# Lego Train in the Desert

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/lego-train-in-the-desert/1469497>\
**Category:** Finished Projects\
**Tags:** materials, landscapes, lighting, render\
**Created:** [June 18, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/lego-train-in-the-desert/1469497 "2023-06-18T19:37:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![whocompute](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/whocompute/32/944105_2.png) [@whocompute](https://blenderartists.org/u/whocompute)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/lego-train-in-the-desert/1469497/1 "2023-06-18T19:37:25Z")

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![Render 1](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/e/2/6/e26235783b2b3720388d9741e9124714a4a9ea99.jpeg)

 ![Render 2](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/b/e/d/bed6bab71a386edd006774b9dc539725652bfb68.jpeg)

 ![Render 3](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/6/3/f/63f6252e6e854cfdccf18f24e775c5e105147a2c.jpeg)

 ![Render 4](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/a/0/d/a0d1702f3d945b88387f4b0d1cfef87d141953d4.jpeg)

 ![Render 5](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/b/8/4b8c6db47f2096544ded5c000a96c373609a5f74.jpeg)

This is a Lego model of a BNSF train engine. It is based on Lego set [#10133.](https://brickset.com/sets/10133-1/Burlington-Northern-Santa-Fe-(BNSF)-Locomotive) I built the train and train cars in [LeoCAD](https://www.leocad.org/), and then exported it from there into Blender 3.5. The landscape was made using a geometry nodes setup, and it instances in around 4 700 000 bricks. I made the Lego material myself (you can download it [here](https://whocompute.com/3da/cc74bf)). The textures are from [AmbientCG](https://ambientcg.com/), and the scene is lit by an HDRI from [Poly Haven](https://polyhaven.com/a/drakensberg_solitary_mountain). Rendered at 4k with 2048 samples, and then composited in Blender.

Here is a top view of the scene, which gives you a good idea of why my computer almost blew up rendering this:

 ![Scene overview](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/6/2/f/62fea5889d4b13bfda18571d3905f9c5c95e1fb6.jpeg)

You can find extra info on my website: [https://whocompute.com/img/790215](https://whocompute.com/img/790215)

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**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/lego-train-in-the-desert/1469497/2 "2023-06-25T10:23:59Z")

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