MÁV Class 424 Large Scale Model

About a year ago I had got something into my head. It seemed to be a good idea to build the most famous Hungarian locomotives.

But where should I start? Of course at the begining with the steam engines. Let it be the legandary one, the MÁV Class 424. It's decided. 

The 424 series was engineered and manufactured in Hungary. 514 units had been made between 1924 and 1958. As a multi purpose engine it was used for passenger trains and hauling and later for commuter trains. Was allowed to fly with 90 km/h what was a good number at that times but the unofficial speed record is above 120 km/h. There were several modifications as the years passed and was used till the early '80s. Two working engines remained and serve as nostalgia train sometimes.

   

Not modelled a particular one, more like my favourite mixed version from the early era. It's a 'motorized display set 'so you can observe the rods' movement if lifted with some bricks under the frame. The scale is 1:33. All big wheels are direct driven by two power function L motors. The battery box and the infra receiver sit inside the tender. Tried to keep the scale of the sub-units as close as possibble to the real one, and to add enough but not too much details. 

- Almost 3000 pieces

- 73 cm length (with the tender)

- 11.2 cm width

- 15.6 cm height

- 2.3 kg

The buffalo's (one of the most known nickname of the 424) structure is quite unique with her high boiler setup and was an iconic locomotive in Hungary for decades. I believe it do 'deserves to preserve' for the future as a set also. For every train fans and modellers and whoever likes it.   

The rendered pictures are without the pneumatic tubes as I couldn't find them in stud.io.