Builder: Sven J.
Region: Europe & Middle East
Category entered:
Year entered: 2023
Brand of building bricks used:
LEGO
Since 2026, the Brick Train Awards have accepted models created with other LEGO®-compatible construction brick systems.
About Hespertalbahn No. 8 (Krupp type “Knapsack” 0-6-0T) in 1/32 scale by Sven J.
The prototype:
The "Knapsack" was a standardized light 0-6-0T as a part of the post-WWII product range of the Krupp locomotive factory. 15 locomotives were delivered to industrial companies in Germany and Turkey between 1949 and 1961.
The prototype of my model, c/n 3435, was delivered to the “Niederberg” colliery in the summer of 1961, making it the last engine of its type and also one of the last steam locomotives ever to be put into service in West Germany.
It operated at the colliery until 1976, after which it became a museum locomotive for the “Ruhrkohle AG”. Since 2000 it belongs to the “Hespertalbahn” museum railway as locomotive No. 8. It is currently undergoing a major revision and should be operational again soon.
The model:
My model was built from April to July 2023. It is held in exact 1/32 scale, consists of almost 1,600 parts (of which about a dozen come from third-party suppliers because Lego does not produce them in dark green) and weighs just over 1 kg. It is propelled by a PF-L motor; a BuWizz 2.0 serves as power supply and remote control. Additional features include independently switchable front and rear lights and a wheel-synchronized sound module from Mobatron. The wheels are from Breckland Bricks, the rods are 3D-printed parts of my own design.
See rods and sound in action here:
https://flickr.com/photos/183011768@N06/53079338726/in/album-72177720307325156/