A1 60163 Tornado version 2
My Lego model of Peppercorn A1 class 60163 'Tornado', in ex-works grey livery.
This is a complete rebuild of my previous Tornado model, which I finished in 2009. The new model can be powered by either 9V through the track, or battery power using Power Functions components in the tender.
Improvements since the last version include:
- larger driving wheels
- larger boiler and firebox
- redesigned cab
- valve gear representation
- shortened tender wheelbase
- additional bogie detail
- reprofiled smoke deflectors
Custom 3rd-party components:
- XL wheels from Big Ben Bricks
- connecting rods from Trained Bricks
- custom printed cab numbers and tender text from Minifig.me
The real 'Tornado' was built by the A1 Trust and completed in 2008, making it the first mainline steam loco built in Britain since the turn of the millennium.
A1 60163 Tornado version 2
My Lego model of Peppercorn A1 class 60163 'Tornado', in ex-works grey livery.
This is a complete rebuild of my previous Tornado model, which I finished in 2009. The new model can be powered by either 9V through the track, or battery power using Power Functions components in the tender.
Improvements since the last version include:
- larger driving wheels
- larger boiler and firebox
- redesigned cab
- valve gear representation
- shortened tender wheelbase
- additional bogie detail
- reprofiled smoke deflectors
Custom 3rd-party components:
- XL wheels from Big Ben Bricks
- connecting rods from Trained Bricks
- custom printed cab numbers and tender text from Minifig.me
The real 'Tornado' was built by the A1 Trust and completed in 2008, making it the first mainline steam loco built in Britain since the turn of the millennium.