MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

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MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by dr_spock » Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:12 pm

Presenting my interpretation of the GTW 2/6 railcar in LEGO train set style with a nod to old LEGO monorail.

GTW (Gelenktriebwagen) which means articulated railcar is made by Stadler of Switzerland. The notable feature is a power module in the middle connecting the two passenger cars. The design reminds me very much of the LEGO monorail sets like the Airport Shuttle. I wonder if the designers at Stadler were inspired by LEGO monorail.

I chose the German DB colour scheme which looks similar to the LEGO airport shuttle colours.

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My model has a Power Function train motor and AAA battery pack in the power module. The passenger cars are supported by the center power module. The 2/6 designation means six axles with 2 powered axles.

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Battery pack on/off switch is reachable through a hole on the roof of the power car module using a toothpick or Technic axle. Alternatively the roof comes off like Horizon Express to access the switch.

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Engineer compartment

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The brick build dummy coupler can be replaced with LEGO magnet couplers for M.U. hookup or a Technic liftarm can also be used.

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All aboard. Next stop, the airport.

Video:

[youtube]http://youtu.be/Jmy9dfjD1AI[/youtube]

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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by JustBrickin » Tue Jul 01, 2014 3:16 pm

This is a nice, smooth train! Cool!
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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by gumby » Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:46 pm

Looks great! Looks an awful lot like the 6399 Airport Shuttle too. :)

Edit: Oops - didn't realize you already mentioned 6399 in your original post.
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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by StClair » Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:43 pm

Nice build! I watched the video. It moves so much faster than I expected. I'll have to buy train parts or a train in the far future when I have more space.

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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by spacysmoke » Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:07 pm

Nice! I guess this is also the train that 7938 was based on! Didn't know it was a real train.
http://brickset.com/sets/7938-1/Passenger-Train

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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by dr_spock » Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:52 pm

gumby wrote:Looks great! Looks an awful lot like the 6399 Airport Shuttle too. :)
JustBrickin wrote:This is a nice, smooth train! Cool!
Thanks. :)
StClair wrote:Nice build! I watched the video. It moves so much faster than I expected. I'll have to buy train parts or a train in the far future when I have more space.
I was surprised how quick it was too. I think it has to do with only 6 axles touching the rails--less friction. I don't have space for a layout yet but I'm starting a train collection. ;)
spacysmoke wrote:Nice! I guess this is also the train that 7938 was based on! Didn't know it was a real train.
http://brickset.com/sets/7938-1/Passenger-Train
Thanks. I think 7938 looks more like the FLiRT emu train which is also made by Stadler.

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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar

Post by kemcab » Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:27 am

Very slick and the video was great. Love the simplicity of the battery switch on top.

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