Aleksi Perala Posted January 16 Posted January 16 (edited) VR Class Dm3 and Dm4 were multiple units used by the Finnish State Railways (VR) in 1952–1972. Ten of both series were ordered in 1949. They were manufactured by Valmet in 1952–1953. Four more Dm4 multiple units were ordered and manufactured in 1954. Sadly, all have been scrapped.Dm4 had an engine at both ends of the carriage, while the Dm3 had a luggage compartment instead of the engine at one end. In 1956–1959, all Dm3 series were converted to Dm4 by adding an engine instead of the luggage compartment. Technical data Maximum speed: 110 km/h Length: 21 000 mm Width: 3 194 mm Wheel system: originally B´B´, 1A0A01 (the poorly functioning cardan shaft that transferred power from the inner wheelset to the outer wheelset was later removed, resulting in two driven axles) Wheel length: 16 200 mm (Dm3), 16 400 mm (Dm4) Wheel diameter: 960 mm Weight in running order: 40.6 t (Dm3), 47.5 t (Dm4) Engines: General Motors 2-stroke 12-cylinder twin diesel engine (two straight-six cylinders coupled together by a gearbox) Power: 350 hp https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:VR_Class_Dm4 Here is my model of Dm4 1609 in 1:42 scale - 10 studs wide. It is powered by a 12V train motor and it has 12V lights. It's all genuine LEGO. I used some electrical tape for the front stripes and stickers of course. I built it in 2021 and have been going back to it for a couple of years now. It's not quite finished yet; I can't get the bogies right and I need to figure out how to make the side walls curvature without compromising the inside structure. IMG_1727_SIDE by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr IMG_1735_FRONTSIDE by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr IMG_1760_FRONT by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr IMG_1767_FRONT by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr IMG_1780_FRONTSIDELEFT by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr IMG_1844_SIDELEFT by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr IMG_2108_INSIDE_FULL by Aleksi Perälä, on Flickr There's a three-unit carriage that goes with it that I will be adding here once I get a chance to take photos of it. I've also built a mail carriage based on proposed technical drawings; it was never built in real life. Edited January 17 by Aleksi Perala edited photos Quote
zephyr1934 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 That looks amazing, and a ton of detailing, great work! Quote
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