Advent Calendar 2024 - Christmas Train - The Jill Project

[Trainfish]

I'm really not sure that a fire in a Lego loco is a good idea 

[emjaybee]

I'm really not sure that a fire in a Lego loco is a good idea 

Exactly!

[Ch4lkst3r]

Day 16 - the shunter evidently isn't a Hunslet. The boiler kind of gives that away.

I measured the width from wheel to wheel, pretty much bang on 5cm. What gauge is that? I'm definitely breaking the "N" gauge rules here.

It's standard (Lego) gauge! As can be seen from the photo below there are 4 studs between the rails so it's roughly 1 stud to the foot to give the 4' between the rails!


Why do I have such a knowledge you may ask?

[LASteve]

It's standard (Lego) gauge!

So L gauge then?   

[Ch4lkst3r]

It's standard (Lego) gauge!

So L gauge then? 

Although you joke it is unofficially called L gauge
https://l-gauge.org/wiki/index.php/Welcome_to_L-Gauge

Mine are standard Lego models but there are some that make their own like these guys
https://www.lukrailway.co.uk/

[LASteve]

Day Lost Count. Getting closer! Funnel, smoke and steam!

Plus a layered Zombie. Matches the engine!

[LASteve]

Not much more to go! We've now got piston-ey things (not my areas of expertise, so not sure quite what to call them!)



No cocktail in sight for this one, but I'm eying up a bottle of oak-aged Laphroiag which landed in my lap a litte while ago courtesy of one of Santa's pre-Christmas elves on special delivery. The Project Manager has some Tamarind vodka to explore. We'll report back tomorrow.

 

[paulbeckwith]

    la steve    you have  got us  all  standing on  our  heads

  paul

[Trainfish]

Go careful on the Laphroiag, it does funny things to you and everything else around you 

[crewearpley40]

Hi Steve

Maybe you need a motor which lego manufacture just for fun


Happy Christmas and I agree with Paul and John. Hello to Jill


Cheers. Chris

[port perran]

It's that the Oak Select Laphroaig?

The peat on that one isn't as pronounced as in most Laphroaigs in my opinion.

Or have you got your hands on the Four Oak (which is VERY nice indeed) or even the 10 year old  Cask Strength bottling?

Laphroaig produce some very nice peaty whiskies - not my favourite amongst the Islays but well up there generally although many folk aren't too fond of the peatiness.

It's a nice glass of Tullibardine Sauternnes Cask finish for me this evening which is slipping down well.
 

[LASteve]

It's that the Oak Select Laphroaig?

Yep, that's the one. I prefer more smoke TBH, but it's a nice mellow sipping whisky.

Back to the train - pretty much done once this bag o' bits get assembled!



Slaînte!

[LASteve]

The End!

1,000 + pieces later, 24 cocktails (at least) and a lot of sweary !#&^*&^!# outbursts, the Project Manager and her Christmas Creation is finished.



I'm not sure what the Whyte code is for the wheel arrangement, it's not a 0-6-0 because the middle axle is not driven - does that make it an 0-2-2-0 with the middle axle unaccounted for? Anyway, cheers!



A very Merry Christmas to you all!

[Bealman]

Cool! Merry Christmas folks!

[emjaybee]

Hussah!

"All hail the Project Manager!"

I think next year, maybe, 'up the game' a little...

...now Jill's got the hang of it.

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/millennium-falcon-75192