#4565 Steam Locomotive

Set #4565 Freight and Crane Railway doesn't come with instructions for any alternate models but it does have photos of many interesting ideas including this very nice Steam Locomotive. I have built this model as close as I can possibly get to LEGO's pictures and I've made detailed step-by-step instructions so that you can build it too without spending countless hours dismantling and rebuilding trying to figure out how to make it fit together.

To build this locomotive you only need the pieces in set #4565.

Many people ask me how I create these instructions. I don't use any special program, they are basically hand drawn using Microsoft Paintbrush.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1. Start with a short red baseplate.
Step 2. Footplate.
Step 3. Base of firebox and front latterns.
Step 4. Cab lower sides.
Step 5. Wiring for headlight.
Step 6. Windows and firebox door.
Step 7. Upper cab.
Step 8. Boiler construction.
Step 9. Boiler attached.
Step 10. Control levers.
Step 11. Headlight.
Step 12. Funnel and cab roof.
Step 13. Final pieces of locomotive body.
Step 14. Start of rear bogie.
Step 15. Rear wheels.
Step 16. Bogie frame.
Step 17. Rear buffers, pistons and linkages.
Step 18. Bogie plate support.
Step 19. Bogie plate.
Step 20. Start of front bogie.
Step 21. Front wheels.
Step 22. Bogie frame.
Step 23. Front linkage.
Step 24. Front buffers and pistons.
Step 25. Bogie plate support.
Step 26. Bogie plate.
Step 27. Completed locomotive.
Step 28. 9V Motor.
Step 29. Inverted slopes added to motor.
Step 30. Rear buffers.
Step 31. Connecting 9V wire.
Step 32. Front buffers.
Step 33. More chassis pieces.
Step 34. Start of sides.
Step 35. Lower rear light brick.
Step 36. More sides.
Step 37. Side panels and upper lights.
Step 38. Side panels.
Step 39. Tender floor.
Step 40. Coal.
Step 41. Remaining sides.
Step 42. Trim.
Step 43. Completed locomotive and tender.