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.
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.
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.
Engineer compartment
The brick build dummy coupler can be replaced with LEGO magnet couplers for M.U. hookup or a Technic liftarm can also be used.
All aboard. Next stop, the airport.
Video:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Jmy9dfjD1AI[/youtube]
MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar
- JustBrickin
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Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar
This is a nice, smooth train! Cool!
Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar
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.
Edit: Oops - didn't realize you already mentioned 6399 in your original post.
Last edited by gumby on Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar
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
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
http://brickset.com/sets/7938-1/Passenger-Train
Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar
gumby wrote:Looks great! Looks an awful lot like the 6399 Airport Shuttle too. :)
Thanks. :)JustBrickin wrote:This is a nice, smooth train! Cool!
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. ;)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.
Thanks. I think 7938 looks more like the FLiRT emu train which is also made by Stadler.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
Re: MOC: Stadler GTW 2/6 Railcar
Very slick and the video was great. Love the simplicity of the battery switch on top.
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