Great rendition of the classic BR train. I've attempted this myself but have yet to figure out a convincing look. This may well have inspired me to take up the challenge again.

My favourite.....the old yellow faced BR rolling stock !>>.....fantastic stuff....and thanks for the comments !.....

Now that I see this train on a page of its own I can really see how impressive it is. The details around the wheels I especially like. I've normally just used the 9V era LEGO train wheels and called it done, but now I see how good some time and effort can make the wheel base look. I also really like the paint job, don't know why they would ever change from that, it looks so good! I have a suggestion for the wheel base though, if you use some BigBenBricks wheels you might be able to have all 6 wheels on each bogey (that's the wheel base right?), That’s what I used on the leading truck (that's what I thought the wheelbase was called) on my steam train and it can make 9V curves just fine, just I suggestion you could try if you want. You were defiantly right, I did have to check out this locomotives main page myself, it's epic!

Very nice... Rate it a 10 for outstanding work. This is one of those models that just speaks for itself, it shows immediately that a lot of effort was put into this and a lot of patience I imagine. Like many of your builds and many others out there you can see the work that was done to create some of the models that are just awesome... Its another one of those I will go back to look at from time to time

That is sweet! I love British Locomotives, but I've never seen one in Lego!

Hi J E, Actually this was my first proper train build so I kind of just played it by ear. I think the first rule of building a train based on an actual engine is to ignore the standard lego way of building a train. 6 wide isn't a great scale so maybe try to aim for a 7 or 8 wide. Pretty much concerntrate on the way you want the model to look and this will dictate the scale you need to build in. This was a pretty big engine probably the length of 2 standard length lego train carriages. It's great just as a static model but not very functional as a fully motorized one. Because of the weight it was quite slow and sluggish and didn't go around bends very well. On the upside I was very pleased with how realistic it looked and that was justification enough for me.Hope this helps in some way. Andy

Hi Andy, Is there any chance that you share with us/me how you actually build it? I'm new to Lego (train) building. The Class 37 has always been one of my favorites and now I drool all over these wonderful creations. Do you have more pictures or instructions? Greetings J.

i never commented this,i guess i thought you d add more,the work you ve done with this is incredible,you re passionate about this,and it shows!,in the most beautiful way!,i hope you get to do your vision of these trains,as it s very nicely colored,i agree about the paint style,it is exceptional!,excellent work on this teaser!

To the Lego train performances you alluded to: I agree, it seems that with every new system they bring out, the lack of power becomes more evident (though I admit not having used the battery system in person). I´m glad I can rely on a big collection of 12V trains, lights, switches and signals and a smaller, but still nice collection of the 9V system of the 90s... Although, some of the 12V stuff is so old that it has problems once I havn´t used it for a longer period of time (the engines will barely move at first - I have to help them by pushing; must be dirt or corrosion on the central conductor rails or their counter parts on the engines). In general, Lego sets have gotten more expensive over the time. And what´s even worse is that they contain less and less real pieces. Lego tends to introduce more and more huge one-piece solutions - preventing the builders to use them in many different ways (great exceptions from this are the Creator sets). Just take a look at the aircraft sets... Strategy is clear to me: producing cheaper stuff which is more easily put together by the kids. Kind of like PlayMobile... Sad! Oh well, the good old times... I´m glad I got to know Lego the way I did when I was a kid. Steffen

Very impressive !!!

Im not a fan of diesel locos but this is fantastic. try making a steam train now, that would look so good! Please can you comment on my railway station. Thanks.

fantastic, never been a lover of diesel engines but this makes me want one. great build, details, colour, and the signal looks good too.

What a beautiful beast!

Amazing work, great detailing and the outside shots make it more believable.5/5

Wow, that looks great! Nice work.