Hey guys, I know I’m VERY late to say this, but I messed up on a few points. For example, I meant to say 1187’s tender could hold 15,000 POUNDS of coal, not tons. Furthermore, I left out how 1187 is known as the Johnstown Engine, after the infamous flood in that city in 1889. 1187 was not present for that event, but at least three of her H3 siblings were there and were damaged beyond repair. I’ve decided to reupload this video at some point with better audio, but I don’t know when that will be. Thanks for tuning in! Cheers!
Just to ask (because of a side effect of building anything out of LEGO) do you have any 6 or 7 wide freight cars for 1187? Because one of the issues that I have is I prefer modeling modern-day freight cars, but if I wanted to build old time steam trains I would need to (because I'm that way) have lightweight cars that are six or seven wide and run decently long trains, but I would not be able to utilize any of my modern-day rolling stock, leading to even more years of having to build more rolling stock and more time spent....😂 But I have obtained numerous used books about older freight cars (Train Shed Cyclopedia) just in case. Your trains are pretty nice! 👍🙂
@ thanks for the comment and the compliment! Most of the freight cars I have now and the ones I intend to build in the future are 8 studs wide. I do have ones that are 7 wide that are made from instructions you can buy from Block Junction, which is where most of my British trains models in my collection come from. When I initially built 1187, I didn’t so so with any sort of scaling in mind, but I did still make it 8 studs wide. My next model is being built with actually scaling used in the design process. I do have some coaches and engines that are 6 wide, but they will be taken apart so I can make better models of them. But going forward, my trains mocs will be 8 studs wide (1:48 scale) Also, I intend to take apart my current model of 1187 and make a much better model of it in the future. This model will be a proper 1:48 scale design, and it will pull the 8 stud wide cars already in my collection.
Very awesome video! Btw you can control the speed of your engine with the powered up app. And I would love to see some of your other engines, they look really good
Thanks for the info! I have them arranged in the pattern they are because, in my experience, that’s the way that works best for traversing turns and corners.
Lovely H3! She is a good engine irl and you captured her well in lego. Definitely a coal load can help hide that battery box. Love the bucket handle and fez bell it is a classic. Only thing i can say other wise, don't let my former pennsy friend hear you say dog house, Those are Monkey boxes on the pennsy!
Thank you! I tried to make my LEGO model of 1187 as close to the real thing as I could. I'm already thinking of several modifications I can make to the locomotive, including a tender rework. I've never heard of dog houses being referred to as "Monkey Boxes" on the Pennsy, so that's new info for me! But I have heard of Pennsy crewman referring to equipment with non-standard names before, such as how they referred to switcher engines as "shifters".
If you want to have better control over your loco using powered up try pi bricks it’s made by Lego train enthusiasts and battery powered bricks has a great tutorial on how to use it. It will give you smooth and controlled acceleration.
This is very high quality content! You 100% deserve more subs. Ps: where did you get that design for the freight cars? Or did you design them yourself?
Thank you! Those freight cars were designed by Tony Sava. I bought instructions for them from a website called Bonahoom Builds, but that website is now defunct. Tony Sava now sells his instructions on a website called Brick Train Depot. You can find them there!
Damn I didn't know 15,000 tons of coal could fit in that tender.😂😂😂😂 He's hauling around an entire freight train work of coal in his tender, it must have a pocket dimension in there or somethin
Hey guys, I know I’m VERY late to say this, but I messed up on a few points. For example, I meant to say 1187’s tender could hold 15,000 POUNDS of coal, not tons. Furthermore, I left out how 1187 is known as the Johnstown Engine, after the infamous flood in that city in 1889. 1187 was not present for that event, but at least three of her H3 siblings were there and were damaged beyond repair. I’ve decided to reupload this video at some point with better audio, but I don’t know when that will be. Thanks for tuning in! Cheers!
Just to ask (because of a side effect of building anything out of LEGO) do you have any 6 or 7 wide freight cars for 1187? Because one of the issues that I have is I prefer modeling modern-day freight cars, but if I wanted to build old time steam trains I would need to (because I'm that way) have lightweight cars that are six or seven wide and run decently long trains, but I would not be able to utilize any of my modern-day rolling stock, leading to even more years of having to build more rolling stock and more time spent....😂 But I have obtained numerous used books about older freight cars (Train Shed Cyclopedia) just in case. Your trains are pretty nice! 👍🙂
@ thanks for the comment and the compliment! Most of the freight cars I have now and the ones I intend to build in the future are 8 studs wide. I do have ones that are 7 wide that are made from instructions you can buy from Block Junction, which is where most of my British trains models in my collection come from. When I initially built 1187, I didn’t so so with any sort of scaling in mind, but I did still make it 8 studs wide. My next model is being built with actually scaling used in the design process. I do have some coaches and engines that are 6 wide, but they will be taken apart so I can make better models of them. But going forward, my trains mocs will be 8 studs wide (1:48 scale)
Also, I intend to take apart my current model of 1187 and make a much better model of it in the future. This model will be a proper 1:48 scale design, and it will pull the 8 stud wide cars already in my collection.
I wanna see more of your other PRR Mocs because this was awesome
That model looks amazing. Keep up the great work. 👍
Awesome moc! Im not a big fan of American locomotives, but I cant deny this thing looks great. Good job!
Very awesome video!
Btw you can control the speed of your engine with the powered up app. And I would love to see some of your other engines, they look really good
Here’s the thing about blind drive wheels they are always in the center of the locomotive regardless of how many drive wheel is there are
Thanks for the info! I have them arranged in the pattern they are because, in my experience, that’s the way that works best for traversing turns and corners.
Lovely H3! She is a good engine irl and you captured her well in lego.
Definitely a coal load can help hide that battery box. Love the bucket handle and fez bell it is a classic.
Only thing i can say other wise, don't let my former pennsy friend hear you say dog house, Those are Monkey boxes on the pennsy!
Thank you! I tried to make my LEGO model of 1187 as close to the real thing as I could. I'm already thinking of several modifications I can make to the locomotive, including a tender rework.
I've never heard of dog houses being referred to as "Monkey Boxes" on the Pennsy, so that's new info for me! But I have heard of Pennsy crewman referring to equipment with non-standard names before, such as how they referred to switcher engines as "shifters".
good vid
Nice classical design
If you want to have better control over your loco using powered up try pi bricks it’s made by Lego train enthusiasts and battery powered bricks has a great tutorial on how to use it. It will give you smooth and controlled acceleration.
Thanks for letting me know about PyBricks. I'll give Battery Powered Bricks' video a watch!
Class😊😊😊
That’s cool but where are the pistons
This is very high quality content! You 100% deserve more subs. Ps: where did you get that design for the freight cars? Or did you design them yourself?
Thank you! Those freight cars were designed by Tony Sava. I bought instructions for them from a website called Bonahoom Builds, but that website is now defunct. Tony Sava now sells his instructions on a website called Brick Train Depot. You can find them there!
Can you do the polar express?
Please
Make a video about it and make it out of Legos
Oh dear james you don’t look good what happened ? James : everything
Damn I didn't know 15,000 tons of coal could fit in that tender.😂😂😂😂
He's hauling around an entire freight train work of coal in his tender, it must have a pocket dimension in there or somethin
Damn, I just realized I misspoke there. I meant to say pounds, not tons.
@@lmgbros7723 it caught me off guard at first had to do a double take to make sure i heard it right🤣
I have the 1187 in mth oscale