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Thank you! I built it out of light bley originally and then cross referenced what Chrome Block City had in stock and made adjustments when necessary. What's the going rate for a kidney? I feel the need to finish the Nebraska Zephyr. :). Our LUG - Lincoln/Omaha LEGO User Group has a large layout. We have our return to the convention scene July 22nd - July 25th - I'll make sure to get some quality photos (that I'm not known for... lol Thank you to everyone for your kind comments.

CB&Q Silver Pilot. It is chromed by Chrome Block City. It will blind you if out in the sun. Powered by two regular train motors. 197204489_10227089223559677_3207675410602653314_n by Nate Flood, on Flickr 197071891_10227089223999688_1915105789179550211_n by Nate Flood, on Flickr 197336983_10227089222959662_6457134469226730391_n by Nate Flood, on Flickr

Brick Days will be held July 24th and 25th in Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha, Nebraska) at the Mid-America Center. LUGs that will be displaying include LOLUG - Lincoln/Omaha LEGO User Group, NILTC, ArkLUG, CowLUG, DFWLUG, GatewayLUG, Windy City LUG, Kansas City Brick Lab, PennLUG and IndyLUG. AFOL's from Oregon - Pennsylvania will be displaying their amazing creations! www.brickdays.com for ticket information - while space is sold out - silver VIB tickets are still available for you to purchase and attend the convention!

I think he's still around... just busy with life and careers and things of that nature.

Calling all cars, trucks, motorcycle builders! There is a great LEGO competition occurring at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska! Submit pictures of your creation to be eligible. Your creation would be displayed in the Museum for a year and you are awarded a cash prize of $100.00. The Lincoln/Omaha LEGO User Group and the Museum have worked closely together for years and this will be a precursor to a much larger competition in the future once the world returns to normal. Rules: Looking for FREE activities to do at home during this time of distancing? Build your own LEGO car at home and enter to win $100 cash prize and have your build on display at the Museum for a year! Entries will go through 3 rounds of voting including a public vote. Rules for submission Include pictures of your creation from multiple angles Include a picture of the contestant holding your creation Indicate which age range you’re competing for (5-12 years old, 13-18 years old, adult) Must be some sort of custom automobile creation either from a kit (must be modified) or self-created 1 submission per person Contest Schedule Submissions accepted through July 31st Winners will be announced in August Visit the Museum of American Speed's website for more information: https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/legobuildcontest.html

Calling all cars, trucks, motorcycle builders! There is a great LEGO competition occurring at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska! Submit pictures of your creation to be eligible. Your creation would be displayed in the Museum for a year and you are awarded a cash prize of $100.00. The Lincoln/Omaha LEGO User Group and the Museum have worked closely together for years and this will be a precursor to a much larger competition in the future once the world returns to normal. Rules: Looking for FREE activities to do at home during this time of distancing? Build your own LEGO car at home and enter to win $100 cash prize and have your build on display at the Museum for a year! Entries will go through 3 rounds of voting including a public vote. Rules for submission Include pictures of your creation from multiple angles Include a picture of the contestant holding your creation Indicate which age range you’re competing for (5-12 years old, 13-18 years old, adult) Must be some sort of custom automobile creation either from a kit (must be modified) or self-created 1 submission per person Contest Schedule Submissions accepted through July 31st Winners will be announced in August Visit the Museum of American Speed's website for more information: https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/legobuildcontest.html

The # 3985 has been on my radar for awhile to build to add to my current Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 and Northern 844. It is boiler driven by two XL motors with Shupp's XL drivers with an added o-ring for traction. The lights are from Lifelites. 5 regular e-Lites for the marker lights under the boiler, a nanolite for the front light and a group of 3 flickering ligts to reflect the sparks undernearth the firebox. No Instructions and I don't plan on making them (not because I'm mean - it's because computer LDD programs and I hate each other).... LEGO Union Pacific Challenger # 3985 by Nate Flood, on Flickr LEGO Union Pacific Challenger # 3985 by Nate Flood, on Flickr LEGO Union Pacific Challenger # 3985 by Nate Flood, on Flickr LEGO Union Pacific Challenger # 3985 by Nate Flood, on Flickr LEGO Union Pacific Challenger # 3985 by Nate Flood, on Flickr LEGO Union Pacific Challenger # 3985 by Nate Flood, on Flickr The light effect was inspired from this video of #3985:

"Goodnight, sorry for sinking you." is the quote from U-68 commander Karl-Friedrich Merten that he told the shipwreck after giving them a compass direction and provisions. "We couldn’t have been sunk by a nicer man”, said one of the survivors during a 1984 reunion between the commander and survivors. I just need a few more printed parts this week to finish it up for Brickworld Chicago 2019. “Goodnight, sorry for sinking you.” by Nate Flood, on Flickr “Goodnight, sorry for sinking you.” by Nate Flood, on Flickr “Goodnight, sorry for sinking you.” by Nate Flood, on Flickr “Goodnight, sorry for sinking you.” by Nate Flood, on Flickr “Goodnight, sorry for sinking you.” by Nate Flood, on Flickr

I didn't realize we had a thread for this. I put my UP Big Boy up awhile ago. I don't have any expectation that it would succeed but was curious how it would do. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/643bce52-0d63-4278-a2e1-59b5e5924deb

It's made for running! I have no idea on standard curves but it handles regular switches without a problem. My curves are the ME models 104 radius.

I think you may be right... Yes - Lately I've done a Berkshire 2-8-4 Polar Express that I don't think I've posted here. I'm also going to do UP 3985 eventually.

Since I upgraded the drivers on my Union Pacific 844 to Shupp's 80" boxpok from Shapeways (I was using Big Ben Bricks XL) - I wanted to upgrade the Big Boy's drivers from LEGO's large driver to BBB XL so it would be more in scale to a 68" driver. It stretched the engine by about 9 studs and came out looking really good. Lego Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy version 2.0 by Nate Flood, on Flickr Lego Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy version 2.0 by Nate Flood, on Flickr

I had quite a few people message me on Facebook page Ray's asking me to throw it up on Ideas. I thought what the heck let's see what happens. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/167206

Thank you! Yes - when Greg sent me the final copy of the mural - my jaw hit the floor and knew this MOC could be really really cool...

"I'll throw in the black keys for free" Ray's Music Exchange in Calumet City, Illinois has the best electric piano in the city of Chicago. It can be yours for the low price of $2000 bucks and you could take it home with you and Ray will throw in the black keys for free. The Blues Brothers has stood the test of time as it's one of the most entertaining movies filled with great music including the late great Ray Charles. Ray's includes a fully stocked showroom with guitars, amps, mics, tv's, and toasters. Don't mind the bullet holes next to the guitar hanging on the wall - it breaks everyone's hearts when a boy that young goes bad. Although some say the best piano in the city of Chicago has no action left in the keyboard; Ray disagreed and the patrons break out into a spirited rendition of the classic Shake A Tail Feather. When I set out to build Ray's Music Exchange it had to have the mural of the great blue's legends but with a LEGO flair. One artist that I knew possessed the skills and quality required is the incredibly talented Greg Hyland ( http://www.lethargiclad.com/). I knew Greg from attending Brickworld in Chicago over the years and when I emailed him with my vision - he was instantly on board and he didn't disappoint. The mural was spot on and was everything that I had hoped. The next step was printing Greg's art onto the brick. I didn't want to use a sticker or decal - it needed to be printed so the colors would shine. I had long been a fan of Terry Akuna's printing on LEGO and he was also excited for the project and took extra time to get it perfect printed onto the bricks. (https://www.bricklink.com/store/home.page?p=terryakuna#/shop?o={"showHomeItems":1}) Finally my 14 year old daughter had become a pro at cutting vinyl and was able to reproduce Ray's signs with her expert font and lettering skills. She has been able to reproduce my LUG's logo for car window decals, coffee cups, shirts, and new lettering on my steam engines. http://macismonograms.blogspot.com/ To finish it off; the building was lit with lifelites. www.lifelites.com If you are unfamiliar with The Blues Brothers - stop reading this and go watch Jake and Elwood try and get the band back together! Rays9 by Nate Flood, on Flickr Rays13 by Nate Flood, on Flickr Rays2 by Nate Flood, on Flickr Rays14 by Nate Flood, on Flickr

Thank you. The #3985 is on my to do list. But like with Union Pacific - it's near the bottom of my list. lol...okay. Thank you. I hope that was sarcasm because I am not "master of photography". It's one of my weaknesses but I'm trying to get better.

Here is my 650 Ton Coaling Bunker. Similar styles littered the plains back in the steam age and this one is modeled after the one in Cheyenne Wyoming. My Big Boy 4014 and Northern 844 are rolling in to grab some coal.. 650 Ton Coaling Bunker by Nate Flood, on Flickr 650 Ton Coaling Bunker by Nate Flood, on Flickr

Pretty sure RLUG members aren't supposed to be posting this on any forums or social media until April 30th. Unfortunately it puts the member's RLUG in danger of losing all the support from LEGO.

The community needs a train magazine. Railbricks' ending left a void in my life that hasn't be fulfilled. So without a doubt I would subscribe to a new LEGO Railroader Magazine; I'd pay a premium price for a digital/print edition although it seems the world is heading towards a digital only - I still love having issues on my bookshelf. Do not include this with BLOCKS or others that are already on the market. I feel there is plenty of interest from the community to sustain its own mag. I wouldn't be interested in advertising but I know two local bricklink stores in my city who would if the price was affordable but I would help with whatever I could in terms of writing, pictures, etc. I think a LEGO Railroad magazine is more appealing to AFOL's than what was described. Granted LEGO doesn't put out many decent train sets but my LUG has turned down 3 events so far in 2016 when we were asked if we had a railroad layout to display. We could have laid down track in a circle but we would have embarrassed ourselves so we are positioning ourselves to develop a true layout - ala PennLUG or NILTC. A magazine would be an outstanding resource for trains fans across the globe and new ones as I refer back to old Railbricks mags to get inspiration or to figure out a better way to ballast track. At most conventions that I've attended the public is gathered around the large railroad layouts and I think the popularity will continue as more afols join the cult. I agree with what was said reference broadening the content - I would also suggest building your own layout tables with designs. It seems many of the large groups who do this have different variety's and it would be nice to have an easy reference. Lighting your MOC's is always a great topic especially when two companies Lifelites and Brickstuff are so big in the community. Thank you for even thinking about moving forward with this ideal. There have been many great suggestions and I hope this comes to fruition.

Ever since my 844 was built I decided to build a Big Boy 4-8-8-4 and when the UP brought 4014 back online - I knew she was the one. Powered by power functions she can handle ME Models R104 track with ease. It can't do regular Lego curves; I had no intention of doing it as I wanted to pile as much detail as I could into her. With the tender she comes in at 102 studs long. A comparison next to my 844 is included. It helped having an actual Big Boy down the road to take my tape measure and to climb around on at the Lauritzen Gardens…. Lego Union Pacific Big Boy # 4014 DSCLego Union Pacific Big Boy # 401402694 Lego Union Pacific Big Boy # 4014

It's the Louis Joubert Lock - also known as the Normandie Dock. It was the target of the Allies in the Greatest Raid of All Time which much have been written about. The canal with locks is the entrance to the Bassin of Saint Nazaire and will be moved to the left as the layout expands. The floodgate next to the Schnellboot lead to the Atlantic while the other floodgate lead to the Bassin of Penhoet. It was rebuilt at the end of WW2 and still functions today. There are quite a few books about the subject but very little with photos of old town. The power station survived which is under construction in Lego form as well as Old Mole....also a rather large concrete structure. I have collected quite a few photos of u-boats in and around the port from World War 2 as source material.

My dry dock has expanded over the past 5 years and recently I've added custom tables which included a complete rehab of the dock itself. The new version includes the canal that runs along the back side with locks. The buildings, which used to be halves, are now full sized. A new fuel depot has been added at the far side. The space between the dry dock and the buildings has been expanded so everything isn't as cramped. This will be on display at World War Brick - Minneapolis in June along with my B-24 Liberator and the U-505. saint nazaire 4 saint nazaire 2 saint nazaire 1 saint nazaire 5 saint nazaire 3 saint nazaire 9 saint nazaire 8 saint nazaire 6

No video but good idea. I don't have enough track to do the grand curves and form a complete circuit but I could do a small one with a half train or so.. It runs on the grand curves but not the standard lego curves. The cars could handle it with a slight mod on the couplers.As far as cost - surprisingly it wasn't bad. It was nice that the PAB wall had 1x6 yellows and the clear panel windows. The bulk of the costs were the 1x3 grey curve slopes and the clear macaroni.

Finally done. It had its first public display this weekend. I'll have a 'setting' for it hopefully next year if I don't blow my budget on other things. Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles train on display by Nebraska's MOC, on Flickr 8 car City of Los Angeles passenger train. FEF3 UP Steam 844 with two PF motors in the tender. Engine is lit with lifelites. Steady on for the main headlight and under boiler lights. Mars light slowly flashes. One can see the reflection of the flames flickering on the engineers face from the boiler. All cars minus post office have lit interiors with passengers. I'm going to try to update my flickr with interior photos this week or the next. 1) Post office car houses two additional PF motors and the battery pack for the brickstuff lights for the cars. 2) Pullman UP Coach 3) Pullman UP Coach 4) Kitchen/Dormer 5) Dining car paired with Kitchen/Dormer 6) Sleeper 7) Sleeper 8) Dome Lounger Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles passenger train Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles passenger train Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles passenger train Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles passenger train Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles passenger train Lego Union Pacific City of Los Angeles passenger train Reference Materials: Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Cars Volume 1 1950-1964 - G.B. Davies - very hard to find but a necessity for any UP fan The Union Pacific Streamliners - Harold Rankis & WM. Krantville The Overland Route Union Pacific Railroad - Ross Grenard and John Krause Union Pacific's Challenger 1935-1971 - Patrick Dorin Union Pacific Equipment - Ranks & Krantville Union Pacific Official Color Photography Book 1 - LeMassena & Yanosey Union Pacific Steam in Color - Lloyd Sagner UP Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Volume 2 - Lou Schmitz Motive Power of the Union Pacific - Ranks & Krantville