12 Volt Trains

Small electric engine in medium blue

Small electric engine in medium blue, one of a few colors (left and right) trains doors were made.

The Grey Era celebrates its 40th birthday in 2020! Congratulations to what is probably the coolest LEGO rail system ever. Here I show a few own creations (MOCs) fitting in they the vintage 12 volt style.

Red electric engine with Power Functions

Red electric engine with Power Functions – Power Functions rechargeable battery box

Red electric engine with Power Functions – Power Functions train motor

Red electric engine with Power Functions – 3D printed 12 Volt wheels

12 Volt meets Power Functions: The 12 Volt wheels are printed from the 3D printer and were kindly provided by Marco Dutto from Italy. They caputre the original 12 Volt style but have Technic axle holes on the back. A Technic axle is used to connect the wheels with a regular Power Functions train motor.

Small orange electric engine

The small electric engine now in orange. The orange train door came in set #60195 or #60258 and here it doesn't matter that the door is only available as 'left door'.

The green Mallet steamer is ready

12 Volt Roundhouse „Bamberg“ with remote controlled turntable

Another cargo ship arrives

Busy hustle and bustle at the 12 Volt River Port.

Mallet Steam Engine

Mallet Steam Engine (inspired by #7750 and the Baureihe 99 … I just wanted to build a "large" 12 volt style steam engine

It opens like #7750

Rear view

Full side view

Historic carriages

With historic carriages. I build 3 of these carriages, inspired by Hofzug Kaiser Wilhelms II.

Design of the waggon with extended base plate

The cars are longer then the classic 6x28 train base plate. I added a 2x6 plate at each end. This requires a special way to lengthen the couplers and buffers. The bogie plate can not be moved outer due the limitations of the train base plate. And see the simple solution to fix the minifigure shield which I use as logo of the train.