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Mine is 6x4: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104220&view=findpost&p=2095928 I went from double loop to double plus extra two 'sides', and I currently have a double loop with a "yard" of sorts, where I can "park" four trains and then choose which ones to run on the loops. The main limitation with this kind of space is length of the train: only one train can have three full length cars behind the loco, it works best with only two or three shorter ones. Still, it can be quite fun. One can leave two trains running on the loops, or do maneuvers in the yard. And there is still enough space for 'scenery' and a small town layout.

Codefox, I always thought the 'square' windows looked bad, but your example convinced me otherwise. The rounded bottom of the carriage is what sells them. Great job, now it makes me want to try the same...

Seeing them side by side really helps. The maersk is built with more 'standard' parts but with advanced techniques. 60052 has parts only used for trains (roof, windscreen, doors, side railing). So the value of the maersk is in the instructions and the peculiar and rare colors.. but it also means that by learning to build it, you learn to build a bunch of its potential variations.

Extra doors and windows, some white bricks and tiles for the floors, and miscellaneous pieces for the furniture, since family house has only an armchair and fireplace as only interior detail). It required a lucky trip to lego PAB wall and a small order on bricklink for the windows.

You can also consider buying only 6 of the 'good' train windows and make a mix use passenger and mail / baggage car.

Get both, build them, then sell what you don't want anymore (ha ha, as if it's going to happen... ). Seriously, get both, it will be a good learning experience and worth the expense.

Size matters. I would like IR and battery to both fit together the footprint of 4x6x3, or two studs shorter of the current battery box. And combine that with XL torque in the space of the M motor. This thread is not about reality, right? ;)

Quite spectacular. Any pictures of the back? What kind of offices do you have in mind? It looks like a great build that would be worth exhibiting at a brick conf. Congratulations!

I missed this thread a year ago, I'm pleased to see it updated with an actual build, nice. One of my next projects is to redo a not-so-great tunnel for my trains to have three modulars on top, and the suggestions found here are going to be very useful. Thanks to all who contributed!

Of course you won the prize, who could compete? ;) Great build, I like the juxtaposition of this large, solemn building, with the bustling mischief of the students. Very cool! Just curious, how long of a project was it for you?

Nice. The use of space is phenomenal. It looks very slick yet rugged, rich of details and yet not cluttered. Great creation!

Fantastic. It would be great if you could make a second video with hands on explanation of building details. I think this could be used in a classroom as a fun engineering project -- there's so much to teach and learn from building and running such a 'contraption', and at the end of it, it's still simple pure fun to watch it move. And we need more kids to become interested in engineering, and show it can be fun and creative! Great job!

That's awesome! I like the horizon express with a total of four rather than five cars: looks complete, but still fits easily in home layouts like this one. Also, do you have more pictures and description for your diesel locomotives we can glimpse in the yard? They look like very nice mocs! You're a good dad, and looks like you're getting your own fun needs fulfilled ;)

Cool. It's missing homer simpsons and his green rod on the side -- don't let him be the machinist!

Two avengers towers: one side for the facade of a building, the other, curved, side for a round tower on top or as corner -- maybe as elevator shaft.. for example to modernize the corner of the great emporium. So many ideas, so little time...

If you have a 9v motor, then consider how much 'vintage' track you have. Anything new from lego is 'PF'. It will cost you approx $100 (may change depending on you local currency :) ) to 'update' to the basic compinents and a simple oval track. You can search the forum for many, many threads about comparison between the two systems, it has been discusses ad nauseam. I support the suggestion of getting the lone ranger loco, don't worry about the rest of the set: it will give you enough parts to start any customization. The BR 23 mentioned above is wonderful, but it will take a lot of time on bricklink to find all the parts, so if you start with something 'complete' yet basic, you'll learn quicker and 'upgrade' faster than starting from scratch. But again, everyone learns and has fun at their own pace and in their own way. Don't forget to report back when you've created something :)

And don't forget what's pictured in your signature, the 2006 holiday train.

Using the 'special' minifigs in costume is a hilarious touch, brilliant! I bought the same set -- which this month at the lego store nets you an extra minigolf promo set -- but I boringly used most parts for a modular pizzeria.. your idea is so much more fun. How about evolving this into a set of food trucks? It's mostly there, just remove doors, remount the stores on basic truck plates. It would look like an actual block in downtown Portland, OR..

And that's in a month? We'll see.. still, it's a bit disappointing to see HE go away and have to hope at best for a city train.. oh, well.

MOC of my townhouse in Seattle. Starting with pieces from set 31012, Family House, I attempted to build a modular replica of my own townhouse in Seattle. It's a three story attached house -- there would be another one to the right -- with a small front yard and entrance in back. While it's 16 studs wide, it's a little deeper than 'normal' modulars to allow some of the details to fit. I am still relatively new to this, so my use of space and ability to get details right is still basic. I also didn't take enough time and patience to get all the pieces in the right amount and color, so here and there you may spot some 'bold' (or 'studdy') corner and some unusual color transition. But I got to build something new with the starting set and I had lots of fun attempting to make a model of my own place. The ground floor has the entrance, the garage, and a lego room --through which one can access the front yard. The room centers around a lego train layout.. The garage with a hanging bike, storage, and a city car. In reality I don't have a sporty convertible, but this is "poetic license", right? The main floor is a single large room with kitchen, dining room and sitting room altogether. I ran out of brown tiles, or better I had lots of 4x1 but not much of anything shorter, and yet I wanted to emulate a hardwood floor. Bedroom upstairs, with fireplace (another poetic or builder license). I really suck at bedroom furniture in these tight spaces -- but it's a bit like real life, these townhouses have lots of windows for light, need space for stairs and doorways, and there's not much space for actual furniture. Bonus room. A computer room, a music studio, a place to relax or to pay bills, depending on the mood and time. Dinner is served. It's a cold winter outside, so let's stay in and drink some wine. More on my flickr stream, if you can stand the poor camera work :)

Welcome to the addicts forum ;) I built a box car just a week ago. It's quite easy. Have you discovered bricklink yet? Order some wheels, bogie plate, and couplers, then you the lego you have and build what his and your mind desires :)

Fantastic! You did it again! It's really clever how you manage to incorporate out of theme or out of scale figures like Friends and Minecraft seamlessly into a 'normal' minifig building. Truly an inspiration. I have bought a few Friends sets on sale for the parts, but I never know what to do with the larger figures -- other than eBay.. Curiosity: do you design the interior space in LDD first or directly in Lego? Do you conceptualize all three floors or let the flow and size of one dictate dimensions for the others?

Nice work. I like in particular the details of the upstairs kitchen, modern and vintage feel at the same time, and good choice of colors. I'm going to build the stove myself to see how it looks in 'real lego'. How about some amps in the store? Brick on!

I've never seen this piece of equipment before, but looking at the picture you did a pretty good job of capturing it. Good job.

Welcome to trains. The best set currently on sale is the cargo train 60052. Lots of parts and enough track to be interesting. My humble suggestion for you is that, once you get the hang of it, get some extra parts and use your technic expertise to build a new locomotive with motor and gears that you probably already have.