Thanks Sam! I can see why Lego made theirs the way they did; mine is a little fragile in some areas. It would’ve been nice if they got the colour right at least!
In my opinion, the detail of the locomotive and rolling stock is good but it stuns me of why the only time Lego made a realistic coupling rod (that they could get away with and wasn’t to hard to construct) was in the Emerald Night set...
Brilliant, I was very uncertain if anyone could really get the rigid underframe to work, since the original was so flexible. The lights really add a lot to this, too!
Love this! Great modifications that really make the train feel so much better. I especially love how you've reduced all the gaps and given the interior the love it deserves! When I eventually build mine, I'm going to have to try these myself. Thanks for sharing!
Impressive work once again! Very tempted to buy the set and do the same now, can’t quite explain my fondness for the American 4-4-0s.(Jupiter and Leviathan)
Man those passenger cars it comes with are nice & huge. Wish lego would sell the cars/train separately from the building for those who don’t want another building.
Great build, I will use it as inspiration. Looking at the original train, I will make the grey boiler part 4 studs long. Now I just need to find a deal for those pesky red wheels🤯
This is amazing! As a suggestion, I highly recommended finding a set of The Lone Ranger steam engine. It’s a nice set, and I modified mine to make it look like a Union Pacific 2800 Series 4-6-2 Light Pacific.
Great job! It's unfortunate Lego & Disney decided on the 'DISNEY TRAIN' & 'DISNEY RAILROAD' decals as opposed to 'C.K. Holiday' and 'Disneyland Railroad'.
That single-rod piston, articulated drivers, and misplaced cylinders hurt to see every time I looked at that engine. Thank you for fixing that, and it looks amazing!
The LEGO set designers have to be good at designing a big range of different themes, not just specialising in one particular area like steam locos. They also have to follow a strict set of guidelines. I'm sure they're really good at what they do.
What a brilliant update and improvement! I hope you will consider selling this and some of your other trains io Studio files on Bricklink one of these days! I'd be happy to make several purchases!!!
You mentioned how MODS of the set have been around for some time in the eurobricks forums, but I think yours might be the most detailed and sophisticated to date. I know this is selfish of me to ask, but did you plan to publish the LDD file for this?
This is really good, love the headlight and the firebox illumination as it adds a sense of warmth and coziness to it. A great modification Andrew. Such a pity that Lego are so over pricing their sets of late especially considering the current world economic situation, hence I for one will not be buying this set :-(
Many thanks. I know what you mean about the price; I almost never buy the very big sets. I made an exception for this one because it combines so many things that I like. And I could also see the potential for mods in there.
I believe the reason that this set is so expensive, is not because Lego are overpricing their sets, but rather the Disney license/ copyright. It includes Disney cartoon characters and has the name on the box, this will inflate the price quite a lot. But considering that the Lego Hogwarts Express was about 80 pounds, and the Lone Ranger train was something similar. This set seems decently priced if my memory serves me correctly, I believe it's 200? For a loco and a well built station, that's quite good.
In my opinion I would take out the funnel stack and try to rebuild it by brick because it looks to big in my opinion and I go to Disney alot so I think it is kinda oversized. My second reason is because its too small but you did a handy dandy job nice job techno.
My only question in how you make the rods connect to there cylinder, I see you have 2 bars that hold what looks to be a technic stud pin connected to the half width technic arm, is that what you did or is that round piece squeezed between the 2 grey bars a 3d print, or some other element I am not familiar with? this is the best look I have seen for connecting rods for steam train mocs, great job! Also a little question I've had for the longest time is why no flanges on the pair of inside drive wheels, the ones closest to the cylinder? Why are those wheels not resting inside the track like the back pair of drive wheels?
Hi Joseph. The part you refer which slides between the 2 grey bars is indeed the technic half pin/stud pin, not a 3D print. There are no custom/3rd party parts on the model. As for the inside drive wheels having no flanges, I explain this in the video at 2:32. Essentially, if I had flanges on all the driving wheels, then the front bogie would have to move side to side, which would cause it to hit the cylinders. The front of the loco would also overhang lots on corners. Using flangeless (blind) inside drivers allows the bogie to spin on it's spot only. The front bogie acts like a set of flanged drivers if the loco was an 0-6-0.
@@technoandrew Thank you for the swift reply, I must have overlooked that part of your video when writing the comment. I had first seen that style of piston rod on a moc found on ebay, just last night (as I am writing this) I am new to the train side of lego, mostly because they are so expensive that my parents could never afford me any, though I am in the process of getting one or more in the near future so I have been doing research on custom steam mocs. Thanks again for the quick reply and nice job on the set rework! PS Although one thing I would like to see done differently is instead of those 1 stud wide X bars connecting the drive wheels, I would swap those for a pair of half width technic arms, one connecting the drive wheels and the other connecting the rod to the piston.
Hi, love your mod! Can you share a cad file or parts list? I like the idea of using something like Ldraw with students and this is a great example of modifying an existing model. Thanks!
Oh wow, the redesign is a beauty! I really love all the minor details as well as the cylinders. This will sound old because most people direct this at you but this will be slightly more generic; do you know any videos or other sources that showcase or explain how to do those techniques? Such as having the double sided piston or having those wrenches become steam/ support pipes?
The lego creationist Thanks. I’d advise to look at the photos I’ve linked in the description, along with the link to the forum discussion. Otherwise, I don’t know of anything else to suggest.
I won't be making a video specifically about the rods unfortunately. I'd recommend looking at the close-up pictures I've put on Flickr (linked in the description).
Are you able to provide detailed instructions on how to order the additional pieces from lego used to make your beautiful modifications? Thank you kindly!
The official LEGO Disney train is fine? I suppose? It has it's problems, and for the price, you don't get what you pay for, (if Lepin was still alive, I would totally buy their version), but your mod is amazing! It gives the real locomotive the praise it deserves, great work!
Don't worry, their shipping aren't too expensive. (Also, I'd highly recommend adding space around areas of the boiler so you can add the boiler bands, if you're tempted for those as well.)
I wonder if you have any instructions on how you went about doing the modification so others might, unless you don't feel too comfortable doing so, otherwise it is a fantastic fix to a problem that lego could of used
I have a question did buy this set in person if so how much did it cost in person I’m askin cuz it costs like 600$ online but I’m trying to find out if it’s cheaper in a retail store it was about 300$ for early access vips if I’m correct
@@technoandrew I just got 2 of this set one to keep normal and the other to modify and i made it the same way u did and I got working lights to but I used a sky blue for the boiler instead cuz i love sky blue
When I was building this one, I considered No. 1 'W.F. Cody' from Disneyland Paris, as that was the first one I actually got to ride behind. The colour scheme is so different that it shares very little parts with the set. But for the time being I'm going to hold off building it. Maybe eventually.
Martin Train Freak Funnily enough, I had the first ever LEGO Hogwarts express as a child in the early 2000s, and I modded that over time. I don’t have it any more, the parts were used for other projects. If you want to see the Hogwarts express in Lego, look around online. It’s been done by so many people by now, and the MOCs they’ve made are miles better than the set in terms of accuracy. I don’t have any plans to get the most recent set, mostly as it’s not as good as the Disney train.
@@technoandrew I have modified the newest one (No. 75955) with couplings (carriage couplings) and coupling rods (the original design being identical to that on the Disney engine). I also made the tender bigger. I would say that I was disappointed with the flaws in it. But I think I improved my model to a good standard.
If you don't have blind drivers, you would need to ensure that the front bogie has sufficient freedom of movement (multiple pivots) to navigate curves. The set includes a couple of blind drivers.
Fantastic update! Your really putting LEGO to shame, when your solution is so much more desirable and achievable!
Thanks Sam! I can see why Lego made theirs the way they did; mine is a little fragile in some areas. It would’ve been nice if they got the colour right at least!
In my opinion, the detail of the locomotive and rolling stock is good but it stuns me of why the only time Lego made a realistic coupling rod (that they could get away with and wasn’t to hard to construct) was in the Emerald Night set...
0:12
THIS is what should have been released in the first place. Good for you
I like how you even included a bit of the internal Stephenson valve gear. It adds a bit of depth and realism.
Brilliant, I was very uncertain if anyone could really get the rigid underframe to work, since the original was so flexible. The lights really add a lot to this, too!
This is killer I’d love to have a parts list and instructions do accomplish it!
Love this! Great modifications that really make the train feel so much better. I especially love how you've reduced all the gaps and given the interior the love it deserves! When I eventually build mine, I'm going to have to try these myself. Thanks for sharing!
I like LEGO because it allows you to easily upgrade a pre-existing set instead of being stuck with a half-decent toy that you need tools to modify.
Absolutely, it helps to justify the price of the set.
@@technoandrew Exactly!
Brilliant work mate! The locomotive looks 100 hundred times better with the modifications you did to it.
Great work, looks much better.
Of course the other error Lego made is the fact the Disney train runs on narrow gauge track.
Impressive work once again!
Very tempted to buy the set and do the same now, can’t quite explain my fondness for the American 4-4-0s.(Jupiter and Leviathan)
What about the 119?
Man those passenger cars it comes with are nice & huge. Wish lego would sell the cars/train separately from the building for those who don’t want another building.
I bought the set and tried to do it and it failed
Great build, I will use it as inspiration. Looking at the original train, I will make the grey boiler part 4 studs long. Now I just need to find a deal for those pesky red wheels🤯
I can't stop watching it
it looks so much better now
This is amazing! As a suggestion, I highly recommended finding a set of The Lone Ranger steam engine. It’s a nice set, and I modified mine to make it look like a Union Pacific 2800 Series 4-6-2 Light Pacific.
Great job! It's unfortunate Lego & Disney decided on the 'DISNEY TRAIN' & 'DISNEY RAILROAD' decals as opposed to 'C.K. Holiday' and 'Disneyland Railroad'.
That head lamp light is awesome seeing it lit up in the dark 🚂🚃🚃
Nice to see a new engine here. Love the wheel design and the rest of the mod.. Keep it up 👍.
That single-rod piston, articulated drivers, and misplaced cylinders hurt to see every time I looked at that engine. Thank you for fixing that, and it looks amazing!
Love the lights, you did amazing work🔥
I'm gonna have to try this out now
Very well done, looks really good
Why doesn’t LEGO just hire people like this guy to design their lego sets?
The LEGO set designers have to be good at designing a big range of different themes, not just specialising in one particular area like steam locos. They also have to follow a strict set of guidelines. I'm sure they're really good at what they do.
@@technoandrew Very good point. Anyway, keep up the great builds! :)
What a brilliant update and improvement! I hope you will consider selling this and some of your other trains io Studio files on Bricklink one of these days! I'd be happy to make several purchases!!!
I like that disney train modification technoandrew
Excellent video! Great mods to a nice set too :)
Sometimes the best Lego models aren’t made by Lego themselves, You have just proved this Great Job!! 👍
Hogwarts Express: Im the best, You can agree.
Disney lego train: Im the best!
Emerald night: amateurs.
I think that lego should hire you. You are great at this!
I wish this version of the set was released
Amazing MOD, it looks so much better, especially the light and the new rods
You mentioned how MODS of the set have been around for some time in the eurobricks forums, but I think yours might be the most detailed and sophisticated to date. I know this is selfish of me to ask, but did you plan to publish the LDD file for this?
Check your FB messages.
Actually I second this is love to have the file for this as well
@@DanShu81 Please send a direct message to my Facebook page if you're interested.
@@technoandrew sent a message on your page bud :)
@@DanShu81 Reply sent! :)
Thanks i am going to try this idea
This is amazing work. Please do share the instructions or better, please make a video of the modifications, if possible.
Awesome build
The Americans 4-4-0 are still my favourite steam engine design
That was very well done! Sadly the disney train we have is my dad's and I don't think he'd let me try such a modification
Thanks Luke. Maybe you’ll be able to try some smaller mods to your dad’s loco.
That's okay Luke Triton i really love your videos on modified locomotives 100%
"This must be the best train Lego made"
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Man I wish so much that they made a set like that!
This is really good, love the headlight and the firebox illumination as it adds a sense of warmth and coziness to it. A great modification Andrew. Such a pity that Lego are so over pricing their sets of late especially considering the current world economic situation, hence I for one will not be buying this set :-(
Many thanks. I know what you mean about the price; I almost never buy the very big sets. I made an exception for this one because it combines so many things that I like. And I could also see the potential for mods in there.
I believe the reason that this set is so expensive, is not because Lego are overpricing their sets, but rather the Disney license/ copyright. It includes Disney cartoon characters and has the name on the box, this will inflate the price quite a lot.
But considering that the Lego Hogwarts Express was about 80 pounds, and the Lone Ranger train was something similar. This set seems decently priced if my memory serves me correctly, I believe it's 200? For a loco and a well built station, that's quite good.
you should make a tutorial on how to make the frame wheels and pistons
now you need a red light for the back of the breakvan/caboose
Nice!
3:46 this scene is so pretty i love it
very cool
I love your colour lego engine
Well done, nice work!
Did you md also the Emerlad Express, e.g. I plan to update and detail the push-rods.
Have fun!
Beautiful re-work!
It’s definitely a great set, but when you say it’s the best steam loco Lego has ever made, do you include Emerald Night in that list?
Really cool!
Also, can you maybe show us a tutorial of how to modify this train?
I love your modifications! its inspiring
I like this modified train, I wish I had one like that, but in a different color.
FANTASTIC! I'm making the Sunset Express Casey Jr from paper mario colour splash in lego digital designer
In my opinion I would take out the funnel stack and try to rebuild it by brick because it looks to big in my opinion and I go to Disney alot so I think it is kinda oversized. My second reason is because its too small but you did a handy dandy job nice job techno.
C.K holiday had a green boiler at some point. Red too.
Truly amazing!!
I like how you did the side rods. So many times Lego likes to cut the corners on that. It just makes me sick.
Nice explanation
I think you should tag lego in this and show them how it should be done
That single side rod valve gear hurts to see.
(sigh) SAME!
I have the toy story train set and it's pretty cool
You can remake it
I caid the empresive this is so much better then the old one
My only question in how you make the rods connect to there cylinder, I see you have 2 bars that hold what looks to be a technic stud pin connected to the half width technic arm, is that what you did or is that round piece squeezed between the 2 grey bars a 3d print, or some other element I am not familiar with? this is the best look I have seen for connecting rods for steam train mocs, great job! Also a little question I've had for the longest time is why no flanges on the pair of inside drive wheels, the ones closest to the cylinder? Why are those wheels not resting inside the track like the back pair of drive wheels?
Hi Joseph. The part you refer which slides between the 2 grey bars is indeed the technic half pin/stud pin, not a 3D print. There are no custom/3rd party parts on the model.
As for the inside drive wheels having no flanges, I explain this in the video at 2:32. Essentially, if I had flanges on all the driving wheels, then the front bogie would have to move side to side, which would cause it to hit the cylinders. The front of the loco would also overhang lots on corners. Using flangeless (blind) inside drivers allows the bogie to spin on it's spot only. The front bogie acts like a set of flanged drivers if the loco was an 0-6-0.
@@technoandrew Thank you for the swift reply, I must have overlooked that part of your video when writing the comment. I had first seen that style of piston rod on a moc found on ebay, just last night (as I am writing this) I am new to the train side of lego, mostly because they are so expensive that my parents could never afford me any, though I am in the process of getting one or more in the near future so I have been doing research on custom steam mocs. Thanks again for the quick reply and nice job on the set rework!
PS Although one thing I would like to see done differently is instead of those 1 stud wide X bars connecting the drive wheels, I would swap those for a pair of half width technic arms, one connecting the drive wheels and the other connecting the rod to the piston.
do me a favor and speak in English
Hi, love your mod! Can you share a cad file or parts list? I like the idea of using something like Ldraw with students and this is a great example of modifying an existing model. Thanks!
Oh wow, the redesign is a beauty! I really love all the minor details as well as the cylinders. This will sound old because most people direct this at you but this will be slightly more generic; do you know any videos or other sources that showcase or explain how to do those techniques? Such as having the double sided piston or having those wrenches become steam/ support pipes?
The lego creationist Thanks. I’d advise to look at the photos I’ve linked in the description, along with the link to the forum discussion. Otherwise, I don’t know of anything else to suggest.
Nice model. You now need to do coach lighting.
Is there any way you can make a video of how you made the connecting rods i love the design you used
I won't be making a video specifically about the rods unfortunately. I'd recommend looking at the close-up pictures I've put on Flickr (linked in the description).
Wow sooooo nice
Could you release instructions
Are you able to provide detailed instructions on how to order the additional pieces from lego used to make your beautiful modifications? Thank you kindly!
Unfortunately I don’t have instructions like that, and don’t have any plans to make them.
0:09 is my favorite shot of the locomotive, do you agree with me?
Is there enough space to add a vaporizer? Do you have the changes documented so one can duplicate this?
The official LEGO Disney train is fine? I suppose? It has it's problems, and for the price, you don't get what you pay for, (if Lepin was still alive, I would totally buy their version), but your mod is amazing! It gives the real locomotive the praise it deserves, great work!
Imagine the train goes 100 mph
GAS GAS GAS
In an alternative universe, if Silverwood lost the bid to Disney, we'd have a narrow gauge porter locomotive build for the Disney train instead.
Also, technoandrew there are replacement stickers for the engine and tender (and the coaches too, I guess?) on ebay
Thanks, I was aware of them and am tempted (if the shipping isn't too expensive).
Don't worry, their shipping aren't too expensive. (Also, I'd highly recommend adding space around areas of the boiler so you can add the boiler bands, if you're tempted for those as well.)
Are you going to upgrade the cars as well?
I would like to make them longer. I probably won't make a video on that though.
@@technoandrew That's a bummer I would definitely be interested in seeing them!
I wonder if you have any instructions on how you went about doing the modification so others might, unless you don't feel too comfortable doing so, otherwise it is a fantastic fix to a problem that lego could of used
I have a question did buy this set in person if so how much did it cost in person I’m askin cuz it costs like 600$ online but I’m trying to find out if it’s cheaper in a retail store it was about 300$ for early access vips if I’m correct
I got it online in the UK, back in the summer of 2020.
So then it prolly costed a lot I imagine
@@wolfgamerproductions7819 the set is retired so $400 would be the best you can find it as of now
Well done. I was thinking on getting this set and this mod idea is so killer. I was wondering if you had a instruction pages
Thanks. Unfortunately I don't have instructions to give. You can see more images at the link in the description.
@@technoandrew I just got 2 of this set one to keep normal and the other to modify and i made it the same way u did and I got working lights to but I used a sky blue for the boiler instead cuz i love sky blue
The lego Disney train looks like the Disneyland railroad
Wow
Please do a tutorial for this train please
Do you think you can make the other Disney train, engine no. 2 E.P Ripley?
When I was building this one, I considered No. 1 'W.F. Cody' from Disneyland Paris, as that was the first one I actually got to ride behind. The colour scheme is so different that it shares very little parts with the set. But for the time being I'm going to hold off building it. Maybe eventually.
technoandrew thanks for replying, great video and fantastic mod.
well done
Hello. It is a very cool moc. Do you gave instructions and part list for it?
This is actually an official set, this guy just upgraded it. But he may have a parts list for the upgrades!
Hes back!
Where can I buy this
The original model is an official Lego set (71044). The modified version is not available for buying.
same
I don't know what technique you use for the chimney? It gives me a little headache tbh.
It's not the most obvious thing TBH. There's a picture on my Flickr explaining how it's held together.
@@technoandrew Thanks, but when I enter the site, the images can't load in. I think it's just me :|
I think he uses a technic axle through the middle
@@technoandrew Ok, so I got my Flickr fixed and it turns out the technique uses a wheel and tire to hold the chimney together. Thanks!
You should have removed the buffers completely. The magnet only makes it look more American :)
Still not a huge fan of lego trains. But that was much improved.
You might be watching the wrong channel then. ;) Thanks though.
I'm a big fan of lego trains lightningdesk well I was much improved too
Lego hire this man
they should
@@muzamilsahib4427 definitely!
Nss Bricks was my lego channel, the steam train modification did not work. But I am happy with the crocodile locomotive
Any detail pictures of the chassis work? Looking to do mods like this with mine so it can pull some coaches around
Could you make a tutorial video of how to make this type of mod for the Lego Disney train.
I don't make tutorials, sorry.
Make one anyways! I’m sure people would enjoy it
@@bethanyphillips5045 true. It would have tons of views and likes. 👍
Can you make a LEGO Class 43 HST Train (First Great Western) ?
andrew could you do a how to build video.if you dont want to i can understand
LordMemer Unfortunately that’s not something I’m interested in doing. Thanks
Can you show us how you build the newer version of the Lego Ck holiday train.🚄🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂
Could you modify the Lego Hogwarts express? Because that model suffered from the same faults as this one.
Martin Train Freak Funnily enough, I had the first ever LEGO Hogwarts express as a child in the early 2000s, and I modded that over time. I don’t have it any more, the parts were used for other projects.
If you want to see the Hogwarts express in Lego, look around online. It’s been done by so many people by now, and the MOCs they’ve made are miles better than the set in terms of accuracy. I don’t have any plans to get the most recent set, mostly as it’s not as good as the Disney train.
@@technoandrew I have modified the newest one (No. 75955) with couplings (carriage couplings) and coupling rods (the original design being identical to that on the Disney engine). I also made the tender bigger. I would say that I was disappointed with the flaws in it. But I think I improved my model to a good standard.
What would we do without blind drivers?
If you don't have blind drivers, you would need to ensure that the front bogie has sufficient freedom of movement (multiple pivots) to navigate curves.
The set includes a couple of blind drivers.
@@technoandrew I think that was a rhetorical question, but I could be wrong
@@icheckered Possibly so, it works either way.
I have just noticed it’s a 440 wheel configuration