 | | MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Shaun Sullivan
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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: (URL) interesting points: - it's minifig scale[1], which makes the engine 41 studs long - I arrived at this length by (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Larry Pieniazek
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —James Powell
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| | | | | | (...) 52 is the Kriegslok, the war built engines. 50 was the pre war 2-10-0's, made with more sophsticated metals. Incidentally, a class 52 is the 2nd most advanced loco running around right now, as modified by Sulzer/SLM/DLM. The first is DoG of (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | Hi Larry/James, You hit the nail on the head, Larry ... although the short term goal was to have this ready for the trainshow, I did select it specifically on the basis of continuing work on it later. I intend to build two or three more cars for (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Harvey Henkelman
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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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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Holger Matthes
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | Hi Holger, Thanks for your comments. I'll try and describe the linkage mechanism a bit better, referring to this picture: (URL) of the wheels are attached to technic axles. This was accomplished by attaching large grey pulley wheels on the inside (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —James Mathis
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| | | | | | Shaun, You've built an absolutely stunning locomotive. I am really really impressed with the details and engineering solutions you've showcased. later, James Mathis (...) pins-with-studs, (...) the (...) unison - (...) little and (...) are (...) (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
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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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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Christopher Masi
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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)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Bob Hayes
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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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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | (...) Hmm, good question. Actually, I don't know - I only have a couple pieces of borrowed track right now, not even enough to make a full loop. I will be able to tell you after the NELUG train show this weekend though. -s (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) Sean - just want to say, _fantastic_ engine. You can't even tell it's Lego from the thumbnails! The working linkages on a flexible wheelbase are just amazing. But why a German steam train? Did you just have a lot of black bricks around? What's (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks, Jason. I picked the German steam train to fit in with the motif of my other models, primarily, as I tend to lean towards utilitarian workhorse designs. Political ramifications aside, the German industrial boom of the 1930s produced (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —John Neal
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| | | | | | | Shaun Sullivan wrote: <snip> (...) LOL Don't feel like you have to apologize;-) You have created an awesome MOC, Shaun, and you have realized (regardless of any blathering pro or con) for yourself the merits of building 8 wide (or wider;) Glad to (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) You take every opportunity to remind us all of how great 8 wide is. We get it. Move on. Some people like it, some don't. Different strokes for different folks but stop prosetylising so hard, even in fun, eh? You're starting to resemble a (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) I'm still building in minifig-stylee 6-wide, but it becomes obvious that these trains are smaller than a true minifig scale when you put someone in the cabin. But, 8-wide means that you have to do everything as a larger MOC, including any (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) Sorry, "Shaun's". Anyway, why am I helping this guy? I almost went mad trying to do a decent AT-AT thanks to Mr. Sullivan's models, and now he's doing trains! Shaun, can't you get into Belville or something instead? :) Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Timothy D. Freshly
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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)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —James Mathis
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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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| | | | | | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive —Harvey Henkelman
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| | | | (...) That's an awesome rendition of the Kriegslok! To bad I can't build like that, my V188 doesn't come close in the level of detail that his BR52 displays. But then again, not many diesels do anyway. -Harvey (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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