I had a lego train set. Besides some of the Star Wars sets, it was my favorite.
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I had a lego train set. Besides some of the Star Wars sets, it was my favorite.
I had:
Can't forget about this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Freelancer
Lego scale is the manliest scale ever.
Thread jack spoilered for your convenience!
All of which I had.
I'm such a geek.
:iamafag:
It's time for another update.
I'm ripping out all the older tracks and replacing them with some better tracks better suited for the (somewhat) new technology behind the trains:
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My trains are now in the digital age. I'm using a VERY old DCC (Digital Command Control) controller now, meaning that I can run more than one train at once, play sounds from each engine, remotely uncouple cars, and hook my trainboard directly into a computer. The top picture is the controller itself (a relic from the early 2000s, the newer ones are VERY expensive and can do MUCH more), the bottom picture is the specialized programming track.
I also got a new engine for Christmas:
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And, finally, a look at the new layout. I haven't ripped out ALL of the old tracks yet; I need about 35 more switches to completely replace all my switching yards. The only old tracks which will stay are the ones which are supported by pylons, as the new tracks aren't designed for those pylons and thus I would have to buy some more.
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The black things in the tracks are little uncouplers which can uncouple cars for me. I have 3 on the tracks, but I also have 3 more to place.
I'm probably going to pick up some new stuff in about 2 weeks, so I'll update again then.
I have that set as well, I just can't find it :saddowns:Quote:
Originally Posted by English Mobster
Also, post updates on this.
I'll be able to get some more pictures this weekend.
I haven't had as much time to work on this as I have in prior updates, but I've still made progress. The main line is nearly complete, from there I'll have to get under the hood for some rewiring, lay down some more track for branch lines, and then I'll be able to place in scenery.
Mann Co., working in conjunction with the Bent Nails Santa Fe railroad on contract for Builders League United, LLC, and Reliable Excavation and Demolition, LLC, announces rail service to Well.
Okay, so maybe the buildings aren't there yet (no scenery has been placed, and I need to get off my ass and scratch-build it), but it will be Well eventually. I plan to make little RED and BLU figures and place them around the tracks. My ultimate goal is to place a speaker inside the building hooked up to a computer which is playing a loop of a recording of an Arena_Well match.
As I was pressed for space, this Well is a conglomerate of Arena_Well and CP_Well, meaning that it has about as many tracks as Arena_Well (CP_Well has 9 tracks and 2 waterways, Arena_Well has 7 tracks and 0 waterways.
As I was out of space for switches, this Well has 5 tracks and 2 waterways), the waterways of CP_Well, and a cut-down spawn building from Arena_Well, to save space for the nearby main lines and yard.
Moving on.
New engine (and some new cars) are in service. The red Santa Fe Dash 8 I was showing off had a bit of a motor malfunction, causing it to become a brick. I took the motor out entirely (you can see it on the flatcar in the Well pic), turning the Dash 8 into a dummy to be pushed around by other units. All of my plastic supports have been demolished; they were flimsy and just unsafe in general. The bottom level is complete (except for the yard and diesel shop) and needs a double pull, double throw switch to become operational and prevent a short.
New engine:
New engine pushing dummy Dash 8:
(Mostly) complete bottom level (north end):
(Mostly) complete bottom level (south end):
Mann Co., working on contract for Builders League United, LLC, and Reliable Excavation and Demolition, LLC, is currently working on completing rail service to Badlands and Freight. Freight is estimated to be completed this summer, Valve Time. Badlands is estimated to be completed before Christmas, Valve Time.
E: For those curious as to the loads of those cars:
Car 1: Track cleaner (rides below the boxcar, makes track nice and clean)
Car 2: Screws
Car 3: Nails
Car 4: Coal
Car 5: Former load of coal (I got gypped.)
Car 6: Bent nails/junk
Car 7: Industrial-strength magnet (for picking up spilled loads of preceding cars)
Car 8: Caboose
Whoa, by the end of this you're probably gonna have mice with red or blue cloth taped to their backs running through this maze of trains playing a game of capture the cheese.
Don't be silly, they'll be playing Control Point.
