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MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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I just posted pictures of my German 1930s/40s BR52 Steam Locomotive on
Brickshelf. It was my first serious train undertaking:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3880
Some interesting points:
- it's minifig scale[1], which makes the engine 41 studs long - I
arrived at this length by scaling some pictures of the engine and
tender, having found out that the two together are just under 23 meters
in length.
- the six drive wheels (3 per side) are each connected to a linkage
system that throws the piston in and out of the main cylinders.
- the engine can actually negotiate the curves of the LEGO track - the
10 large wheels are broken into two turning components - the 6 drive
wheels move separately from the other 4. The small front two wheels are
actually situated so that they don't quite touch the track and slide
over the rails during turning.
- the pistons continue to function as the train goes through the curves
- the large wheels are currently in haphazard colors - grey, white, and
black. They will hopefully all be black in the very near future.
- the main points of the tender design were borrowed from Stefan Vorst's
train, which can be seen at
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1964
- the engine is currently undriven, mainly because I don't have any
train motors yet. I'm anticipating putting two on the tender. For now,
though, it's a static model that can be manually driven :)
- the tender is almost out of coal *gasp*
Comments, feedback, and suggestions are welcome,
Shaun
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Message has 8 Replies:
 | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) Not bad. Not bad at all. Very nice indeed, actually. Is this pre or postwar? If prewar I can see it figuring in some Brikwars action nicely. ++Lar (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) This engine is a super job well done. I have a couple spare 9V train motors on sale if you need them (email me for details). As for the prototype BR52? This was known as the 'Kriegslok', or 'War Emergency Engine'. Built on the direct orders of (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hi Shaun, FANTASTIC model you have build out of our favorite bricks! And thanks for the describtion in your posting! The quality of first ever build serious MOCs is getting better and better! I am wonderring how the pistons works even when the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) [Snip] (...) Great job Shaun! Your engine is one of the train MOC highlighs for this year. And a missing motor is no problem at all in my eyes: you could place it under any car. Leg Godt! Ben (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) You know your in for a treat when you see a thumbnail and you wonder if the thumbnail is LEGO or a model train being shown for comparison. Nicely done. I haven't had a chance to look at the technical details, but I like all the bumps and (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) <snip> (...) Shaun, Very nice. Your attention to detail makes for a wonderful model. Nice clear photos. Question - do know if the engine can negotiate switches? The rest of the models in your gallery are also first rate. Bob (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| "Shaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message news:3ABE7B74.C6120D...rco.com... (...) like "real" models instead of LEGO is a testament to your work. What your train really reminds me of are the various train models carved by Ernest (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) contours in the subtle shadows of an predominately dark-colored locomotive. <snipped highlights> (...) Brilliant. (...) Just that it is so cool that so many folks are building stunning steam locomotives. :-) later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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