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Looking for Vintage town, and vintage train sets
Rail Co posted a topic in Buy, Sell, Trade and Finds
Hello Everyone This is a pretty broad topic but I am looking for town (mostly vehicles, and construction sets along with small buildings), and also trains (12v and 9v era). If anyone has extras of these that they do not and have them at a REASONABLE price (I mean reasonable). Please either reply to this topic or preferably pm me. I am trying to build with older sets just because they are personally better looking and I am a collector of trains. Cheers, -RailCo -
[HELP] Vintage Muscle Car Body for Crawler
VintageCharlie posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Hello guys, i'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I suppose this is an unusual thing to post here, but please bear with me.My 4-year old son (big LEGO fan since age of 3, when i started to give him my (by now vintage! :D) childhood LEGO sets) will soon turn 5. He has become good at building and he follows instructions effortlessly, even on a Technic set, which he recently got. I want to make him a very special present and i do not want to just buy yet another LEGO or Technic set - i want it to be one of a kind. Also, at his age an RC car would be a great present and even better if it's LEGO Technic. So the 4x4 crawler would be great, even better would be the 41999 - it's just cooler than the stock model and my son likes it better too. But it would be just another "off the shelf" present. I got inspired by the 41999 set - a different chassis on the 9398 Crawler - and downloaded Lego Digital Designer to experiment around. About me - i'm 30, i have built lots of stuff with LEGO as a child, and now and then i build something together with my son, but i have never owned a Technic set and my only experience with Technic is when i looked how my son assembled a Technic bike set. Also, i have never ever before used LDD. So it's 3 new things for me - eurobricks, Technic and LDD. Anyway, to cut the long story short, i put tons of time into this and i was initially only aiming to see how far i can get on my own in regard to the exterior, the visuals, by doing things that should be possible in real world, but without building the proper structure underneath the exterior. I got surprizingly far, although there are many issues that need to be ironed out on the exterior too (especially the top - i wanted it to be angled, but didn't manage to do it properly. On the other hand, i really like the looks of the model altogether, but i will never be able to design a proper structure that holds the chassis and that holds steering mechanisms, motors, etc. Also, i won't be able to do any design of the mechanics themselves - i've never held a Technic gear in my hand and this structural design is just too advanced for what i can pull off (and i won't have so much time to learn all that stuff til my sons birthday). For someone like me without any experience with this, it is very time consuming to find all the proper parts that might come in handy - that's the biggest handycap as i realised soon - not knowing by heart, what parts could solve a certain problem - that's especially the case with converters, angles, joints and their various types, etc. LEGO has canceled the designed by me service, which might have been another option where to find help. Hence i really hope for your help guys. I was thinking that i could provide the LDD file with the chassis, which i hope can inspire others and, please, feel free to borrow stuff. But i would be really grateful, if someone who is good at building, could come up with the underlying structure that would be needed for this chassis to play nicely with a stock Crawler set. I suppose not all of the exterior design elements will be possible to be implemented the way as it looks now, but i would be glad if the front and back could remain as close to what they look now. If anyone finds the time and interest to help out - you have my gratitude, as i would be stoked, if it would work out and i could give my son such a wonderful and unique present. About the build itself. I think i will call it "69 restomod". I wasn't aiming for a particular muscle car, but i was rather trying to figure out what can be done with the parts that lego offers for this scale, which would be not too big or small for radio control and PF functions. I was mostly inspired by 68 firebird, 68 mustang gt500, 69 dodge challenger - these are elements that hopefully can be recognized in the build. I've attached a couple of pictures and the LDD file in the hope that this might pick up some interest. Any advice or comments would be very welcome. Thank you very much for any help and all the best regards to everyone, Karlis Here are some variations of the most recent iteration of the 69 body design: -
Stop Motion review of 6276 Eldorado Fortress Year: 1989 Pieces: 506 Minifigures: 8 Brickset Bricklink Peeron
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Can anyone identify this vintage traction engine?
Rmhmthai posted a topic in General LEGO Discussion
Does anyone know the name or number of this set? Despite my endless google searches I have not come up with anything that looks remotely like it?? Help! -
Ever wondered what LEGO set 264 looks like? BrickGrrl Hailee Hollingsworth reviews 3 sets from LEGO's 1974 lineup. LEGO set 264 Living Room, 272 Mirror and 293 Piano. Leave a comment to tell us what you think of these Throwback Thursday episodes of BrickGrrl.
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2-6-0 Mogul steam engine with Vintage passenger train - LDD MOC
Murdoch17 posted a topic in LEGO Train Tech
(Please note: I could not remember making a topic for this train. I looked through about 15 pages of train topics and couldn't find anything like this... sorry if I missed it or something.) This four car passenger train was inspired by LEGO sets 10015 (Passenger Wagon) and 79111. (Constitution Train chase) The color scheme is based upon the one seen in the movie "The Lone Ranger", although that film takes place in the 1870's and this train is from the 1910's. The locomotive is a 2-6-0 (two leading, six driving, and zero trailing wheels) steam locomotive. The piston design was taken from Benn Coifman and his instructions for adding pistons to set 79111's locomotive, while the tender was inspired by the one attached to Anthony Sava's 4-6-2 steam engine, with SNOT (Studs Not On Top) stripes from his 4-6-0 engine's tender. The rear of the engine features a ladder for access to the cab from the train along with a red tail lamp. The coaches were originally designed to look like set 10015, but the design evolved to it's current form through a combination of expensive parts shortages, guessing and inspiration. The rear of the train is supposed to have "BRS" (short for Brick Railway Systems) in black printed 1x1 tiles situated on the back railing. These letters also go on the sides of the tender, while the number 4613 go on the locomotive cab sides. The LDD file is here if anyone wants it: http://www.mocpages....1421791760m.lxf Here is the pictures of the train in real life: The locomotive is a 2-6-0 (two leading, six driving, and zero trailing wheels) steam locomotive. Engine number 4613 usually pulls the Emerald Express. Combination baggage and passenger car for the Emerald Express. Two identical passenger coaches for the Emerald Express. The observation car of the Emerald Express. The letters BRS stand for Brick Railway Systems, the owner of the train. Comments, questions, & complaints welcome! -
hello ther. its been long time and i have a greate news... i finish my first retro town! Description: My town is based on another town called "Radiator Springs" from the movie "Cars". Although there are elements from "classic Lego" "The Simpsons," "Cars" "The duck of hazzard" and more. Buildings: There are roadside restaurant is decorated in the style of 1950. There is a motel that I made a long time ago. Also retro style. There is a gas station with a 24/7 shop and a garage. Fire station in the center of the town There is a shed / warehouse Luigi's place from the film "Cars" is used as Tire store. There is also a cinema (from a set of Lego). There is a clinic and motorcycle shop (classic Lego) There also a pub. Sheriff Office. Notifications Center. Bank. Post office. Town Hall. kwik E market (Simpson). Houses: Most of the houses are from "classic Lego" with the change of colors. But there are some Houses that are mine as: Jesse's farm. The shed of Meter. And more ... Vehicles: Most of the vehicles are classics. GM "old-look" transit bus 5101 coach - 1949 GMC cannonball 1947 Chevrolet tow truck 1947 Chevrolet delivery k1500 sheriff patrol off-road 1965 Chevrolet apache 1958 Rat tow truck. (towmeter) VW transporter 1961 bus VW transporter 1961 pickup with cover. ice cream van from "lego movie" (vintage style) dodge pickup 1952 with cover chevy nova 1968 (dead proof) Chevrolet bel air 1955 "BLASPHEMI" (Roadkill) the simpson's family car willys MB 1942 Chevrolet k2500 pickup 1965 Chevrolet k2500 pickup 1972 Dodge charger 1969 (General Lee) classic fire truck Hudson Hornet 1952 Chevy 1935 RatRod. Chevrolet Apache Pickup 1947 (with camper) Chevrolet delivery van 1951 ambulance mercury police cruiser 1949 Chevrolet Bel-air 1952 RAT Dodge Pickup 1948 Cadillac el-dorado 1966 (boss hog) Chevrolet Series 5700 "Loadmaster" RS 2-ton COE Truck 1947 Plate Chevrolet Series 5700 "Loadmaster" RS 2-ton COE Truck 1947 rumptruck Chevrolet Series 5700 "Loadmaster" 1947 Pepsi truck Ford model T cope 1929 Ford model T Pickup 1929 GMC Vandura 1983 delivery van GMC Vandura 1983 armor bank truck GMC Vandura 1983 mail van fiat 500 1966 alfa romeo junior 1300GT 1969 I also have the motorcycle (Vespa. Chopper) and the "rat-rod" download link: http://s000.tinyuplo...292908117518159 15,500 pieces!
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When I finished this vintage limo i placed a zombie minifig driver to check it, which was simply the closest minifig to me, and the next second I came to this Idea about Zombie wedding. It made me laugh and I want to share it with you. I also add it to Lego.Ideas, so if you like it pls vote here https://ideas.lego.com/projects/91347
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A boys (probably) room from the 80s. I got inspiration to this model after watching some 80s movies that contained scenes similiar to this one (such as E.T., Goonies etc) and saw how cosy and detailed these rooms were, filled with toys, but still well-decorated and organazied for the movie. Perhaps you recognize some of the toys?
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Over the last few months I have been trying to put together all my vintage classic space Lego sets. Now it's time to take a look at my old town sets. The collection that I shared with my brother was raided early last year, and what I was left with is a complete mess. Only a few complete sets. So I have started to attempt to resurrect my old town. First up is set 376 - house with garden. This is all I had to start with. Instructions, minifigures, the base plates, the tv brick, and some other assorted pieces. 376_01 I picked some parts out of my inventory, and also did a large Bricklink order, and my house is almost complete 376_04 It was a nice little build, with a nice bright colour combination. 376_05 The front door is supposed to be white, and I'm missing the window panes and stickers for the awnings. I hope to get those things sorted out soon. The back yard has some sort of incinerator, or brick feature - not sure! some nice seating and flowers. 376_06 The house is built on two 16x16 baseplates and can be opened up like this 376_07 The interior revealed. Kitchen sink near front door (I'm missing the tap), seats, and on the right side a lounge area with the Tv on far right. There is no bedroom or bathroom which is unfortunate. I guess they could sleep on the couch, and use the sink for a bathroom 376_08 The happy occupants. 376_09 The smart Tv 376_10 I have another 21 sets to sort through (most are vehicles though) and will update as I build my town. Thanks for looking, and I Hope you enjoy seeing the old stuff.
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Vintage style 2-stage spaceship, with total 4 minifigs, a mini rover, and 1 robot. The wingmen operating a dish each (the computer/radar screens should be the old vintage ones, and the slope under the cockpit should have a space logo) More pics and lxf file here http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=551332
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This is another MOC I'd like to present as a part of my introduction here on Eurobricks. As my current work is still very much in a WIP state (but should be presentable very soon), it's another older model that I made in September/October 2011. As a long time Citroën aficionado, my favourite car maker was of course one of the first subjects I tried when going back into LEGO. One fascinating type of vehicles Citroën made in the '20s and '30s are half-tracked vehicles. Based on their normal production cars, they featured a relatively classic front end, while the rear wheels were replaced by tracks. Besides being used in snowy areas as buses or snowploughs, as agricultural or military vehicles, the most famous purpose of these cars were the expeditions Citroën undertook in those years. They led deep into the African or Asian continent where no vehicle has been before, sometimes crossing mountains where the cars had to be disassembled and carried over some dangerous passages. The model for my MOC was a 10HP type which was used for the crossing of Sahara in 1922/23. Pictures and more info (in French!) can be found here: http://passioncitro....e-22590275.html The goal for this build was to include the following: - fake engine with transmission to the rear tracks - front pendular axle with steering (via steering wheel) - tracks with suspension - realistic bodywork - scale given by the wheels from 8258 (used as front wheels) Later I included also an XL motor for driving the tracks, as the behaviour of the tracks on smooth floor was very unsatisfactory when the car was pushed. Some views of the finished vehicle: This is how the chassis looks without the body: The transmission from the motor to the driveshaft was later changed from 8T-8T-24T to 12T-36T. This shot shows a bit better how the steering and pendular axle work (on an older version of the chassis): The two movements are independent of each other, of course. Having no remote control at the time, I placed a switch between the battery box and the motor which I could take out of the car on its cable. This way, it was much easier to control the car than with fidgeting on the battery box switch: Of course I have disassembled the MOC long time ago, as I was pursuing other projects. However, the idea is still in my head to make an improved version of it with the more parts and experience I have now. I still like the front end a lot, including the mixed studless/studded building style of the front body. For me, it somehow reflects the look of these vehicles which always had an improvised touch. What I'd entirely revise are the tracks. The suspension is somewhat quirky and very far from the original. Also, the tracks are really not up to their job, and I'd use rubber tracks for better adhesion. Then I'd also add some more detail to the rear body, as it was rather plain looking. Plus a remote control for driving and steering. More pictures and some (low quality) videos are on my Bricksafe page: http://bricksafe.com...n 10HP Kegresse -
[pid][/pid] Hey Guys, here is a review of the Classic System Imperial Flagship 6271! I hope you enjoy, I thought it may be cool to see this set in more detail! Since the price of this set varies, anywhere from about $80 onward, it is up to you whether it is worth it or not. I have had mine in my collection for a long time, when I got it as a gift it was NIB. Personally I love it, and think it is an essential to any pirate or imperial navy collection! Set 6271, 375pcs. 1992 Lego System
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I saw a video clip from an old 80s TV show, where there was a scene similiar to this one. I thought that scene represented a kitchen from the 70/80s very well, and I got very inspired to build it in LEGO! I thought it was interesting to build in a larger scale, because some LEGO parts can then resemble new things (such as the lamp and the blinds) that they normally would not in minifig scale.
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Hi! Since LEGO had no chance to throw a set of Castle Wolfpack, excluding 6075 for being little more than a tower I built this, to finally have a big and proper settlement. Not much to say. Despite the similarity of my old castle, this was started from scratch. I have a habit of making one or two pictures to my buildings so only have two. In this I have incorporated the yellow Guarded Inn where I used the parts I painted the yellow wall corner. You can see the results and comment.
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As a naive person I loaned my precious childhood lego train set to my sister for her boys to play with. I'm gutted to say that it has returned to me in bits
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Hello Everyone! Welcome to my latest creation: The Gas Station! Check out the pics and enjoy the atmosphere of the 20's and the 30's, the time when gas stations were stylish and spectacular. Before starting to build I have checked several vintage pictures of old gas stations in order to design the MOC that fits the best this age and also the LEGO Town. I hope you'll enjoy my creations (the station and the cars)! For more pictures of my custom vintage designs, please click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/righty/sets/72157642116878564/ http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=94764&hl= http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93337&hl= http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=91343&hl=
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OMG... My cousin found my old childhood Lego from the 80's...
BirdOPrey5 posted a topic in Community
... Aunt's house! Back story: Growing up I had a a large collection of Lego... when I was 17 or 18 and "sure" my days of playing with "toys" were over I put them all together into a big (clean) garbage can and drove them over to my aunt's house so my then ~9 year old cousin would enjoy them. They had a nice big shed in the back yard so the lego pail ended up in there. As I went through college my cousin got older and Lego was never his thing, he didn't enjoy it like I had. Most of the Legos never made it into his house. At some point they tore down the shed and through everything out (I heard.) It didn't phase me at the time ( a senior in college, starting my career, traveling, having fun) that my thousands of pieces ,may all have been trashed. Circle of life... Well... as the years went on I occasionally wondered what may have happened to them but never thought to ask my aunt about it- didn't want her to feel bad if they were gone. I had been to her house many times, surely I would have seen them if they were there. Last week when my cousin was by- now an adult himself- we were talking about the old Lego sets and he tells me he thinks they are still at his Mom's house, and he thinks he knows where they are. Today, i got the good news- in picture form. Where they were... The tree growing out of the can had to die... My cousin put some in a bin, will pick them up next week!. Going to have a lot of cleaning ahead of me! -
Rare LEGO 1960/70s Printing Stamp for set 140 (model #4)
Cristina08 posted a topic in General LEGO Discussion
Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum so not sure if i am posting this in the correct place! I have recently become the new owner of this cool official LEGO item - and i would love to find out more information about, what its worth and how many of them are about! I've only seen 3 others like this (on another forum on brickpicker) but i'm struggling to find anymore information about it! The stamp reads "more excitement from lego" and i have been told it is an ink stamp for a 140 set model (model #4)... http://peeron.com/cg...s/140-2/15?ct=1 Here is a photograph of my stamp - i tried to upload but the file was too big but hopefully this link will work :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/123608874@N03/ I look forward to hearing any comments or advice about this item! Thanks, Cristina. -
Hello, Could anyone please help me evaluate this as I want to sell some of my old LEGO ? The 6402 is missing the bike and a transparent glass The 6404 is missing the round 2x2 table and the vallet has red hands instead of white The surf and extra girl come from the 6401 (only ones that survived roughly 5 years of intense playing with) Thanks !
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(WW) Lot of 55 eBay NR Auctions Ending Tomorrow 1/5 @5pm EST- Vintage
samiam391 posted a topic in Buy, Sell, Trade and Finds
Hi All, It isn't often I promote eBay listings, but tomorrow I have 55 auctions ending so I thought I would post in case one or more of my many items catches your eye! All 55 auctions are no reserve, starting at a .99 bid. They end tomorrow starting at roughly 5pm EST (or 2pm PST). Most auctions offer worldwide shipping. There are a variety of items up for sale, from vintage minifigures, exclusive minifigures, used sets, star wars, knights, city, etc.. Here is a link, check them out! http://www.ebay.com/sch/unclesamsantiques/m.html?item=201010588215&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Thanks and best of luck if you choose to bid! -
The boys are having a race day in Legoland. First some gas at the station (648-1) in the early morning. One front engine dragster is towed by a hotrod while another one is hauled with a car and trailer (650-1). Race is on! (Blue car 656-1, Land-Rover 699-1, Ambulance 600-1, Taxi 605-2, Red car 345-1, Red wagon 660-1) Heading back home with a new hauler (490-1). In front of garage (6363-1) there's already the pickup truck and the race car (619-1) waiting for the next challenge! To be continued... Reference: http://www.the-end-of-the.net/legoland
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The Dark Thunder by Kosmas Santosa, on Flickr This is my first moc post in EB, I have read the rules but still if I'm doing anything forbidden or wrong please let me know :) The Story: The rider's name is Chris aka Wrench, he is a brilliant mechanic and the one who made the bike. It was made a year after his wife and 5 years old only son died in a horrible event. He made this hoping to find new purpose and bury his deep torturing grieved by going to new places and finding new challenges. The bike itself are made to endure long journey and various terrain and made with a very strong yet light material main chassis which is great as the main based in case there will be needed custom necessity for the bike to be added in the future. The name 'Dark Thunder' came from the extremely loud and intimidating sound of the bike that you can recognize miles away, for sure it can be a good news for his friends and a very bad news for his enemy when they heard the sound of the Dark Thunder. === The Build: I build this actually for an entry of BrickFanatics moc MF Vehicle Madness, which you can find in here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmassantosa/10273153116/ It is build to fit a regular minifigure without any modification technique on the minifig to sit there. Since it's minifigs size so I still can reuse this moc to fit and fill my Lego city's street...yippeee :) === My Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.co.../kosmassantosa/ *still failed to insert links in my signature :(
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Hi all! I've had a close relationship with LEGO all my life, but have had a newfound extra interest in the last maybe five years of my 31 year old life. The wife and I have bought lots from auctions and such and we currently have around 225 kilos, more or less sorted. Anyway, in one of the lots there was this LEGO wooden box, without a specific number on it. I've managed to find pictures of the exact box on the web, but none of the sites with the pictures ever mention af specific number, only that it's in 700 series or something like that. I have uploaded three pictures of it here and we hope some of you can lead us in the right direction as to getting this 'set' complete. It's full of bricks, but I'm fairly sure it's not complete. http://www.flickr.com/photos/99436690@N06/with/9367343611/ Also in the link is a few pics of some older sets that was with another lot we bought. About 20 sets, mostly from the seventies, I think. Supposed we can get them all complete, what price range would we speak, again supposed we'd want to sell them?
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When I saw Erol's (aka Marcus Paul's) brilliant vintage speedster design here, I just had to make one for myself. Here's the result: Cups for lights: Genius! I just need to find me some chrome cups to replace my trans-clear ones.
