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A condensed version of my Fall Farm MOC built to fit the display case at my local LEGO brand store in Pittsburgh. On display through Septermber and October.

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This is my work in Exhibit your creativity in The LEGO House! If you like my work, please vote for it.
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modular bridge train (or other) in 32 stud lengths

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"The Local"

Long before I published my model of Oregon Pacific & Eastern 2-8-2 no. 19 in December 2022, I'd been working on an appropriate set of cars to go behind it. Those who remember Robert Aldrich's 1973 film "Emperor of the North" may remember some of the freight cars that were used behind 19 for the entirety of the film. Naturally, I had to model these in addition to 19 itself. Any other combination of cars would not be fitting.

Research, I've always said, is one of my favorite parts of modeling. Having a goal in mind and being forced (forced? that makes it sound like a bad thing!) to dive into history and explore the most fine and minute details of a topic is something that I particularly enjoy with everything I model. The freight consist used behind 19 in Emperor of the North certainly forced me to pay attention to detail and explore threads of information I'd have never otherwise come across. Each piece has a unique part to play and blends together to create a visually appealing but commonplace style freight train from Depression Era America.

What you see here is the "minimum" consist for 19. The freight train seen on screen changes a few times throughout the duration of the movie, and a small handful of the cars used are not represented here (at least not yet). This is "The Local" version, or the "Pre-Portland" version of that train, seen in this configuration from the first scene through the end of the opening title sequence. A short time on screen, but a legitimate representation nonetheless. Missing from this representation are as many as four cars used at different times - at minimum, 19 pulls five cars plus a caboose (seen here). At most, eight plus a caboose.

Each car has been modeled with as much detail as I have been able to research - some creative license has to be taken in cases like this because the bulk of information I'd need to do a perfect job simply does not exist, and if it does, I have not found it even after more than seven years of research. Still, I'm perfectly happy with the results. There is little I can think to improve on the train at this point, though that may change as more information becomes available.

Reaching this point has been years in the making. Through years of research, design, building, and redesign, I finally have an unquestionably appropriate train for 19. These (and the remaining few not yet built) will likely be the only cars to use behind 19 from now on. Anything else would not support the goal of properly representing "Emperor of the North" in Lego model form.

More to come, eventually - but for now, I'm celebrating this

milestone.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2lRvVv3gwo&ab_channel=GlennH...

Thanks for reading.

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