Modelling Indian Railways in bricks - II

This page : Passenger and freight stock

Page 1 : Overview and basic geometry

Page 3 : Diesel and Electric Locomotives

Passenger coaches and carriages

Here's a simple example for the standard IR coach, which uses 1 x 4 x 2 windows:

We can go further to replicate this even more accurately, using the 5 : 2 ratio mentioned above. Since the LEGO^® version of these windows is taller than it is longer, we can turn it on its side to make it even more accurate:

We first stack the 1 x 2 x 2 versions of the windows shown above on top of each other, and then turn them on their side:

Now following the 5 : 2 ratio, we add our dark blue bricks:

These could be connected because a 1 x 1 brick with a hole in it (shown in the picture on the right) was placed adjacent to the windows.

A simple colour and design modification by shifting around plates and bricks lets us change the standard IR livery to the cool Shatabdi colours:

Do you like the old Rajdhani? Try this:

Using methods akin to the ones shown above, I built this simple 6 stud wide model of a standard livery IR coach:

Here are the complete building instructions for it (brickshelf.com)

Other striping: Here's another fine application of a geometry demonstrated earlier, which I used myself to build my LHB Rajdhani (I have included my hand for a good size comparison) This led to 'sacrifice' of the toilet window, but that can be added as a decal later, or, conversely, we could turn the stripes into decals, and build the window. What you choose to do will depend on the pieces you have, and of course, what you prefer:

I have included my fingers for a good size comparison. Note also that the windows for this LHB use the same 5 : 2 ratio demonstrated above, only in a slightly different way.

Freight

To discuss the myriad varieties of freight wagons in use on IR would require another whole page of this size. So I'm just going to include some links here to get you started off. I've selected designs which resemble our own modern day rolling stock. I have also included brickshelf.com user names:

(Do I really need to show you how to do a flatbed? :) )

Gondola by sastrei (brickshelf.com)
Boxcar by sullis3 (brickshelf.com)
Many wagons (and locos) by snegroj (brickshelf.com)
If you want to look for more designs, visit: brickshelf.com

The next section discusses modelling some of IR's locomotives...