Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) GP-38 diesel locomotive - 10133 MOD - real world WIP

[Murdoch17]

I remember when the original BNSF Lego set was delivered back in 2004 to my dad's house. (for him - not me, sadly!) That set, along with the complete Super Chief he already owned from two years prior, got me even more psyched for LEGO trains. Granted, I couldn't afford the set at the time, but now I'm 20 years older and have money! Thus, I decided one day late last month to redesign the 9v Train set 10133 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) GP-38 Locomotive - into the modern paint scheme of the BNSF railroad.

In short: I took the dark green and made it black, as that's the way the railroad has painted their engines since 2005. As I couldn't possibly get the yellow train baseplate, I used Dark Bluish Grey, and since I HATE dealing with flex-tubes, I used premade fence parts for the walkway railings. I also revised the rooftop fans, the bogies, and the fuel tank.

The front of the loco.

The rear of the loco. The three 2x2 DBG donut tiles on the roof are missing fan printing here in LDD.

The cab roof is still removable, just like in the original set. This area seats one mini figure at the controls.

Only 126 bricks remain to be found or bought for this diesel locomotive in the real world at this time. (NOTE: Some differences exist between the digital model and the WIP.)

Thoughts?

[JopieK]

Nice one! That is always a good idea to try to make a much more affordable version :) I have it, but it is still in storage, hope I will have it back in the summer holidays.

[Murdoch17]

2 hours ago, JopieK said:

Nice one! That is always a good idea to try to make a much more affordable version :) I have it, but it is still in storage, hope I will have it back in the summer holidays.

Thank you as always @JopieK!

[Feuer Zug]

Good work redoing the colors on the BNSF locomotive. The orange does stand out in a railroad setup. My only suggestion would be to have a tile instead of a plate at the back of the long hood under the lights.

[Murdoch17]

1 minute ago, Feuer Zug said:

Good work redoing the colors on the BNSF locomotive. The orange does stand out in a railroad setup. My only suggestion would be to have a tile instead of a plate at the back of the long hood under the lights.

Thanks! The digital file's pictures are slightly out of date... the real world model has tiles right now in that area. Sorry for the confusion.

[Shiva]

Nice it is :)

[Murdoch17]

20 hours ago, Shiva said:

Nice it is :)

Thanks!

[JGW3000]

As a fan of Virtual Railfan on Youtube, I think you've done a great job modeling BNSF engines - there are still some of the old green runs in use, although many are being retired. Any plans to add the logo on the side? Black or the rare 'golden swoosh.?

[Murdoch17]

2 minutes ago, JGW3000 said:

As a fan of Virtual Railfan on Youtube, I think you've done a great job modeling BNSF engines - there are still some of the old green runs in use, although many are being retired. Any plans to add the logo on the side? Black or the rare 'golden swoosh.?

Thanks! I don't do stickers, so it will be officially printed 1x1 tiles in black, which I am also using for the loco number on the cab. (these parts are missing from the digital pics.)

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Nice new livery ...great MOD!

[Murdoch17]

7 minutes ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Nice new livery ...great MOD!

Thanks!