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First MOC after quite a while of frustration...
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Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:38:05 GMT
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Hi train fans,
the possible(?) end of 9V trains, the blay desaster and the too high demands of
myself against my MOCs have lead to a kind of frustration in my hobby. Due to
all this and more, I lost a lot of the fun that LEGO meant to me in the past,
but nevertheless here comes a new MOC of mine.
This engine has been introduced in 1919 for the Prussian railway (named as P10
at that time) but most engines made it into the later national railway company
“Deutsche Reichsbahn” - then numbered as type Baureihe 39 (BR39).
It has 1620 horsepower and a weight of 162 tons. It made a maximum speed of 110
km/h. 260 engines have been ordered and the last of them went out of duty in the
seventies, with the general end of the steam traction. Most engines have been in
use to pull passenger trains.
The engine is not my personal masterpiece, but still it features a few new
inventions and building tricks.
The boiler is wider than usual:
The BBB-wheels (thanks to Ben Fleskes!!) are grouped 4+4 with a
gearwheel connecting
both groups to synchronize them. The two short connecting rods look (nearly)
like one when they are in motion.
The tender includes lots of SNOT techniques to show rounded corners and even
“rivets” on the sides. Personally I like the trucks underneath most. These look
very lightweighted like the real ones do (most oldfashioned designs look like
that and I tried to catch that impression). The slim red line (all tiles!)
beneath the boxy main part of the tender was quite tricky to attach as well.
And the detail which cost most time to build (because I built at least 10
different desigs before it seemed to be ok), were the smoke leading plates.
Their bottom line clearly needed SNOT tecchnique, since that is a angle of
slightly less than 45°. But on the top end, there are quarter circles needed to
give the rounded effect. It took hours and hours till I found a solution I could
accept myself.....
So here is the full engine again from the other side:
The full gallery is to
be found here when moderated. The MPD-File for the engine is available as well
as some pictures of the building process and the brick built model.
Hope you enjoy + Leg Godt!
See more pictures of my models at www.brickshelf.com
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Message has 8 Replies:
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| (...) ... (...) ... (...) This is simply beautiful. It reminds me of being a kid again and looking through the Marklin catalog for my favorite engine every Christmas. Now that LEGO has announced a partnership with Hitechnic for NXT sensors, what is (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hello, Ben! I'm glad that despite your frustrations with TLG, you have nevertheless decided to build with our favorite toy:-) And what a build! This is a fantastic MOC; the (URL), (URL) amazing schleim action>, and your overall attention to (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| I'm no trainhead,and I never comment on them... but this is simply beautiful! So well done it requires no knowledge of the thee to see that it stands out as a masterpiece. Great work! And if you ever get too frustrated try castle ; ) God Bless, (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| Reinhard "Ben" Beneke, WOW. Simply amazing. I wish I had those peices, but I dont and nor do I have the money form them. Great attention to detail. Just as a suggestion, I know you hate the new grey colors, but I have found they work perfectly for (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) [...] (...) That is an excellent engine that you have built Ben. I also appreciate that you took the time to comment on it. Your models have always been an inspiration, but I think I just learned a building technique from you that doesn't (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Fantastic engine, Ben! I've been wanting to do one of these German (European?) style steam locomotovies for a while, but I've been putting it off for more American style designs I'm familiar with. The amount of detail you've put in is just (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Ben ! Good too see you in action and building again. You have given me and a lot of other AFOL's so much inspiration. Thanks also for the dat-file and the detailed comments about the building process. I share your feelings about the bley (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Ben - It's nice to see another lovely engine from you again. This seems to be one of your most detailed yet. And it's something of a relief to see some steam trains on lugnet. I like the boiler design - I like how you don't compromise if (...) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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