eurotrash

Does the yellow streak at the top of the train appearing on one half of one side mean that it's for passenger use? If it is then I'm guessing I'm slowly discovering the nuances. Either way, I'm really appreciating the attention to detail.

Wow! I've just stumbled across your work. This is fantastic and it looks just like my grandmothers house in Newbury, England. The detail-work is superb and the inclusion of a caravan made me smile.

I'm thinking that a Zombie Thomas engine could be an interesting sub-genre :) Ghostly or not I'm just pleased that Lego is releasing a new Train.....

You referring to this one Works Depot? http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/7823-1 This came out in my dark ages and I'd never seen it before, but seeing that and the OPs Harbour scene I'm now on a mission...

I'm going to have to 'dock' you a few points for such a bad pun

But the introduction of the Modular Building sets and the variety/quantities of bricks they contain HAS enabled MOC-er's the build their own train related structures. That's something we couldn't do in the Golden Ages.

I was recently thinking along somewhat similar lines - though it was in the context of maybe that Lego Trains are one of the upgrade paths for junior Lego fans to follow once they are ready to move on from some of the themed product ranges. For sure, the golden days of Lego 9V may be history now, but I think there's enough vitality and launches to make the Lego Trains a really good product line for Lego. I'm optimistic about the future!

Hi all, Let me introduce myself. I'm an ex-pat Brit living in deepest rural Missouri and I'm finally emerging from the dark ages. The gateway set for me for this re-emergence was - of all things - 7051 'Space Tripod Invader'. It looked so much fun that I had to treat myself to it. That brick-on-brick action stimulated some long-forgotten senses and then I started to rebuild the Lego 9V trains that had packed away in storage since the mid 90's. Of these the 4558 Metroliner remains my favourite - although the 4551 Crocodile Train is currently getting more use on my layout. I'm slowly adding to my collection via Bricklink and the post-Christmas markdowns at the big box stores has been useful in rebuilding my reservoir of bricks, but I know I have a long way to go to reach the standards that have been set in this forum. I'm impressed by the MOCs, the dioramas, and - like most of us - I've already experienced the 'Lego is not a model train set - it's a toy' mentality in the real world. I got that from the owners in a deserted local model train shop (that attitude was probably why it was deserted). I say "Stuff them" :) Anyway thanks already for the help I received from the forum - it's been an inspiration and while I'll never be in a position to have a gigantic layout with hundreds of pieces/track etc. I know that at least for now there will be a part of Missouri that will be running Gauge L.