New couplers for Lego, update with pictures

I was thinking these look pretty nice until I saw the lego man hanging onto the caboose!  Now if Lego made little O-Gauge people to scale, ... that would really be exiting!  

I don't think kiddies would expect anything but a Lego person on a Lego train. 

Where can I find that nice 0-4-0 steam switcher kit? Is it a custom built model? I failed to locate it after an internet search! ????

Oh, and I like those LEGO figures - they are charmingly toy-like as they should be!

@Tinplate Art posted:

Where can I find that nice 0-4-0 steam switcher kit? Is it a custom built model? I failed to locate it after an internet search! ????

That is from some custom instructions I purchased.   I will have to look for who I got them from.   I never finished the build,  just one of 1000 projects to get back to. 

THANKS for your reply! NICE model at any rate!

@Chessie posted:

I was thinking these look pretty nice until I saw the lego man hanging onto the caboose!  Now if Lego made little O-Gauge people to scale, ... that would really be exiting!  

Some fun stuff...

Current mainstream lego figures are known as minifigure or mini-figs. Prior to some time in the late 70's or real early 80's lego figures were much bigger brick built figures. 

Lego mini-figs don't scale to anything resembling a human.   The height is pretty close to a taller O gauge figure,  but the width is just crazy.   

There are some skinnier figures in the lego friends line, which is mostly geared towards young girls.   While the bodies are smaller,  the heads are basically the same size.   Scaled up the would be super tall NBA player sized compared to all other figures!

Just some more pictures I thought were fun.  Here's some pictures with a lionel gondola and model power O scale figure vs a lego brick built gondola mounted on mpc era trucks with a lego barber.

Obviously the minifigure is boxy but the car size looks great. Imho

This is a comparison between lego truck assembly vs another mpc era truck assy.

You can see the difference in gauge clearly in the last picture.   This is only one type of Lego train axle,  but it is very common.   BMR uses a different style that allows for mini roller bearings.   The lego train wheel is pretty close to an O scale wheel.   I have some 2 rail scale trucks somewhere but I couldn't dig them out this evening. 

Anyway, I just thought think this is fun.

@Tinplate Art posted:

THANKS for your reply! NICE model at any rate!

Found it

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@Chessie posted:

I was thinking these look pretty nice until I saw the lego man hanging onto the caboose!  Now if Lego made little O-Gauge people to scale, ... that would really be exiting!  

 A'cause that was spaceman, not the brakeman

The fellow dressed for the job behind him blends into the surrounding stonework pretty well I think. 

I like some Lego engines better than some of the crazy starter set themes and colors.  

They can be made 3r or run on O track on battery (as is)

My cousin in law was a huge collector of lego.  If you want a new hobby where boxes eat up even more square footage, you found it. They do tend to stack well     ...I think he was a starter degreed Mason too 

It's gonna be bad when the even the Lego crowd makes fun of us for our Lobster Claws 

I guess a mod IS needed. I was told it wasn't. Or maybe the mod was so simple it was forgotten?.

One source for more realistic figures is Mega Blox now Mega Construx.  Not perfect but they articulate more than Lego Minifigs and make a good product.  I built a Castle Greyskull Mega Construx kit with my youngest son over Christmas and was suprised how far they've come.

I have been thinking of crossing over into Lego trains but using 2 rail O scale track, trucks, and wheels.

Pictures below are from the article on BMR and are reposted here with permission. 

Kadee couplers installed in custom lego compatible molded parts.

Mounted on 60' gunderson box car

Illustration of kadee on Reading Company arched roof combine

Kadee mounted on ACF covered hopper.  

Really nice. Do those rails have metal? Also what's a good site for Lego Train info?

Years ago I went to a Super Bowl party at the house of my son's friend. Our host took us into his train room where he had a large Lego layout ( Maybe 12' x 20'?) It was a completely scenic'd city with all lego buildings and accessories and had numerous loops of track, switches and trains. I had never seen anything like it.

It was completely enchanting and made me want to immediately go home and make a lego layout. It had the bright shiny charm of prewar tinplate. I lay down and waited for the fever to pass. 

@TexasSP posted:

Really nice. Do those rails have metal? Also what's a good site for Lego Train info?

Brick model railroader is a great place to start.   

There are many local lego clubs that get together the same as other trains clubs.   Most of them have LUG in the name,  short for Lego Users Group.   PennLUG in eastern PA is a well known example. 

My son just completed the new Lego Crocodile. It is a very impressive model and compares well with the Marklin scale version shown below.

They look great with the new couplers! Terry