So do you actually know how far that is in an approximate scale for that little engine, as in if it were life size scaled up how many KM would it be?

No, I don't. It took the train 1 hour and 55 minutes to complete a lap. I don't know which speed a normal train have or how far it would go in 2 hours !

Regards

Henrik

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So do you actually know how far that is in an approximate scale for that little engine, as in if it were life size scaled up how many KM would it be?

This should be fairly simple. It varies a bit depending on how many studs wide the trains are but Lego trains are roughly 1:40 scale. So 1.5km times 40 equals 60km. 60km in two hours is 30kph which is probably a bit slow over that distance for real life although Henrik's loco looked more like a shunter so 30kph would be very fast.

The details about the layout (some have asked for it):

Layout dimensions:

Studs: 1735, 2966

Imper.: 45'6", 77'10"

Metric: 13.88m, 23.73m

Layout area:

Studs 5.146.010

Imper.: 3545.04 sq ft

Metric: 329.34 sq m

Regards

Henrik

Edited August 10, 201212 yr by Henrik Ludvigsen

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I will make a video without any background music. I just had a busy week at work.

Have a nice weekend !

Henrik

So this is why blue tracks have gotten a bit rare / expensive on Bricklink! ;-)

Great accomplishment. Would be great to see 10's of trains running on the track at the same time.

Great accomplishment. Would be great to see 10's of trains running on the track at the same time.

That could get quite interesting, given the huge number of cross overs.

That could get quite interesting, given the huge number of cross overs.

I had forgotten about all those crossovers all right!

Once the timing was right though..... ;-)

Grade-separated crossovers would solve that.

The center of the spiral would have to be larger, to accommodate the ramp. Including sloping up the last 1/2-spiral + the turn to the crossover would be very steep for a train. Maybe a lift-chain, like a roller coaster, would help here. Or just leave enough space (SPACE!) inside the spirals for a ramp, and let the layout eat more floor. Or make the spirals rectangular (instead of square), which would leave more space (SPACE!) in the center w/o excessively oversizing the spiral. The center of such a spiral would be shaped like a paperclip.

There is no doubt this is mighty impressive, it's just impossible to believe so much blue track from the 80's is still in existance! When lego see this, which I'm sure they must have someone trawling forums/the web for Lego related projects, they will just have to be impressed.

I bet the guy's who assembled all that track were glad they did not add the middle white sleeper ;-) would have added hours to the build time.

Paul

Grade-separated crossovers would solve that.

The center of the spiral would have to be larger, to accommodate the ramp. Including sloping up the last 1/2-spiral + the turn to the crossover would be very steep for a train. Maybe a lift-chain, like a roller coaster, would help here. Or just leave enough space (SPACE!) inside the spirals for a ramp, and let the layout eat more floor. Or make the spirals rectangular (instead of square), which would leave more space (SPACE!) in the center w/o excessively oversizing the spiral. The center of such a spiral would be shaped like a paperclip.

The old 4.5V trains are quite strong and can easily climb one brick height per length of track even pulling a few carriages, so the size of the spiral would not need to change. A lot of bricks for the support pillars would be needed though and building the bridge would be a delicate operation.

I bet the guy's who assembled all that track were glad they did not add the middle white sleeper ;-) would have added hours to the build time.

I'd be disappointed had they added a central sleeper on blue track, as LEGO only added them for the grey track. This is truly authentic old school.

Edited August 13, 201212 yr by peterab

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Regards

Henrik

Edited August 21, 201212 yr by CopMike

HENRIK

You should make a stupidly long train that contains all the locomotives and rolling stock made by TLG in the last 10 years. That'd be amusing to see Super Chief, EN, Red Cargo, Yellow Cargo, etc. all in one train!

HENRIK

You should make a stupidly long train that contains all the locomotives and rolling stock made by TLG in the last 10 years. That'd be amusing to see Super Chief, EN, Red Cargo, Yellow Cargo, etc. all in one train!

Next time I will make a lot of trains take a tour round the track. We did not have to time to do that this time. We only had the conference center for 2 days.

The first day was construction and the old 133 taking a tour. Next day was cleaning up.

Next time I hope we will have some extra time, so all my trains could take a tour. Starting with the oldest train and ending with the newest one - the Maersk train. I have around 40 different trains (not 40 different locomotives....).

That would be cool.

Regards, Henrik

Edited September 12, 201212 yr by Henrik Ludvigsen

HENRIK

You should make a stupidly long train that contains all the locomotives and rolling stock made by TLG in the last 10 years. That'd be amusing to see Super Chief, EN, Red Cargo, Yellow Cargo, etc. all in one train!

Yeah that would be cool.

This is not really what i have in mind when i think about a long lego track, but it's still awesome! Makes me wonder if lego keeps any records of how many kilometers of tracks were ever made...

This topic is closed - a new post will arrive in a couple of days with BIG news about a new Guinness World Record attempt.

Regards

Henrik