#Train wheels in lego digital designer series#

I hope this helps, I really do wish I could offer a more simple solution but I really don't see one. I ordered 32L for about 1/5 of the cost and cut them down. The most costly part in the Maersk locomotives are the 24L rigid tubing pieces. The Studio files also use newer molds when appropriate to save money. I also bulk order things like train wheels, buffers, bogies plates and train bases when I find good prices instead of trying to lump them in with all of the other parts. Often I will just keep the wanted list for several weeks or months and chip away at it as I place orders, removing the parts as they come in. I use BL Studio to create a parts list by copy and pasting models (example loco, 3 wagons, X number of containers), remove any parts I already have in my collection and then start shopping. I mentioned my process in the second video and actually walked through it in an older video 'How to build Lego My Own Train Locomotives in 2023'. I've seen the exact same part for 5 cents and 5 dollars from different sellers. A good estimate in a particular country today will be meaningless in a short time as inventories change. Once a store has sold out of those parts you would have to try other stores. I'm in the US and I don't see a single store with ALL of the parts needed, multiple orders will have to be placed with different stores. I've been asked several times to give an estimate on price and it just isn't feasible. There are other shades like medium blue but I think they are harder to find. Thanks! I do think the medium azure is the closest to Maersk blue and stickers are available. Many thanks for sharing this great project. Seeing the picture you shared, the medium azure comes very close to the maersk blue doesn't it?Ĭan you provide a rough estimate what 1 locomotive (in let's say medium azure) and 3 wagons would cost? This could be a serious alternative for me. But their 2nd hand prices are beyond reason. This is great, the maersk and EN are the only ones I dearly miss in my collection. Oddly enough the triangle tile pieces are not available in blue. The quantity is higher and I would argue the quality is just as high, I may even prefer the dark azure to Maersk blue even if it is less realistic.įrom left to right we have dark turquoise, green, dark azure, medium azure and dark blue. To me this was much more fun than buying one or two sets second hand, and probably cheaper. At this time I have 3 locomotives, 8 wagons and over 20 containers. I also have haul videos unpacking all of the orders and sharing some tips on saving money on the Powered-Up components. The YouTube channel AFOL & KFOL Bricks built a set in green, really they were the ones that inspired the project. I put all of the dark azure parts in step two so you can easily select all of them and try different colors. In the descriptions of the videos there are several links to Studio IO files, instructions and links to all 4 sticker sets from BrickStickerShop (dark and medium azure, dark blue and of course Maersk blue).

#Train wheels in lego digital designer series#

Below I will have both main videos in the series explaining the whole process I went through. I even reached out to BrickStickerShop and they released the sticker sets in dark azure. I eventually settled on dark azure, It's a darker but more rich color. Recently I embarked on a journey to build them in an alternate color (hey! I'm not made of money!).

I bought the set new years ago but eventually sold it on eBay to fund my Mindstorms addiction. The set designer, Pierre Normandin really knocked it out of the park with this one. I often change things after they are 'finished', so I am waiting a bit before I add stickers in case I want to change something.My favorite official Lego train has always been the 10219 Maersk train. I could have used 32020 or 86652, but I wanted the wheel centres to look the same. I wanted bigger rear wheels than front wheels like on the real car. I wanted to use 45590 for supercharger rotors but they are a bit wider than 2 studs when installed so the housing has to be big. It also makes the transmission tunnel too high. I wanted to use this design but it does make the engine too high and causes a hole in cabin floor. Each harness belt can be unclipped individually. * All panels & hatches open: Front access panel, front body, roof vent, doors, engine bay. Unequal suspension control arms increase camber when compressing. It pushes a rubber block against gearbox output.

* 5 + R gearbox with realistic H-pattern shift.