loco. Those look Great! Thanks for the inspiration! Thanks @JWBDolphins for the kind words! 15 hours ago, Ropefish said: the simple classic lego style is wonderful for these older locomotives! Thank you @Ropefish, I agree on the classic style! Also, Thanks to whoever front paged this thread! It's a great honor! Quote
JopieK Posted April 21, 2024 Posted April 21, 2024 3 hours ago, Murdoch17 said: Also, Thanks to whoever front paged this thread! It's a great honor! Persistence pays off :) Quote
Murdoch17 Posted April 21, 2024 Author Posted April 21, 2024 5 hours ago, JopieK said: Persistence pays off :) Thank you! Quote
eric_son_of_joseph Posted April 21, 2024 Posted April 21, 2024 They all look great! Congratulations on finishing and thanks for sharing! Looking forward to more pics once you finish up the rolling stock. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted April 22, 2024 Author Posted April 22, 2024 21 hours ago, eric_son_of_joseph said: They all look great! Congratulations on finishing and thanks for sharing! Looking forward to more pics once you finish up the rolling stock. Thank you, I'll try to get it done soon! I also realized I forgot a picture of the rear of the 4-10-0. So I just added it. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted April 23, 2024 Posted April 23, 2024 Nice collection of steam engines. Glad to see them in brick form. For the 0-4-4T Forney that is modified, there is precedent for adding the pony truck. Disneyland engine 3 is also a 2-4-4T modified from a Baldwin 0-4-4T. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted April 23, 2024 Author Posted April 23, 2024 1 hour ago, Feuer Zug said: Nice collection of steam engines. Glad to see them in brick form. For the 0-4-4T Forney that is modified, there is precedent for adding the pony truck. Disneyland engine 3 is also a 2-4-4T modified from a Baldwin 0-4-4T. Huh! Didn't know that about their being a precedent at Disneyland. (I did know of other cases from way back when, though) So I guess then that 3/4's of my engines are Disneyland inspired? (Let me know when they get a 4-10-0!) Thanks for the info @Feuer Zug! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted May 10, 2024 Author Posted May 10, 2024 1 hour ago, blaisetheweezerfan said: this is so insanely cool Thank you! Quote
Cinderbike Posted June 1, 2024 Posted June 1, 2024 Glad to see others out there doing Disney train MOCs! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted June 1, 2024 Author Posted June 1, 2024 15 minutes ago, Cinderbike said: Glad to see others out there doing Disney train MOCs! Thanks @Cinderbike! I just got done adding the rolling stock to the post as of right now! @JWBDolphins @Ropefish @eric_son_of_joseph @JopieK @Feuer Zug If I've tagged you, it's because I said i would when the rolling stock was added to the first post, and now it's there! Go check it out! Quote
JopieK Posted June 2, 2024 Posted June 2, 2024 8 hours ago, Murdoch17 said: Thanks @Cinderbike! I just got done adding the rolling stock to the post as of right now! @JWBDolphins @Ropefish @eric_son_of_joseph @JopieK @Feuer Zug If I've tagged you, it's because I said i would when the rolling stock was added to the first post, and now it's there! Go check it out! Very nice @Murdoch17 thanks for the update and the heads-up. Quote
eric_son_of_joseph Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 On 4/20/2024 at 3:05 PM, Murdoch17 said: Comments, questions, and other things like that are welcome! Oh nice, thank you! Your rolling stock looks great Quote
Ropefish Posted June 7, 2024 Posted June 7, 2024 On 6/1/2024 at 6:54 PM, Murdoch17 said: Thanks @Cinderbike! I just got done adding the rolling stock to the post as of right now! @JWBDolphins @Ropefish @eric_son_of_joseph @JopieK @Feuer Zug If I've tagged you, it's because I said i would when the rolling stock was added to the first post, and now it's there! Go check it out! Oh wonderful! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted June 19, 2024 Author Posted June 19, 2024 On 6/2/2024 at 3:32 AM, JopieK said: Very nice @Murdoch17 thanks for the update and the heads-up. No problem! On 6/7/2024 at 6:22 PM, eric_son_of_joseph said: Oh nice, thank you! Your rolling stock looks great Thanks! On 6/7/2024 at 6:34 PM, Ropefish said: Oh wonderful! Thank you! Quote
Feuer Zug Posted June 19, 2024 Posted June 19, 2024 @Murdoch17 Nice collection of rolling stock. The should work well with the locomotive. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted June 19, 2024 Author Posted June 19, 2024 Just now, Feuer Zug said: @Murdoch17 Nice collection of rolling stock. The should work well with the locomotive. Thanks, and agreed. They do look nice together. Quote
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