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Cool looking set! My little town needs smallish houses like this as I think the creator/modular buildings are just too big!! (more realistic I know, but in my "reliving my childhood" world, Lego buildings shouldn't have back walls!!!)

They look great... and a clever way to use some of the collectible minifigs!! Nice work!

I really like the look of this set and it'll definitely be on my "to buy" list... does anyone know if it'll be available through Lego.com (as we don't have a TRU, it'll be Ebay if not!!)

Personally I don't apply stickers to any Lego sets... I'd only get them wonky and that'd bug me far more than not having them there in the first place! Although having said that I'm working on a train moc that'll have custom stickers!! (just waiting for printer ink)

Brilliant!! The wheel looks great as it moves and I love the design of the lab part too!! A really unique looking MOC... (good luck in the comp)

Hi Today I bought these Atlantis themed activity books by Ladybird from my local bookshop. I really wanted them for the minifigs but thought I'd post a quick review in case anyone else was considering getting them. (I hope I'm posting it in the right place - did a bit of a search and couldn't find a review on here already) The Books Each softback book has 32 pages and is approx. A4 sized The Quest for the Lost City (ISBN 978-1-40930-627-6) This focuses on the divers and features character bios (Lance Spears and Ace Speedman) and information about their vehicles. It also features facts about real life undersea exploration, several puzzle pages and a double sided poster in the middle. The Menace from the Deep (ISBN 978-1-40930-626-9) this one is based around the theme's underwater species and features bios of the warriors (and 2 of the divers; Sam Rhodes and Jeff Fisher) as well as info about the larger creatures (crab, shark etc). Like the other book it also features a range of puzzles and posters. The Minifigs Each book has a warrior minifig with a trident. A Shark Warrior (Quest for the Lost City) and a Squid Warrior (Menace from the Deep). The minifigs are presented disassembled in a little plastic tray attached to the front cover and seem identical to the version in the larger sets. (I love the Squid one especially!!) Overall The books cost £4.99 each but as they were part of a 3 for 2 promotion, I got 3 for £9.98, which makes them pretty good value in my opinion (after comparing the Bricklink prices for the minifigs alone) The books themselves are geared towards kids and I can see the mixture of puzzles, real life facts and info on the toys proving quite popular. The only thing I would have liked to see would have been some building ideas in the books rather than just the official sets but I guess that'll have to wait for the Brickmaster book due out next month. Anyway, I hope my review has been of use... comments/questions are always welcome. Cheers Greg

Awesome looking car and a great use of parts... nice work!!

Great little MOC... very realistic (I might have to do something similar for my town) Nice work!!

Hi A quick question (which I don't think has been covered yet - apologies if it has) If I build a physical version of my LDD design does it have to be exactly the same? ie if I use a 1x12 plate in the LDD but don't have an actual one in the right colour and use 2 1x6 plates in the physical version is that OK? Hopefully that makes sense!! Cheers Greg

Hi I'm looking for part 6191 (Brick, Modified 1 x 4 x 1 1/3 No Studs, Curved Top) in brown for a MOC. According to Bricklink it exists (only one seller though, in the US and I'd prefer to get the part locally (in the UK) if poss) but I can't find a set with it in on Peeron (I'm assuming it's in a new set?) Does anyone know which one? Cheers Greg Part on Bricklink

Great entries and a big well done to everyone who entered... my votes go to... 1 point to Noodles140 (simple but it made me laugh!!) 2 points to Redcross (simply amazing piece of work!! The details are perfect and I love idea of how the clown feels inside!!) Finally a big thanks to the organisers... Cheers Greg

They look brilliant!! Personally I don't like having the weapons on the Racers either and I think the theme would be a lot more appealing if they had more teams and less firepower (then they could concentrate on designing really awesome looking racers like your MOCs!!) I'm planning on getting some of the World Racer sets and just leaving the weapons off (the ranged weapons at least... spikes, blades and chainsaws aren't so bad!!) Anyway, nice work!!

Beautiful work!! The exterior is great but the inside is even better.... all the little details are just stunning!! (the only criticism I might have is that the bathroom might look better with a tiled floor (like the other rooms) but apart from that minor personal niggle, it's perfect!!) Thanks for sharing!!

Excellent stuff.... love the equipment (makes me sweat just looking at it!!) The building's pretty good too... looks like those gyms you see in converted old buildings... nice work!!

That is stunning!!! The buildings are some of the best I've seen, and to have a whole street of them is fantastic. I also love your attention to detail with the trees ant street furniture (post boxes etc) it really makes this look like a real street... awesome stuff (can't wait to see more) Cheers Greg

I really like the entranceway with the columns and the date and the use of plates to give a brick pattern effect but I feel it's missing something... maybe another floor with windows or something? The bankers made me smile!! Nice work!!

Probably not quite what you were after, but this is my armoured train - a Motor Rail Trench Railway Locomotive that would have been used during WW1 to move supplies near the front line.... Tin Turtle As for reference to the larger armoured and armed trains you could try tracking down this book (Osprey titles are great as reference aids) Armoured Trains book Anyway, good luck with your project, looking forward to seeing the result!! Cheers Greg

I've built a couple of narrow gauge locomotives but as you mentioned the problem is track. Which is a great pity as all the real life trains around here are narrow gauge so it looks like I'll be raiding Bricklink and Ebay for old track!! I have tried to make a narrow gauge stretch of track by putting 2 RC straights side by side to create a 4 stud wide track (and then "brick over" the other tracks but I don't think that'd work on the curves (I can't try as I only own 2 bits of straight track at the moment!!) Anyway, I've got a few narrow gauge projects in mind so I'd be interested in other people's ideas... the one's in this thread already have been very useful... Cheers Greg

Hi My names Greg and I've only just begun to get into trains - partly inspired by the great work I've seen here!! (having never owned one in 30 years of buying, building, plying with lego) So far I've only made a few little engines (only owning a handful of small wheels and 2 bits of track!!) But I've just won a Hobby Train off Ebay so I should soon have plenty of bits and ideas to make some larger stuff while I wait for the 2010 trains. I live in the Isle of Man so I have quite a bit of reference material - we have a narrow gauge (3ft) steam railway and an electric tramway which still use their original Victorian rolling stock. There's also an electric mountain tram and a couple of small restored railways - plenty of unusual topics to base MOCs on!! Cheers Greg

During World War 1, the British War Department ordered a number of light locomotives for use on narrow gauge railways at or near the front line. The Motor Rail company (later known as Simplex) produced 3 different designs all based around a 40HP petrol engine. The "Open Type" had armour at each end and a light roof; the "Protected Type" also had armoured side doors and a roof that could be raised or lowered on screw jacks; the "Armoured Type" was completely encased in armor except for narrow view slits. The appearance of these engines led to the nickname "Tin Turtles" and they operated in large numbers on trench railways, often within range of enemy fire. My version is a "Protected Type" based on internet photos. Inside, the driver sits sideways on a seat above the engine... can't imagine it was very comfortable (or safe - there's a fuel tank in there too) A little experiment in creating a track for it (and my other narrow gauge engines) to use. I have to say, I really enjoyed trying to make this and I'm pretty pleased with it. I'm now working on creating a fully armoured version!! Anyway, thanks for looking - comments alway welcome. Cheers Greg Finally a humble tribute to all the railworkers who have served their country in times of war.

Nice!! I especially like the entrance and the architectural details around the windows and along the roof line... the interior details and workmen out side help bring an excellent model to life... looking forward to seeing a whole street!!

Superb!! It really looks the part, simple but instantly recognisable with with the arched windows and the rolled up shutters. The ticket office looks spot on and the newspaper seller just adds that final touch. Excellent stuff....

A very clever technique with excellent results - it certainly looks very modern and eye catching. Nice work!!

A beautiful piece of work... the landscaping is perfect, as are the buildings - it's just how I'd imagine a medieval village to be!! And then to top it all off an interesting bit of history, brilliantly told... excellent work!!

That's pretty funny!! I love the cool looking hospital set (Poor Dawes... one of those needles would be bad enough!!!)