CamelBoy68

when you plan on visiting the 10 (or 12 depending on whether they are open for business) Uk Lego stores as part of your summer holiday....

Its a sad state of affairs, which isn't restricted to original works - I often see loads of "instructions" to official TLG sets being sold on CD on eBay.

Nice work ! :thumbup: Go Octan - Go Octan

Outstanding :thumbup: Bucket loads of fine detail Love the use of the roller doors in the roof :thumbup:

Well done to all the entries :thumbup: Too many good entries and not enough votes though...

Thanks for clearing that up, it is clearer now.

Can you tell me what you are using for the roof ? I can't make it out from the pics. Are you having doors ?

9. Mutant Bunnies - daisy - 1pt 15. Chicken Moonbase - vecchiasignoraceppo - 1pt 31. Chicken Case - bloei - 1pt 39. Dawn of Man- Praiter Yed - 1pt 64. GRIMPLUSH: dre on patrol - OneSetWonder - 1pt :thumbup:

7. Saturn V launch - Legonardo - 1pt 23. Micro USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge - toutouille - 1pt 30. I bought a car. It turned out to be an alien robot. - sparkart - 1pt 36. Deep Space Nine - Rook - 1pt 65. Planet Express - Oky - 1pt :thumbup:

4. Kristel - 1 25 Legofin2012 - 1 33. davaoeno - 1 55. Dufresne - 1 60. robuko - 1

7. ShaydDeGrai - 1 11. tatertots - 1 14. oirad 72 - 1 15. legolegolegolego - 1 24. dr_spock - 1

no reason, just fancied doing something different given the available space and limited options for stairs.

Thanks for all the great comments, much appreciated and now the next stage in development - footbridge/stairs Again, using the same platform segments, I have incorporated some stairs: Side Platform Island Platform and joined them with a footbridge. The bridge could be extended to another island and/or side platform for bigger layouts.

no argument here. I like the change you made to the chevrons on the engine

At first they were, but then I had a flash of inspiration... Side Platform with Ramp Island Platform with Ramp

For the Single Platform the parts are: 4 x 2431 (Tile 1 x 4) in White 2 x 2456 (Brick 2 x 6) in Black 14 x 3001 (Brick 2 x 4) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3004 (Brick 1 x 2) in Black 4 x 3004 (Brick 1 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 1 x 3020 (Plate 2 x 4) in Black 2 x 3021 (Plate 2 x 3) in Black 2 x 3021 (Plate 2 x 3) in Light Bluish Gray 1 x 3022 (Plate 2 x 2) in Black 1 x 3022 (Plate 2 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3036 (Plate 6 x 8) in Black 6 x 3068b (Tile 2 x 2 with Groove) in Black 8 x 3068b (Tile 2 x 2 with Groove) in Light Bluish Gray 4 x 3460 (Plate 1 x 8) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3460 (Plate 1 x 8) in Yellow 2 x 3700 (Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Hole) in Black 4 x 3700 (Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Hole) in Light Bluish Gray 5 x 3795 (Plate 2 x 6) in Black 4 x 3956 (Bracket 2 x 2 - 2 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 1 x 4282 (Plate 2 x 16) in Black Cost on BL (Uk Stores with Highest Qty) is roughly £5.98 (excl delivery & track... ) For the Island platform the parts are: 8 x 2431 (Tile 1 x 4) in White 6 x 3001 (Brick 2 x 4) in Light Bluish Gray 4 x 3004 (Brick 1 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3007 (Brick 2 x 8) in Black 2 x 3021 (Plate 2 x 3) in Black 2 x 3021 (Plate 2 x 3) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3022 (Plate 2 x 2) in Black 5 x 3022 (Plate 2 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3023 (Plate 1 x 2) in Black 2 x 3023 (Plate 1 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 2 x 3036 (Plate 6 x 8) in Black 6 x 3068b (Tile 2 x 2 with Groove) in Black 8 x 3068b (Tile 2 x 2 with Groove) in Light Bluish Gray 8 x 3460 (Plate 1 x 8) in Light Bluish Gray 4 x 3460 (Plate 1 x 8) in Yellow 4 x 3700 (Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Hole) in Light Bluish Gray 3 x 3832 (Plate 2 x 10) in Black 7 x 3956 (Bracket 2 x 2 - 2 x 2) in Light Bluish Gray 1 x 4282 (Plate 2 x 16) in Black 2 x 4282 (Plate 2 x 16) in Light Bluish Gray Cost on BL (Uk Stores with Highest Qty) is roughly £6.58 (excl delivery & track... ) Obviously you could exchange some of the longer pieces 2 x 16 and make them 2x (2 x 8) and the same with the base plates 6 x 8 in black - as I imagine that it wouldn't matter what color it is as it will be obscured by the layout.

Hi robt, there are not as many tiles as you think.... The only tiles used are 5x (2 x 2) in light bluish grey (which can be removed for attaching structures etc) 6x (2 x 2) in black, giving support underneath the platform 4x (1 x 4) in white along the edge All the rest are 2 x 4 or 1 x 2 bricks here's an exploded view of the island platform.

With my recent purchase of 2 x HEs, it quickly becomes apparent that the stations like 7937 are a little short which got me thinking about modular platforms. Here are my first two that I'm happy with: First up, a side platform, which can incorporate buildings / stairs etc... and secondly, an island style platform. The island fits in the 8 stud gap between two tracks. The clearance in wide enough for a HE, but I think will need adjusting to fit an Emerald (I don't have one at the mo to test ) The height is 2 & 2/3 bricks, which seems to be the norm. Any thoughts ? flickr

I think it looks stunning with two full sets, it captures the flavour of todays high-speed trains and a shortened version (2 x engines & 2 x carriages) just wouldn't look right to me. Whereas, 7938 looks fine in both long & short configurations. The thing that gets me is its length. Now I've had the Maersk pull six wagons and it looks really good on the straights and the bends, but the HE doesn't sit well for me on a small layout. Its like having a top of the range Ferrari to pop to the local shops to pick up milk. You need to open up the taps and hammer it , as this is what its designed for. The same with the HE it needs really long straights to show off its lines, then reality kicks in and space becomes the issue as does the number of available straights As I don't have a permanent layout, I'm going to set up a nice long straight in the hall and watch it go back and forth till the batteries run out....

I I don't want to sound pedantic , but you would need 4 of the 6 x 8 (top & bottom)....

funny you should mention that, I have recently picked up 20 in Green from the pick a brick wall . Also, they had the 1 x 6 x5 wall elements, 1 x 2 profile bricks and 1 x 2 grille (in white). I think I'll skip the doors in this casem as they will be more for decoration than function.

No probs at all robt, looking good Although not expensive, I found the trickiest part to track down was the 6 x 16 plates in yellow (currently only 8 in Italy on BL, only 3 green in Italy). So if you're planning on building a lot, I'd get in quick !! CB68

I don't think he's best pleased......

They did that last year, you pick up both offers, although the Christmas set is only available over the Brick Friday weekend.