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    Thanks! You should really like this picture here then: Just completed the last part of my streamlined steam trinity. First built was the War Baby 4-8-4 Daylight / Southern Pacific 4460, then my custom 4-8-2 Mountain type steamer, and finally my 4-6-4 Dreyfuss inspired Hudson. These are not all my steam locos, or even all my streamlined locos (I have a GM Aerotrain, a couple other early diesels and a GG1 electric), but they are all my streamlined steam engines. Also, each engine has it's own matching passenger consist.
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    As i said on Flickr: very nice model, I love the white boiler stripes!
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    This modular station was inspired by a long since expired Cuusso / Ideas project, (not mine), and set 2150 Train Station from 1996 while the clock tower is inspired by Big Bentley Bust-Out (from Cars 2 set 8639) from 2011. I added a removable six track long platform and put a luggage ramp from the street side for use by the wheelchair pieces LEGO recently made. By the way: the logo right below the clock is the official LEGO trains logo built in bricks, while the words in the center (just between the middle pillars) reads "Ironwood Union Depot" in printed 1 x 1 tiles. The street side of the station has been extended towards the edge of the base-plate, allowing for a more room (and more details!) inside the building. The year of the stations completion, 1928, is right above the main entryway. The lower floor has the central ticket desk, plus pizza restaurant (complete with opening oven!) on the right side with seating available on the left wing. These wings also allow for access to the platform under the twin canopies. The second floor has the switching control room and station managers office which floats inside the exterior walls on some tile-topped pillars. This assembly is barely connected to the build by two studs. (NOTE: No stairs to the upper floor were made because that's how the official CITY sets are, so I didn't include any as I was going for an official LEGO set feel.) This a closeup of the four-sided clock tower and brick-built LEGO Trains logo. The modular station features two platform sections, two lower roof sections, one upper roof section, and the removable second floor on top of a cafe (with seating) on the lower level. The station platforms fit via Technic pins while the other sections attach via a few studs. The station building shown above has been built since 2018. I've been trying to add a good looking canopy and passenger stairs to it since about late 2019, but gave up and added one that is solid in roof panels to my Disney-lookalike instead in early-to-mid 2021. Then, in early October I saw 76183 (Riddler face off from the new "The Batman" line) and knew I had found a solution to the pedestrian staircase between both platforms. I hashed out a better, more see-through version of the canopy on the MOD Disney station which should work... it has a half stud gap right now, but it most likely is an LDD problem instead of a design one. (I hope!) The stairs are a color changed MOD of the ones in the set with more space between the tracks and a bit more height in the middle section by way of bumping the whole structure up a brick or two. There is eleven bricks of clearance from the railhead to the bottom part of the arches, meaning the twin staircase's fit most of my trains through with room to spare. However, the pantograph's on electric loco's and a caboose cupola for a freight train won't fit under the bridges. This view also showcases the neat little hanging lights used under the canopy area itself. The bridges are missing eight black candlestick parts for the lights on the part of the walkway, where the stairs have their landings. I'll also have to cut the two 48 x 48's down by eight studs on one side per baseplate to better fit the footprint of the canopy. EDIT 11/9/21: This canopy project would would cost around three hundred US dollars (or more) if I didn't have 850 of the more expensive parts already found from my own collection and with serious help from my brother. Sadly, the Disney Station MOD's canopy has been sacrificed to make this project work as well. (Using those parts knocked it down to about $160 for what you see above.) Thoughts on new development or the original station? Comments, questions and complaints are always welcome!
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    From someone who once worked at the first state capitol, I can safely say that building is the old court house famous for part of the Dred Scott case. It was never the capitol, as the first one is on main street in Saint Charles as seen here. It was used until jefferson city was finished being built (it was originally prairie and nothing was there when the state joined the union), and then moved there. Fun Fact: The first state capitol only occupied the top floor: the Peck brothers store and house were on the first, along with a woodworking shop under the governors office. After being vacated, the buildings went though many uses until being taken apart in the 1960's, brick by brick, to their original 1820's form that you see today.
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    Thanks! by the way, I just updated the model to include a bunch of ideas @ColletArrow and @Wabbajack suggested. The ldd file has also been changed to reflect the pictures.
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    Cool model, but Jefferson City is the capitol of Missouri! Sorry...
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    The station looks really epic, but as pointed out above, the engine may need some engineering work. That doesn't distract from the overall styling, as that looks really spot-on!
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    Thanks! Here's my latest update: A project three years in the making is finally taking shape. The red and blue streamline trains project is coming into the station.... soon. (Yes, that's a GG1 sitting there. The steam loco seen above is a 4-6-4 streamlined NYC-style Hudson.) EDIT: added new picture with the steam loco... progress is being made!
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    Thanks! That's a good idea about the two tracks / wider road , and it may be added in the future. Thank you!
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    This modular pizzeria was inspired by set Modular Building set number 10246: Detective Office while the delivery van was mostly taken from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set 79104: Shellraiser street chase. The building levels lift off like a modular but it lacks modular building pins, a base-plate and is not the proper size. (being 18 studs square after all) Each building section has various details, and even the van has a lift-away roof with space for two pizzas in the rear heater unit. The front of the model without the delivery van. Instead of the van you could potentially use set 71910, Scarecrow Special Delivery. (with the fear gas toxin stuff and Scarecrow figure removed, of course!) The rear of the building is kinda plain. The lower level features two tables, a counter, a opening pizza oven and stairs to the second floor. The second floor features four tables with nine chairs and the top of the staircase. The outside of this floor has a neon sign above the front door on the lower level. The van has seating for one driver figure and space for two pizzas in the rear heating compartment. The roof and windscreen of the van lift away to get at the drivers seat, and all four doors open up. (two driver's doors in front, two for the heater unit in the back) Here is the entire model together. The LDD file for the van and building is available here, if you want to build this for yourself. Bot models can be built in real life, but won't be built by me for a while... too much going on elsewhere in my life right now! As usual, Comments, Questions, and Complaints are always welcome!
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    Thanks for the feedback! This engine was modified into it's current built form seen here, though I've just updated this old post with new info. Thanks again!
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    I did think about SNOT work, but the classic vibes I was trying to create did not look good. I did try though! However, your brick-brick idea may be in a future update though. For now though, the temple been updated with several new things, including the lair of the Tiger-man creature in the back corner and two conquistador skeletons. I plan on also using a couple man eating plants and machetes from the new CITY jungle sets as well. (This picture is from Brick-link) This tiger-man creature from the 2003 "Orient Expedition" line will go alongside my new jungle temple, even though their are no tigers in South America. Oh, and the main post has been updated!
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    I also have this issue.
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    This model was recreated in LDD by Eurobricks user @Stephan, which I then took and recolored in my red and gray color-scheme. I also added the opening cockpit from my older rocket model along along with new tail-fins and two less rocket stages. The two astronaut figures and one robot are also included in the LDD file! NOTE: Some parts would not fit on the rocket according to Stephan due to tolerance issues in LDD, and are left to the side in the file. They are hidden in the pictures, but they are there, so be alert when building in real life. You have been warned! Fictional background info for the rocket: This ship is the forerunner for all of the other Lego space ships: in 1970, this crucial piece of history launched from LegoLand Space Port for a mission to the moon. This was very soon after the failed 1965 launch of 801 series Space Rocket, which killed the the brave crew of Kat Aclysm: female rocket science genius and designer of the experimental ship, and Abraham "Abe" Normal, the best test pilot in the academy. Their deaths at the Samsonite launch pad were not in vain though, as the newly founded LegoLand Aero-Space Authority (renamed Classic Space Command in 1978) rebuilt their reputation as the premier brick-built space agency by launching the "Innovator", also known as LL001 which in early August 1969 made history as the first mini figure - built object on the moon! This rocket and it's crew (Bill Fold, Penny Wise, and S1L-V3R the robot) made history with their two days on the moon's surface, providing the foundations for the Classic Space Moon-base series of missions. The model still separates into sections, but the top most one of these has been replaced, thus reducing the segments to three. The rear of the rocket features five engines, the middle section a smaller bank of five thrusters, while the cockpit section has one singular engine. The cockpit still opens, and as usual should feature this print. The rocket features enlarged tail-fins inspired by 1950's / 60's science fiction. The fins SHOULD be able to take the weight of the rocket when standing vertical, but I'm not 100% sure, so build at your own risk. You have been warned! The height of the Saturn V dwarfs the smaller rocket of the previous design. (The older model is NOT in the LDD file!) The robot is inspired by the robot customer in the 2007 set number 4981 (a Spongebob set called The Chum Bucket), while the astronauts were inspired by the Sandy Cheeks mini-figure in set 3831 (Rocket Ride). The astronauts should have this print on their torsos. Here is the LDD file for the modified Saturn V, which also includes the two bubble - helmeted astronauts and the robot. The model is 100% build able in real life, and should be built by me around Christmas this year. Comments, questions and complaints are always welcome! EDITED 8/8/17: added new pictures and updated ldd file!
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    The times they leave from are just before midnight every Friday the 13th (The next one is in October of this year)... that and the February 29th leap year special (but that's only once every four years) and no, I don't have any videos, because none of my trains have motors. I actually have more trains than track! (last count was somewhere near 82 total with 22 locos, 2 streetcars, 39 passenger cars, 19 freight cars) Thank you for commenting! The way the nose is designed, it would be weaker to be centered. Sorry.
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    BUMP: engine and coach ordering has begun, parts should be here soon! also, I updated the steam loco with a new (cheaper) boiler. The Lego-Land Railway runs the train from World City to Heartlake City with stops at Classic Town, Paradisia Coast, Duplo-Ville, Ninjago City, (where the electric loco is replaced by a steamer or vise versa for the rest of the trip) Fabu-Land, Technic Town, Fort Legoredo and the Castle Realm. (with extensions into the Forest of Failed Themes and the Outer Dimension of Galidor at certain times of the year.)
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    It is against the terms of service to use this mode. The LEGO group doesn't like anyone messing around with this stuff, and you could get them to pull the plug on ldd forever..... they already don't update that often, but this is seriously bad stuff. Please pull the video down!
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    This looks very cool, and I'm very honored you mentioned my rocket as inspiration. Keep up the great work, and i'd love to read those stories you were talking about!
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    No office details yet, and i was going for an official looking model, and as such lacks most of the features you mentioned. But that's the beauty of the ldd / LEGO in general file, you can always modify it to your tastes!
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    I just fixed it and updated the ldd file and first post. I hope you like it better now - I sure do! (thanks for the help, by the way.)
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    Thank you! Thanks for the suggestions! However, the roof is the shape it is without the overhang so the building can open up a full 180 degrees without having to run into the roof. I'll see about coloring it in black to make it stand out more.
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    slight BUMP: A new model based on set 70913 (Scarecrow Fearful Face-off) has been added to the first post. Here we have Doctor Charles Kilroy of the Adventurers standing next to his latest invention: a auto-gyro nicknamed "Lightning Rod".This amazing vehicle can go into places the Island hopper seaplane cannot fit, and yet can still seat two people side by side. Please NOTE: I don't have a proper Kilroy head, (one of this part here ) so I used a Conductor Charlie head from the World CITY theme instead, at least until I can get a proper head on the good Doctor's shoulders. Any Thoughts?
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    This building was inspired by 2008 set 10184, Town Plan. I added a rear to the building in a style like set 31026, Bike Shop & Cafe. The building also takes cues from ScotNick and his modular take on the Town plan set. (see it here) I personally think this building looks very Back To The Future-like. Please note, my version of the building is not modular, and swings open to reveal the inside, such as in set 31026. It even locks shut on a Technic pin to keep the building closed. The upper floor features the mayors office with filing cabinets while the lower floor features the secretary’s desk. I know their isn't much in here, but I didn't know what to put inside. The back of the building. The middle rear window was very frustrating: it doesn't look like I imagined it but does manage to give off a clean appearance. The car was originally based on the car from set 10232, (Palace Cinema) along with a front end inspired by set 70906 (The Joker Notorious Low-rider) and a rear partially taken from set 79011. (The Penguin - Arctic Roller) The car features seating for two mini figures, but the figures can not see out the front windshield. The trunk at the back of the car can fit a suitcase inside and the side doors can open wide. The LDD file for both car and building as seen above is ready for download here. Comments, Questions and complaints are always welcome! NOTES: Newly edited model: I revised the roof and column tops by suggestion of a certain Eurobricks user. The model can now open only up to 90 degrees and the year 1922 goes on the top of the building where the exposed studs are in printed 1 x 1 tiles. You can compare the new model to the old one above. (the old building model is NOT included in the updated LDD file seen earlier in this post!)
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    Slight BUMP: Revised the model and didn't think and new topic would be a good idea since I already had made one for the original version. Compare the new version to the original one below!
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    slight BUMP: This model has been heavily modified with a different color scheme to be less of a dark gray blob (unlike the original Minecraft set), with tan, gold and light gray being added into the model. Below is the new version, above is the old version. Quite a difference, don't you think? I also designed this with the idea it could be used with the CITY jungle sets in a more modern day take on the story used in the first post. When this model is built in real life, I will add a jungle cat (probablyy a panther) and a couple of new man-eating plants common in the 2017 Jungle sets. The new machete and spider parts will also be used, along with a few of the scientists... maybe even one of these guys as well!
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