![]() Eight wide equipment is also much heavier. Still 8 wide is so much better if you want to build detailed interiors. The length and weight of these cars makes it a tricky train to get moving (though I am still working on a few solutions) and it looks horrible in standard curves (but beautiful in wider radius curves).Įven at 8 wide the trains are a much smaller scale than minifig (e.g., most real passenger trains seat 4 across plus an isle, a few pack in 5 across). maybe I should get a bunch of microfigs.). At this scale the windows should be about one brick tall (I cheated and made them 4 plates tall), so they are probably closer to the microfig scale (hum. When I built my superliners I took 6 wide and scaled everything else as close as possible to that same scale, yielding 52 stud long cars. The tight radius of the lego curves means you will likely have to foreshorten most cars no matter what width. I personally prefer 6 wide for most of my rolling stock and 8 wide for steam locomotives. Thanks to its width, the doors (although I'd love to use smaller ones to move the bathroom window over by a stud) are also able to open inward, as they do on the real trains. These techniques allow for more constructive freedom compared to using typical train plates and bogies, and allow for the construction of larger and more accurate train cars. The base of the train car is built using 13 6 x 10 plates, with the trucks attached by turntables. Each truck has a 9 stud wheelbase, and can move freely, with a 360 degree rotation, so that the car can handle sharp curves. My version of the Acoma lounge car measures 10 studs wide, 80 studs long, and just under 14 studs total height, with 55 studs between the centers of each truck. The dimensions are consistent with the real thing. It still needs more underbody detail and Kadee couplers to replace my crude Technic couplers. Here is the Acoma lounge car, which has the most progress so far. I am still awaiting Kadee O scale couplers, several BrickLink orders, and custom decals in order to complete them, but in the meantime I will give a preview of what one of them looks like. I am currently constructing several Budd stainless steel passenger cars, as well as an EMD E2 diesel locomotive for my 10-wide Super Chief. At this scale, LEGO track is scaled almost perfectly to standard gauge track, and the wheel diameter of basic LEGO train wheels at 3 studs works great for 3 foot diameter wheels. P.S.: I'd like to add some stickers like the one that I made,but even without them,I think this could work too! P.P.S.All of my trains are built to scale, so that one stud equals one foot. In the Lego Digital Designer's file,I used the 9V engine,but in the reality,there will be the recent automatic wheels (the piece part #4584375 with two cross pieces #370626 that link four wheel #4582034,like in the recent official City's sets),and there isn't the remote too because they're not in the program. Locomotive has got two doors for side.įor access the train,you can use three little stairs provided in the set. ![]() Every wagon has got one door for size and an emergency exit in front and in the back. On the other hand,the second class wagons have got more seats,blue carpets and a smaller luggage area. ![]() The first class carriage is smaller,but it has got red carpets and a luggage storage for every passenger. The train has got one locomotive,one first class coach and two second class coaches. In the photos I added a man with the train drivers' correct uniform (brick # 4275886),because on LDD I couldn't find it (if the set will pass,this would be the uniform that will appear). There is a station worker,a train driver,two railroad workers,a ticket inspector (the policeman) and four travelers. This set has got 946 bricks including one dog,9 minifigures and the Power Function Controller. In the version with the station,I was asked to change the train color with lighter one,so I changed the earth green with a light green colour. This is my custom Regional Train (with power function!) without the station.
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