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These are superb, some of the best I have seen. The hotel lobby is perfect especially the mail/key box built-in behind the counter. Excellent touches in the nursery like the mobile and beads on the wire toy. Thanks for showing how were constructed. Very inspiring.

I am new to Lego trains. I got the Holiday Winter Train for the family to complete over the holidays but wanted to create another train to go along with it. As others have pointed out, the Holiday Winter Train is similar to the Constitution from the Lone Ranger series, which is still reasonably priced, so I bought one with the idea of modifying it. After putting the steam engine and tender together plus creating a passenger car for the Constitution I found it very small. I decided to make the whole train 8 studs wide rather than 6 wide to allow for more interior details and to make it seem the correct size in relation to minifigs, other vehicles, my Winter themed house (A Child’s Christmas in Eastern Ontario) and my other modular buildings. Many more bricks were involved. Winter Steam Engine by Karen Metz, on Flickr Winter Steam Engine by Karen Metz, on Flickr Winter Steam Engine Train by Karen Metz, on Flickr The trickiest section for me was the front of the locomotive. I wanted to get working drive rods on this steam engine with the cow catcher still being able to move around the curves. I quartered the middle large wheels and the drive rods now function, although they add friction and cause the train to slow on the curves, but they don’t stick. https://www.flickr.com/gp/134354727@N08/b805Jo (this is the link to the video which does not seem to be working below) Winter Steam Engine Train by Karen Metz, on Flickr The extended locomotive has a fire box that opens and room for the conductor. Locomotive interior by Karen Metz, on Flickr I created a separate boxcar/livestock car for the motor and battery rather than putting them in the locomotive or tender. I don’t have a remote controller but there is easy access on the roof to the rechargeable battery to turn the motor on and off and control speed. Livestock Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr Livestock Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr Interior Livestock Car with Motor and Battery by Karen Metz, on Flickr Battery Access on Livestock Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr There is also dining car and a sleeping car with complete interiors. I tried to have a holiday vibe for the train as well. The dining car has room for 4 couples to dine. There are only two sleeping cabins onboard. The double beds tilt up with a desk/table below and seating area. Dining Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr Dining Car Interior by Karen Metz, on Flickr Sleeping Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr Sleeping Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr Interior Sleeping Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr Raised Bed/Sleeping Car by Karen Metz, on Flickr The train may not be entirely correct but I like the scale and result. Any suggestions for improvements welcomed and in the spirit of the season, Happy Holidays to all! Rear o image by Karen Metz, on Flickrf WInter Steam Train by Karen Metz, on Flickr

Great pose on this wonderful Red Panda. Looks perfect and an interesting subject!

Now that is a tree house! This is amazing with so many different sections that integrate perfectly as a whole. I love the ways (bridges and pulley system) the two sides join together across the river and waterfall. WOW!

Hi All! I too got into Lego trains with the release of this year's Winter Holiday Train and am saving building it with my kids closer to Christmas. Buying one train led to buying another steam engine, the Constitution. I built the Constitution engine and tender but found it small, so I have expanded it to 8 wide, increased the length a bit and added motor functions (in a separate car) and drive shafts. I haven't worked out all the kinks yet but will post when complete. Drive shafts on a steam engine with the pieces I have are a challenge to run smoothly around the curves. I like building interiors to my MOC buildings and have tried doing the same to the passenger and dining cars to my MOD train. Definitely more space to work with using 8 stud with than 6 stud width. This forum has been very helpful so far with figuring out the basics of trains but welcome future advice. Cheers!

I would love to visit this antique shop. Well done!

Great part usage from Destiny's Bounty. She seems to be floating on water and very serene. Lovely!

Reppingstein is a great town with wonderful places to live and work! I really like your City Station and Lego Store. Fabulous MOCs and MODs.

The Doctor Who Christmas specials are a favourite at our house, especially the Victorian influenced episodes like The Snowmen and A Christmas Carol . Thanks for the nice comments.

My very first modular that I tried was an inverted corner using a lot of friends parts and was a bookstore. /bookstorec by Karen Metz, on Flickr

Fantastic work! I reallly like the front exterior and the details in the interior with its touches of humour. My favourite part is probably the construction crew and scaffolding at the back since it is so unexpected. The brick work in the back is very well done as well.

These are beautiful and truly capture the animal with very natural poses. Very impressive!

Thanks! I have probably spent too much time looking for the right part for some of these creations but it was fun all the same. I toyed with the idea of a full sized Hobbes but thought a teddy bear size one was more appropriate and the only way to achieve it was by painting a panda :)

Fantastic first modular, love the floor and the cozy loft room for the storekeeper! A bookstore is definitely needed in the modular town and was the first build I tried. Building modulars can be addictive so there may be many more brick orders in your future. Cheers!

Thanks! Thanks so much for all the comments. I am glad the holiday feeling comes through.

Thanks for the comments! The topography around here has many ridges or many small cliff faces, typical Canadian Shield, where the water seeps out creating ice "waterfalls in the winter". There is a small cave under the tree with a hibernating black bear. There are thousands of lakes and small ponds that are fed by water that seems to appear out of nowhere. Thanks. Really looking forward to seeing what you come up with from these ideas. Thanks! My daughter wants to start decorating our house for Christmas tomorrow, even though it is unseasonably warm here this year. Thanks! Happy to bring some joy. Thanks for the comments. I have never displayed any of my creations other than online but would like to some time in the future.

Thanks! There are still so many more great Calvin and Hobbes snowmen scenes to do. Love to see what you come up with.

Thanks! Love your Christmas creations as well. I tried to make the truck feel more vintage so happy you like it. Thanks Rick, honoured to have my MOC highlighted on the Frontpage.

The wallpaper is from the Batman TV series batcave. It reduced the size of the room but really liked the effect of having wallpaper. The dog works well as a nod to His Masters Voice. Thanks for the comments. Thanks! Ah yes, the bricklink bill, but since this MOC is staying intact for quite a while, it was worth it to me :). Thanks for the comments! Happy you didn't miss the stairs :) I wanted to have a similar roof on the rest of the building on the front, but couldn't figure out how to achieve the tiled effect with the angles without gaps showing so I went with a more conventional roof on the front. I really wanted to still include the tiled back so I kept it and you don't really see both roof lines together from many vantages. Compromises.

Thanks carebear, rdflego, frikandeloorlog, and Slegengr for the comments. I had fun with all the little details. It is Clavin and Hobbes (in his stuffed animal guise) tormenting their favourite victim Susie. A couple of his snowmen masterpieces are located outside the house as well. Calvin and Hobbes and their favourite victim Susie by Karen Metz, on Flickr

I have fond memories of listening to Harold Engel’s “A Child’s Christmas in Scarborough” on the CBC while travelling to relatives during the holiday season. His irreverent Canadian take on the Dylan Thomas classic poem made the long car rides almost enjoyable. I have tried to create a Lego MOC inspired by being a kid in Eastern Ontario over the holiday season. Some other inspirations are the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, the film “A Christmas Story” and of course the annual Doctor Who Christmas special (Fezzes are cool!). A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr image by Karen Metz, on Flickr image by Karen Metz, on Flickr I have included a few features that have been inspired by and/or borrowed from fellow MOCers. These include: JKbrickworks’ miniature tractor, Miro Dudas’ birch tree, Michael Jasper’s rocking chair, Eero Okkonen’s lamp post from the Winter Village Brewery, Etzel use of the Duplo fur for a rug from the winter log cabin, Thorsten Bonsch‘s typewriter from the H.P Lovecraft’s Study and Vecchiasignora Ceppo’s knitter using bagpiper’s kilt from the Winter tailor shop. So many talented people. A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr Artist Studio by Karen Metz, on Flickr image by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr image by Karen Metz, on Flickr image by Karen Metz, on Flickr A Child's Christmas in Eastern Ontario by Karen Metz, on Flickr The red brick house is loosely based on the J.T. Gallagher House (1885) in Newboro, Ontario, which has an amazing slate roof. For modular purists there are no interior stairs, which would have taken up a lot of interior space and I wanted to fill with holdiay/family scenes instead, so teleportation it is (at least they could use the Tardis). The artwork in the artist studio is a copy of the Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris’ “Pine Tree and Red House, Winter City Painting II" (1924). The bridge is inspired by the stone bridge in Lyndhurst which is the oldest bridge in Ontario, built in 1856/1857, and is still in use today. Hope you enjoy and an early Happy Holidays! image by Karen Metz, on Flickr image by Karen Metz, on Flickr

What a fantastic building. I love every room in the apartment and especially how you have a balcony overlooking the living room. The stores are gorgeous as well. So impressive, and worth the time it took to build.

A Snow Monster à la Calvin and Hobbes image by Karen Metz, on Flickr Thanks for doing the raffle again CopMike.

Don't know if you are still interested ezaida18 but back in February I posted my modular combo of the Friends Supermarket and Cupcake Café sets. 20160210_143746 by Karen Metz, on Flickr More pictures on my Flickr page.

So many fantastic entries, it was hard to choose. Congrats to all who entered! 1: 10 25: 6 17: 4 20: 3 11: 2 37: 1