Here’s my latest 8mm scale train MOC, a British Class 37 diesel loco in
railfreight grey livery with red stripe, as carried by 37674 and others in 1988.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mbellis/Trains/Diesel/Class-37/37_no1_end_low.jpg
The model has opening doors and removable roof sections, for closing the doors
and putting a driver in the cab. It shows what can be done with good old dark
grey pieces.
The model has articulated bogies, so this time I took a picture of those so you
can all have a go at making your own:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mbellis/Trains/Diesel/Class-37/37_artic_bogie.jpg
A wire connects to the motor just behind the coupling plates so that the two
motorised bogies are electrically connected, for better pickup and load sharing.
The trailing wheels pivot up and down as well as side to side, allowing the loco
to cope with changes of track slope.
(...) Hi Mark, I like your articulation trick and really like some of the side greebling. The drivers cab windscreen seems a little short to me though. It looks like the whole thing should extend one more stud towards the front (or rear) of the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote: SNIP (...) Ah, I finally get to see your bogies. :-D Great design. Smart door design too. I'd steal it were it not for the fact that I like to have interiors in my models. Well done, thanks for sharing. Legoswami (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
