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Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:27:32 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.STOPSPAMedu
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Shaun Sullivan wrote:
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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:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3880
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> Some interesting points:
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> - 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.
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> - 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.
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> - 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.
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> - the pistons continue to function as the train goes through the curves
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> - the large wheels are currently in haphazard colors - grey, white, and
> black. They will hopefully all be black in the very near future.
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> - 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
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> - 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 :)
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> - the tender is almost out of coal *gasp*
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> Comments, feedback, and suggestions are welcome,
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> Shaun
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 gadgets and stuff attached to the engine. The extra texture
and details make it a treat to look at.
Thanks for sharing,
Chris
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