legonerd54321 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 That'd be cool. What should it look like though? Quote
Paperballpark Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 It would look s**t, that's what it would look like. You simply can't do a train station on a 32x32 baseplate. Not even a crappy out of the way one-platform station, let alone a big town one. So I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but it would look s**t. Quote
legonerd54321 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 Well it doesn't have to be a modular building on a 32x32 plate. It could be a larger on and then add on some platforms & tracks. Quote
Srbandrews Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 You could do a nice job of the front end of a small terminus, similar to the town hall, but it would have to have platforms extending far beyond that behind. Quote
nesquik Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 It would look s**t, that's what it would look like. You simply can't do a train station on a 32x32 baseplate. Not even a crappy out of the way one-platform station, let alone a big town one. So I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but it would look s**t. What was the need to swear? A fan pitches an idea and you're response is unnecessarily abrasive. legonerd54321- If you are referring to a train station in the modular building sub theme of Creator, then I personally can't see it working well due to the size constraints. But if you're simply referring to the building techniques, then there's no reason why not Quote
legonerd54321 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 What was the need to swear? A fan pitches an idea and you're response is unnecessarily abrasive. legonerd54321- If you are referring to a train station in the modular building sub theme of Creator, then I personally can't see it working well due to the size constraints. But if you're simply referring to the building techniques, then there's no reason why not Yea, like the building techniques we see like SNOT and others, but in a larger build aroun 200$ US? Quote
alois Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 It has been done by Eurobricks member Teddy. Quote
legonerd54321 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Posted January 1, 2015 It has been done by Eurobricks member Teddy. I mean as an official LEGO set. Quote
AFOLguy1970 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 I look at the current train station in the City lineup and feel like it is really just an interior shell completely lacking an exterior. I could envision a modular type train station having a nice exterior in the spirit of a European train station, maybe with a clock tower, and certainly not modern. A mini model of something like the Amsterdam Centraal Station would be great. It seems doubtful Lego would produce an actual modular station, because it would have to be larger than the 32x32 mold. The only other chance I see of an official set would maybe be something in the winter village offering, maybe a North Pole station? Quote
pirzyk Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) What about The Train Station - Creator Expert or French Station Gare Française ? Edited January 2, 2015 by pirzyk Quote
legonerd54321 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 What about The Train Station - Creator Expert or French Station Gare Française ? I love the first one, but the 2nd one is to big. PEOPLE NEED TO SUPPORT THE FIRST ONE! Quote
Lego Engineer Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I love the first one, but the 2nd one is to big. PEOPLE NEED TO SUPPORT THE FIRST ONE! The first one is definitely heading in the right direction. The only issue I see with it is the track down the centre of the baseplate instead of the general standard of 4 studs from the edge. Off course this is only a prototype. Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I doubt TLG will produce one: the idea of modulars is that they are in fact modular, and can be collected and displayed side by side. Having rails as part of the set would be a distraction or a nuisance to most modular fans, I am afraid. So for the time being, we have to build our own versions :) Quote
Pop Bumper Pete Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 You could build a subway entrance at the bottom of a modular building somebody did post such a building a few months ago Quote
Paperballpark Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 What was the need to swear? A fan pitches an idea and you're response is unnecessarily abrasive. Oh trust me, if I was trying to be abrasive I would have removed the asterisks. Quote
dr_spock Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 You could build a subway entrance at the bottom of a modular building somebody did post such a building a few months ago eurotrash did one: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83562 Quote
Ecclesiastes Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 That'd be cool. What should it look like though? Why not give it a shot yourself! It would look s**t, that's what it would look like. You simply can't do a train station on a 32x32 baseplate. Not even a crappy out of the way one-platform station, let alone a big town one. So I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but it would look s**t. There is absolutely no reason to bash like this. If You don´t like it, just don´t response. Or do it in a proper way like explaining why it would be impossible in your eyes! Quote
Andy D Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 eurotrash did one: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83562 I agree, something like a subway entrance might be good, but something that has track going through it or behind it would not be something that would interest me. Maybe the train fans would like it, but I suspect that is a smaller market than the typical modular market. Just MHO, YMMV, Andy D Quote
Hrw-Amen Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Well I have built one, It was originally on a 32 X 32 baseplate with one line ending at the rear and one as a through from front to back going under the 2nd storey and out across the road. See my flckr album for those of you who have not seen it before. I have extended it to the side adding a 14X32 baseplate to mae two through rails but this is aseperate building and does not detract form just using the single one if you wanted to. Also the platforms can & have been extended at the back to make them longer, again not somethng that has to be done but as a train fan something I wanted to do. These are also on seperate baseplates and can be attached using technic pins as normal for modulars. So it is doable as a small 32X32 if you want and also as a bigger station if you then wish to add extra modules to it. Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 oh, it's totally doable, and yours is quite nice and elegant -- and fits well with other modulars. I just don't see it as an official set, since the intersection of train fans and modular fans is pretty small. That said, there has been a Fire Station, so maybe a modular bus station or subway station could be a possibility -- and easy to convert into a train station of sorts. Quote
v6TransAM Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Maybe we are all thinking of this the wrong way. Lets get on the modular concept. The previous version of the station was relatively easy to lengthen/widen to accomodate train length or multiple tracks, while the newer station is so few in parts and a rather bland design. Quit thinking modular like the other "modular" creator buildings and think more modular like linking existing station structures together that would be a standalone small station by itself. Or say if you bought 3-4 of them there were alternative builds for a larger station out of the parts or options to lengthen or use for multiple tracks. This would get better results than 3300 piece "modular" limited to train buffs only. Maybe this is a chance to think otuside the box to get the desired end result. Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Excellent point. The current station is a shell, with barely a 'building', while some of the old favorites like 7997 or the metro station 4554 are better examples: a slightly more advanced version of one of those would a good set, and people may buy multiple sets and combine them. Good thinking! Quote
legonerd54321 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 I'd say put the tracks at the bottom of the station, and then have the actual station on the top. With 2 levels, a level for the Control level and a level to buy the tickets and waiting area. Quote
detjensrobert Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Now how would that fit in with the current modulars? Quote
legonerd54321 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Posted January 10, 2015 Now how would that fit in with the current modulars? Like any other modular. Quote
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