Double the Power - Modifying the LEGO Orient Express Train

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Part 2: • Double the Power Part ...
Welcome back to Danjo Trains!
LEGO Ideas Orient Express Train set 21344 is gorgeous and comes with the locomotive and two passenger cars but unfortunately no motor.
In this video, I cover the steps I went through to motorize the train using TWO large motors and a differential gear. I also go over the test results for both speed and torque when compared to a standard Lego train motor.
Also featured in the video is my motorized Hogwarts Express.
Enjoy the show!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Background
1:43 - Fail Montage
2:14 - Mark II
3:24 - Speed Tests
5:00 - Mark III
6:05 - Pulling Test Info
6:53 - Pulling Test Results
8:58 - This isn't even my final form
9:15 - Outro
#lego #legotrain #legotrains #legomoc #legoorientexpress #train #trains #modeltrains #modeltrain #orientexpress
Some of the awesome music featured in this video includes songs by:
Grand_Project: pixabay.com/music/126687/lice...
SigmaMusicArt: pixabay.com/music/funk-funk-u...
OctoSound: pixabay.com/music/funk-fast-f...

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@danjotrains 2 ай бұрын

Part 2 is out now! Check the description for the link 😊

@danjotrains 3 ай бұрын

Good news! Part 2 and the detailed instructions are coming in two weeks 😁

@colindyler6274 2 ай бұрын

Are you still going to show your progress on this?

@danjotrains 2 ай бұрын

@@colindyler6274 Yes! Instructions are complete, I just need another day to finish the video.

@J3TF1RE 2 ай бұрын

This video is absolutely top quality. I appreciate more now how good the standard powered up motor is, it held up pretty well until the final test.

@danjotrains 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😁

@train_of_thought_creations 5 ай бұрын

This was AWESOME! You really took us on a ride through your process. The editing is what brought this video to life for me. I like how intentionally you chose to reveal specific things at the right time. It got a genuine smile out of me at 5:16, with "here's the second" and the connecting rods just blur out!

@MrBudhead86 5 ай бұрын

The best way to motorize the orient express I have seen so far. You did a really good job. Please let us know how to do by publishing the instruction on rebrickable. 😊

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'll definitely let everyone know when the instructions are ready.

@Da1X_Builds 5 ай бұрын

Now that’s some quality stuff. Another great video as usual Danjo!

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😁

@jimm244 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting for someone to do exactly what you’re doing with 2 L motors. Nice work! Yes please, Rebrickable.

@Whisper1337 5 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this one, awesome video!

@albertchan6470 5 ай бұрын

You did a great job. Thanks for sharing

@Skyblade22 5 ай бұрын

Methodical and well presented! Awesome stuff!

@appleman9695 5 ай бұрын

Bro this is the best Motorising that I have ever seen! Subscribed!

@megaredemption8051 5 ай бұрын

Awesome design! Would love instructions

@legogonegaming 5 ай бұрын

Pi bricks can also be used to put two motors on one button on the controller. I believe that battery powered bricks has a video on this.

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

I've seen his video, it's very informative!

@TheMegaMustang 5 ай бұрын

Using these replies! I have a twin L motor train that I can't figure out programming on

@gavinperry8759 3 ай бұрын

YESSS! Thankyou this is exactly what I was looking for - trying to reuse the motors from the motorised batmobile!!

@losaangel 5 ай бұрын

The whole reason I haven't bought this set yet is because it was motorized. I would love if you put up the final model instructions on rebrickable. :)

@RW-zh7kl 5 ай бұрын

I just did one power up in the tender and mine runs fine

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

I'll add a link as soon as the instructions are ready :)

@gerhardtuma6688 5 ай бұрын

Das Beste zu diesem Thema! Gratuliere, ich mochte gerne mehr sehen! Danke! Nette Grüße, Gerhard 🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇

@GalexTEM 5 ай бұрын

i cant wait to see the final version with all the detail

@BatteryPoweredBricks 5 ай бұрын

Great job on the motorization as well as the video 👍

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😁

@peskybobcat 4 ай бұрын

Yes for sure make your design for every one by making a video on how you did it here on KZfaq

@danjotrains 3 ай бұрын

Will do!

@Thunderbox247 Ай бұрын

this video is exactly what I'm currently doing with my Orient Express, I have 3 of them and I am modifying the engines into 2-8-8-4 monster, just waiting Bricklink... too bad I didn't see this before buying the parts for the gear assembly (mine is probably not going to be very strong, but I will figure that out later), BUT I also thought of the 2 motor with diff gear, nice to know I'm not a full idiot

@danjotrains Ай бұрын

It's going to look fantastic as a 2-8-8-4!

@Thunderbox247 Ай бұрын

@@danjotrains if I can get all my stuff from Bricklink... yeah that's a pain, but it will look spectacular

@RW-zh7kl 5 ай бұрын

I just powered up the tender and switched out the front wheels on the engine, the stock ones are restrictive, and an hour later I was chugging away to Istanbul.

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

Really good point about the front wheels! Forgot to mention that I swapped out mine too. Definitely helps.

@jajproductionsfruitcakefil8489 4 ай бұрын

I've been watching through your backlog, and really been enjoying the layout progress stuff and loco showcases. Just got a question regarding this one: why do the R56 curves make more of a challenge for the trains? I thought a wider curve would be less of the strain on the motors.

@danjotrains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the videos😄 The R56 curves do indeed make it easier for the trains to pull. Originally when testing, the Hogwarts stalled even sooner on the R40 curves with all the extra weight. I ended up setting up the R56 test track to see if it could make it around at least once (but it stalled there too as seen in the video). The Orient Express can do R40 but looks much smoother going around wider curves :)

@prashantbhargava694 5 ай бұрын

This is really awesome!! Would love to the full finished locomotive with the 2 motors and the instructions to build that. I am familiar with Py bricks, so I would expect the instructions to explain the basic details. One last request is to have the engine increased in length so that cab interiors is same as original one. Very excited to see the final build and instructions.

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! And good point, I'll be sure to include/explain Pybricks with the instructions.

@prashantbhargava694 3 ай бұрын

Do you suggest using two tenders with powered up train motors to pull more trains cars? The other idea is to use powered up XL motor in the engine and two tenders with train motors. Will this be a workable solution? Is it possible to test these configurations in your setup?

@danjotrains 3 ай бұрын

@@prashantbhargava694 I remember testing with a single Power Functions XL motor (older system) and it had significantly more torque and power than a large motor but lower RPM. Two of those can definitely pull more cars but it would be a slower moving train. They are bulky though and hard to fit inside the boiler. I can try testing with the two large motors plus a powered tender and see how much I can pull!

@Brickstherobloxian 5 ай бұрын

Awesome my only complaint is the look of the engine but besides that it works much better than my standard 1 large motor design also if you could fix the looks I would love some instructions!

@brickinamsterdam7444 4 ай бұрын

I subscribe to your channel

@Switchblade-sh3kx 2 ай бұрын

I bet you, it can pull more if using the custom ball-bearing wheel sets that are made by brickmodel railroader and bricktrain depot.

@danjotrains 2 ай бұрын

How performing are they compared to the old metal axle Lego wheel sets?

@Switchblade-sh3kx 2 ай бұрын

@@danjotrains The best way to describe it as friction bearing axles vs. roller bearing axles. The roller bearing axles take alot less effort to pull and keep their momentum alot longer than friction axles which takes more effort to move, I've found on some heavier cars they roll alot farther on their own than if they had traditional lego axles. Pretty much they save on the friction and let you pull more cars and in some cases go faster than traditional trains. If you ever look at PennLUG or TexasLUG train layouts they run bearing axles on alot of their equipment. Infact, because of the bearing axles they were running trains so long they had to create a new coupler system to mitigate breaks in the trains caused by magnets not being able to pull such large trains.

@danjotrains 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! I'll see if I can get my hands on the ball-bearing wheels and try them out on the heavy cars.

@TheMegaMustang 5 ай бұрын

Is your Pybricks program available? I have a twin L motor set up utilizing a differential and I just cant figure out programming. Im still tuning carburetors and stuff man, I never got on board with the electronics

@danjotrains 4 ай бұрын

It will definitely be available soon! I'm working on a follow-up video and I'll include the program with it 😁

@ghytseries5101 Ай бұрын

What is the music at the fail montage?

@danjotrains Ай бұрын

Crazy chase by Grand_Project

@snafunet 5 ай бұрын

Interesting concept but it seems the second large motor doesn't add much if anything without more weight on the locomotive because it looks like the wheels just slip more when you turned on the second motor. You might try adding some 2x2 zinc brick weights to the locomotive if there's still room somewhere.

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

The zinc bricks are a great idea, I'll see if I can order some and get better traction! I definitely want to test the max amount that this setup can pull, but I need to find some more passenger cars first 😂

@NWRGreen5Productions 3 ай бұрын

How much of the power does the motor setup draw? I saw a few videos where people attempted to motorize it with just 1 motor, and it ran out of power in like 2 hrs.

@danjotrains 3 ай бұрын

Good question, I have not tested the battery life with both motors on at full power but I imagine it would drain the battery in half the time. To get around this, I would recommend a battery box that's easy to recharge. I'm looking into getting a BuWizz for my train.

@GimbleOnDew 5 ай бұрын

How do you think 1 large motor -possibly geared down- would work pulling the 2 passenger cabs?

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

I think 1 large motor is great too. Geared down you would still have good pulling power and you could get some decent speed as well!

@superjesse645 5 ай бұрын

Does the Orient Express come with those tires on its driving wheels? I tried building a large tank engine and tried putting the motor on both the driving wheels (which had no tires) and the rear bogie (which had tires) and both failed to povide adequate power to move the engine. Seeing this makes me ponder where i went wrong. :/ Was i just too heavy?

@danjotrains 5 ай бұрын

I added the red elastics to the driving wheels for better traction! Otherwise the train has a hard time moving. You can get them on Bricklink. If the wheels on your tank engine are "slipping" when they turn you might have enough power but not enough grip.

@superjesse645 5 ай бұрын

@@danjotrains I just rebuilt the tank engine into a GP-style diesel. I'll keep those elastics in mind if I ever get my own Orient Express (Assuming they don't discontinue it soon). Update: The engine still slips like crazy. I'm using tired wheels but as soon as I put on a few cars it struggles to move, especially on curves. What am I doing wrong?