FatalTrainBuilds
LightNews LightNews
banner
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
FatalTrainBuilds
@fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
14 followers 16 following 43 posts
Lego builder who likes, train, guitars, drums, computers, and DIY.

I also make instructions.

https://linktr.ee/FatalTrainBuilds?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Posts Replies Media Videos
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
The LNER Tornado has always been a favorite of mine, especially afterwards, when I got it on Train Simulator Classic. I created a few versions, but I never really liked them since some aspects didn’t sit right with me. This time around, I realized it was mainly the front portion of the locomotive that I struggled to design correctly. The buffers looked smushed, the smokebox was too short, the step up on the running board was chunky, the running towards the front was too short, causing the pilot wheels to look out of place, and the smoke deflectors were sometimes hovering. Besides other small fixes, I can genuinely say that this is the Tornado I’ve wanted to design after building it. The LNER Tornado has always been a favorite of mine, especially afterwards, when I got it on Train Simulator Classic. I created a few versions, but I never really liked them since some aspects didn’t sit right with me. This time around, I realized it was mainly the front portion of the locomotive that I struggled to design correctly. The buffers looked smushed, the smokebox was too short, the step up on the running board was chunky, the running towards the front was too short, causing the pilot wheels to look out of place, and the smoke deflectors were sometimes hovering. Besides other small fixes, I can genuinely say that this is the Tornado I’ve wanted to design after building it.
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
No matter how much experience I have in building Lego locomotives, streamlined locomotive builds are annoying. This build was fun, but hooking up the boiler to the chassis was a pain. The boiler sloping kept clipping into other pieces, the wheel arches were hard to connect, the connecting system for the boiling needed fixes, the nose went through many alterations to look right again, and adding two larger motors was laborious to install in an already crowded space. Worth it though; I got the result I wanted and got a locomotive that matched the detailed tender. The dark ages
March 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
fataltrainbuilds.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM