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Yes, thanks. You find all the info there. It is standard model railway stuff.

I'm actually surprised that LDCC is not mentioned in the Eurobricks forums before. I tried to search now, and my posting is the only one.

I love to know more info about your additional wagons. How much did they cost for the parts etc? Looks stunning being 5-6 cars long!

I have no clue about the cost. The train base plates are switched to black and extended by 2x6 plates like the Santa Fe wagons. The bogies are a little bit modified.

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I'm not much of an train fan, but damn, that is an AMAZING modification. Love the sounds and smoke effects.

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Here is a new video of my Emerald Night:

The train runs around my train layout at the LEGO Norway 50 years anniversary event in November.

The video is shot by shutinc.

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Thanks everybody!

Do you have any weights inside the tender to hold it to the rails?

No extra weight. Though, the LokSound decoder and speaker are placed in the tender, but they don't apply much extra weight.

Looks like the power bogey is on the first passenger car.

Yes, as I wrote in the Is It Worth Buying an Emerald Night Now? thread:

Do the mods described in RailBricks and the forum, and turn the engine into a push-along train.

Then, place a 9V or PF motor under the wagon. With PF, always place the battery box straight above the motor.

The load regulation (usually called back EMF) provided by the DCC decoder makes it possible to run smooth with only one 9V motor.

With regular lego 9V motor control, you will probably need two motors to pull the train.

Though, this train doesn't like S-curves and steep slopes.

The first live steam Lego locomotive

Not really. I made my first lego steamer with sound in 2003, and Matija introduced smoke generator in his Blue Train in 2008. :classic:

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No extra weight. Though, the LokSound decoder and speaker are placed in the tender, but they don't apply much extra weight.

Sorry, I forgot the 11,1V Li-Po battery which gives power to the smoke generator.

It is placed in the wagon right above the motor and weights 100 g.

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... The load regulation (usually called back EMF) provided by the DCC decoder makes it possible to run smooth with only one 9V motor.

A ha. I thought you must have some fancy stuff to keep the speed so constant. My PF version slows to a crawl in bends :) I'm thinking about fitting a second bogey motor to give it some more grunt.

Though, this train doesn't like S-curves and steep slopes.

Yes - it likes a big layout with max 90 degree bends with plenty of straights between, so only one carriage at a time is in a high-drag state.

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