SNCF Class 241-A MOC

[MunchKatsu]

Hello everyone, I designed the SNCF Class 241-A steam locomotive for the BrickLink Design Program, and wanted some feedback before I submitted it. Any feedback is appreciated, thank you!

[M_slug357]

Is it… motorizeable?

[Darkkostas25]

1) Options for motorization (but here you need to put information on with of system you may use for it (powered up/ power functions or from third party like pybriks etc...)
2) I`d done coupling rods more compact to fit 8std wide scale not 10 (but its not so important)
3) Looks kind of blunt with only total black (for me) try to add another color for accent (red, orange, yellow, white, grey, maybe sone green/blue) to make it more coherent and non so monotone. Do some striping on boiler, or use color to emphasize some parts of engine/it parts.
Model is solid looking.

Edited January 26, 2024 by Darkkostas25

[Feuer Zug]

Solid locomotive build. As @M_slug357 and @Darkkostas25 mentioned, motorization is a major question. I do like your use of panels to create the smoke deflectors.

[MunchKatsu]

Apologies for the delay, I didn't realize there were replies.

On 1/24/2024 at 3:53 PM, M_slug357 said:

Is it… motorizeable?

I've built it so that it should be motorizable with two Power Functions Large motors, and I have pieces in the front that can be taken out to make space for power functions lights. The tender should fit two small Power functions battery boxes, as well as one receiver. Because of the configuration of the motor and the length of the train, it would require a power function switch to reverse the direction of the front motor. It has enough space to be compatible with the Powered Up Large motor, but the cable would not reach, so it would require a third-party extension cable, probably best with a splitter that reverses the direction of the front motor.

On 1/25/2024 at 3:51 AM, Darkkostas25 said:

1) Options for motorization (but here you need to put information on with of system you may use for it (powered up/ power functions or from third party like pybriks etc...)
2) I`d done coupling rods more compact to fit 8std wide scale not 10 (but its not so important)
3) Looks kind of blunt with only total black (for me) try to add another color for accent (red, orange, yellow, white, grey, maybe sone green/blue) to make it more coherent and non so monotone. Do some striping on boiler, or use color to emphasize some parts of engine/it parts.
Model is solid looking.

Regarding point three: there is actually color accents with the stickers I included for my submission, but since I run Linux on my desktop, I didn't have access to the Parts Creator software that would have allowed me to show what the model would look like with stickers. The tender, cab, and smoke deflector would have red bars running along the edges, and the boiler would have gold stripes.

On 1/25/2024 at 9:40 AM, Feuer Zug said:

Solid locomotive build. As @M_slug357 and @Darkkostas25 mentioned, motorization is a major question. I do like your use of panels to create the smoke deflectors.

Thank you! I thought it was a good way to show how thin the smoke deflectors are in real life, since it's difficult to represent it with something thin using LEGO.

 

Thank you everyone for your positive comments! My model was approved for the contest, and will be moving on to the crowd vote phase.

[Shiva]

Series 4?

+ nice work!