Modifying my Lone Ranger Constitution Chase here, and this video is really helping. I got half of a Technic set from a yard sale and I am scrapping it for parts. With fewer pieces ive been able to do so.
I like the concept It is really simple yet affective and if you don’t have or know someone who owns a 3D printer you have better alternatives for your Lego models
Wow, these pistons designs look so complicated but they look so easy to build with they way you 're showing them. Love this video! keep up the great work!
Theee videos will be instrumental in helping me finally after so long build a simple Lego steam locomotive, I’m so excited to finally achieve this dream I have had since childhood
Just watching these videos makes my day a bit better because I like trains, and Legos. I have only gotten 1 lego train so far, that being the 40th anniversary one. I hope to get some lego rails to push it along and have some fun with it!
i use the technic axle pin connector pieces of the rods but they take up a whole stud. i will definitely use these ideas. thanks for sharing you are the best!
You out here with full valve gear and I only have the standard bogey wheels 😔 Seriously you put SO much detail in your models and your suggestions are really helpful and informative
Thanks for making this, because of you doing this, I now know all the techniques and credit to your friend who helped you create such realistic models!
You can also use half-beams for the piston rods to save parts, and I find using sticks with grabbers and mini guns and 1m snap pins works well for making eccentric cranks. If I wanted an internal cylinder system, I’d use those triangular Technic pieces for the frames and the half-beam driving rods
Thanks for making the video! This will probably help me more too since I’m building a LEGO Steam Train out of the two locomotives of the 2018 high speed train 60197. Thanks again, it’ll really help me 😁👍
Excellent video! Thank you for all the ideas! Here's a tip from me: the way that real engines' valve gears never jam is through what's called "quartering". This method puts one side's valve gear 90 degrees ahead or behind the other. It runs beautifully and never jams! I've never had to use gears. Just thought I'd let you know! Happy new year!
wait i just remembered asking you how to do walschaerts valve gear. you said you will make a vid on it and i didnt think you will but i was wrong. thank you
I am happy to say, I have made a 040 peckitt using the first piston design, with a rank of small 4 wheeled coaches, there is still alot to add, 1 part is massive struggle, but the other is simple, I am changing the entire loco to a light green, like Scotsman on the USA tour, or navy blue, and to make the pistons red
@@The_Don07 actually that makes sense now that I think about it. With my 7939 I got the wheels from the trucks and made a group of three out of them. It couldn’t go around bends at all.
This is an excellent 'how to' video, many thanks. I have to say I'm rather lazy when it comes to piston types and only ever seem to use the, as you put it, GWR slider type as it's simple and can be made to work with most of my 7 wide models.
I’m currently working on a nickel plate road 765 2-8-4 berkshire moc and I’m having trouble with the pistons. I’m trying to get them to run as realistic as possible while keeping the baker valve gear look. I could use some pointers
That's a real tough one. I'm not entirely familiar with the prototype but after seeing some photos, I'd op for number 3 (from the video) and try and modify it to make the eccentric rod longer. Hope that sort of helps.
As soon as I finally splurge and get some of those driver and blind driver wheels, I'm gonna have to make a steam loco just to use some of these ideas :)
Brilliantly done. I can’t help but think though, after seeing the “Tight fits” example, with the technic half beams as side rods. Might it be feasible to do a more realistic Walschaerts valve gear with another small half beam? I admittedly don’t know if there’s something like a 2m Cross and hole half Beam to act as the eccentric. Though now I’m wondering if trying to make motion out of official pieces wouldn’t just make it stick out to far. Either way, best of luck on your current and future builds!
I have 2 questions now 1) Could you add more wheels to the GWR slider one, so it could be a 2-6-0 2) Can we have a block for block tutorial for the GWR slider.
You could easily make it a 2-6-0, just add another wheel and maybe use more gears. I'd also use L wheels rather than XL. The block isn't that hard, just copy what I have used there, and fill in the plank spaces with two extra cams.
Hmm, maybe not of an engine... I could certainly try, but it usually takes me 3 months to complete any single engine. I have to wait on Bricklink orders as well, which slows me down. Maybe as a video challenge at some point? I really want to do some time-lapse videos for my future layout (buildings and scenery). Thanks!
I would like to add another tigheter,smaller fits being a combination of you 0-4-0 slider desing and an actual simple cilinder sistem and its still within 8 studs wide
I think you could make the internal cylinder external with the same wheels. I am saying this because i only have those wheels. I may have to use my 3d printer for this one.
I do have an idea, but again, I know you're mostly invested in british, unique locomotives: what about the american Chesapeake and Ohio L1 490? It's a nice yellow/silver streamliner. Overall, I like your designs! Keep it up!
Hi. Do you know how to make sliding driving axles for Legos?, as I love to have flanged wheels on the centre axles. I'm aware that you decided to put flangeless centre wheels in order to make the loco be able to go round curves. Thanks.
I did the axle piston but it took me 1 day do the piston before doing the rest of my custom train.I also used 2 ninja go sword but the piston looks backwards so the train won’t get too much weight
2:11 What should have been mentioned here is quartering; offset one set of wheels by 90 degrees. This is a very simple solution that and is what they do in real life. Better and easier than gears.
The Blue wheels kinda reminds me of Thomas's Wheels. That reminds me. I'm working on my own Lego Train moc. And one of them is Thomas. But unfortunately the Wheels are Black. But I'll repaint them if I want to. But I don't feel like it right now. But the Side Rods looked cool
FINALLY I’ve been searching for a design but there were no search results apart from Luke tritons piston rods Anyways that man you saved me :D I can finally make my little 0-4-0 locomotive some rods And I got a new 4-6-0 locomotive so expect seeing it in one of my videos :)
I have a “knock off” lego old western train, and the side rods don’t work at all. I took them off, but still want side rods. The pistons aren’t angled due to clearance for the wheels, and simply have 1 1 by 4 hole in them. They also don’t have the toothed holes that technic pins fit into. The wheels themselves are geared. I would really like some help. If anyone I can help with such a problem, I’ll send you the type of set specs and pictures.
@@Britishbricks , ok. In about 2 weeks maybe. It’s currently at a friends house, as they took it overseas for a project and just got back, and they now need to quarantine.
Thanks so much for this video, now I can finally make a steam train with rods🤣. PS. Can you pls make a 57xx pannier tank. It'll look great amongst your collection. Again, thanks for the video, take care
If i may ask: you’ve done the hogwarts express moc but are you also going to do the coaches? Since the one lego gave us with the set is super inaccurate and id love to see an accurate lego hogwarts express coach
Tutorial for boilers: ua-cam.com/video/3VZpHYGl1y4/v-deo.html
I wanna see your build process of the engines... can you do something like that someday?
Modifying my Lone Ranger Constitution Chase here, and this video is really helping. I got half of a Technic set from a yard sale and I am scrapping it for parts. With fewer pieces ive been able to do so.
I like the concept
It is really simple yet affective and if you don’t have or know someone who owns a 3D printer you have better alternatives for your Lego models
Thanks mate, a nice LEGO alternative is preferred to some :)
Wow, these pistons designs look so complicated but they look so easy to build with they way you 're showing them. Love this video! keep up the great work!
Glad you like them! I'll keep it up ;)
Least now I know how to do Percy’s chassis correctly for his Lego model, thanks for the tips!
Well, this gave me a lot of ideas. Thank you, BritishBricks!
Thank you! :)
Sure
Theee videos will be instrumental in helping me finally after so long build a simple Lego steam locomotive, I’m so excited to finally achieve this dream I have had since childhood
Definitely using that eccentric trick on my next locomotive! Thanks!
Just watching these videos makes my day a bit better because I like trains, and Legos. I have only gotten 1 lego train so far, that being the 40th anniversary one. I hope to get some lego rails to push it along and have some fun with it!
That's awesome! Hope you can get some more soon!
@@Britishbricks I JUST GOT THE TRACKS
*LETS GOOOOOODWONDIDNIDBIWHISHFODJ-*
Very nice way of showing them
Cheers Marcus!
Thank you for making this vid cause now I can finally build a Porter 0-4-2 Locomotive!
Some very innovative methods that are sure to help Lego railway builders everywhere, no matter size or scale. Thank you.
- The Caledonian
Thank you for thinking so! Sam :)
i use the technic axle pin connector pieces of the rods but they take up a whole stud. i will definitely use these ideas. thanks for sharing you are the best!
No worries, thank you!
@@Britishbricks sam ever hindered on the idea of a discord server?
I love looking at Lego replica locos, the bricks look absolutely amazing!
Thanks!
Thank youuuu i needed this desperately!
No worries, hope you enjoyed it Nick!
@@Britishbricks 3:02
How long is the rods for the front wheels
@@TheColdWindOfBrazil 5L
You out here with full valve gear and I only have the standard bogey wheels 😔
Seriously you put SO much detail in your models and your suggestions are really helpful and informative
Do you think you could show us some ideas for building seven studs wide? I really struggle with it
Great idea, will do at some point!
Thanks for making this, because of you doing this, I now know all the techniques and credit to your friend who helped you create such realistic models!
You can also use half-beams for the piston rods to save parts, and I find using sticks with grabbers and mini guns and 1m snap pins works well for making eccentric cranks.
If I wanted an internal cylinder system, I’d use those triangular Technic pieces for the frames and the half-beam driving rods
Sounds interesting, thanks for sharing James!
WOW! Thank you BritishBricks! This will help me make my steam locomotive!
No worries, enjoy!
Thanks for making the video! This will probably help me more too since I’m building a LEGO Steam Train out of the two locomotives of the 2018 high speed train 60197. Thanks again, it’ll really help me 😁👍
Glad I could help, have fun!
OMG Thank You! Now I can finally build good looking Steam Trains. THANK YOU DUDE!
Glad I could help! Thanks Maurice!
00:46 perfect for a little green caterpillar with red stripes
Thanks so much! Love the amount of detail you go into!! Helps a lot :)
No worries Jemima, happy new year!
This answers the query I posted in your locomotive showcase video. Interesting ideas and designs. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Nice! I’ll make sure to use these great designs next time I make a locomotive (Or fix one)!
Sounds like a plan, thanks Caden!
i just built a 0-4-0 and used the gwr slider method you showed, works great
That's awesome! Thanks mate!
Excellent video! Thank you for all the ideas! Here's a tip from me: the way that real engines' valve gears never jam is through what's called "quartering". This method puts one side's valve gear 90 degrees ahead or behind the other. It runs beautifully and never jams! I've never had to use gears. Just thought I'd let you know! Happy new year!
Don't worry Caleb, I am familiar with quartering! Thanks for liking the video, and Happy New year!
@@Britishbricks Awesome! Sorry, I wasn't sure. A happy new year to you too!
0:41 Hey, this looks just like Percy’s chassis!
It does
With Thomas wheels
Maybe you could make a Percy with that chassis design.
Definite subscription. love the vids. keep up the great work.
Awesome, thank you!
I wish the kinds of trains you made were buyable. If they were I’d actually have a Lego railway
Me too, maybe LEGO will see this and get some ideas ;)
wait i just remembered asking you how to do walschaerts valve gear. you said you will make a vid on it and i didnt think you will but i was wrong. thank you
These are awesome I will have to try them. You have inspired me to try these.
Please do! Thanks mate :)
1:13 is also perfect for a little blue and cheeky enginr with 3 wheels
I am happy to say, I have made a 040 peckitt using the first piston design, with a rank of small 4 wheeled coaches, there is still alot to add, 1 part is massive struggle, but the other is simple, I am changing the entire loco to a light green, like Scotsman on the USA tour, or navy blue, and to make the pistons red
I’ve been waiting for this video I’ve always wanted to know what you use for your side rods
What was the easiest to make for the side rods
Awesome creations, but do you have connecting rods for a four-wheel locomotive?
2:37 why are the middle wheels different from the others and don’t have that rim?
so it can go around bends
@@The_Don07 actually that makes sense now that I think about it. With my 7939 I got the wheels from the trucks and made a group of three out of them. It couldn’t go around bends at all.
Oliver is correct :)
I’m building a Lego model for a USATC s160 2-8-0. This video was very helpful.
Wow that was really awesome one
Thanks!
These are some great designs
Glad you like them!
Woow! You are so talented!!!!😃👍👌✌
Thank you so much 😀
This is an excellent 'how to' video, many thanks. I have to say I'm rather lazy when it comes to piston types and only ever seem to use the, as you put it, GWR slider type as it's simple and can be made to work with most of my 7 wide models.
Glad you got something out of it, many thanks mate and happy new year!
@@Britishbricks Happy new year to you too, let's hope 2021 is a damn sight better ;-)
I’m currently working on a nickel plate road 765 2-8-4 berkshire moc and I’m having trouble with the pistons. I’m trying to get them to run as realistic as possible while keeping the baker valve gear look. I could use some pointers
That's a real tough one. I'm not entirely familiar with the prototype but after seeing some photos, I'd op for number 3 (from the video) and try and modify it to make the eccentric rod longer. Hope that sort of helps.
@@Britishbricks thank you for responding back. That helps me a bunch and I might try to order 3D printed rod pieces
@@cprmainline1607 TrainedBricks has some great 3D printed rods!
As soon as I finally splurge and get some of those driver and blind driver wheels, I'm gonna have to make a steam loco just to use some of these ideas :)
Brilliantly done.
I can’t help but think though, after seeing the “Tight fits” example, with the technic half beams as side rods. Might it be feasible to do a more realistic Walschaerts valve gear with another small half beam? I admittedly don’t know if there’s something like a 2m Cross and hole half Beam to act as the eccentric.
Though now I’m wondering if trying to make motion out of official pieces wouldn’t just make it stick out to far.
Either way, best of luck on your current and future builds!
Thanks Mew! It's quite difficult keeping things in 8 wide. You definitely could do it, but expect the rods to stick out. Cheers!
At 0:41 it shows a “Percy” chassis but where do you get those wheels seen on it?
It’s just what I am looking for! Thank you for the ideas
You are so welcome!
Excellent video! 👍🏼
Thank you! 👍
I love Lego’s. I wonder how I would build these pistons? Thanks for the vid
Happy to help!
I have 2 questions now
1) Could you add more wheels to the GWR slider one, so it could be a 2-6-0
2) Can we have a block for block tutorial for the GWR slider.
You could easily make it a 2-6-0, just add another wheel and maybe use more gears. I'd also use L wheels rather than XL. The block isn't that hard, just copy what I have used there, and fill in the plank spaces with two extra cams.
@@Britishbricks Thanks :)
Fantastic just what I need, but is there a way to make the eccentric rod on the simple walschaerts valve gear work like the real one?
Thanks! Have a look through this thread for ideas: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/74662-custom-steam-locomotive-rods/
Now i have a lot of ideas to used for my lego train
1:05 where can i buy blue train wheels??
Big Ben Bricks: www.bigbenbricks.com
@@Britishbricks thanks👍
This is great. Could you do a video on different valve gear designs?
Possibly! Thanks!
Can you do a time lapse of you building/finishing one of your trains?
Hmm, maybe not of an engine... I could certainly try, but it usually takes me 3 months to complete any single engine. I have to wait on Bricklink orders as well, which slows me down. Maybe as a video challenge at some point? I really want to do some time-lapse videos for my future layout (buildings and scenery). Thanks!
@@Britishbricks another thing I want to ask, will you ever do giveaways or will the trains be yours to keep?
I have almost everything, but the wheels with axle holes are sooo hard to get in my country and bricklink is changing trice more for shipping
I really like Your video becouse it help me lot when i tried to make my own trains
Could you please give the parts list for the first one?
0:42 what is parts you used for the traction rods
I'm redesigning the Hogwarts express and 3:07 is the best one, got any good tips for redesigning the boiler
Are those red pieces Lego parts or 3d printed? If they are Lego, what is the part number?
I built a BR class 07,and it uses small technic wheels,but do u have an idea for small technic wheels?
Thank you so much! This will come in handy!
Glad it was helpful!
can you make a tutorial for making there cause i'm trying to build the 0-6-0 one and its really hard to pinpoint the exact lego pieces.
I would like to add another tigheter,smaller fits being a combination of you 0-4-0 slider desing and an actual simple cilinder sistem and its still within 8 studs wide
Hi British bricks! Please could you tell me the name of the part that connects the axle to the wheel on the first idea please
Whats your favourite out of all the big four, Mines GWR.
LNER for me :)
The first will be look good for Percy moc
I think you could make the internal cylinder external with the same wheels. I am saying this because i only have those wheels. I may have to use my 3d printer for this one.
I do have an idea, but again, I know you're mostly invested in british, unique locomotives: what about the american Chesapeake and Ohio L1 490? It's a nice yellow/silver streamliner. Overall, I like your designs! Keep it up!
Cool loco, if I ever get sick of British steamers, I'll do it!
Thank you I wanted to know this since I start watch your videos! I love the coupling rods for a pug
Happy to help!
Hello again this Is awesome
This was super helpful
Glad you think so!
Thanks for the ideas!!!
Hi. Do you know how to make sliding driving axles for Legos?, as I love to have flanged wheels on the centre axles. I'm aware that you decided to put flangeless centre wheels in order to make the loco be able to go round curves. Thanks.
Maybe making the chassis three studs wide instead of four, you can slide the middle wheel from side to side?
@@Britishbricks Okay thanks. I'll have a try. 🙂
0:50 now we know how to make Percy
Ya
Yes
Did you get some tips to build the perfect steam engine?
Use drawings, and experiment. I always start with the chassis, then work on the body, and finish by adding details
Can you make a moc of Emily and Lady from TTTE??
No sorry :)
This is nice to now how to make train like
This.
Where do you get those custom train wheels shown in some clips?
Do you know why I am so anxious to build your completed E2 in blue
Thomas the tank engine
I did the axle piston but it took me 1 day do the piston before doing the rest of my custom train.I also used 2 ninja go sword but the piston looks backwards so the train won’t get too much weight
Cool!
@@Britishbricks thanks
Awesome dude that’s amazing
Thanks!
How do you get the small wheels?
Big Ben Bricks - check my About tab on my channel for more custom LEGO train parts!
@@Britishbricks Thanks Mate I’ve literally everywhere for these wheels but thank you for telling me where to get them
Very good ideas
Thank you! Happy new year mate!
@@Britishbricks you two
2:11 What should have been mentioned here is quartering; offset one set of wheels by 90 degrees.
This is a very simple solution that and is what they do in real life. Better and easier than gears.
The Blue wheels kinda reminds me of Thomas's Wheels. That reminds me. I'm working on my own Lego Train moc. And one of them is Thomas. But unfortunately the Wheels are Black. But I'll repaint them if I want to. But I don't feel like it right now. But the Side Rods looked cool
How do you still have so much weels
Which one do u recommend? If im building like a tender engine or like a large tank engine?
Probably the fourth one, good luck!
does he have STL files for the rods or do we buy from him?
FINALLY I’ve been searching for a design but there were no search results apart from Luke tritons piston rods
Anyways that man you saved me :D
I can finally make my little 0-4-0 locomotive some rods
And I got a new 4-6-0 locomotive so expect seeing it in one of my videos :)
That's awesome to hear, can't wait to see what you come up with!
Thank you for this, with the first one, I can build a simple 0-4-0 saddle tank engine with moving rods easily now :D
Glad I could help!
for my scotsman, i've done a mix between the tight fit and a gwr slider, is good for an a3?
That sounds extremely good, would love to see it!
@@Britishbricks thanks! you are probably the best train builder i have seen btw
Same here also request can you do a GWR Dean goods moc and show how to do it on youtube
You could make a functional compound steam locomotive with one of those valve gear arrangements
Probably could!
I have a “knock off” lego old western train, and the side rods don’t work at all. I took them off, but still want side rods. The pistons aren’t angled due to clearance for the wheels, and simply have 1 1 by 4 hole in them. They also don’t have the toothed holes that technic pins fit into. The wheels themselves are geared. I would really like some help. If anyone I can help with such a problem, I’ll send you the type of set specs and pictures.
send me a pic and I'll have a look: flickGWR@gmail.com
@@Britishbricks , ok. In about 2 weeks maybe. It’s currently at a friends house, as they took it overseas for a project and just got back, and they now need to quarantine.
Thanks so much for this video, now I can finally make a steam train with rods🤣.
PS. Can you pls make a 57xx pannier tank. It'll look great amongst your collection.
Again, thanks for the video, take care
Don't worry, the 57xx is on the list!
@@Britishbricks thanks mate
Happy New Year
Happy new year!
If i may ask: you’ve done the hogwarts express moc but are you also going to do the coaches? Since the one lego gave us with the set is super inaccurate and id love to see an accurate lego hogwarts express coach
I will at some stage, just got a lot on my plate. I will get to them eventually!