10233 red Horizon Express.

[BillytheKid]

Some month ago I bought set 10233 Horizon Express and was impressed quality of the design. Why I 'missed' this set.....?

Anyway, this set is clearly based at the french TGV-Patrick. To complete this set, you need 2 of them . That is too expensive these days.

So I decided to build one in red. The set 7745 was also based at TGV-Patrick, but in the '90's there was no orange and the parts for a 'real' model yet.

I kept the number of wagons at 4, it is already heavy enough for 2x 9v motors in the front engine. The front engine has also working frontlights. Both 9v motors are connected to eachother. The back 'engine' has also working taillights with special metal wheels (from bevinsbricks) instead a wire through whole train.

The front engine with double 9v motor connected to eachother and working frontlights

The 1ste wagon, just like set 10233.

The 2d/middle wagon in 2 Jacobs-bougies. Also modified the undersection. And missing few parts .

The 3th wagon just like set 10233.

The tail 'engine' with working taillights from metal wheel from bevinsbricks.

From right to left. The 7745 sold in '85-'90. Then 10233 horizon express sold in 2013 design form Jamie Benard. And then, lets call it a 30th year tribute for the 7745 .

 

I still need some parts to complete the whole train. Most are ordered (hopefully). After the red horizon express is completed I will make a video where all 3 ride at same time.

 

 

Edited October 20, 2024 by BillytheKid

[Murdoch17]

I love that this MOD of 10223 was recolored to match 7745! It just makes sense and I wonder why more people haven't done it.

Keep up the good work @BillytheKid!

[JopieK]

Wow that works really well indeed! Very nice MOD!

[Man with a hat]

That red looks better than expected. And ah... 7745. Never was able to get that one when I was young.

[Feuer Zug]

Nice work with the recolour and mods to your TGV. Interesting look at them with 7745 too. Thanks.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

I had never considered that the 7745 was so similar to the TGV, but in this red version the resemblance is crazy!

[dr_spock]

Nice Thalys re-colour.

[BillytheKid]

This is the Thalys :

This is the TGV-Patrick , where the set 10233 is based on (and the 7745 in the '80's and mine red 10233):

 

[BillytheKid]

Finally got some time to make a nice video of the red 10233 horizon express. Click here to see the video .

And offcourse some nice pictures before movie started:

 

And where the trains are now, after the video :