Murdoch17

I have updated the main post with a, more robust version of the shed. That's a good idea, and one I hadn't thought of. I'll looks into it, but it might get even more expensive to do so that it already is, especially in trans-yellow.

I'll at least give the movie a chance, because you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover (or a film by it's trailer, for that matter).

The shed is based off set 60103 (Airport Air Show) and has now been updated (3/4/16) to have a bigger, stronger roof with less gaps. I also removed the inner platform as it wasn't my best work and didn't look right. This construct is a 74 studs long x 32 studs wide locomotive shed. (that's the actual shed coverage, not the track itself: the track is 80 studs long alone) For those of you who like math, or would want to build this yourself, the size of the shed + track in more conventional measurements is 25 inches or 63.5 centimeters long and 10 inches / 25.4 centimeters wide. I don't know the height, but it is the same height as my new black-and-red shed design and my older World City building. By the way: baseplates were not added for two reasons: 1) the model is slightly off at some point and does fit in real life, but not digitally. (you will either need a 32 x 80 stud baseplate, or a combination of smaller baseplates.) 2) Baseplates keep crashing the model file for some reason. The shed is 11 bricks tall at it's lowest point, and 15 bricks tall in the center. The side view of the model. The shed can accommodate 8 wide trains with ease and is extendable to be as long or as short as you need it. Here we see my Southern Pacific GS-6 "Daylight" 4460 and a 4-8-2 mountain type locos with the shed to give you a sense of scale. These are the longest locomotives (not including two unit diesels) I own, and they fit with room to spare. Please note: The engine's are NOT included in the shed's digital file! And here it is in real life to help you figure the size of the shed. LDD file for the shed ONLY: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1457118933m.lxf (If you are interested in the steam loco and want to know more / have the LDD file, please look here: http://www.eurobrick...topic=118894 ) Comments, questions, and complaints welcome!

Thanks to whoever did fix my posts! You mods are awesome! EDIT: mistyped 'whoever' as 'however'

Could a MOD please change the title of this topic ( http://www.eurobrick...25#entry2489646 ) to "Official - style vehicle MODs - CITY, Speed Champions, & Etc."? Thanks in advance!

Could a Moderator please change the title to "Official - style vehicle MODs - CITY, Speed Champions, & Etc."? I added the FORD model A and 1967 FORD Anglia to this list.

I'm professionally procrastinating procrastinating. Try saying that five time fast... i would, but then then I wouldn't be procrastinating, would I?

All my recent car mods go here! 1929 Ford Model A (75875 MOD) This car is a model of a Ford Model A, which was inspired by the hot rod Model A in set 75875 (Ford F-150 Raptor & Ford Model A Hot Rod) from the 2016 Speed Champions lineup. This is the third version of this car, and I have I remodeled the front and grille area due to input from Flickr user Tim Henderson. Here is the inside, which can seat one mini-figure. The rear of the car has room for a license plate. As a side note, this car is also build-able in these other colors: -Red -Dark Bluish Gray -Light Bluish Gray -Black -White Here is the original car (pic from Brickset) so you can comapre them (link: http://brickset.com/...Model-A-Hot-Rod ) LDD file for my version: http://www.moc-pages...1455912787m.lxf 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 (75874 MOD) I thought the '69 Chevy Camaro in set 75874 (Chevrolet Camaro Drag Race) would look better in street form. I recreated it using the instructions at Brickset albeit I made some small changes to the model to avoid using stickers. (such as smaller tires, real headlights, a rear window and front grille) HOWEVER: After building the model in black, I realized it would also work in red and blue instead of the regular black. I then added another set of dark bluish gray stripes beside the main white stripe. As before, the model can hold 1 figure in the drivers' seat. The car is most likely build-able in real life in red (maybe yellow too) as well as the basic black seen in the original set. The inside can seat one mini-figure, and the roof is removable to put the fig in the seat. This roof section is grouped in LDD to make it easier to remove. The back end of the car originally had huge rear tires and no rear windscreen. I replaced the monster tires with regular ones and added a 2 x 2 slope to represent a back window. Here is the original car (pic from Brickset) so you can comapre them (link: http://brickset.com/...amaro-Drag-Race ) And here is the LDD file for my blue version: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1457367796m.lxf 1966 Ford Anglia 105-E (4728 MOD) This is my 2016 version of the car in set 4728, (Escape from Privet Drive). This car type is famous for being used in the movie "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets". In real life, this car type was made by a Ford for sale in the United Kingdom and was called a Anglia. This particular version (a 105-E Super) was built from 1959 - 1968. The new version features an opening trunk, doors, seating for two figures and a removable roof. The model is also build-able in medium blue, yellow and white. Here is the rear of the car with the trunk closed. Here we can see the roof removed and the doors and trunk open. This model can seat two figures side by side due to the jumper plates that the figures feet sit on. Here is the original car and it's set (pic from Brickset) so you can comapre them (link: http://brickset.com/...om-Privet-Drive ) LDD file for my version: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1457303956m.lxf 1966 Volkswagen Micro-bus (Rock Band bus MOD) This model was inspired by a PDF of the LEGO Rock Band bus, but in red instead of orange. I removed the funny-car style wheels and massive engine replacing them with vent cover for the engine. The rear of the bus, which can seat 3 figures, and is build-able in blue, yellow, black, and the red version you see above. LDD file for my version: http://www.mocpages....1416926983m.lxf 1969 Volkswagen Beetle (5 wide custom MOD of a MOC) Built from these old instructions by Whoward 69. (link: https://www.flickr.c...57624191463040/ ) I converted this 5 wide car to a hardtop and replaced the wide original wheels with a more Beetle-like solid disc. I also changed the color to yellow instead of green and added a license plate at the back. This car seats 1 mini-figure. LDD file: http://www.mocpages....1417396431m.lxf Porsche 918 Spyder (75910 MOD) This is a modified version of set 75910. (Porsche 918 Spyder) It now has a hardtop roof, headlights, a front grille, along with a redone windscreen and wheels / wheel wells. (This is due to LDD not having those newer Speed Champions parts!) The car also features a removable roof and seating for one mini figure. This model is also missing parts, specifically two of these ( http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=18980#T=C ) in Light Bluish Gray and one in Black for the front and rear bumpers. They go where the 2 x 3 wedge plates go on the bumpers ONLY. The other slopes on the sides of the car stay put. The roof is removable and allows for access to the car in order to put the driver in his seat. The rear of the car is where the engine is supposed to be. Here is the original car. (image from Brickset) LDD file for my version: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1457368075m.lxf Comments, questions, and complaints welcome!

Added new ldd file and updated pictures to represent the revised station. parts have been ordered and real life pictures are probably going to be added next week. Until then, this is the final bump.

Can someone please rename my thread (seen here http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=119316 )to the following words: 60052 / 10200 /10219 diesel locomotive MODs Thanks in advance!

sorry for the bump, but the main post has been 100% redone to include the new diesel shown above, which was made possible by Zephyr1934's wonderful (and FREE!) instructions. (seen here: http://www.bricklink...itemID=73829108 )

I think 60052 is a better choice, as it is more aligned to your area (North America) and can be modified to be more like this GP-40 (motorized and non-motorized versions available in the link seen in the photo) from Zephyr1934 (sorry it's a bit big, it's not my photo) ....and then there is my MOD of the MOC seen above, made into a SD-40 and with the motor removed. I can upload the ldd file if anyone wants it for the SD-40...

Thanks! However, I think that coupler height problem may be because the sheet bunched up just out of frame: This magnet is the same height as all my other cars and clears switches / crossings.

This train has quite a past.... The train seen above has been a project of mine in LEGO Digital Designer since 2012. This was the first version from August of that year, and needless to say I bought it and it worked well... on straight track only. So I went back to my drawing board and scrapped the engine. After 4 years of wanting to build it "right" and countless revisions, I (with help from EB users TF Twitch and TheShubes and a lot of parts of Lego sets) have come up with the train seen below. This engine was originally modeled after set 7597 (Western Train Chase) with some design inspiration from TF Twitch's "Humble Sapphire" 4-4-0. The engine also features a boiler copied from set 79111 (Constitution Train Chase) to keep it inline with the rest of my steam locomotives. The rear of the loco features a ladder to the tender-top. These passenger cars were mostly inspired by set 10014 (Passenger wagon) but repainted red instead of green and with fancy part 30613 "Brick, Arch 3 x 6 x 5 Ornamented" on the end of the cars. (link to this part on BL: http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=30613&idColor=11#T=C&C=11 ) The whole train together. I might be mistaken, but user TheShubes may have been the one to inspire these coaches with his own red versions of set 10014. Also, if anyone wants to see the structures that go with this train, please see this thread about the station: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=122130 Speaking of stations, the one in that thread was ordered yesterday.

Just messing around with options in Google images: This photo was originally taken on the United States 100th Birthday, also known as July 4th, 1876 and shows the 4-4-0 (American) type "No. 1" pulling a passenger train into Legoredo Junction. This version of the photo is the original version, taken in 1876. A retouched and colorized version was released as a souvenir postcard in preparation for the 200th anniversary of the founding of the USA, and the 100th birthday of the engine. This version of the photo had been retouched sometime in the early 1970's to add some color into the originally Black and White photograph in preparation for the 200th anniversary of the founding of United States of America and the 100th birthday of the engine. (Which one do you think looks better, as I'm torn between the two!)

That looks awesome ALCO! It really blows my 4-4-0 locomotive off the tracks... and the cow skull is a nice touch too. Keep up the awesome work!

Thanks, I can't wait to see your pictures! I also edited the main post and re-uploaded an updated station: It is now modular, and has two removable levels, the roof and second floor.

Lego Island 2, LEGO Loco, and LEGO Universe are the only games i have seriously played so far. I have played Star Wars II: Original trilogy and Legoland but only played for a little while. Dimensions is next on my list to try, seeing as I have collected the entire expanded line-up (plus PS-4 starter pack) so far without even opening the game! EDIT: Now that I think about it, I want a LEGO Loco 2!

1. Orient Expedition, because it was my first Adventurers theme that I remember (and gave us consistent names for the characters!), even though I never got the bigger sets as Secret of the Tomb (7409), Red Eagle (7422) and Jungle River (7410) were all I ever got from this sub-theme. I later got my most-wanted set: Island Racer, (5920) which I first fell in love with in the video game LEGO Island 2. 2. I would like a Jules Verne theme, with a steam-punk "Nautilus". I think they could journey to the the Mysterious Island in said submarine (like the 1954 Disney one in styling) and fall to the Center of the Earth. it could even be split into three parts / years! OR A prequel, like how Sinister got his hook and how he & Johnny first fought each other!

Thanks THERIZE! I have since revamped the model with newer parts (the model was quite old!) and have re-uploaded it to the main post, plus the newer LDD file, if you are interested.

The Native American's are all off being chased by the Calvary (and a certain DeLorean!) but the bridge I have in mind goes like this: This bridge was inspired by Bad Cop's Pursuit (set 70802) and the short section of railroad bridge included with that set. When I first saw it, I thought it would make a great play feature for a train bridge that is actually usable by trains! Anyway, here is the result of all that working and reworking: 12 sections of PF / RC train track (It won't work with 9V, sorry!) with 1 section of old 4.5V straight track plus 2 studs of space to separate the moving from non-moving items and allow the hinge to do it's job. This is how it works: Their is a hidden Technic rod under the track that should allow trains to pass by safely overhead. Pull the two red Technic connectors (one for each side of the bridge) and your bridge collapses. Move the rod back in to reset the bridge for the next time. I am adding the bridge to the first post as we speak, along with its LDD file.

EDIT 2/23/16: Since the last time I uploaded this, I added a roof to the waiting areas and removed some non-existent parts. The LDD file and pictures have been updated accordingly. Here we see the town of Legoredo Junction as of October 1885, with the train originally from Hill Valley, California arriving from the tunnel at the upper left. The train will have to back into the station after going forward through the switch, and then will continue north to it's final destination of Carson City, Nevada. The unused side track that run around the back of Fort Legoredo heads up into the mountains and ends in the old ghost town of Grave Stone. (I'm tying this model into the stories of Back to the Future part 3 and the works of LEGO builder the Brickster (former EB Train Moderator), as seen here with his Grave Stone MOCs: http://www.moc-pages.com/home.php/5295 I plan on getting the station soon, but the fort and two buildings on the lower right may never be built. The saloon and bank have been already built for a while!)

Thanks! By the way, could you move this to the Train forum? or do you think it works better here? EDIT: Thank you mods! Here's my progress on the loco & it's train cars as of 2/22/16: Both sections are currently a Work In Progress: the coaches an 99% done, but the steamer needs parts for it's pistons to work right and few other minor details.