Posted February 14, 201411 yr Hey folks! Well, some years ago I designed a model of an LMS (London Midland and Scottish Railway) Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-2T engine designed in LDD. So one week ago I changed the livery to the one that was really used and reduced bricks (it just has about 580 for that detailed model). Furthermore I tried to incorporate Power Functions. There is enough room for them, the PF Small motor will definitely fit, but I'll try it with the PF Large motor first. Here is the design from LDD: Here is a pic where you see the PF components: I have built some of the model in real bricks, I just don't have all the parts yet( at least in the right color), though I nearly finished one side: The trailing wheels all clear nicely in curves. I also designed a model of the BR 9F 'Evening Star' which could be operated with Power Functions or 9v in the tender, maybe I will try my hands on that one sometime: I hope you enjoyed it, I will update the thread when it's more finished. Edited February 14, 201411 yr by ScotNick
February 14, 201411 yr Could you email me the LXF for the first loco that looks like a nice build. tindoor500@hotmail.com. Good work very nice locos.
February 14, 201411 yr Sehr schön ;) (or: very nice in German), you especially did a great job getting the curves in there! I like the front deflectors with the horns very much!
February 15, 201411 yr You've managed to pack a lot of detail in these, it is amazing that you were then able to find enough room to put the PF components too. Keep up the great work!
February 15, 201411 yr Those are pretty nice models, although I feel that there's too large of a gap between the Evening Star's boiler.
February 15, 201411 yr Wow, nice models. Great detailing and the brick built lines work out great. Really nice. I do agree with AgenRick75 that the gap between the boiler and the wheels seems to be a bit large. But then again in real life there also was a big gap.
February 16, 201411 yr Author On 2/15/2014 at 4:25 AM, v6TransAM said: Awesome, drawings are no fun when there is no Lego prototype with it On 2/14/2014 at 9:31 PM, JopieK said: Sehr schön ;) (or: very nice in German), you especially did a great job getting the curves in there! I like the front deflectors with the horns very much! Danke sehr :) (or thank you). Yeah, wasn't that easy to get the curves there On 2/14/2014 at 10:03 PM, garethjellis said: These are some great models! On 2/15/2014 at 4:25 AM, v6TransAM said: Awesome, drawings are no fun when there is no Lego prototype with it Thanks! On 2/15/2014 at 3:43 AM, zephyr1934 said: You've managed to pack a lot of detail in these, it is amazing that you were then able to find enough room to put the PF components too. Keep up the great work! Thanks, I didn't really design them with the PF components in mind, but then realized that it would be possible. There is nearly no room left in the LMS engine because of the PF, so that was really close to not working. On 2/15/2014 at 6:50 AM, AgentRick57 said: Those are pretty nice models, although I feel that there's too large of a gap between the Evening Star's boiler. On 2/15/2014 at 7:31 AM, Man with a hat said: Wow, nice models. Great detailing and the brick built lines work out great. Really nice. I do agree with AgenRick75 that the gap between the boiler and the wheels seems to be a bit large. But then again in real life there also was a big gap. Well I just looked at the real engine, and yes now it seems to big to me as well, had it bigger in mind than it actually was, I probably gonna change that. But then I would have to make the engine higher, it already is a little bit lower than the Emerald Night. On 2/15/2014 at 10:06 PM, escortmad79 said: Any chance of posting the LXF files? Sure. I have attached it. One question: does anybody know if you have to gear down an L or M PF motor to use with Lego's large engine wheels (the ones first used in the Emerald Night), and if, how do you do that to get the right speed? I would rather use an L motor because it has much more torque, I'm just not sure yet if it fits. LMS_Ivatt_2MT_PFsmall.lxfFetching info...
February 16, 201411 yr Thanks for sharing the LDD file Scotnick! It makes my day when i see you've posted a file: it means I have a new puzzle to work out and figure what makes a model tick... or steam in this case! Edited February 16, 201411 yr by Murdoch17
February 18, 201411 yr Great models! I especially like the Evening Star. Thanks, too, for sharing the LXF file.
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