Bricksonwheels Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) After months of building it is finally finished, my first big train scale build! The EMD SD40-2 was build from the early seventies until late eighties and has been one of the most succesful locomotive designs for freight purposes. This BNSF (Burlington North Sante Fe) example is still in active service, like many others of the almost 4000 build. It has about 3000 hp, and can be remotely controlled. The model is scaled 1:16, 1.31 meters long, 24 studs wide, and counts approx. 20.000 bricks. It is highly detailled inside and outside. This is also a step into something special. Together with Dennis Bosman I started work on a new Nostarch Press title for 2015 with the working title: 'The Art of Lego Scale Modeling'. More news on this will follow in time, but it will be a luxury book, featuring top notch Lego creations, where many are shot (and even build) exclusivly for the book. This locomotive can also be seen in all detail in this new release as well. If you can't wait then there is a good chance you can see it at the Legoworld 2014 show in The Netherlands. Edited August 17, 2014 by Bricksonwheels Quote
JopieK Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Great job! Works very well in that scale. Did you also power it and build some kind of tracks for it? Quote
Zerobricks Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 At first I thought you posted this in a wrong forum, but I can see why you posted it here. Thats freaking massive! I dare you to put some 16 XL motor sinised and make some tracks for it! Quote
Bricksonwheels Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Thnx guys. No it is completely detailled inside and not much room for so many engines That said I will never use it to drive around, but some tracks will come to it for display purposes. Edited August 17, 2014 by Bricksonwheels Quote
Dutchiedoughnut Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Wow! I'm working in "tiny" 1:45 ;). It looks awesome and massive! (can't wait to see the tracks, carriages, station, tunnels... kidding ofcourse!) Quote
TheItalianBrick Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Ohhhh man!!! This things it's so wonderful!! I can't stop at looking at it!!!! And those orange bricks......they make it sooooo cute!! Now you can rule the world! And those round things on the roof.....OMG!!!!! People like you should be consecrate and get a halo!!! :laugh: :laugh: What's the weight?? Quote
grum64 Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Flippin' heck! This thing's awesome. The level of detail you've achieved is amazing. Easily the best loco I've ever seen Edited August 17, 2014 by grum64 Quote
AndroTech Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Mind blowing .... respect to the author.... off topic: IMHO this loko should be in the Model Team theme, not in Train theme .... it would crush and eat all the Lego scale trains .... ..... 1,3 meter long ... massacre ... Quote
JopieK Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Mind blowing .... respect to the author.... off topic: IMHO this loko should be in the Model Team theme, not in Train theme .... it would crush and eat all the Lego scale trains .... ..... 1,3 meter long ... massacre ... Maybe you are not very familiair with hobby trains, but in the normal hobby train scene we also have a lot of different scales that include large but also micro scales. Last year at the Köln Brickfest there also were model railroaders including a whole section where drivers would sit on their trains and drive around (looked a bit silly to me, but of course, others might consider us playing with LEGO (Technic and Trains alike) silly). Quote
vernon Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 I absolutely love the size and level of details of the loco. Look forward to the book you are producing Quote
dr_spock Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Awesome. You should have a pic of you next to it just to show how really big it is. I think a child can ride on it. Maybe some flat cars for carrying all your wonderful trucks too. Edited August 17, 2014 by dr_spock Quote
lightningtiger Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Now that's an engine......a huge scale one ! I all the detailing on it......totally Brick On 'Bricksonwheels' ! Quote
750ACE Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Ohhhh man!!! This things it's so wonderful!! I can't stop at looking at it!!!! And those orange bricks......they make it sooooo cute!! Now you can rule the world! And those round things on the roof.....OMG!!!!! People like you should be consecrate and get a halo!!! :laugh: :laugh: What's the weight?? Cute?!?! More like highly accurate, outstanding and impressive. Possibly perfect..... Quote
Rail Co Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Wow that's just....... sorry drooling, just amazing!! So detailed and amazingly perfect! Keep Building amazing models! :wub: -RailCo Quote
SirDuc Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Ooooh my god. What a beautiful piece of art you made. Quote
Off the wall Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) In my opinion, this is better than ANYTHING released by TLG in at least the past year. Outstanding. Simply outstanding. Of course,the retail price on something like this might just limit the market. :-) Edited August 17, 2014 by Off the wall Quote
Rishab N Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Woww I'm not really a train fan but this is really impressive Quote
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