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  1. Murdoch17
    Yes, I would agree, but then I would love ANY Adventurers love from LEGO. Thank you! I still need to get that plane and boat... maybe next month in April. Thanks! I was also inspired by Peril In Peru (Indiana Jones set 7628), and the modern city planes. I basically looked at the original Hopper and saw what could be updated, removed or added. I then looked at the Peru model and smashed them together, using wings from 7628 and color styling from 5935, plus the cockpit of most modern mid-sized CITY planes / helicopters. This cockpit will be changed soon though, so stay tuned in April!
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    I bought MMV and Diagon Alley for my early 1900's town, and considered making the Kingdoms Joust set part of a 1800's European train station or City gate but didn't want to buy two to make a nicer model and couldn't justify the price, so I didn't buy that one. These models look very nice together, and I would suggest getting them before they get much older / more expensive. Also, if you like modifying your sets, you could easily add a MMV style back to the wand shop from Diagon Alley. I did and it looks pretty cool. (I would do the same for the dark green and black building from Diagon Alley, but I haven't figure out how to do that justice quite yet.)
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    Good work! How many tracks long is it projected to be, as in when the tender is done? It looks like two or three tracks long so far, which is impressive because of the pneumatic equipment installed. What do you have in mind for your next project after the tender is done? coaches or a freight train? a station or engine shed? Can't wait to see what you'll do next!
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    Great work so far, I can't wait to see it finished!
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    Thanks. Those truss pieces come from set 7900. (link to the part on BL: http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=55767&idColor=86#T=C&C=86 ) i don't know about the Maersk. I know my 10014 caboose can fit by the top of the bridge with little room to spare, so if it's shorter than that, it fits. Here's my digital version of the height test. Thank you! I wish they were more common... this is one of those instances where big, single-use parts are actually needed!
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    This truss bridge's design was started a decade ago when I received CITY set 7900 (Heavy Loader) for Christmas 2006. I loved the truss part's Technic-y design, but it didn't work with my original black and red trains, so I shelved the parts, hoping that someday reality would catch up with my dreams. After about 4 years, I designed a workable bridge using most of the parts of Bionicle set 8995 (Thornatus V9) which was purchased for the parts alone in 2010. It looked bad and wasn't tall enough for most of my trains, so I tore it apart in 2012. (you can see it in the LDD screenshot above) I kept sitting on the idea for another year and a half until 2014, when I designed this current bridge. This bridge was just finished in Real Life yesterday due to constantly tweaking the design and perpetually fearing it wouldn't work right. The model is five tracks long, but the bridge itself is four tracks. The reason for the extra track is to give the engines preparing to cross the bridge room to straighten out from curves / switches. I still have another two pieces of flex track (not shown) before the bridge as well for evening five tracks out to six.... it makes layout planning so much easier when (mostly) everything is in even numbers of track. The model is not able to be doubled up to make a two track wide bridge without significant modifications. The model can fit 8 studs wide trains with ease, and is tall enough to let all my trains (and most, if not all, of the official sets) through. The bridge is even strong enough to be carried by the top grid-work, as long as you don't swing it around / slam it down hard. LDD file for the newer gray-scale bridge: http://www.moc-pages...1451924070m.lxf Comments, Questions, & complaints are always welcome!
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    A round of applause is in order for the LDD folks at LEGO, they did such a good job this time... even the A wing rudder piece from 2015 summer (read: not yet out) SW sets is in there. i feel like i just may literally jump for joy as this pleasant surprise... I even spotted the classic space logo shirt in the printed torso list!
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    That bridge was Allan Hall's first, I think. This is from 2009 on his MOCpage: I then roughly recreated it digitally in 2012, and Scotnick refined it further in 2014, whereupon you built it in brick in 2016. Four people over seven years with three versions.. probably a record for one basic idea, don't you think? Your model looks awesome, by the way!
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    UPDATE: the station was just finished yesterday, and as such pictures have been added to the main post.
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    That canal bridge looks like Scotnicks design: https://www.flickr.com/photos/94645638@N07/11806252216/ Not trying to start anything, and I'm sorry if i'm wrong. Either way, it looks nice in real brick.
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    Thanks, I have to look into that! Awesome! I'll have to tell a regular rider friend of mine about that. Personally though, I don't ride it anymore.... (I used to all the time when I was younger!)
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    I'm thinking on expanding my Adventurers base to include some more vehicles such as the ones below, and I plan on redoing the nose of the Island Hopper to use this part in red: Here are the new builds: Motor boat Two seat float bi-plane You can find more info in the updated main post!
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    Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the bus! As a side note, the Porsche 918 Spyder has been added to the first post, while the Anglia & Camaro have been updated. The Anglia can now seat 2 figures, plus has a removable roof, while the Camaro has painted blue. with more stripes (Yes, it's build-able in blue once the brand new blue bracket parts are available in quantity on Brick Link!)
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    I'm reading "Scalded to death by the Steam". It's a historical look at the folk railroad songs (Wreck of Old 97 anyone?) of the 1800's / early 1900's, which were based in actual events and as such tells the story from the beginning before the wreck to the song's composure later on. The wreck in question actually happened in 1903 to Southern Railway passenger / mail train #97 as it jumped a trestle at high speed in rural Virginia due to pressure to maintain the very strict timetable and avoid paying a substantial monetary fee on every minute the US mail was late. Anyway, it a neat book with words and music to all of the songs, including the Brave Engineer. (That's Casey Jones' song about the Illinois Central train that about twenty years later was named the City of New Orleans, which has it's own song by itself from the 1960's.) Side note: one of the 1920's wrecks aftermath / carnage was recorded by camera men and is view-able on a DVD I own. (I forget which of them it's on) The wreck was written into the song "The Wreck of the Sportsman" and is mentioned in this book. (sorry for the long rambling post, I'm just tired and need some sleep!)
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    Thank you. for those who don't know the original set or how it looks and have no idea what we are talking about, see here: (picture from Brickset)
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    Cool! What are you researching?
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    That would be fantastic! I have followed you retro-hover car project on Facebook, and i can't wait to see what will come up with next!
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    Glad I could help both of you! Oh, and I can't wait to see the finished product Electricsteam. I have been interested in your pneumatic experiments since Day 1, and I am excited that it's nearing completion..... Keep up the good work!
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    Thank you!
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    Very cool! I will bring my St. Louis rail treasures (based on real locos!) the GM Aerotrain and Southern Pacific 4460, along with it's passenger cars. See you there!
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    I use ReBrickable and their Private MOC section to make a list of the parts I need by uploading the LDD file. I then use the integrated Bricklink function to send parts immediately to the selected seller's cart. I proceed to go through the ReBrickable list once more and delete the parts that I already brought, and I repeat the process until either only rare / hard to find parts are left or none are left at all. After that, I delete the list as this site now limits the private MOC's to 10 lists only. Here is the link: https://rebrickable.com/home This is the quickest way for me, and it also helps me find stores in the US. (I don't order from outside the USA as it takes too long, is expensive and tracking can be a pain.)
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    Thanks! I can't wait to see your model, as mine will probably stay a digital design for the foreseeable future. BTW: If you live in the St. Louis area, are you a member of Gateway LEGO user group? We are meeting this Saturday at Grant's View public Library from 1 - 4 PM. Here's the link the site if your interested: http://www.gtwlug.org/
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    Thank you. This isn't all of them: I discovered some more hidden in another bin from a previous photo session... one of these days I'll get these photos "picture perfect"! My favorite is probably a tie between ex-sheriff Woody and E.S. Hawkins (the guy with the dark gray suit and the 12th Doctor's hair). The reason is simple: I love Toy Story (Woody was one of my childhood heroes, and still is today), and I just am fond of the head / hair combo on Hawkins... it just looks realistic.
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    (This is all my Western figures, and if this needs to be moved somewhere else, I'm sorry in advance.) Imagine the Wild West of the 1880's, but 40 years later in 1920. The spirit of the gunslinger, the sheriff and the Native American lives on still, but how do technological advances and new powers play out in the Wild West? The Blackheart Gang is a fictional train robbing group reminiscent of the Old West and are on a crime spree in early 1920. The Blackheart gang is led by the genius gunslinger the "Man in Black" whose name is not known by anyone still living. Also he plays harmonica during raids, giving clues and help to gang members in code as he does not speak much. (lower, center) This gane features other criminals such as (top row from left to right:) "Sister" Sarah: she infiltrates the train at a previous station sometimes disguised as a Catholic nun. She then makes mental notes of where the valuables and safe are kept, and how many guards their are Tuco "the rat": This man puts ties on the tracks to stop the train, then blows the track behind it. He also can blow the safe door easily, no matter how thick the metal. He also knows most locks better than most locksmiths (just in case), and keeps a running table in his head of how much dynamite he has left to use. "Hot-Lead" Luke: He takes care of any guards (permanently) and relives the passengers of their watches, gold and and cash, with help from Sarah. "Smiley" Feared sociopath, and is said to kill the train men of each train they rob, though the bodies have never been found. he also makes sure no-one looks at the robbers as they leave or tries to be a hero. These hardened railroad men are as follows: Top: Tom Hardy; senior locomotive engineer and perpetually two weeks from retiring (or so he says) Joseph Barbara; station master of the Fort Legoredo depot, always punctual and runs through life like a well oiled machine Middle: E.S. Hawkins; division manager and a bit of a eccentric. Stops by the Legoredo station every now and then and demands a train be chartered to a fictional / impossible place. He says he's serious, but in actuality he just likes to keep people guessing on his next sentence! Lower: Sidney Flattery, junior fireman of engine Number 1 and is very proud of keeping the old girl running like clockwork, even though she needs a thorough overhaul by 1920. Alex; locomotive engineer of engine 4613 and sometimes old No.1 when Tom Hardy is busy or unavailable. (this is me!) Just some local folks, including a old miner 49er, a couple ladies, the honorable Mayor Peter Johnston (with white beard, lower row) and three citizens. Just some local folks, including retired sheriff Woody, Jessie the cowgirl, the current sheriff (Rodger Walker, top row in black) two deputies (lower row), two ladies, and two citizens. Commanded by General Buford Armstrong, the garrison at Fort Legoredo is ready for anything... or so they think! These Native Americans are of the tribe displaced by the US Army and the silver miners in the Raindance Ridge area back in the 1870s. They aren't to happy about that, to say the least, though sasdly these three are the last of their tribe buy 1920. Though they are determined to get the land back, even if they have to team up with the evil Blackheart Gang to do so! This is just miscellaneous stuff for my 1920's / western figures, such as the Army cannons, Bullseye (Woody's horse) and some other four legged friends. Comments, questions, and complaints welcome!
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    I'm right there with you: I've got a fairly mild case of Autism as well... LEGO is my outlet for stress and with for things I can't help / control in the real world I can make a reality in the Lego world. In there, I can have my dream job as a steam train engineer, a older house from around 1910 and a 1960's Ford Anglia 105E, which was never sold in the United States. (I kinda fell in love with the car type after seeing Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets.)
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