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NSB Di 2 841
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:19:24 GMT
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Hello,
after a bit of trainspotting (photos in the gallery), I finally decided to
make my own version of Di 2, this time it is the 841 (though extremely
similar to Tim’s Di 2 824 ).
There are two main reasons for doing that - for one, there is nothing like
when you do it yourself :) And secondly, there were some details I wanted
to make a bit differently (like the roof, lights, etc.) to make it more like
the original (and hence avoid complaints from train enthusiasts on local
shows :) ).
Starting from scratch, I soon realised some of his choices. One of them is
the 1 stud gap between the two front wheels which, although too much, seems
to be necessary for managing the curves. The next one are the 5 grilles on
the front part which, for geometrical reasons needed to be reduced to 3.
I did adopt some of his other solutions (1x1-slopes on the roof, bars by
the stairs, and I might also decide to use 1x1-slopes at the edges of the
cabin, it looks a bit nicer although the original angle is not that steep).
Some of the black bars might be replaced by pneumatic hoses, I’ll see about
that when I build it. The stairs in the middle might disappear if they prove
to be standing out too much). I will also most probably replace the windscreen
with the lower one used in his version.
I managed to make the engine 1 stud lower, though (and hopefully it will
still run :) ), but the front wheel needs to slide together with the 1x6-tiles
on top, making it possibly look a bit awkward in the curves. If that will
be the case after I build it, I will replace them with 1x4-tiles.
Next, the real challenge - putting an uncoupling device into this miniature
(as this is the solution I definitely like most). This will NOT be easy,
since this engine is mostly very compact :/ But we know that nothing is
impossible, right? ;)
--
Matija
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| (...) Hi Matija, Overall I like this one much better than my version. I assume that the cab is empty so at least you have somewhere to slot the motor but I'm thinking you've got quite a job ahead of you for automatic decoupling :) I'm curious if the (...) (18 years ago, 25-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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