Train carriages
Ludwigiana Class I (Pullman inspired)
- Number of parts: 510
- Dimensions in cm: length: 23.9, width: 6.4, height: 11
- Dimensions in inches: length: 9.4, width: 2.5, height: 4.3.
- Total weight: 338 g (11.9 Ounces).
As a big fan of Neuschwanstein Castle and its creator, Ludwig II King of Bavaria (1845-1886) I wanted to design a passenger train car in the style of the King’s means of locomotion (train car, horse carriage, sleigh, etc.) of those times.
Crowned King of Bavaria at the age of 18, in 1864, he ruled Bavaria until 1886. He began the construction of the Neuschwanstein Castle in 1869, construction that lasted for 17 years up to the King’s tragic and mysterious death.
This train car isn’t a replica of his real train car but a phantasy. I was inspired also by George Pullman’s train cars style. An interesting website you might want to check is RailsWest.com.
The wagon has a detachable roof for an increased playability, some studs on various floor places to populate with minifigs, lavish decorations including the Bavarian royal colors.
Winnie the Pooh is not included, is just a watermark-dedication to the thieves in a lawless region of this planet.
Caboose (Rio Grande inspired) Train Carriage
- Number of parts: 408
- Dimensions in cm: length: 16.1, width: 6.6, height: 12.9,
- Dimensions in inches: length: 6.3, width: 2.6, height: 5.1.
- Total weight: 240 g (8.45 Ounces).
This train car isn’t a replica of a specific caboose but a phantasy on which I included as many details possible from the real cabooses of the Western era.
In my design, the caboose has a detachable roof for an increased playability, an interior ladder to ascend into the cupola, a bed, a stove, chairs, a table, a toolbox, a case, and many objects hanging on the walls.
The railway employee isn’t included in the inventory, if you want to buy it, here are the parts codes: Torso 973pb1960c01, Legs 970c00, Head 3626cpb1360, Hat 30135, Scarf 30133.
Short history:
A caboose was a railroad car (in North America) coupled at the end of a freight train, provided shelter for crew, often served as the conductor’s office, and on long routes, included sleeping accommodations and cooking facilities. Coal or wood was originally used to fire a cast-iron stove for heat and cooking.
Later they had projections above or to the sides of the car to allow crew to observe the train. The most common caboose in American railroads has a small windowed projection on the roof, called the cupola. The crew sat in elevated seats to inspect the train from this perch. The invention of the cupola caboose is generally attributed to T. B. Watson, a freight conductor in Chicago, 1863.
Winnie the Pooh is not included, is just a watermark-dedication to the thieves in a lawless region of this planet.
