March 27, 201113 yr 'Glenn' totally ! A beautiful digital creation which only needs to be brick built ! Brick On !
March 28, 201113 yr Very nice Glenn, she is beautiful definitely.. how long before you create her in the flesh...??? :sweet:
March 28, 201113 yr Author Well so much for some minor tweaks. After scanning a CAD drawing of the locomotive (a phase 1 version however) I noticed that the previous loco was scaled relatively well. I have hence decided to build it exactly to scale, which only requires an extra 3 studs in length.I am now rebuilding it completely, but bigger and Better!! I am aware that it is going to be rather long at 57 studs from coupler to coupler or about 45cm. But I am willing to let it look a little odd on curves for the satisfaction of it looking spot on everywhere else. The whole train now has a solid TECHNIC subframe for strength, lengthened trucks with a floating middle axle, shortened cab, lengthened fuel tanks and narrower clearances around the trucks, the diagonal line seperating blue and white has been moved to tidy up the front and allow all pieces to be firmly locked in place. The battery has been located the right way up now and sits lower inside the fuel tank. I have also developed a unique way of removing the battery by having the fuel tank slide downwards to unlock the keepers that hold the battery in place. I am regularly updating Flickr as I go along. Thanks for all your wonderful comments. It is really appreciated. In regards to the colour and plainness of the hood. I will be adding the dark blue FMG sticker in the shape of Australia on the side when finished. Latest update building to scale.
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