{"id":4646,"date":"2018-12-05T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2018-12-05T13:12:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T18:12:46","slug":"santa-fe-4-8-4-no-2926-by-chris-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/05\/santa-fe-4-8-4-no-2926-by-chris-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Fe 4-8-4 No.2926 by Chris Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I certainly can&#8217;t recall the last time I&#8217;ve seen an Atchison, Topeka, &amp; Santa Fe (ATSF) steam locomotive modeled in LEGO, though I&#8217;m sure I may be missing one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/44662594925\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4647\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/05\/santa-fe-4-8-4-no-2926-by-chris-stone\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,690\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?fit=474%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4647\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?resize=474%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?resize=150%2C51&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?resize=768%2C259&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C345&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/44662594925_5e2fe1a5c8_k.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Stone, known as Narmot on Flickr, has updated his model of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/albums\/72157702716577914\">ATSF 4-8-4 #2926<\/a> into what he is calling his third version. Chris is one of the OcTRAINber 2017 winners with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/albums\/72157688510501624\">flexible-boilered mallet steam locomotive<\/a> and has built several other noteworthy models including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/albums\/72157676208803682\">wonderful passenger train<\/a> to put behind his new 4-8-4.<\/p>\n<p>One look at this locomotive will keep your eyes darting to new locations to pick out all the details. Chris certainly packed it in on this locomotive.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/31704177978\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1975\/31704177978_b05227f173_n.jpg?resize=320%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/31704235388\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1979\/31704235388_eda8fc0848_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/31704227288\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1974\/31704227288_6277742336_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/31704182778\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1912\/31704182778_6f18e31a2e_n.jpg?resize=320%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/43759261800\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1956\/43759261800_189bb63e85_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/31704211728\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1956\/31704211728_e030f58d24_n.jpg?resize=320%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/45576679471\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1970\/45576679471_b4448098ee_n.jpg?resize=320%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/30635512937\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1938\/30635512937_04830451ce_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite features, as with any locomotive, is lights. Chris&#8217; engine boasts a headlight, marker lights, a tail light on the tender, illuminated number boards on both sides of the boiler, an excellent\u00a0 ash pan\u00a0glow and even a cab light, all provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brickstuff.com\/\">Brickstuff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/45576666621\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1962\/45576666621_f0bb32c696_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/45576667251\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1924\/45576667251_3ed9e896ed_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/30635511137\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1914\/30635511137_1dee2d1d70_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the lights, Chris has included a working smoke unit. While not a detail I like to put in my own models, Chris did a great job on it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AT&amp;SF 2926\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/30636834827\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Another eye-catching feature on this engine is the safety tread added to the running boards down both sides of the boiler, and the pilot. I must be honest in saying that this is one detail I have never truly considered adding to one of my models, for various reasons, but I am surely considering it now after looking at Chris&#8217; model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/31704235388\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1979\/31704235388_eda8fc0848_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/44662606995\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1965\/44662606995_32b8e4ab13_n.jpg?resize=320%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The locomotive is driven from the tender trucks, using two XL motors driven through an IR receiver and one LEGO Power Functions rechargeable battery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/44951496464\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1926\/44951496464_be8778eb8d_n.jpg?resize=320%2C153&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gearing example\" width=\"320\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Night running\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/26352961057\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AT&amp;SF 2926\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/44853067114\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Lastly, I feel I have to call attention to one last detail Chris included. As a fan of steam locomotives, there are some features on some locomotives from certain railroads which stick out to me and instantly make me associate a certain locomotive with a certain railroad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/45576648811\/in\/album-72157702716577914\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/1927\/45576648811_05cbbf6842_n.jpg?resize=320%2C262&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AT&amp;SF #2926\" width=\"320\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the defining features, to me at least, on ATSF steam locomotives is their all-black appearance with the exception of the front of the smokebox, which was a grey color. Chris absolutely nailed this detail. When he first sent me some pictures of the engine, that was one of the first things that stood out to me. I&#8217;ve probably discuss the art of making LEGO locomotives\u00a0<em>look<\/em> right, and this detail falls right into that category. It instantly says &#8220;I&#8217;m\u00a0an ATSF locomotive&#8221; and I love that.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out more of Chris&#8217; work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/narmot\/\">his Flickr page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"safari-extension:\/\/com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR\/5d52e4a2\/background\/helpers\/prefilterHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"safari-extension:\/\/com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR\/5d52e4a2\/background\/helpers\/prefilterHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"safari-extension:\/\/com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR\/5d52e4a2\/background\/helpers\/prefilterHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"safari-extension:\/\/com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR\/5d52e4a2\/background\/helpers\/prefilterHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I certainly can&#8217;t recall the last time I&#8217;ve seen an Atchison, Topeka, &amp; Santa Fe (ATSF) steam locomotive modeled in LEGO, though I&#8217;m sure I may be missing one. Chris Stone, known as Narmot on Flickr, has updated his model of ATSF 4-8-4 #2926 into what he is calling his third version. Chris is one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/05\/santa-fe-4-8-4-no-2926-by-chris-stone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Santa Fe 4-8-4 No.2926 by Chris Stone<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[782,781,779,777,74,75,778,83,88,87,490,78,780],"class_list":["post-4646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-models","category-people","tag-2926-lego-train","tag-4-8-8","tag-atchison","tag-atsf","tag-bmr","tag-brick-model-railroader","tag-chris-stone","tag-locomotive","tag-railroad","tag-rr","tag-santa-fe","tag-steam","tag-topeka"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ATSF-Cover-01.jpg?fit=4704%2C3424&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8egNP-1cW","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4646"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4657,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions\/4657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brickmodelrailroader.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}