I'd like to see what everyone is doing for the bumper blocks at the end of track...

a couple of 2x4 bricks and a coupler with no magnet usually does the trick (thanks to the old couplers)

but a PF one could lock the cars into place if you make it a siding ;)

I use a couple 2x2 bricks and a 2x2 plate which put the bumper at the right height.

A modified (1 stud longer is more stronger) version of CaL Luetjens BUFFER STOP.

The one from railbricks mag. With the rubber band to ease a bit of the force.

Heres a link to spring loaded buffer stops I built in 1998 (13 years ago ) Photos taken in the days of film cameras and flat bed scanners.

I haven't really used anything for a bumper. I did use the one which was in the rail bricks magazine.

After a while I did take it apart but now all I use is a pile of bricks . I want to make a proper bumper, Which looks realistic.

on the link below you see

line bumper blocks from several builders

bumper bloks

I've yet to come up with something decent myself but these two are the best I've seen sofar:

Both are by Karwik, on Flickr.

Heres a link to spring loaded buffer stops I built in 1998 (13 years ago ) Photos taken in the days of film cameras and flat bed scanners.

The spring is very clever. I should like to modify it so that it looks more at home in North America (no buffers), but still retains the spring idea.

Railbricks Issue 7 has a really nice one that is rather clever as well. (Page 10)

I will have to make some of these nice ideas.

I'd like to see what everyone is doing for the bumper blocks at the end of track...

If it's just decorative I use the one from BlokBricks but it's not very strong so, if I really want it to stop a train, I use a large pile of bricks....

Edited June 14, 201113 yr by Snapshot

I use this one, not the most beautiful thing, but it does the job

For the 9 volts I use the solution proposed by Blokbricks in the accessories section: "spring buffer"

Fot the 12 volts I use this solution (from the set n. 149)

I used springs, for real stopping if it goes wrong.

Here the design of how it works and it works perfectly. They stop the train with slow speed.

Here at bottom-right you can see where I used them:

And at the end of those 4 trains, they're placed:

I used springs, for real stopping if it goes wrong.

Almost the same design as I am working on, got 8-10 spare springs and what you have shown here is about 90% my intention.

Nice work.

For the 9 volts I use the solution proposed by Blokbricks in the accessories section: "spring buffer"

do you have inventory or instructions for it?

do you have inventory or instructions for it?

Blockbricks sells the instructions, at the link he gave.

Edited June 17, 201113 yr by peterab

Blockbricks sells the instructions, at the link he gave.

I didn't see them it was the whole model. But I made a lxf LDD file already.

This is what i came up with for the end of the line.

Flickr

do you have inventory or instructions for it?

Well, they are easy to build, but they are not very realistic are they?!!

Here are some real ones for inspiration:

http://en.wikipedia....iki/Buffer_stop

Here is my interpretation:

Until I grow my Lego collection some more I just use two 2x4 bricks staggered up over one rail as a makeshift wheel stop/derail. It works well enough at low speeds.

I got a light gray buffer beam awhile ago in a mixed train piece auction off eBay.

So I put it to some good use:

It keeps my 4563 in check on my only sliding with the rail cars on the 4 pieces of PF straight track and the 9 Volt engine on the powered switch.

Hi All,

Wanted to make one, had to use the bricks available.

It's a version of the RailBricks v7 edition with elastic bands to soften the stop if needed.

As you will notice, I had some Old Technic parts, that allows for added details, but they don't seem to be available in LDD.. :-/

The details, with parts available there, is here:

Spor Bumber 02.lxf

More pictures is available here: https://www.flickr.c...157651283746389

I bought lots of bricks to build bumper blocks that look like the one in set 4512, which I also have. I used white and red 1x2/2x2 tiles for the two printed 1x4 tiles that come with set 4512. Most of my bumper blocks have been disassembled. My train layout is very small at the moment.