Builder: Sérgio Batista
Region: Europe & Middle East
Category entered:
Year entered: 2022
Brand of building bricks used:
LEGO
Since 2026, the Brick Train Awards have accepted models created with other LEGO®-compatible construction brick systems.
About CP Arco by Sérgio Batista
CP Comboios de Portugal recently bought some Arco coaches from the Spanish company Renfe, then they make a makeover and refurbished them, I like the color scheme, and the oblique red/blue parts were a great challenge to me, I try to make them without any stickers or decals.
These coaches are long, they have 26,4meter long, so the Lego version has 60cm long. (1:45 Scale)
I didn't build the interior, this coach already has 1kg.
I put some (non-lego) 3V LEDs on the taillights and bearings on the axles. They can run and take until R104 curves.
Picture of the real life https://www.radiovaledominho.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/carruageeeens.jpg