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The german class 80 locomotives were build between 1927 and 1928 for shunting duties. 38 examples where build and they where mostly used in Cologne and Leipzig. Most of them went out of service in the 1960’s and fond new owners at industrial sites such as Ruhrkohle AG and after that ended up in preservation.
The model is build in scale 1:45 and is based on the 80 036, currently based at the Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschapij in The Netherlands. I didn’t have motorisation in mind while designing the model, but with a bit of creativity it shouldn’t be hard to instal a circuit cube motor and battery unit in it.
Building steps are included in the Studio file
For custom parts, the model uses 24mm M wheels and 3D printed rods.
The following rods are needed to properly build the model:
https://www.brecklandbricks.co…-of-10l-rods-with-3-holes
https://www.bricks-on-rails.de…/schubstange-l%C3%A4nge10
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"Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! It’s home from work we go!"
The cozy house from that memorable song to is now featured in LEGO® Disney™ 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Cottage. Based on the revolutionary movie from 1937, this set depicts the little house in the woods Snow White stumbles upon after being chased away by the huntsman. So grab your pickaxe and join me in song as we march home to explore all the new elements.
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2019’s ‘Ford Vs. Ferrari’ (or ‘Le Mans 66’ in Europe) was an excellent movie. Pitching the all-American (cough-but-actually-British-cough) Ford GT against the might of Ferrari’s racing programme, it brought one of the greatest motorsport battles to the big screen, and a much deserved spotlight to the late Ken Miles.
Despite Enzo Ferrari’s distain for certain American organisations though, the marque has always shown reverence to America in its naming, with models such as the ‘California’, ‘Daytona’, and, er… ‘America’ in its back-catalogue.
The Ferrari 575 ‘SuperAmerica’ went even further (although perhaps the `Super’ bit was referring to itself rather than the country), and has been constructed here brilliantly by TLCB Master MOCer Lachlan Cameron, using 72% of the pieces from the Technic 42154 Ford GT set.
A working V12 engine, independent suspension, functioning steering, a retractable roof, plus opening doors and hood all feature, with the model enhanced by a few non-official stickers, chrome parts, and LED lighting too.
There’s much more to see at Lachlan’s ‘Ferrari 575 SuperAmerica’ album, and you can turn your own Ford into a Ferrari via the link in the text above.
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Modifications are an integral part of the automotive scene. Mostly for the worse of course, as Brad in his garage is not going to better the five years and $billions in development completed by the world’s best engineers before each model to hits the market*.
Sometimes though, modifications do work – particularly when the aforementioned engineers embrace this likelihood – and no-one does that better than Japan.
Cue the wild Mazda RX-7 we have here today, which is not only depicting modifications to the real car, it’s also a model modifying another… well, model.
Constructed by builtbydave_, this ‘TCP Magic’ RX-7 is loosely based on a design by fellow bloggee 3D supercarBricks, and features significant aero enhancements, opening doors, and a beautifully detailed 20B 3-rotor engine underneath the raising hood.
There are more superb images of builtbydave_’s modified Mazda to see at his ‘TCP Magic Rx7’ album on Flickr, and you can magic your way there via the link above.
*Not including anything American from the 1990s of course. Or Fiat.
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There are almost as many variants of Mercedes-Benz’s Unimog as there are tasks for them to do. Which is probably the point. Endlessly adaptable, the Unimog is also the perfect choice for Technic builders, as proven by Flickr’s Thirdwigg, who’s back here with another fully-functioning brick-built replica of the heavy-duty tractor.
This one is a U530, complete with a three-way* tipping bed, working steering, a piston engine, under the tilting cab, pendular suspension, plus front, centre and rear selectable PTOs.
There’s a rear pneumatic outlet too, which mean’s Thirdwigg’s model can be fitted with nearly as many pieces of additional equipment as the real thing, with a folding crane, trailer, and snow-plow some of those included in his extensive Flickr gallery.
Building instructions are available (and they’re free!), with much more to see at Thirdwigg’s ‘Unimog U530′ album. Click the link above for even more mogin’.
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At last, the long-awaited parts update to LEGO® Pick a Brick is happening – today! We have been told it will happen at midday Billund time, so let's hope that's the case.The list of 252 elements includes new pieces from September and October 2023 LEGO sets, many of which were supposed to be added in January, but a warehouse upgrade delayed the update. Thousands of Standard Assortment parts were also removed during that upgrade, but those were restored last Friday.
Browse our images of the 252 new elements, each with a handy link direct to the element on Pick a Brick.
And of course, the Micro Rocket Launch Pad Gift with Purchase is still available with minimum spends of US$200/ £180/ 200€/ AU$320! Read our review of set 40712 by Kev Levell.
All text © New Elementary, element images © 2023 The LEGO Group.
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These 4-axled freight cars are designed to transport both truck trailers and containers alike.
Swiss company Hupac further developed the T5 from its predecessor the T4. This was necessary so that modern, so-called mega – trailers, with an interior height of 3 m can also be transported. These trailers require a floor that is lower above the top of the rails and even lower longitudinal beams on the wagon frame to grip the arms on the semitrailer.
Because of these special requirements, the T5 cannot transport 40/45 ft containers, as the container support pins would interfere with the trailer loading equipment.
“Hupac” chose dark gray as the livery for their wagons, whilst “Wascosa” utilizes an orange livery.
With the different mounting points, you can either load two 20″ containers (17×7 studs) or one 30″ and 20″ container. To load a trailer, the mounting points in the middle can be folded away or simply removed.
You will need MR52ZZ ball bearings inserted into part 18677 or 1×2 technic bricks with 2 holes, which can be bought at HAbricks with preinstalled ball bearings. For axles, you either need old 9V axles (RC ones will not work) or similar 3rd party made like the ones from BrickTracks, which can be bought at HAbricks as well.
As cargo, you can find a compatible trailer and compatible 20″ or 40″ container here on Open L-Gauge as well.
The zip-file contains two separate pdf-files for each of the liveries.
Many thanks to DennisAkaTechno for making instructions for these!https://open-l-gauge.eu/hupac-wascosa-t5-taschenwagensdgnss/
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TLCB Staff, being curmudgeonly bores, think that Rovers are old British cars of increasing mediocrity. The Online Lego Community however, thinks the word means something far more whimsical.
2024’s ‘Febrovery‘ – wherein dozens of extraordinary planetary exploration vehicles are constructed – is well underway, and we have another two wonderfully diverse rovers-of-the-spacey-type here today.
The first (above) is the delightfully hued ‘Greeble Transport Rover’, built to carry the tiny grey pieces that make up the most science-fictiony parts of spaceships. Ironically needing none itself, the ‘Greeble Transport Rover’ is instead a riot of colour, and there’s more to see courtesy of Febrovery veteran Frost.
Our second rover (below) forgoes the colour of Frost’s machine replacing it with earthy greys. Four sets of tracks and a great many triangles complete the utilitarian look, and there’s more to see of Horcik Designs‘ ‘Rover Expedition Ready’ at his photostream on Flickr.
Click the final two links above to see more of each rover, and the first if you fancy checking out the Febrovery building bonanza in full, where there’s not an old British car to be found anywhere. We promise.
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A 40 ft Container built to the LLMTC standard set by UrbanErwin. Stackable and stable, 7 studs wide, 34 studs long.
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We suspect that most people, if they could turn their car into a Bugatti Chiron, would.
It’d be an easy question for us here at The Lego Car Blog, as a battered Rover 200 has rather less allure than the world’s fastest production car, but even owners of 200mph supercars would probably make the switch.
Cue Dyens Creations of Flickr, who has done just that, turning his Technic 42154 Ford GT set into this excellent Bugatti Chiron alternate. There’s more to see at Dyens’ album; take a look via the link above, whilst we wonder how much sticky-back plastic and papier-mâché would be needed to give TLCB Rover 200 a Bugatti-based makeover.
https://thelegocarblog.com/2024/02/18/my-other-cars-a-ford-gt/
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As revealed when we recently interviewed, er… ourselves, the single worst thing about running a
world famousmoderately well-known Lego website is having to remove endless spam comments.Crypto currency, luxury goods that are absolutely definitely genuine, pills to make things bigger, pills to make things smaller, and – of course – escorts.
Thus today’s post is for the aforementioned escort commenters (most likely ‘bots from East Asia), as we have not one, not two, but four escorts appearing on the site today.
All come from previous bloggee Ralph Savelsberg, and represent (from left to right) two Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, a Volkswagen Transporter, and a Volkswagen Caddy, each perfectly capturing its real-world counterpart in mini-figure scale, with more to see on Flickr.
Book your escort via the link in the text above, whilst we delete another dozen comments advertising dubious services.
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These 4-axled freight cars, built by Talbot in the early 90s, were designed to transport trailers and containers on the same type of rolling stock.These 4-axled freight cars, built by Talbot in the early 90s, were designed to transport trailers and containers on the same type of rolling stock.
These 4-axled freight cars, built by Talbot in the early 90s, were designed to transport trailers and containers on the same type of rolling stock.
With the different mounting points, you can load one 40″ container (34×7 studs) or two 20″ containers (17×7 studs). To load a 40″ container or a trailer, the four mounting points on the middle need to be removed.With the different mounting points, you can load one 40″ container (34×7 studs) or two 20″ containers (17×7 studs). To load a 40″ container or a trailer, the four mounting points on the middle need to be removed.
With the different mounting points, you can load one 40″ container (34×7 studs) or two 20″ containers (17×7 studs). To load a 40″ container or a trailer, the four mounting points on the middle need to be removed.
The freightcar can also be operated without any load, but is pretty light due to the construction.The freightcar can also be operated without any load, but is pretty light due to the construction.
The freightcar can also be operated without any load, but is pretty light due to the construction.
You will need MR52ZZ ball bearings inserted into part 18677 or 1×2 technic bricks with 2 holes, which can be bought at HAbricks with preinstalled ball bearings. For axles, you either need old 9V axles (RC ones will not work) or similar 3rd party made like the ones from BrickTracks, which can be bought at HAbricks as well.You will need MR52ZZ ball bearings inserted into part 18677 or 1×2 technic bricks with 2 holes, which can be bought at HAbricks with preinstalled ball bearings. For axles, you either need old 9V axles (RC ones will not work) or similar 3rd party made like the ones from BrickTracks, which can be bought at HAbricks as well.
You will need MR52ZZ ball bearings inserted into part 18677 or 1×2 technic bricks with 2 holes, which can be bought at HAbricks with preinstalled ball bearings. For axles, you either need old 9V axles (RC ones will not work) or similar 3rd party made like the ones from BrickTracks, which can be bought at HAbricks as well.
Clicking on download will download a .zip file, that contains the .io file for all 4 variants or the PDF-instructions for all 4 variants.Clicking on download will download a .zip file, that contains the .io file for all 4 variants or the PDF-instructions for all 4 variants.
Clicking on download will download a .zip file, that contains the .io file for all 4 variants or the PDF-instructions for all 4 variants.
As cargo, you can find a compatible trailer and a compatible container here on Open L-Gauge as well.
https://open-l-gauge.eu/talbot-t3-einheitstaschenwagen-sdgms-4-color-versions/
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This generic white trailer is meant as a cargo for the Talbot T3 freight car. Without any changes, this type of trailer can be build in various colors, but this white version is just to provide you with a template to create your own liveries.This generic white trailer is meant as a cargo for the Talbot T3 freight car. Without any changes, this type of trailer can be build in various colors, but this white version is just to provide you with a template to create your own liveries.
This generic white trailer is meant as a cargo for the Talbot T3 freight car. Without any changes, this type of trailer can be build in various colors, but this white version is just to provide you with a template to create your own liveries.
The trailer itself is built in 7w, but the wheels are just 6w as a compromise to fit the T3. The rear bumper can be folded up, to fit inside the pocket of the T3 freight car.The trailer itself is built in 7w, but the wheels are just 6w as a compromise to fit the T3. The rear bumper can be folded up, to fit inside the pocket of the T3 freight car.
The trailer itself is built in 7w, but the wheels are just 6w as a compromise to fit the T3. The rear bumper can be folded up, to fit inside the pocket of the T3 freight car.
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The LEGO® Friends theme was rebooted last year and in addition to brand new set concepts like 42605 Mars Space Base and Rocket it has brought many new takes on sets from earlier years. During its 12 year run, LEGO Friends has given us 41058 Heartlake Shopping Mall in 2014 – remembered for its Pearl Gold palm leaves, and 41450 Heartlake City Shopping Mall in 2021 – a surprisingly recent model that shares the same name, layout and escalator system as the new mall I'm reviewing today: 42604 Heartlake City Shopping Mall.
All of the rebooted LEGO Friends sets seem to be large improvements over their predecessors; so how does this mall fare?
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What we value, particularly our vehicles, depends very much upon time and place. The sixth generation Honda Civic, built from ’95 to 2000 (and its Rover 200/400 counterpart), is worth scrap money here in TLCB’s home nation. That is despite the fact they go on for ever, and shouldn’t really need scrapping yet at all.
In the Unites States however, the ‘EM’ Civic is both revered (and hated) as a staple of the tuner scene, and is rather sought-after. No doubt reverence for the mid-’90s Civic will rise in the UK too, as the numbers on the road dwindle to almost nothing, but for now many end their days doing this. There are thousands left on the roads in America though, with many tastefully modified (and many more rather less so) thanks to an abundance of tuning parts.
This neat Speed Champions recreation of the sixth-generation Honda Civic Si Coupe comes from Ilya M of Flickr, who has taken the former route to modification to rather smart effect. There’s an opening hood (with a detailed engine underneath), room for two mini-figures, and free building instructions available (100 TLCB Points to Ilya). Take a look via the link above to see more.
https://thelegocarblog.com/2024/02/15/therell-be-honda-coupe/
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The Prototype
The “Blauwe Brabander” steam locomotives were a small series of express passenger locomotives ordered by the NBDS in 1908, and built by Beyer, Peacock and Company.
They were built to pull the long and heavy mailtrains between Boxtel (NL) and Wessel (DE), forming part of the larger route from London to Berlin.These locomotives where the first of this wheel arrangement in the country, with similar locomotives being ordered by different railway companies a few years later. They had a short but successful service with the NBDS, but the start of the First World War meant that international rail traffic stopped almost entirely, and the engines became redundant. The NBDS (which main purpose was to run international trains between the Netherlands and Germany) was absorbed into the Stare Railways in 1919.
Unfortunately, none of these engines where preserved. The few engines that survived World War Two were used as reserves for a while, but the last ones where scrapped in 1947.
The LEGO Model
The model is built in 1:45 scale, but since the real locomotive was relatively small, the model ends up only being 7 studs wide.
Some of my favourite features of the model are the cab interior details, and the internal valve gear between the frame that actually moves as the model runs along.
The model has been test-built, and is fairly sturdy once complete. The boiler and cab are easily removable from the frame for maintenance or repairs, and the coal load of the tender is removable to access the power button and charge port.
The model is powered by a BuWizz 2.0 battery box in the tender, driving a power functions L motor underneath the firebox and a train motor under the tender. This combination gives the locomotive a lot of pulling power.
The locomotive uses custom XL wheels and the tender uses custom thin M wheels. The model is designed around the upcoming wheels from HA Bricks, but until those become available I’ve used a combination of BBB and self-made 3D printed wheels on my own model.
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Attention all LEGO® Space fans! Once again, The LEGO Group is honouring the legacy of Classic Space.
Coming on 16 February 2024 for LEGO Insiders and from 19 February for mere mortal Terrans is the next LEGO Gift with Purchase (GwP): 40712 Micro Rocket Launch Pad. This micro-scaled set contains reimagined versions of sets from yesteryear and is a wonderful modern addition to the existing range of retired products.
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One of the more intriguing new sets released under the LEGO® Minecraft™ theme in January 2024 was 21257 The Devourer Showdown, based on this year's Minecraft™ Legends video game.
The 420 piece set features new moulds, new prints and some new recolours that currently remain exclusive to this set. It's definitely worth taking a closer look, even if Minecraft, the disgusting Devourer or mucus projectiles are not your thing.
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Volvo’s newly announced FH Aero truck has got this TLCB Writer thinking about bubbly chocolate. Because he’s very distractible. And he likes Aeros. But do the bubbles mean there’s less actual chocolate?
Whatever, back on task, this splendid brick-built replica of the new Volvo FH Aero 62 comes from Stefan Eeckman, who had some insider knowledge in order to create his model so swiftly after the actual truck’s reveal.
A tilting cab, Powered-Up remote control drive and steering, and some really very tricksy building techniques are available to view on both Flickr and Eurobricks, and you can take a look via the links above whilst this Writer hunts down some bubbly chocolate.
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This is a Dressta 530R Extra wheel loader, and seeing as we know less about wheel loaders than The Brothers Brick do about talking to girls, we have absolutely no idea what the ‘Extra’ bit means. Or the ‘530R’ bit…
Anyway, our incompetence aside, the model is rather good, coming from Bricksley of Flickr, featuring pendular suspension, a posable arm and bucket, and an articulated frame. There’s more to see at Bricksley’s ‘Dressta 530R Extra’ album and you can head there via the link above if you’re wheelie diggin’ it*.
*No we don’t know how to talk to girls either.
