| |
Bulleid Q1 class 0-6-0
The Bulleid Q1 locomotive is an obvious choice (to me anyway) for a Lego train
MOC, angular, uncomplicated, and as an added bonus a little bit unusual. The Q1
was designed during WWII and as such dispensed with any unnecessary metal work,
e.g. running boards. It was in use, in the Southern Region (UK), between 1942 &
1966.
Further information on the prototype can be found at
http://www.semg.org.uk/steam/q1_2.html
Although the advertisement for the
Hornby model (side view) was used as the primary reference during construction.
The obvious Lego features are the staggered boiler, starting at 6 studs, then 5
studs and finally 4 studs (note also the “mud holes”). This is built on a, 2x12,
technic beam making use of the hollow studs for the half-stud offset on the
centre section. The cab section is 7 studs wide. This is all built on a chassis
with the front axle pivoting, using a parallelogram arrangement. Connection to
the tender is via a 2 pivot link. The tender is 7 wide to match the cab, which
means the front, fixed, bogie is offset. The motor is pivoted at the front,
using a “Propeller 4 blade 5 diameter”. The tender itself has a sloping coal
section. It has to be said that the MOC hasn’t been extensively track tested
yet, and will probably have to run at prototypically low (goods) speeds. (The
connecting rods are added for photography purposes only).
A dark-grey version was built to help with photography, something that was done
with real locos in the days of B&W photography.
More photographs and renders etc to follow if there is interest.
Mark
Thanks to Jason Railton and Simon Bennett for some initial design comments,
William Howard and Stephen Juby for the SNOT technique, via discussion on
www.brickish.org, used for the front section of the boiler, and Martin Long
for a supply of some much needed bricks.
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Ugly brute...
|
| In lugnet.trains, Mark Palmer wrote: snippage (...) I think you managed to capture the meaty no-nonsense qualities well. It would good to see it set in some LEGO industrial scenery, possibly in black and white. -pete.w (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
2 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
