LEGO® - Thalys - High Speed Train (Digital and real built) - MOC

In this video I introduce you to a MOC (my own creation) by designer NeoSephiroth from Stone-Heap.com. This is the Thalys PBKA in the colour scheme of 2021.The Thalys is an european high speed train that connects various european citys.
This is the first and only model for building bricks as far as I know and it`s just awesome. I had a lot of fun building this train but take a look for yourself for further informations.
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[@csharp57]

Building trains like these is a goal of mine. Great video. I enjoyed it

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yes. It´s fantastic to see what is really possible with Bricks ;-)

[@Mimi68]

Super looking train build!!!! 👍👍👍

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Unfortunately it´s not my design.. but I love this train.. it look so awesome!

[@HUMANSHOW]

Ein feiner Zug, diese Eisenbahn

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Jo.. der ist schon echt richtig schön... der Typ hat es voll drauf... nur leider schlecht für meinen Geldbeutel ;-)

[@cmanto]

Awesome build! All your train builds look fantastic!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Thank you, but I only built this one… I‘m not the designer 🤣 but there‘s more to come 👍🏻

[@historyfan0651]

Yes! Thalys is one of my favorite services IRL! love the build!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yeah.. it is a great design... I´m really happy about this train...

[@swissbrickrail]

Sehr schöner Moc von Neo. Deine Modifikationen sind auch super. Weiter so👍

[@HR-yd5ib]

Super well designed.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I think so.. pretty nice design! ;-)

[@NeoSephirothVal]

Sehr cool gemacht. Es freut mich immer riesig wenn Leute so viel Spass mit meinen Designs haben. ❤ Really cool. I'm always really happy when people have so much fun with my designs. ❤

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Ich hoffe, die Veröffentlichung ist so okay für euch 😉

[@NeoSephirothVal]

@@kexysbrickbuilts Absolut! Das Video ist echt super geworden.^^

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@NeoSephirothVal Vielen Dank… muss leider noch die Räder tauschen… das Zeug von Blue Brixx rollt nicht gut genug… da muss teures Lego her 😂 Ich überlege schon, was ich als nächstes bauen will.. evtl den „Giruno“ oder den ÖBB Railjet 👍🏻. Da gibt‘s dann das nächste Video.

[@NeoSephirothVal]

@@kexysbrickbuilts Ja, das mit den BB Rollen kenn ich... da helfen nicht mal Kugellager wirklich....

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@NeoSephirothVal Vor allem will ich grundsätzlich nicht selber das basteln mit Kugellagern und so anfangen… auch wenn ich mir zuletzt erst 50 Stück bestellt habe 😂 Gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass dunden Railjet noch nicht tatsächlich gebaut hast? Der würde mich schon echt jucken… 😂

[@Zabadak]

Fantastic train in great colours 👊👁👁👍

[@CraftingTableMC]

I love this design! Absolutely beautiful! Good job!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Unfortunately not my design... I just added some small adjustments and some color changes.. :-)

[@1ghanghee]

Looks great. I was really inspired by your idea.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Unfortunately it´s not my design.. I just did a few adjustments.. but thank you anyways. ;-)

[@caedmon2behrens186]

Man I could never make something as detailed as that. I tend to struggle with finding parts for detail or deciding where to put detail to the point where my trains look like rolling rectangles.

[@MagicCityBrix]

Wow great original and nice changes.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yeah.. the designer is a genius ;-) It´s a great train ... ;-)

[@BadcheezYoutube]

Now That is nice

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yeah, one of the best trains I´ve ever built...

[@user-ng2el7pg9h]

It is very nice train

[@jbsmarklinmodellbahn1728]

Nice trains. Why do not built in 8wide? They look so much better than the 6wide. Proportions of 6wide are not nice. To high for their width.

[@classicallpvault8251]

And 8 studs wide is to scale when building a tramway, not for regular trains. Passenger coaches on standard gauge rail are around 3 metres wide, which translates to +/- 10 studs.

[@xxslylancexx5265]

Mein Herz hat als der Zug ins Blatt gefahren ist und der Explosionssound kam kurz tschüss gesagt

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

:-) dann hat der Effekt sein Ziel erfüllt ;-)

[@zwrhnsg]

Very nice, respect! can u pls build a german ICE High-Speed train?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Thank you very much. Maybe I'll build an ICE when I have a little more time to do it. But honestly, there are already very good ICE models, for example from Germanrailwaybuilder. But I'm almost sure you know his 8wide ICE 3?

[@linuswegner7125]

Ich bin so neidisch ,wirklich gut gebaut 👍👍👍👍

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Da musst du nicht neidisch sein.. ich habe den ja nicht designed, sondern NeoSephiroth... die Modelle findest du bei Rebrickable.com

[@The_Gamer_66]

im currently working on a Swiss IC2000 Moc with 8 Studs width. With a length of 47cm per car it just looks ridiculous on the R40 curves

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I just collected all the parts for the "Giruno". Also in 8 wide. Seven wagons including the control units. 3.5 meters long and over 6000 parts. It will definitely look ridiculous in R40 curves too. Your final result of the Swiss IC2000 would interest me when you have finished it.

[@oistudios-tj2vx]

Very good!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Thanks to the design of NeoSephiroth ;-)

[@xYoshiLP.]

TrixBrix tracks have even more options to choose from ;) should look great on R104 curves :D plus i like the 8 Wide version i think it doesn't look as bad and for the axles: try some with Ball-Bearings instead super low rolling resistance for lego trains!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I know the tracks of TrixBrix and I am glad that there is a provider that offers different radii. But in my opinion, the tracks offered are much too expensive. I am not willing to spend 80 € (90 US$) for a complete circle in radius 104. I have already got ball bearings, in case the rolling resistance of the Lego wheels should still be too high. Unfortunately, Lego is not able to ship 40 individual wheels in a reasonable amount of time. I've been waiting 3 weeks now.

[@xYoshiLP.]

@@kexysbrickbuilts yeah i know the waiting time hurts tho i understand that 80 Euros is a hand full for just 1 circle i still have seen even more expensive ones i think TrixBrix is a nice middle thing at leasat for the very big R104+ curves tho i haven't checked out the BlueBrixx tracks yet may do so when i wanna make my layout bigger ^^

[@skedzer4803]

I also think 8 studs looks better, and has a bonus of giving more room inside.

[@GenialesTuning]

*@KeXy travels the world* ja der Zug den @@UCldht3zD3xj4OmQW9umsRhg designt hat ist wirklich klasse. Bin ja auch gerade dran alle Steine so wie es klappt zusammenzubekommen.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Ich wünsch dir viel Spaß beim Bauen... der Zug ist einfach genial.. aber wie gesagt, er ist schwer und man braucht gute Räder :-)

[@GenialesTuning]

@@kexysbrickbuilts nun ganz ehrlich ich war für den Zug der Ideengeber und Du kannst Dir sicherlich auch vorstellen warum. Nur soviel meine Version hat 4 Motoren und 4 Akkus!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@GenialesTuning Das war zumindest mal eine sehr gute Idee… meine Version hat auch 4 Motoren, aber nur 2 Akkus 😂

[@LeSeigneurPanda]

nice build, but I need to point out that your jackobs bogies are not made correctly. I don't know if it is because you lack parts preventing you from building it the right way but anyway I want to explain it so anybody wanting to try building is able to do it. I tried doing it when i was younger but i didn't have necessary part. So how does a jackobs bogies work? Well first you need a bogie, but instead of having a center pivot it has an intercirculation ring. That ring is basically 2 parts: - The passenger part with the belows - The Carriage coupling system Let's focus on the coupling. In it's most simplified occurence, it's a vertical rod situated in the pivot point of the bogie, under the passenger part, each car have a hook that can link onto that rod. The hooks aren't at the same height so they aren't interfering each other. this system do exist, not on real trains but on model trains like an old Jouef TGV set which use the system i have described. I'd be happy to see you build this and see how you did it.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Thank you for your comment. I think I understood what you were trying to explain to me, but I believe that the representation of the Jacob's bogies after your explanation with bricks is not easy to build. Maybe you can send me a video or some pictures so I can take a closer look. I tried to find some information on the Internet, but so far there has been nothing useful about it. If you have any information please send to [e-mail]. Thanks

[@LeSeigneurPanda]

@@kexysbrickbuilts I am installing a lego virtual building tool to try and make it, i'll send the result to your mail

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@LeSeigneurPanda that will be great.. thank you!

[@dancewithpianosteve]

Hi man. May i ask where did you bought the dark red hinge bricks of the front nose. Also. To make 1 statement^ I love your version of the train. Except for the white stripe and the white doors? The real thalys is clearly dark red/grey? Other than that beautiful design. I recently bought the instructions on Stoneheaps site. Going to build the train soon but my version will be shorter. 2 locos and 2 cars only because short of space😇

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yes, I ordered a few parts from GoBricks in Asia. Or you try WeBrick.com, they might have them too and they also have GoBricks bricks. Well.. and of course tastes differ. I really wanted to have a light spot on the wagons and that's why I decided on the white doors. But you can do whatever you want ;-)

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

nice man 👍I love trains an Lego train 😊 so U just gained another subscriber. I have just started a channle to Lego City .with trains 😊👍

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Thank you for your comment. 👍 I also love trains of all kind 🤣

[@train-traum-madabouttrains5005]

Great design! :-) How much did you paid for all the parts?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Danke für die Blumen, aber es ist leider nicht mein Design. Entworfen wurde der Thalys von Neo Sephiroth und die Anleitung kann bei Stone-Heap erstanden werden. Ich hab es weiter unten in den Kommentaren bereits schon einmal erwähnt, wie viel ich ungefähr ausgegeben habe. Ich kann es leider nicht genau festlegen, da ich die Lego-Parts zum Teil bereits hatte, mehrere Bestellungen über einen gewissen Zeitraum bei Bricklink gemacht habe und zuletzt nicht von Lego erhältliche Steine bei GoBricks gekauft habe. Alles in allem würde ich aber sagen so zwischen 400 und 500 Euro.

[@tompur4419]

Hey, great video and great looking HST i really love the 8 studs version. I want to know if i have the possibilities to got schema of the bulky version ? i have the project to recreate a real HST in lego with all lego sized dimension and yours look very well especially the bulky one ^^ so im waiting your respond

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Hi, thanks for your comment. I have only designed the front car in 8wide and only digitally in Bricklink's Stud.io software. If you contact me by email, I'm sure we can arrange something. You can find the email address in the info of my YT channel.

[@tompur4419]

hey again, i send you an email like a month ago and still don't have an answer maybe you didn't recevie it ^^' @@kexysbrickbuilts

[@Chrisschippers08]

how many did all the bricks together cost?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. To be honest, I don't remember exactly how much I paid for it... but I think it was around 300 - 400 euros. Some of the dark red parts are not cheap and there are over 4600 parts in total. The whole train is also very heavy. You need at least 2 motors, I even had 4 motors installed at times.

[@Dibemcaren09]

Can we see it on r40 just to see how ridiculous? It looks great anyway

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

At the moment I haven't built a layout... but when the time comes, I'll let the train drive through R40 ;-)

[@davidfachaxd3513]

how look in r40?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I'll put it this way, the train works in R40 radius but unfortunately doesn't look particularly good. The individual wagons are simply too long for this radius. In addition, the train is very heavy, which also slows down its speed in tighter curves.

[@guy1684]

Good train lego

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

But this one is not designed by LEGO ;-)

[@boyanyanakiev7090]

@@kexysbrickbuilts from what is it designed and if we can get it where do we get it from?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@boyanyanakiev7090 you can purchase the building instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-82107/NeoSephiroth/thalys-pbka-high-speed-train/#details

[@masoon772]

Looks cool! But I wonder how much it cost, if it is a good price I may get it myself

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Hi, the price for the building instructions is about US-$ 21 (€20) which you can find at stone-heap.com/shop/pdf-bauanleitungen-easy/set-angebote/produkt/thalys-pbka-set/. Unfortunately, I can't say exactly how much I paid for it. I already had some of the parts, most of them I ordered from www.BrickLink.com and after I made color adjustments, I also had to switch to a few alternative bricks that were not from LEGO. But I would estimate that I spent about US-$ 450 - 500, so not a really good price. If it's not a problem for you to use alternative bricks (not LEGO), you can put together the train for about US-$ 300, for example at www.webrick.com. They currently have almost all parts (except for about 30 parts like the train wheels or printed parts).

[@katpleh]

Im late ig you shoud have put 2 motors so it coud go better

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

03:56 Read the text there. I actually had 2 battery boxes and 4 motors installed at the time. But the battery boxes were not from LEGO if I remember correctly and the were not strong enough. (Too little voltage)

[@katpleh]

thats sad i miss old lego v9 system that was a wheel and you where movin!@@kexysbrickbuilts

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@katpleh I personally found the 12 V system the best. Remote controlled switches, level crossings, signals and decouplers. If the 9 V system had these additional components, it would have been the best system ever. But you are right, the 9 V system was much easier to handle, no extra battery boxes or receivers and most of all no remote control.

[@katpleh]

yeah i meant that one i confused it lol anyways this is one of the best mocs i ever seen @@kexysbrickbuilts

[@AeroRailFan]

Nice

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yes, one of the most beautiful models I own...

[@guillainpansu]

Very Nice! Where can we find the informations to build the electric poles for the trains? Thank you in advance!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

You mean the pantographs?

[@guillainpansu]

@@kexysbrickbuilts No, I have them on the Horizon Express, I'm talking about the overhead lines. Thank you

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@guillainpansu ah.. okay.. are you used to stud.io?

[@guillainpansu]

@@kexysbrickbuilts Yes! If i can have access to a file, i should be able to find out how to build them! Thank you

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@guillainpansu Sorry for the late reply. Please contact me via email (channel info). I can send you the file.

[@Jonny-fk2ph]

Sieht Klasse aus 😃👍 Stone Heap, Neo ist Top 😃👍 Passt alles perfekt zusammen Hab von Ihnen das IC 2000 Set und bin mehr als begeistert Den Railjet möcht ich auch bauen Darf man fragen,was Dich der Zug gekostet hat?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Hi Jonny, sehe ich auch so.. die Modelle von Stone-Heap sind wirklich klasse.... Den Preis kann ich dir tatsächlich nicht sagen, da ich die Teile über eine längere Zeit mit anderen Bestellungen zusammen geordert habe.. wenn ich schätzen müsste würde ich sagen so zwischen 400 und 500 Euro...

[@Jonny-fk2ph]

@@kexysbrickbuilts vielen Dank für die Rückantwort Wo hast Du die Legosteine bestellt? Alles original Legosteine? Wie lang ist der Zug bzw ein Wagenteil?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@Jonny-fk2ph Das meiste, was von Lego erhältlich ist, habe ich bei Bricklink bestellt. Was zu teuer war oder nicht erhältlich in der jeweiligen Farbe (z. B. Dark Red) habe ich bei GoBricks bestellt. Allerdings in einer großen Sammelbestellung mit anderen Teilen. Die Steuerwagen sind je in etwa 52 Studs lang und die Waggons alle 44 Studs. Zusammen mit den Jacobs-Drehgestellen kommst du ungefähr auf 2,45 Meter. Das Ding ist also schon ziemlich gewaltig..

[@matsv201]

Isn´t all TGV trains essentially identical apart from some trim bits in the loco? Well apart from the duplex of casue

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Yes, I think so... the newer high-speed trains all look quite similar, including the shape of the cockpit. Exceptions are probably the Asian trains such as the Shinakansen.

[@matsv201]

@@kexysbrickbuilts Well.. i don´t quite agree. There is the TGV.. that are all.. well mechanically identical, apart from the Duplex. Then there is the Eurostar one that have a power unit in the first wagon. Then there are the ICE 1-2 style with normal wagons. And the ICE3-4 one that is all EMU, they all kind of look the same, the Chinese and Japanese all look similar. Well apart from the Japanese duplex once. Then there are the Spanish that look very different. They are sort of the most fun, specially the RENFE Class 730 looks very unique.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@matsv201 Okay, then I have to take a closer look. I'm actually not that into high-speed trains. I have only recently looked at a few pictures of different trains and had the feeling that the new models all look quite similar (visually), technically they may of course differ immensely.

[@matsv201]

@@kexysbrickbuilts Well yea.. and you are not wrong. There is loads of EMU high speed train that look simular or almost identical. Really just a nose job on them

[@Lawrence-bitsy]

🚄

[@michaelfischer545]

Gibt es für den Thalis eine Aufbauanleitung?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Natürlich gibt es die, aber ich habe sie nicht entworfen. Wenn du in der Videobeschreibung schaust, dann findest du dort den Link zu Stone-Heap. Dort kannst du die Anleitung käuflich erwerben und sie ist ihr Geld auf jeden Fall wert.

[@boyanyanakiev7090]

Did you get this online or did you build it because it's amazing

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I found this model by accident on Rebrickable.com and I fell in love with it immediately. After a few adjustments, I decided to build the train in real as well.

[@boyanyanakiev7090]

@@kexysbrickbuilts did you buy the instructions and then get the parts or did you buy it, and it comes already built?

[@boyanyanakiev7090]

When I saw your video I fell in love with the train, TGVs are my favourite trains and because the Horizon Express got retired from building and selling in 2017 I wasn't able to have a lego TGV but thanks to you I found a lego TGV that is perfect

[@boyanyanakiev7090]

It would be amazing to have a train like that it really makes everything better

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@boyanyanakiev7090 Yes, I felt the same way when I discovered the model. It really is a very well designed model and looks really beautiful. It also looks better than the Horizon Express to be honest, although I really really like the Horizon Express too. But the building techniques on this model are much more sophisticated and the shape is simply well done.

[@marianamatova2953]

Oh

[@spal-official]

Make tgv lyria duplex

[@NeoSephirothVal]

You can find the instructions for my TGV Duplex on stone-heap or on rebrickable.^^

[@Eisenbahn_galerie]

Wo kann man denn kaufen?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Davon kann man nur die Anleitung kaufen. Die findest du bei rebrickable.com vom Designer "NeoSephiroth" (rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-82107/NeoSephiroth/thalys-pbka-high-speed-train/#details). Die Teile musst du dann bei Bricklink oder einem alternativen Hersteller in China bestellen.

[@marianamatova2953]

Did you build it on your own or did you buy it?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I bought the instructions, modified it and then built it 😅

[@BananaEater188]

Do you have a webshop? I would love to own one of these!

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Unfortunately no :-) You need to buy the manual from stone-heap.com. You will also get parts lists to order the Bricks from the manufacturer of your choice. But I think it was worth the effort and the money. An incredibly beautiful train.

[@autistictrader2884]

@@kexysbrickbuilts what brick shop did u use?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@autistictrader2884 Well, it's been over a year since the bricks were ordered. But it wasn't a special shop, I let Bricklink decide which shops offered the cheapest option for the purchase. But I can tell you it wasn't cheap. Some parts in dark red are not cheap. I also had to buy some parts from alternative manufacturers as they were not available from LEGO.

[@autistictrader2884]

@@kexysbrickbuilts thank you!!

[@autistictrader2884]

Hello ,did you design it?

[@autistictrader2884]

My son who has autism loves it so much… he is asking me to borrow it from you😁😁😁 i wss trying to see the design in the website but i cant see the specific name

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I just overlooked them. The guide can be purchased at www.stone-heap.com. The exact name of the model is: Thalys PBKA SET and can be found on the website under "Instructions -> Easy (6 nubs)" and then under "Product categories" select "SET - Offers(11)". The last set is then the Thalys PBKA.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

I don't know where you and your son live, but I think it would be too expensive to ship the train. But I'm glad he likes the train. ;-)

[@autistictrader2884]

@@kexysbrickbuilts thanks you so much for your reply we are residing here at USA do you have any recommendation to order the bricks

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@autistictrader2884 Well, since you live in the US you should probably order the bricks through Bricklink. There is a function where Bricklink puts together the individual bricks from different online shops. You can also choose whether you want to buy new or used bricks. But it's definitely not cheap. If it doesn't have to be LEGO bricks, you can of course also order the bricks from Asia (e.g. from Webrick.com). There you can also upload a parts list and you get everything from a dealer and also much cheaper. But probably not all bricks are in stock. In the next two weeks I will be releasing a video that also talks about webrick bricks. But just another topic: The train is really beautifully designed and it looks really good. I don't know how old your son is and if he really wants to play with it or just watch the train run. But it's definitely not a playset. The special construction of the front ("nose") is not super stable and is not really suitable for children to play on. Don't get me wrong, the construction is well thought out and built as stable as this construction allows. I think that's what you should know about this set. If you still have questions, don't hesitate to ask me.

[@Simster0711]

French TGV made by Alstom 🤌💪💪

[@marktegrotenhuis]

The original window size looks better than yours. But your color scheme does look better than the original.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

To be honest.. I totally agree with you. :-) but since I will soon need the grey train windows for another project, it is very likely that the Thalys will get its original windows back.

[@ZavSTVwithTOYGAMELECTION]

4:38 & 4:58 Is Blue Brixx your website?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

No, it's not my website. I just wanted to let the viewers know where I bought my tracks. I don't get any money for it either, just in case that's your next question.

[@ZavSTVwithTOYGAMELECTION]

@@kexysbrickbuilts So, it’s like you’re trying to say everything shown is bought with your money. The tracks, and all the pieces needed to make the Thalys High Speed Train MOC.

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

@@ZavSTVwithTOYGAMELECTION I'm not trying to say that, I'm saying this because it's the truth. Building trains from bricks is my hobby and I spend MY money on it. And yes.. it's not always the cheapest hobby.

[@hollandmeester347]

R72 should be the minimum. R40 and R56 are not realistic for long coaches.......

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

You´re definetely right.

[@hollandmeester347]

@@kexysbrickbuilts Thanks

[@victorsplaytime7233]

SENDIT TO LEGO

[@NeoSephirothVal]

Please don't! They will copy it ... just kidding, Lego hates trains. XDDDD

[@AstroKnight118]

why don't you put your models on Lego ideas?

[@kexysbrickbuilts]

Because the original model is not from me, but from a designer of stone-heap.com. I only made a few technical and color adjustments.

[@KAKOLUX360]

TGV

[@NeoSephirothVal]

You can find the instructions for my TGV Duplex on stone-heap or on rebrickable.^^