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BrickBuiltBench
Приєднався 20 жов 2008
Custom Stickers for Lego Trains
After several messages on Instagram about my custom stickers I thought this short video would help explain the process I undergo when making stickers for my trains.
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GWR 4900 Olton Hall built from Lego
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In 2021 I embarked on a simple quest, I desperately wanted a more realistic Lego Hogwarts Express locomotive. Now my GWR Hall class is completed and you too can build your own with my free instructions on the Open L-Guage. Download instructions open-l-gauge.eu/gwr-49xx-hall-class/ Follow me on Instagram brickbuiltbench
GWR 5700 Built from Lego!
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Introducing my Lego GWR 5700 Class. This 1:42nd scale model is designed for shunting layouts. With crisp detail and a powerful motor there's little that this engine struggles to do. Download free instructions from the Open L Gauge open-l-gauge.eu/gwr-57xx-0-6-0-pannier-tank/ Follow me on Instagram brickbuiltbench
GWR Toad Brake Van in Lego
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Presenting my 20 Ton GWR brake van. I built this iconic brake van to accompany my 2251 class GWR goods loco and wanted to make it available for any other GWR fans. You can download instructions for this model from the Open L Gauge open-l-gauge.eu/gwr-20-ton-toad/ Follow me on Instagram @brickbuiltbench
Lego Powered Up - 9V block battery upgrade
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I took some time to modify my Powered Up hubs to be compatible with 9V block batteries.
What a GREAT MOD, thank you so much for sharing. Do you have any links for where you got your: 1) 9V rechargeable batteries 2) 3D printed boxes Let me know if you do, as I;d love to have a go at this myself.
I bought the Zentr batteries on eBay. I think they're also available on AliExpress. For the 3D printed boxes, I print those myself
Charming little goober :3
You should try making an engine from titfield thunderbolt
@@Cutzvr. I must confess I've never heard of that before but I'm now intrigued!
The Titfield Thunderbolt is one of my favourite train films of all time. I did once try to make 1401 from the film but never got the wheels for it and then demolished it. I even attempted to make Lion/Thunderbolt, but the scale didn’t work out.
would it work well with a few passengers cars? and maybe a small tender?
Yeah, it's got quite good pulling power to it. I've had about 8 log wagons and my toad behind it and it runs happily. The only caveat is that the circuit cube batteries don't last very long and it's quite slow as its designed for shunting
@@BrickBuiltBench I'll just motorize the tender, then. any suggestions on what would look good?
Is the motor supposed to not be connected to any studs on the bottom in the cab?
@@pooletrainboy the Bluetooth battery box is not connected to studs so it can be removed easily. The motor in the chassis is connected via snot bricks to the side of the motor
@@BrickBuiltBench Yes I meant the battery box yes I see that now the rear of the cab and bunker has just 2 studs very nice.
You are just far too good, I just bent them out a smidge and crocodile clipped my 9volt battery to them. I likes your way more, but mine took about 20 seconds as I am lazy and stupid and I wanted to be able to go back to six 1.5volt if it became necessary for some reason. Love those red carriages, that is something I would like to get around to doing once I have finished my 6wide versions of Orient Express that are proving to be just like the real 8wide versions, ie Frightfully Expensive! Turns out building Lego trains can become a bit on the expensive side...who knew. As someone who clearly knows his onions, do you have any knowledge of a design of the classic Mark 1 British Rail carriage in 6 wide? I have found a couple in 7wide and 8wide, but 7 wide use so many parts they cost too much when you want at least 4, and 8wide although they use a lot fewer parts than 7wide just become too heavy. So as I am on a budget I thought I would try 6wide, but my 6wide Mark 1 search has proved fruitless, has no one done one, or is there a reason it cant be done? I know the curved bottom of the carriage may prove an issue with the bogeys on R40 curves as my rudimentary experiments have shown, but I am a very poor designer. Is there a 6 wide design that you have heard of?.
@@neilrusling-je6zo honestly I don't think think the width of the carriage will increase the cost that much. The expenses really comes from the number of parts needed to make a longer base that's still sturdy. I agree, it's definitely not cheap. My upcoming GWR composite suburbans are roughly £120 each.
Do you have an instructions video or something im developing a new interest in lego trains and i love the look of steam trains i really want to build one but i lack the knowledge of how to make my own so looking around to find some and this looks amazing
@@User-qn1gs1ig4q62 I've not done any videos of designing or building my models yet, but the PDF instructions and studio files are available on Open L-Gauge
@@BrickBuiltBench thanks will that show up if I Google it also wondering where you get the bricks to make these as I don't think I have most of the pieces I'd need to make this
For the 4 wide boiler a set of xl drivers fit much better but, the xxl drivers are understandable with the scale youre going for and would look very nice with a 5 wide boiler, i would recommend british bricks's tutorial as its great for having a frame of reference for bigger boilers/techniques that can be used for boilers
@@icerod9961 I may tinker with brick built boilers in the future if I try a King or Castle. For now I'm content with this for my Hall
Dear Lego, PLEASE MAKE STEAM ENGINES AND MAKE THEM GOOD PLEASE
Awesome build! One of the best lego builds when it comes to scratch built locomotives in lego. I dont have lego trains, but I do have a very old mainline railways pannier tank that recently decided to work again (I was going to replace th3 chassis) so I enjoyed running her on my layout.
Bro I gotta be completely honest with you about this build…………………….this is hands down the best custom Lego train I’ve ever seen👍 it legit looks like an actual model GRW, if you put an actual model side by side with it, I wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference👏👏👏
Beg pardon sir but this build is incredible
Ok this looks like duck from Thomas and friends just no face outstanding job looks so realistic 😁😁
@@joecorleto8377 I might have made a face for this to sit along my Thomas...... possibly 😜
This is perfect for me as I've just acquired a Cricut! Some great insight, thanks :)
@@LarrysLego looking forward to seeing how you enhance your superb locos with the stickers!
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James frome ttte???????
No, this is my favourite GWR engine the 2251 Collet goods. They replaced the Deans and despite being classed as goods trains ran goods, mixed and passenger services.
amazing! reminds me of Legoset 112
UA-cam finally recommending videos I want to watch... Fantastic work, looks perfect to my eye. The decals look great too!
Game recognizes game
Lovely job
how is there only 200 views 1 comment and 7 likes?? this deserves at least 10k views
This looks amazing. Yours looked much better than Lego’s. Lego’s 18+ version is a total let down( same with the Orient Express). But I’m still annoyed with the color. Was it a dark red in the films? But it’s ok I guess with color. Now if Lego does the Polar Express than I’ll get that than Olton Hall, like she’s beautiful but Pere Marquette 1225 is just amazing as she is as a Berkshire. Or other movie star locomotives that the owners wouldn’t mind for a set to be made.
@@justincole1510 thanks! I stuck with bright red for 3 reasons. First, as I had been modifying the sets my coaches were already in the red colour and so I wanted them to match. The second reason was down to cost, dark red is a pain in the butt just like dark green. The final reason was I always felt like the locomotive in the film was too dark. If it's supposed to be a magical train why does it look so dreary? I think like myself they already had coaches in that colour so they just painted the train that colour to match 😂
Ngl a missed opportunity to put 5741
@@Just_Justin-ip7gn it's a good idea, but both 5786 and 3205 are together at the SDR which is why I chose the number. I do have a duck face for this though and it looks great next to my WIP Thomas.
Stellar!
0:22 The tender looks really big next to the engine and coaches
@@jamesgroccia644 yeah in that early version the tender was dwarfing everything as it had to hold a regular City Hub. And those coaches were so short too😂
Make a Neilson box tank
@@ldamo77 I'm not familiar with those, they look like some very interesting locos and very industrial
I think you need to put flat wheels in the middle because as you probably saw the driving wheels lock up on turns and flat wheels normally work
@@Gremlinkid a blind driver is definitely an option but since tinkering I've never had it lock up since. The big difference is definitely adding a silicone based grease to the axles. At this kind of size and complexity you definitely have to start treating it like a model locomotive 👍
This train is so good it deserves to be a Lego set🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃
underrated youtuber
The boiler looks rather slim, doesn’t feel awfully accurate, but whilst working within the limitations of the bricks you’ve certainly done well, and absolutely did a far better job than Lego themselves do with their steam trains! Can’t wait to see more
@@Hacksworth_Sidings yeah it really needed to be 5 studs but I'm just not keen on the brick built boilers
Hello sir do you know what size wheel does the Hogwarts express use in the video because as I was going to buy the wheels but not sure if it's xl size or other ones
@@gracehtun4312 I used XXL for the driving wheels and Medium wheels for the tender. Don't forget to make sure 4 of your medium wheels have traction bands!
Oh now this is a fantastic model!!
so cool upload more pls can you make one without custom parts😁
Stunning Build!
MAKE ME ONE
This is great also if I want to create a connection to a mini-diode bridge and the old 9V motors! Thank you for the idea!
0:10 I thought it was 1/48 scale.
There's not much in it to be fair :D. I tend to take the buffer to buffer length, set the scale and then use a plan image to get everything to where it needs to be width wise I mostly eyeball it. But as it's Lego I think it makes it easier to get away with.
Only 54 subscribers how outrageous...need at least 40k your work is fantastic.
Show it to Larry of Larry's LEGO. He'd love to be able to build a 57xx Pannier Tank Engine.
He does have a lovely little Duck though 🙂
Yes brick he does have a little duck
That's one Lego must release as an official set. How cool.
It would be amazing if Lego could give us some more steam options.
@@BrickBuiltBench Well, just single locos and coaches would already be nice, instead of always sets, sets, sets.
Very nice!
This deserves wayyyy more likes and views
Thats class dude
You did lose significant capacity though, right?
It really depends on the battery choice. With a LiPo type battery like the znter I could run for a couple of hours. Recently I've been using a parallel lead to run two batteries together and with this setup I ran locos on and off at shows all day.
@@BrickBuiltBench Running two "intelligent" 9V batteries in parallel seems a bit problematic to me. Maybe you should save them with diods.
Was looking for a solution to connect a 9 volt battery to the hub and than I found this video super cool :) Where do you get the file for the 3D printed bottom part?
I found this one recently that works really well. www.thingiverse.com/thing:6262436
How much mAh is the 9V replacement? Normal operation take ruffly 30 min for 6 AAA batteries. How long will this operate? Thanks for the "hack" .
I think the Znter ones I'm using are 600mah. They run for about 2 hours before needing to be changed
Good! Thank you for sharing!