Hole521
Christmas Mikado painted
Clocking in at just over 1100 pieces, I think this may be the first steam locomotive I'm actually happy with. The design is based off a New York, New Haven, & Hartford class J1 Mikado. All dimensions match to within a half stud. The locomotive is about 40 studs, the tender another 26 for a total of 66 studs, magnet-to-magnet. The locomotive is about 10.5 studs from the rail top, real dimension is 10.3. I really can't complain about that.
In the "painted" scheme, I don't think all the parts exist in the colors I have used, but it still looks good. I didn't plan for the red/green split in the boiler to line up - in fact at first it didn't match at all until I realized the boiler itself was too low.
The locomotive itself is powered by an XL motor in the cab, which powers the geartrain 1:1 - meaning it'll either be a powerhouse or I wont be able to keep it on the rails. I'm hoping for the first option. All PF control components and battery are in the tender. I designed it with a PFx speaker and receiver in mind - both fit, but it's quite a squeeze. If I can't fit both in due to wires, I plan on forgoing the speaker.
The battery box is hidden underneath a load of wood for the boiler (Santa needs all the coal he can get) and features a removable center to access the on/off switch and charger port. The tender also rides on BMR trucks.
Christmas Mikado painted
Clocking in at just over 1100 pieces, I think this may be the first steam locomotive I'm actually happy with. The design is based off a New York, New Haven, & Hartford class J1 Mikado. All dimensions match to within a half stud. The locomotive is about 40 studs, the tender another 26 for a total of 66 studs, magnet-to-magnet. The locomotive is about 10.5 studs from the rail top, real dimension is 10.3. I really can't complain about that.
In the "painted" scheme, I don't think all the parts exist in the colors I have used, but it still looks good. I didn't plan for the red/green split in the boiler to line up - in fact at first it didn't match at all until I realized the boiler itself was too low.
The locomotive itself is powered by an XL motor in the cab, which powers the geartrain 1:1 - meaning it'll either be a powerhouse or I wont be able to keep it on the rails. I'm hoping for the first option. All PF control components and battery are in the tender. I designed it with a PFx speaker and receiver in mind - both fit, but it's quite a squeeze. If I can't fit both in due to wires, I plan on forgoing the speaker.
The battery box is hidden underneath a load of wood for the boiler (Santa needs all the coal he can get) and features a removable center to access the on/off switch and charger port. The tender also rides on BMR trucks.