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In lugnet.trains, Chuck Lang wrote:
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I actually bought the engine off of lego factory. I am having a heck of a
time with the instructions. If you could provide some guidance I would
appreciate it!! Chuck
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Chuck,
Sorry to hear of your difficulties building the model. That is one of the noted
shortcomings of LEGO Factory - the instructions aren’t too good.
I have not put together instructions for that model, although I do have a LDRAW
file available, if that helps. Typically when building a Factory model, I
dissect the computer model piece by piece to figure out where things go.
Another tip - the F7 and FL9 are based heavily on the LEGO Super Chief
locomotive, particularly the nose design. Instructions for that one can be
found at
http://www.peeron.com/scans/10020-1/
Let me know if you need the LDRAW file, or if there is anything else I can do to
help.
-Jordan
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I’ve finally muddled my way through the build. I am not sure if I am the only
person who has built this particular model, so I figured I’d leave my input.
Overall the thing looks awesome. It is big....significantly larger than the
Santa Fe from Lego.
The undercarriage is a little flimsy. I will likely rip it apart and rebuild
it. The way that it ends up in the build is that there are only a few studs
that hold the technic plate that the rear bogie connects to onto the remainder
of the loco.
The motor cannot mount where designed because there is a 2x4 ble plate directly
above the hole you are supposed to use. I’ll have to rework this area.
The detail on the front of the motor doesn’t work. As designed (at least as
best as I can tell from the directions) the wheels would rub against the top two
2x3 angled plates. I had to improvise here.
The instructions, as have been noted, are...umm...interesting. It would have
taken me significantly less time to build if I didn’t have to flip back and
forth to find out what bricks actually connect the floating brick I have to add
in step X. Come to find out you actually add those bricks in at step X+30. Not
a fault of the designer of this model, but annoying none the less.
I really enjoyed this build, and the outcome, except for one major annoyance
(besides the instructions). I was missing almost a dozen pieces!!
Interestingly, they were all 1x4 plates (6 in light gray, 5 in blue, and 1 in
dary gray). I substituted pieces for now, and have requested the missing ones
from Lego as I don’t have very much of the new grays or blue plates. On the
other hand, unless I missed some things, it appears I’ve ended up with about a
dozen extra pieces as well (none of them even closely related to the ones I am
missing, hopefully meaning I put the thing together right).
Thanks again for a great design. I can’t wait to get it on the rails!!
Chuck
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In lugnet.trains, Chuck Lang wrote:
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I’ve finally muddled my way through the build. I am not sure if I am the
only person who has built this particular model, so I figured I’d leave my
input. • :: snip ::
Thanks again for a great design. I can’t wait to get it on the rails!!
Chuck
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Thanks for your excellent suggestions and comments. I’ll be building this model
in a week or two and will plan to incorporate your suggestions, and any that I
note, into the LDD file so that I can post a revision. And, I’ll see if I can
adjust the build steps in MLCAD so that the instructions aren’t so cryptic. I’m
glad to hear that you like the model overall!
-Jordan
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