Train MOC: Hogwarts Coach in City scale - Better than Lego's?

[@vettelord2369]

A video detailing the inside would be great. I really like that design! Thanks for the video!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I hadn't thought about doing an interior, but several people have mentioned it, so I will add it to my long list of things to do.

[@eevee_pog7026]

This is what I think people really want out of a hogwarts express set. I'd love to see an engine in scale with these coaches that looks proper hauling them. I'm more on the train side of things than the potter side of things, so seeing an engine that can haul a few of these delightful coaches would be a pleasure. P.S. you have awakened me to a scale I never thought I'd have interest in! Thanks!

[@MinifigJez]

Wow, that's a lot of praise, many thanks! I've had trains of many different sizes over the years, with a lot of N-Gauge (starting at age 5!), with also a bit of OO, HO, Gauge 1 and G scale since then. But have loved Lego all my life and discovered "L-Gauge" in the 80's and have a lot of it from different era's. If you're interested, I have a playlist of making a UK class 442: kzbin.info/aero/PL0A-CMNXDNYMWvF9XZEXo9Q8weAx-TB6Q Also one for my Tube train and tube station: kzbin.info/aero/PL0A-CMNXDNYO781TnHGg1c79zgBVDGbI1 as well as some random rail tankers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5rCm3hqo8uqlbM or kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpiTmmp4a7h1qrc thanks for commenting.

[@sneezyferret6482]

Putting the Lego designers to shame with this. Nice one!

[@MinifigJez]

that’s very kind of you to say. - thanks

[@dustinzaccaria7644]

What a beautiful rail coach. Generally speaking I don’t use licensed themes in my city, however, I could see myself building a coach like yours and just add the LEGO train logos instead of the Hogsworts crests. Great job anyway, keep up the great work. Kudos.

[@MinifigJez]

Many thanks! - At some point I plan on remaking it in classic red/white/blue Network South-East colours (A South of England rail company from the 90's, in case you aren't from the UK), and then make a class 47 in the same livery to pull it ! Ages ago I made a Uk Class 442 with nice coaches, if you're interested you can see the finished article here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j53dm5mdd9h9b8k

[@31128Charybdis]

@@MinifigJezIf you make an NSE version, do make a few in BR blue as well as they were almost never a complete NSE set.

[@MinifigJez]

@@31128Charybdis Good point! I grew up in the NSE region and trains were very often a bit of mix-n-match !!! But I had a Graham Farish, N-Gauge, NSE, Class 47 and Mk2 coaches as a teen, and have always wanted to reproduce it in Lego. But at this scale though, I'm not sure if there's much I can do to distinguish a Mk1 from a MK2 !!!!!

[@davewills94]

Wonderful work!! That looks so much more elegant and fitting for the Hogwarts Express. I hope you find a sticker sheet asap and update us!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks, I;m glad you liked it. I didn't find a sticker sheet, but I did find a random selection of bricks on ebay, with various Harry Potter related stickers attached to them... I just need to win the auction, get them here, heat them up with a hair dryer and transfer them to my coach !!! (it might take a while!) Thanks for commenting.

[@Brickticks]

A few things….. One, interior details are a must. Second, as for those corridors between the carriages, try putting a window, 1x2x2, in place of the upper two bricks. Oh, and try to make sure that window is the panel version with rounded corners and not that stupid version from the most recent Hogwarts Express train’s side windows, which is a full brick in size. And third, try offsetting the lower two rows of gold plates by one stud, it’ll increase structural integrity. Also try splurging a little and getting four 1x6 gold plates for just above the doors, it’ll make them more secure. And fourth and finally, try locking together the walls and the between carriage corridors to provide more strength to the overall build. How one does that is up to you. Rockatoa, Brickticks out! P.S. You do know there are more modern versions of that 6x28 stud train base, right? The one you have is from the 12V era, buts ones do exist in black for more modern 9V and RC style systems. Just thought I’d let you know. Bye.

[@MinifigJez]

1) yes several people have mentioned hat I need to do an interior, I’ll put it on my growing list of “things to do” 2) thanks for the idea for the window in the corridor connector door. I know the window you mean it’s the one they used to use in 80’s and 90’s planes, and the Emerald night used for its doors. I’ve also seen some people use two backwards headlight bricks, to make two smal let side-by-side windows (without glass of course!) 3) I’ve put instructions for this on Rebrickable, and have replaced 1x2’s with 1x6’s as you’ve suggested, but when I bought the parts for this MONTHS ago, they weren’t on Lego.com and not enough on Bricklink! they are easier to get hold of now! 5) I know what you mean, like with the emerald night, have a fixed piece of roof at each end for structure all integrity and just have the middle part removable.TBH removing roofs and doing interiors aren’t something I usually bother with, as long as it holds together when it’s built is my main concern. 6) Yes, the newer version has only 3 technic holes at each end. When I was buying the parts, this one was in a shop that I was already buying from and it was slightly cheaper than the newer version, so as the holes did not make a difference to me, I got the old 80s version, also… nostalgia. 7740 is my favourite train of all time!

[@Brickticks]

@@MinifigJez Firstly, good points. Second, 7740 is an amazing train, especially when paired with 7815 and 7819. And third, good job!

[@MinifigJez]

@@Brickticks I don't have much 12v, only 7740, the blue 7760 diesel shunter, and the 7816 shell tanker wagon. (with some track and that amazing remote control level crossing) But I would LOVE to get 7815, to add to 7740. I'm not so bothered about the postal car, but BOTH cars are horrifically expensive nowadays! I priced the sleeper car out on Bricklink and it would be cheaper to buy the parts, so one day I'll make a wanted list and start getting the parts as I see them for sale, and build myself one.

[@ShyGuyXXL]

In my humble opinion, the double stripe doesn't look great when scaled up to 3 plates thick. Yes, the movie version technically has a double stripe, but it's tiny in comparison. They basically blend together into one stripe when seen from afar. So I'd simplify it into one stripe. Artistic license and all.

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, that’s a really good point. Thanks for commenting. As Dr Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park observed… I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could do it, I didn't stop to think if I should !!

[@stubusby7818]

I totally agree with reducing the double stripe to single! Everything else about the coach build is fantastic!

[@MinifigJez]

@@stubusby7818 Thanks. Do you think just one gold, or a gold and black, like the yellow/dark red on the 2023 coaches?

[@stubusby7818]

@@MinifigJez After going back and forth between the official LEGO models and multiple movie screen shots, I think the stripes look the best in the Collector's edition version. I do really like your gold stripe color choice. I may have to try swapping out my bright light orange stripe for the pearl gold.

[@MinifigJez]

@@stubusby7818 Since buying the parts for this video, the 1x6 plates are a LOT more easily available and much cheaper than they were too, which then makes these stripes look nicer, as they have fewer breaks in them! Have fun, I hope the stripe MOD goes smoothly! Thanks for commenting

[@colinblaas3592]

It's beautiful and yet so simple, lego can learn from you

[@MinifigJez]

@@colinblaas3592 thank you so much, it’s very kind of you to say. I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting.

[@colinblaas3592]

​@MinifigJez wil there also be a video where you upgrade the locomotive/tender?😜

[@MinifigJez]

@@colinblaas3592 Yes, it's on my list of things to do, as I want to make the engine and teh tender both longer.

[@TjarkSiegfriedson]

A nice hook up video after i watched "why are they getting smaller" video! Thumps up.

[@MinifigJez]

ahhh... it goes to show that these videos aren't just thrown together !!!!!! 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Biglick_bricks]

It’s perfect! I’m working on a very similar project redesigning the 2001 Hogwarts Express at the moment. Love the train stuff!

[@MinifigJez]

That sounds cool, will you update the wheel sets, so that it can go round Lego curves? the motorised version of the train (set 10132) uses the common modern wheel sets, on the same engine body. When you've completed the project, will you upload a video and make sure you let me know so that I can check it out?

[@BOBs_bricks]

Looks good, the old windows and doors really make it look good. Now I need to get a few doors

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, it was the MAIN thing that I wanted to include as I loved the Lego trains of the 80's and 90's, and it was perfect timing that Lego included them in the Collectors edition of the train.

[@Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310]

This was amazing to see! The coach looks so beautiful! ❤

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks, Glad you enjoyed it! I think its the gold stripes that make it

[@railwayjade]

This looks awesome - perhaps Lego should hire you! I would leave the doors without the stripe, in a way it makes them stick out so one can differentiate from the rest of the coach body.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks for the compliment and suggestion... it's a good thing too, as admittedly I've only done a brief search, but finding gold lining tape this size is proving difficult !!! So I imagine they might have to stay blank. Thanks for commenting.

[@railwayjade]

@@MinifigJez as a matter of interest there is a real life application of this. In my country, the passengers complained that they battled to see the doors on our commuter trains, so they went from being in the same livery as the coach to being painted a solid colour (and therefore being more obvious).

[@taunmarc88]

Love the video! I’m inspired to make this, mine is a pushed together version of the latest yellow stripe version which makes one very long coach. I used bits of the recent train sets for the base but yours definitely seems more sturdy!

[@MinifigJez]

Glad it’s inspired you to do some more modifying. I can see how two of the small coaches together would be very long and thin!!! if it helps, the instructions and parts for this are on Rebrickable.

[@MarvinsTransport536]

0:09 Yeah, I must agree. That train is very small!😂 Great video by the way!👌🫡

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks! Did you see last week's video on the coach comparisons? If you're interested you can see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boDYp6yrl7ljrdUsub_confirmation=1

[@MarvinsTransport536]

@MinifigJez Oh no I haven't. Thanks for the link👍

[@MinifigJez]

@@MarvinsTransport536 No problem. Glad I could help.

[@alexandre.o.branco]

Nice build! I recently did an 8 wide one based on the orient express wagons

[@MinifigJez]

That's a great idea. You can get SO much more detail in at 8-wide. I have SO many city scale 6-wide trains that I stick to that size. I also wantd to make a good looking custom coach that people could use with their bought sets, that also wouldn't break the bank to build!!!!

[@ItsTheNoise56]

amazing looks great!, id love to see the guard coach or maybe a toilet inside the coach

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, LOTS of people have commented that I need to Ann an interior. So it's now on my ever growing list of "things to do" !!!

[@mikaxms]

Maybe do brick built doors like the Emerald Night coach. That’s one way to continue the gold stripe across the door.

[@MinifigJez]

That would help with continuing the stripe, but one of the main reasons for doing this coach was to use the traditional 80's windows and doors, as I loved them so much when I was a kid!

[@GeohToy]

Looks great! Lego needs to take notes!

[@MinifigJez]

unfortunately, it looks a lot like coaches we got from Lego in the 80’s (just a little bit longer) so they just need to dig out their old notes!!! it really comes down to cost cutting and an imposed parts per set amount that the designers then have to work to… a bit sad really, but at least it means I get to share my ideas with others!

[@WelcometoEuphoria]

Hi Jez, I wonder if you've considered using the triple wedge plate 52031 and the associated double 32739 for the roof. It would have studs on it but would be lower than the one you have so that the carriage is more like the other city trains.

[@MinifigJez]

They are the parts used on the most recent 60337 "Express Passenger Train" The 2x4 curved slopes that I'm using are 2 plates tall, and the roof pieces used are also two plates tall, so a direct swap wouldn't reduce the height. I'd need to remove the 6x9 black plates too to decrease the height but it could only be by 1 plate. It would definitely make it easier to build, and probably reduce the cost too, as a few larger parts are definitely cheaper than all those slopes and tiles!!!!!! - I suppose I could achieve teh same height decrease, but making the red plate layer the 6x8 plates, and build the black slopes on top of that. I think I prefer the look of the slopes, as this is tying to look like a real train rather than a Lego City train. But I;m definitely going to see what it looks like by removing the black plate layer. Thanks so much for commenting and giving me ideas.

[@NetGreen123]

Amazing work!

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks it's kind of you to say. - I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting

[@exveefan]

This is great, the only minor error to the real coaches is the double gold striping. It's actually Gold - Black - Gold stripe, not red in the middle. But other than that, this is perfect!. 😀

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, someone else commented that earlier on this evening, and I had NO IDEA that it was black in the middle... fortunately, I can fix the issue with two 1x6, four 1x8 and four 1x1 black plates! Just 10 pieces... Easy Peasy! - Thanks for commenting and letting me know. Now I just need Lego to make the classic windows and doors in DARK red, and it'll be even more accurate to teh prototype coach !!!!!

[@Lynxfan2]

Hello Minfig Jez, I do like the bogie detail to your carriage. Did you consider using the same door design as The Emerald Knight Express Passenger Train? What about installing both the tile flooring and seats into the carriage? Regarding the mid height stripe, if you look carefully and closely it is actually gold/black/gold. Personally I prefer the extended carriage version from set 75955 with the same door design as The Emerald Knight and five 1x4x3 windows as designed by Fugatech LEGO, however as mentioned above I do like your bogie design. Best wishes and take care, Kind regards, Peter Skuce, St Albans. Hertfordshire.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks Peter, I'm glad you liked it. - I'll try to make sure I get to all your points: 1) Yes I did look at the Emerald Night doors (I have 2 of the sets), but I just LOVE the old 80's train doors as they match the classic train windows so well, (My favourite train of all-time is 7740) so when I realised that Lego now do the new mould in red in both doors, I just HAD to use them! 2) I hadn't thought of doing an interior, but I will add it to my very long list of things I need to do, and when I get round to it, I'll make sure I upload a video about it. 3) I'd never noticed the stripe was black in between the two golds stripes, but that is definitely a VERY easy fix, just a few black plates. - Thanks for letting me know. 4) The 75955 engine is the best engine, and the coach is ok, but it still makes me sad that it uses standard Lego City building windows. FugaTech's coach is really nice, the only part I'm not fond of is the windows. But as a fellow Brit, if you ever travelled on old BR coaches, I'm sure you'll agree with me that I have to commend his under carriage details, which are very good. But the coach does need to lose the ladders at each end. I imagine being from the USA he added them to look like steps, similar to USA trains, but he didn't realise that UK trains don't need them as our platforms are always at door level! And like you said, with the bogie details, UK trains always have some suspension detail and the two wheel sets need to be spaced slightly apart on his model, like Lego used to do with their passenger trains, and their train motors. Thanks so much for commenting, best wishes to you and St Albans.

[@mattwhelan13]

very cool, though I must say that I always imagined the coaches only having doors on one side as we know they have a corridor down one side and compartments on the other plus the train is single use so it's not like it needs to be flexible. Would be interested to see you add the interior walls if not a fully detailed interior and see if that makes you change your door / window placement.

[@MinifigJez]

That’s a good point, let me try to explain. I grew up travelling on coaches in England like the ones used in the films. This type of British Rail compartment coach doesn’t have the seating compartments all the way to the ends of the coach. The corridor runs across the width of the coach at the ends, so that you can get access to the doors on each side and to the corridor connector leading to the next coach and also access to a toilet on one side at one end. Also the compartments are traditionally for first class passengers, most coaches would have part compartments and part regular seating, as seen in a later film where Malfoy beats up Harry and leaves him under the invisibility cloak, in the gangway in the middle of the coach between the seats. Most coaches of this type wouldn’t have a any compartments at all, as the first class area is normally limited to one or maybe two coaches on a train. I don’t normally bother with train or building interiors, but if I did in this I coach I’d have to follow Lego’s lead of a non-compartment coach, as 6-wide isn’t big enough. Lego have only put compartments in their collectors edition, where they have the same layout as me, with a door at each end and windows all the way along in between. - WOW that was a long reply!!!! But I hope it helps you understand what old British Rail coaches were like. thanks for commenting.

[@Blazing_Ninja]

Awesome custom!

[@MinifigJez]

thanks, I’m glad you liked it

[@DailyWeeklyBuilds]

Nice work Jez! I did something similar to mine 😄

[@MinifigJez]

I just went to have a look!

[@FreddyFazboy399]

Phenomenal 100% building this I always hated the the passenger train on the 2018 one thanks also you should make the interior full❤❤❤❤

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks. - Soooo many people have commented that I need to do an interior, so I will add it to my list of things to do.

[@EverydayTrains]

This looks great! A massive improvement on the standard Lego sets. Not to be picky but would it look even better if the bright red bricks were swapped for a slightly darker maroon colour? I guess though that would mean you couldn't use the red doors... 🤷🏻‍♂️ Either way though, again it looks great! 🎉

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, I absolutely LOVE Lego's dark red colour and it would definitely look better in that colour but they don't make either doors OR the windows in that colour, and I did want it to be an easy, simple MOC for people to make to fit their bought sets, rather than one of the elaborate Hogwarts Express MOCs with rare and expensive parts.

[@EverydayTrains]

@@MinifigJez good point! I hadn't thought about the windows too

[@RexFrost21]

You should make a locomotive and tender next

[@MinifigJez]

I've bought a second 2018 engine, and I plan (at some point, and I;m not promising when) to make an extended version of the engine too. It's on my "to do" list! - thanks for commenting.

[@RexFrost21]

Astounding, I can't wait!!!

[@thijsvandaalen2592]

Looks great! Could you maybe experiment with making the coach in dark red? I think that color resembles the train in the movie better.

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, I absolutely LOVE Lego's dark red colour, but... unfortunately, the windows and doors have never been made by Lego in dark red, which are two things that I definitely wanted in my model. There is also a great limitation to the number and type of parts made in dark red, so to make an entire Hogwarts Express in that colour would take a LOT of planning!!!!! So for now, sadly I'm sticking to standard red! Thanks for commenting.

[@thijsvandaalen2592]

@ that’s a good point. Totally forgot about the limited amount of pieces in dark red. Looks amazing nonetheless!

[@MinifigJez]

@@thijsvandaalen2592 Many thanks, it's kind of you to say. I'd truly LOVE to make an entire Hogwarts Express in dark red, and I know that some people have done so, but it's just not a project for me!!!

[@batmangamer3122]

Which Hogwarts express engines will pull these large coaches at the end? My favorite engine so far has been 2023, but I feel like your new coaches would dwarf it lol

[@MinifigJez]

I bought an extra 2018 engine (set 75955) which I will eventually modify and make a bit longer. These coaches are just I plate taller than that engine, and look fine behind it. The newer set is very small, and the coaches do tend to dwarf it somewhat. The coaches are a full 1 brick and 1 plate taller than the 2023 coaches from set 76423

[@batmangamer3122]

@@MinifigJez nice! Here's hoping your modified boiler is a bit more rounded than the original was!

[@MinifigJez]

@@batmangamer3122 I'll try my best !!!

[@williamwildcat]

What locomotive will you use?

[@MinifigJez]

I'll use the 2018 version, but I've bought two of them so I can keep on in it's original state, and extend one to make it longer.

[@AK.__]

Impressive. Thank you. This is great and not complex build. Is it the same scale as 60197? Will you plan to do the interior? Does this length of the coach visually fit 75955 steam engine?

[@MinifigJez]

I put the coach next to the 60197 coach at 13:09 - it's longer but the same width and just 1 plate taller. 75955 is the best of the engines, and it looks good behind it, but I think that the engine should be a bit longer too, and it's on my list of things to do at some point in the future. I hadn't thought of doing an interior, but I shall try to look at that too.

[@AK.__]

@@MinifigJez Thank you for clarification. Appreciate. I not really collector or dedicated builder, but enjoy occasional building and want my son have optimized as possible trains. 75955 is the first in my list for upgrades and your video helps a lot.

[@MinifigJez]

@@AK.__ If it helps, the parts list and instructions are also available on Rebrickable. I've had to make a small charge for them, as they took me quite a while to make, but it's only £2.99. But I thought I'd make them available, as people often ask me if instructions are available for the things I make in my videos. If you're interested, you can find them here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-199484/Minifig_Jez/hp-hog-express-coach-city-scale-with-classic-windows-doors/#details Thanks for commenting.

[@AK.__]

@@MinifigJez It is very helpful. Thank you much for sharing!

[@MinifigJez]

@@AK.__ You're welcome. - Nice chatting with you, I hope your own build goes well.

[@lordtelion]

Looks really cool,if i had to nit pick, the roof "should" be dark grey for hogwarts coaches and that lower double line should have dark red in the middle, if you wanted to be super accurate that is.

[@MinifigJez]

I do like to be accurate! with the roof, yes, BR coaches are more dark grey than black, but the 2x4 curved slope is a lot less common in Dark Grey then it is in black, and in quantity, difficult to get for a reasonable price, unless I buy 1 or 2 at a time. But maybe I'll start collecting them and one day I can swap it over to DBG. As for the stripe... that's VERY interesting as I've had 2 or 3 comments to say that it's BLACK between the two gold stripes, but I can't find any source photos that are close enough for me to tell. Do you know of any sources I can see? MANY thanks for commenting, it's really helpful when people can give me information that I'm unaware of.

[@lordtelion]

@@MinifigJez Ah parts availibility i always forget the old chesnut. Thats fair enough hopefully they will one day be very common. As for the stripe it seems i must burn my model train as you and the other commenters are correct! It does have a black strip in the films, and as second stip above the windows aswell. Gosh darn toy companies being colour blind. Goodluck with the prject, are planning on a reworked engine/interor too?

[@MinifigJez]

@@lordtelion I don't normally bother with interiors on trains or buildings, but Ive had SO many comments on doing an interior, I've added it to my list of things to do. The engine is also on that list, but it's not very near the top! there's more time specific videos that need tone made first, and I can only manage one per week.

[@31128Charybdis]

You should make a brake (bso/bsk/bfk) with guards compartment.

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, when I get the parts together for a second one, I'll definitely make it a brake one. I'm not sure which type was used in the film. Thanks for the suggestion and commenting.

[@31128Charybdis]

@@MinifigJez Bsk most likely(brake standard compartment) as the rest of the train is sk (ditto)

[@MinifigJez]

@@31128Charybdis Thanks, I know a bit about BR trains, but I'm no expert. I'll make a note and keep it until I build a brake coach. Thanks for commenting.

[@photoskathesis]

Fantastic build! though it did rattle me that you didnt put any 2x2 plates under the dome pieces on the side snot bricks 😅

[@MinifigJez]

Good call! In fact after filming, I picked it up with my thumb on one side and fingers on the other and two of them immediately came off!!!!! So I straight away put a 2x6 under them and that’s what I use in my Rebrickable instructions for this one. That’s what comes from reducing pieces building it in Stud.io…. It looks fine on screen but real world integrity is a lot different!!!! Thanks for commenting

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

Heres a challenge, try and build a realistically proportioned Hogwarts express carriage with the curved bottom and at least 45 studs long. So you would have toy scale, city scale and realistic scale carriages in your collection...this would probably kill me, fairly sure I would collapse with envy and kipper it, but I am willing to risk it. I think I saw something very similar in an earlier vid of yours, a truly magnificent red carriage, if only Lego created something like that...maybe you could? Did Lego really do a train carriage using the 1x3x4 train windows...and not put the train glass in the set. No wonder train windows are so stupidly expensive, its like Lego does stuff badly just to test how far they can push us and have us still buy their stuff. Lego is like that old evil narcissistic girlfriend you used to have, the one that kept doing nasty stuff and then blamed you for her actions saying how she was testing you and that she was not the problem, my high expectations were the problem, how I do not deserve train windows in my train carriage.

[@MinifigJez]

I love this comment!!! (and I hope you're truly rid of the narcissistic ex-girlfriend!!!!!!) Yes I did make a coach which curved in at the bottom, but I think that this only really looks good if you go wider than 6 studs. otherwise the wheels look too wide for the train body. I did it for my Wessex Electric Class 442 train (many years ago) kzbin.info/aero/PL0A-CMNXDNYMWvF9XZEXo9Q8weAx-TB6Q There are a LOT of amazing Hogwarts Express MOCs at target scales, which are much more accurate to the prototype train, if you search rebrickable for "Hogwarts Express" you'll find a lot. The 1x3x4 train windows were used all thru the 80's and 90's but I think was ONLY the first Hogwarts Express that didn't have the glass in them. The remake o feh train (virtually identical set) in 2004 DID have the glass! I've had teh red windows and glass on my bricklink wanted list for YEARS and just pick them up when ever I;m placing an order and teh shop I'm buying from has some! thanks again for commenting

[@Bowsy-1120]

Was just going to say if you do build a second one may want to at least alter the window design slightly as it would need to be a break coach not a standard passanger one.

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, it's a good point. Something Lego don't normally worry about! But It wouldn't take much to adjust the two sides to make it look more like a brake coach. - Thanks for commenting

[@Mike_Wahousekey]

Hate to be a nerd but the corridors are actually called Gangway. Most commonly seen with MK1 coaches but not exclusive.

[@MinifigJez]

That's fine, I love nerdy details! - But... (and I'm not doubting you, just being interested) why do so many refer to them as corridor coaches? Has it over the years just become a generic term, in eh same way that people call all vacuum cleaners, Hoovers?

[@Mike_Wahousekey]

It’s really more about preference, gangway is just the proper name for them. And yeah its like the Hoover thing, It’s perfectly fine to call them corridors.

[@MinifigJez]

@@Mike_Wahousekey Thanks for letting me know. I thin I call them corridors, because growing up I had N-gauge railways, and Graham Farish and Hornby (The two most prominent manufacturers at the time) both called them Corridor Coaches!!!!! thanks again for taking the time to comment and reply

[@Dj_Cleric]

You should try to make the coal tender a little bit longer on the 2018 version of the train

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, at some point I'm going to make the tender AND the engine a bit longer. I have the 2018 set, but I also bought an extra engine and tender, so I could keep the original set and also modify one, to make it longer.

[@charlenemartin6403]

There's actually a very dark red stripe in between the sandwiched stripes

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks for commenting. Several other people have pointed that out to me, and I’d never noticed it before, so I did lots of freeze frames of the films to check it out!!! - Some have said it’s black between them, but I’m siding with you and think it’s dark red. At least it is VERY easy to fix, just a few 1x dark red plates! Apart from the stripe, did you like the MOC?

[@srcuso]

How stable is it? Looks pretty fragile to me, but looks and feels might be different

[@MinifigJez]

The long wiggly gold and red stripe at teh top is very fragile while building it, and while building the corridor connectors, they are fragile too, but once they are together it's very solid. I don't take my roofs off, but if you want a more solid roof, I would make it in three parts (similar to how the Emerald Night's coach were)...eg have fixed parts at each end over the doors, and just a central section that lifts off. But if the roof is staying, it's fine as it is. Thanks for commenting

[@srcuso]

@@MinifigJez thank you for your answer :) The train looks really good. But I wouldn’t have done the double stripe.

[@MinifigJez]

@@srcuso There seems to be a theme within the comments about that double stripe !!!!!! Perhaps I need to rethink it?

[@masterdracolupus1455]

I love the design, but isn't it missing an interior?

[@MinifigJez]

SO many people are saying that in the comments… my bad! I’ve put it on my ever growing list of “things to do”!!

[@seppigb4556]

Nice one, you did a better job than Lego lol

[@MinifigJez]

Wow, thanks. I'm glad you. liked it.

[@seppigb4556]

Maybe one more windows would also look great, without the big 1x1 in front and behind the doors. Enjoy your weekend :)

[@MinifigJez]

@@seppigb4556 YES.. that would be possible, if the door was the corner of the coach, I could remove the corner pillars and also the two 1x1x3 posts. It'd give me teh 4 studs I need for another window. - Thanks of the suggestion.

[@trainguy_33]

I love the design, but for mine I'm doing I'll use the 28 long train bases

[@MinifigJez]

That's the same base as I've used. Do you mean you'll keep them at 28 studs long, and not add the extra plates on to increase it's length?

[@trainguy_33]

@@MinifigJez yes, that's what I meant. it's a great model, especially the bogies. I'll remember that for my train

[@MinifigJez]

@@trainguy_33 Great - I hope your own build goes well.

[@trainguy_33]

@@MinifigJez thanks, you too! good luck on the engine!

[@MinifigJez]

@@trainguy_33 thanks

[@m26a1pershing7]

I think, given the scale, only one gold stripe under the windows would look more prototypical.

[@MinifigJez]

Yes, that does seem to be a popular occurring theme in the comments to this video !!! And I'm taking it on board.

[@m26a1pershing7]

@@MinifigJez Sorry, didn't mean to pile on. Everything else looks great though, staying within the 6-wide loading gauge.

[@MinifigJez]

@@m26a1pershing7 No need to apologise, I love knowing what people watching think, and as I said to one of the other commenters, about the double gold stripe: As Dr Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park observed… I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could do it, I didn't stop to think if I should !!

[@ok1147]

Can you do tender pls and train

[@MinifigJez]

It's on my list of things to do, but it won't be until the new year now.

[@l8FrenchFries-m7p]

what happened to you finger nail on your thumb?

[@MinifigJez]

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA !!!!! (but you're the first person to ask!) I must had hit it below the nail bed, then it appeared, and it's now VERY slowly growing out! For the next few months, everyone will be able to see how far it moves between video releases each Friday!!!! I wonder how long it will be before it grows out completely??

[@l8FrenchFries-m7p]

@MinifigJez hopefully it's nothing bad you would have to get fixed

[@MinifigJez]

@@l8FrenchFries-m7p no, it's nothing like that, just a bruise under the nail, which will grow out. You now need to subscribe, and watch my videos EVERY Friday, to see how long it takes to grow out !!!!!!!

[@brickinitLego]

Very nice. I don’t much care for trains as I think they eat up far too much space in a Lego city but I do enjoy watching people build them. Add to that the fact that it is in my preferred theme and I’m a happy camper. Great build.

[@MinifigJez]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. did you see last weeks video on the coach comparisons? If HP is your fave theme it might be of interest. you can see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boDYp6yrl7ljrdU I do differ in opinion to you on the subject of trains… when I FINALLY get round to building mine, it will be OVERRUN with them!!! the main reason for building my city is my Modular’s and rains!! but I can understand the reasoning of them taking up too much space. thanks for commenting!

[@brickinitLego]

@@MinifigJez I did see the last one. As my channel is all about Harry Potter (interiors mainly) I enjoy a bit of analysis on screen accuracy so it scratched that itch too. Looking forward to the day you manage to change my mind about trains 🚂🚃🚃🚃

[@MinifigJez]

@@brickinitLego Thanks for mentioning your channel, I will go and check it out. I've been picked up in a quite a few comments about screen accuracy of teh gold stripe... apparently the double stripe is Gold>Black>Gold endnote Gold>Red>Gold !!!

[@vik3111]

Original, this Hogwarts Express moc.

[@MinifigJez]

Thanks master Yoda.

[@model1976]

The coaches are too narrow. Not natural. No real train has rows of seats only on one side. At least eight studs width.

[@MinifigJez]

I understand what you mean, and there are LOADS of people who make amazing looking 7 or 8 stud wide trains. I'm a member of the Lego UK Railway Group (LUKR) and there are some incredibly accurate models made by members, BUT... There is also a big group of people who have Lego's own trains, and buy the Hogwarts Express train sets, and are disappointed with the downsizing of the coaches (see my Hogwarts Coaches part 1 video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boDYp6yrl7ljrdU) and I;m one of those people, I have so many Lego trains that I want my HE train to ft in with them, but have a decent looking coach... Hence putting "City Scale" in teh title and thumbnail, my layout wouldn't;t accommodate a 7 or 8 wide train. I hope that helps explain why I made this video and why I made the coaches this way. (You said no train has seats down just one side, but no train has less than 3 or 4 seats across, and you;d have difficulty fitting that in even at 8 studs wide!)

[@stubusby7818]

@@MinifigJez I absolutely love the 8-wide detail for cars and trains, but when scaling for a LEGO city layout, I absolutely agree that 6-wide is the way to go! All my cars, speed champions, and trains within my city are 6-wide. Everything bigger has been banished to the display shelves!

[@MinifigJez]

@@stubusby7818 ahhhhh, a man after my own heart!!!! I do exactly the same. I used to buy all the speed champions, as 6-wide is great for Lego City, but now they are 8-wide I only get ones I have an attachment to (see my video on the Contact!!!!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5amfZykgp5kZqM) and I also got the Orient Express, but it will never be motorised or go on my track, and like your sets, is banished to a shelf!!! Thanks for commenting.

[@model1976]

@@stubusby7818 IRL trains are wider than cars.

[@Andystuff800]

@MinifigJez clearly what you need to do is expand all your other train sets to 8 studs wide.

[@cody9526]

So br coaches

[@MinifigJez]

YES! - BR coaches were used in the film, so that's what it's based on. But that's what you'd expect with Harry Potter being based in Great Britain.