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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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Well, this MOC has been a WIP for years, and now I have finally finished it
(with, of course, help from my consultant, chief designer, and son, Ross:-)
(Click HERE for more
pics after moderation)
When Ben Fleskes starting producing his BBB wheels in blue, I imagined
building a larger scale Thomas. With the advent of the new PF train motor
system, this seemed like the perfect time to complete this project.
Details:
- It features the new PF train motor, with the rechargeable battery mounted inside the boiler.
- A section of boiler top comes off to allow access to the on/off button of the battery, and for recharging it.
- The front utilizes the Duplo Thomas head piece:-)
- There was a lot of schleiming and Hoop-dee-doing to create Annie and Claribel in dark orange; they utilize BBB medium wheels.
- The minifig uses Woody legs and arms, thus fitting in with the larger scale.
- Click HERE for a YouTube video of Thomas in action.
That’s about it; big thanks to Ben for producing the wheels, to Brad Justus
for securing the Thomas license for LEGO, and to whosever idea it was to
create longer legs and arms for figs: Brilliant, all of you!
JOHN
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Absolutely awesome work John. I love the use of the Duplo Thomas nose, it fits
in perfectly. Annie and Claribel look sweet. The power functions bit makes me
very happy. It looks like he runs well in the vid. I’m tempted to build a
version for PennLUG layouts now though Super Thomas is going to look a bit out
of scale even with my 9 wide steam engines.
Cale
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| (...) lol "Super Thomas" (URL) I am impressed with the PF motor, although the initial investment was rather steep. Ross and I have been talking about using the PF train motor in conjunction with the 9 volt motor, getting its power from the tracks (...) (14 years ago, 23-Jan-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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