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Well, almost 2 years in the making, I've finally come up with an MOC that I
can post.
Short version:
Denver & Rio Grande utility engine #6, a Galloping Goose variant. Pictures
are on Brickshelf at:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=22976
Long version:
About two years ago, I helped BAYLTC at the NMRA convention. Somewhere along
the way that weekend, I was introduced to the various versions of the
Galloping Goose, and immediately determined that I should create a Lego
version. Easier said than done, of course. I collected all the model spec
sheets and catalogs from HO model train companies, and a few pictures from
gallopinggoose.org, and began to watch for Lego pieces which could model the
train.
It quickly became apparent that the engine/nose section would be the trouble
spot, because of the shape of the windscreen (effectively, a 3x6x6 slope
would be required - and not ever made by Lego) . And attaching the front
section to the back section would be precarious too.
After many stops and starts, I came up with a nose section I liked, so I
turned my attention to the cab and built that.
I finally decided that the mail delivery version (#2) wasn't going to
happen, and my version of the canteen (#4) didn't look great using arctic
shelter walls in blue (Mobile Outpost 6520 -
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6520) or grey (Polar Base -
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6575) because of the steepness of the top slope
part.
Then, at BricksWest,Steve Chuck announced his MOC Goose kit (grrr). Time was
of the essence!
So I defaulted to #6, a flatbed utilty truck. Easy, until it came time to
attach the flatbed back to the cab/engine. That took some ingenuity. and a
bunch of plates.
I ordered Steve's Goose, based on the #4 canteen, built it, and decided that
my nose might not be as great as I thought it was. Thus was born the Working
Model version, with an alternate shape for the nose section.
After a test run at a BAYLTC meeting, I found out that the model was 12-wide
because of the 'snowplow', and that had to be changed . It's OK for display,
but not for layouts :-( So I changed them out for 1x4x3 bar grilles (part
#6016) I also replaced the small town spoke wheels with older (red) train
wheels on a 2x4.
The Working model will run on layouts now because I added a motor to Stefan
Garcia's cable car (found on Jake McKee's site).
I will take more pictures at the GATS show this weekend. Comments and
thoughts welcome - I very interested in any thoughts on the 2 types of nose
section (engine cowling, really).
Thanks,
Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115
BAYLUG/BAYLTC member
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| It's the goose that laid the golden egg. That's a fine piece of work you have there, and I especially like the nose section with the front wheels...looks very Galloping Goose-like. I assume the train motor is in the rear section? -Harvey (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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