Website: 12v-grey.com

[BillytheKid]

I searched for this website around here, but couldn't find anything about it. It explains a lot only about the 12v trains form 1980 till 1990, with the grey 12v track, that explains the name of this website. Now I collect also these trains, but have them quite a time complete already and start to moc/build a little with trains running at 12v.

This is not mine website, I came it along searching for people at facebook who has the same interest in this system. Some of them want only use those bricks at that area time available. Some people really make very goodlooking models with newer bricks after that area.

What me interest most are his moc's including free instructions. I did what I never thought possible, I made all this moc's, with a little rebuild of mine own.

I always wanted a real model where the 7740 was based on, the Baureihe 103. I build one in tan/darkred as showcase in mine livingroom and build one yellow/red for mine layout together with the 7740. I already build 2 extra wagons and 6 wagons are too heavy for 2x 12v motors, they can burn broken when pulling too much. Now every train has 3 wagons to pull and an awesome sight to see them running together. I also made a video of that: Baureihe 103 and 7740 together running.

And the tan/darkred one in mine livingroom:

The 2d train what got mine interest is a dutch train the icm or nickname koploper (headwalker, because you can walk thought the head). I studied his instruction and others at rebrickable and started to pick the best parts of all designs in what I think it will look right beside to the other 12v trains. This is what I came up with:

How does it looks beside the 7740?

What was also a nice cute train and afterwards not easy to build, the NS600. It was a better version of the NS500, what dutch railways got from England after WO2 and still used this day by several big compagny's. I modified it a little with modern parts to look it more realistic.

And than set 727, which I always liked. Only there was no minifig inside what will look odd beside the 12v grey area trains. Why not build a minifig one? Here we go:

And than the last, but not least. The Baureihe 41 or would I say the ultimate 7777 in mine opnion. A friend loved it right away and wanted one. After I build it, I used the wheel set-up for mine 7750. After the ultimate 7777 was parked at mine layout for a while I started to like that one and thought, what the heck. Build one for myself. Only the big red wheels was painfull in mine wallet. And also made a video of it.

And the 7750 XL has improved a lot with the longer wheel setup:

 

Too bad I never met the person who made this site, but I own him a lot that these awesome trains find a way in mine layout. Exspecially the Baureihe 41 or ultimate 7777 looks awesome. A true steam engine through it basic colors. Still looking better than the emerald night (or flying scottmann) and bigboy. The bigboy is ugly as ugly, but awesome through it's size.

 

[Andy Glascott]

Thank for sharing this @BillytheKid, it's a great find for us 12v fans! After only a quick look I've got a few ideas already. 

 

[Johan1974]

Very nice 💯👍

Edited November 26, 2024 by Johan1974

[idlemarvel]

Excellent find @BillytheKid and you have made good use of the resource in your fine models. 1980 is my favourite Lego era. Thanks!

[Man with a hat]

Wonderful. Really nice to see. And that Koploper looks great. Very nicely and cleverly shaped, and that in 6-wide. 

[SpiderFan44]

That is a great website, it was a usefull ressource I used when I build my custom train inspired by that era. (https://www.bricktrainawards.com/entries/grey-era-toy-train/)