Murdoch17

You are the boss, Superkalle, but the other forums are not indexing LDD builds (specifically: trains, town, historic, adventure, plus space to name a few!) at all. This is kinda like the only place you can register LDD builds on Eurobricks. It may not be updated, but it serves as purpose: It tells me which models I have posted, and how long ago so that if i need to make a new post or update an old one. it may not be used by many, but some people do use it to find LDD builds, whereas the "correct" forums don't really give notice or really accept LDD builds as a medium. Please keep it open, or maybe talk with the other forum leaders about this?

Yeah, I did that originally, but it didn't look big enough for me, and putting a 2x2 dish on their didn't help matters. This was the best compromise i could see without custom stickers. EDIT: Oh wait.. you mean the grilles tiles on the sides? I did change the side fans to black, with dark bluish gray headlights underneath after taking these photos. Also, the trans black glass has been changed back to trans clear, as it's not on BL in that color in the USA at the moment. P.S. I parted out the model at around 110 US dollars. It's actually kinda low for what I thought it would be.... EDIT #2: I just remembered about the National Engineering Landmark plaque on the engine! It has now been added to the first post.

EMD demo FT engine 103 - A & B units LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1437180710m.lxf Topic: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100492

Twister! "I'll give you one day: whether she flies or not I'm gone." Someone else can take my turn.

First post edited 7/18/15: You are probably wondering why I dragged this model out of the dark abyss of time: I needed the model to be updated to the standard set by my Santa Fe Bluebonnet engines so i can carefully consider which to get... if either at all. The engine would be built along-side SP 4460, as they both are stored at the same place - the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. Thus the ldd file and pictures have been updated.

Bluebrick is the best track program out their: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31141

Your funnies make my day every time you post them, Nightstalker. I'm not much of a computer game player (LEGO Universe & LEGO Worlds have been my faves so far) but I did play World of Warcraft in 2007-08, and from what I remember, your funnies are spot-on. Anyway, keep up the good work! EDIT: typos

Thanks Zephyr1934! I haven't counted how much exactly it's cost me altogether but I guess it's over "a lot of money" but below a "ton of cash". It certainly could have been more if I had done it earlier in my life - I used to buy mainly from Lego via Pick-A-Brick / Design By Me with some Bricklink orders, but I stopped doing that around 2011 (or was it 2012?) when LEGO stopped doing Design by Me. Now it's all Bricklink.... I actually can't spend any money on LEGO this month, as I over spent last month.

I haven't done that one yet.... sorry.

4-8-0 "Mastodon" type steam engine LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1436900565m.lxf Topic: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=111727

Okay, I've reworked my plans a bit. My brother may be getting the 2-6-2 Prairie in green, and so to stay unique I built a 4-8-0 (the type is called a Mastodon) instead. Here is a little background on the design: This engine started out as Anthony Sava's 4-6-2 Pacific. I eventually lengthened the frame to make it into a 4-8-2, then removed the rear pony truck and switched the wheels to be Flange-Blind-Flange-Blind. I added a Emerald Night four wheels bogie to the front and a Constitution Train Chase-style boiler plus pistons from Zephyr1934's MOD of that Lone Ranger set. The tender design came my 2-8-2, which got it from Anthony Sava's 4-6-0, where it had a two wheel tender with a oil tank and spot for a 9V motor that I never put in. as it stands, the cab is probably the only origianl Sava design feature left (pretty much) untouched. The fictional backstory is basically the same for this engine as for the Prairie, so I won't be posting it again. LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1436900565m.lxf Any thoughts on this?

Here come the "The Train of the Future"! Introducing the.. General Motors (1950's prototype) "Aerotrain" - v3 LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1436809378m.lxf Topic: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=79722

I have just updated the first post and file to reflect the new wheels and door windows. The LDD file and pictrures have also been updated: http://www.mocpages....1436809378m.lxf Thee mode is now on my to-build list! (As a odd side note: "Last Train to London" by Electric Light Orchestra was playing on the radio while typing this post!) Here we see the Brick Railway Systems version of the experimental Aerotrain (temporarily re-named the Mark Twain Flyer while under Brick Railway Systems service) speeding past the St. Louis-bound Meramec River Runner at the the West Barretts Tunnels near noon sometime in September 1957. The Mark Twain Flyer (AKA the General Motors Aerotrain) has just left St. Louis Union Station and is headed for the terminus in Denver, Colorado, which it should be there by the next morning. The Meramec River Runner (also owned by Brick Railway Systems), though, is in the final stretch from Kansas City to St. Louis, Missouri, and it will travel back to Kansas City the next day. (In the real world, this scene never happened. The Barretts Station tunnels are single track and were disused by 1944 via a double track cut through a couple hundred feet to the south of the tunnels. The Mark Twain Flyer never existed because Brick Railway Systems is fictional. This also mean the Meramec River Runner isn't real either. HOWEVER: The inspiration for this steam led train is based off of The Missouri River Runner run by Amtrak, which does run by this location daily. It starts at St. Louis and runs to Kansas City before returning later via the same route later on in the day... which is exactly the same as my train. The Aerotrain really existed as two sets built as a ten car permanently-coupled train. It was used by my partial inspiration for Brick Railway Systems: Union Pacific (among other roads) as a testing bed for the innovative (yet a complete failure as a product) train. Union Pacific now own the track that runs trough Barretts Station, and one of the Aerotrains (well, the cab car and two passenger cars) rests at the Museum of Transportation at the same location as the West tunnel. Also: I picked the date (September 1957) because that's the month / year my inspiration as a builder, best (and sometimes worst) friend, plus a great many other things: my father, was born. This one's for you Dad!

I don't know about a whole train pic for these cars. The three coach pictures barely fit in the frame as it is. I got the inspiration for the roof from my first custom LDD-created-and-ordered model: a bright red version of Zephyr1934's heavyweight passenger coaches designed in 2007. Needless to say, this provided the inspiration for the rest of my LDD train creations. Before 2007, I was a train head with my dad's 5 custom models running around the layout. After 2007, I became train addict, and I'm proud to say that today I have 62 trains! Here is Zephyr1934 observation car that started it all: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2414964 EDIT: typo fixes

It's not really a MOD, but I made a Classic Space base from set 75919: Indominus Rex Breakout. I also did two Classic Space Jeeps from set 75916: Dilophosaurus Ambush. Do these count? The full thread is here in case you want more: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=106510

2-6-2 "Prairie" steam locomotive LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1436722510m.lxf Topic: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=111727

Thanks! Here is another item for the wish list: a 2-6-2 Prairie type. Engine Number: 4831 Engine Type: Steam, freight Configuration: 2-6-2 Engine Class: Prairie Designer: Scottish Nickel Locomotive Co. Build Date: 1919 Builder: Scottish Nickel Locomotive Co. Current Owner: Brick Railway Systems Length (including tender): 59 studs Width: 8 studs Height: 10 bricks Top Speed: 70 MPH The Real story: This model was originally ScotNick1's London Midland 7 Southern Ivatt class 2MT steam tank engine. I added a Anthony Sava-style Tender to this model about a year ago. Then this model vanished off my Lego building radar, which had other more important thing on it, including the Texas type 2-10-4. Today, whiled browsing my files, looking for something else, I rediscovered this lost treasure. The plain black didn't really suit it, and thus I tried a variety of colors on the engine, including tan, reddish brown, green, and light bluish gray. I eventually settled on this chocolate brown color, with black bands / lines. I fixed the cab to suit the tender better and added a Constitution Train Chase -style boiler.(I'm certainly getting a lot of use out of the Lone Ranger train!) Also, this engine is now the designated freight engine: the 2-8-2 has been assigned to the Meramec River Runner, and the 2-6-2 never hauled was designed for passenger service in the real world as it rode rough too much. And another thing: Scottish Nickel Loco Co. is a play off the original builder of the engine: Scot Nick, plus it also is a nod at the Russian Iron so common in this era of steam trains. and here is the the updated 909 National Limited coaches. The ldd files for both model are in the first post.

Here are some digital pictures of the 6-wide 909 National Limited. I have yet to order the parts finish these coaches. If you are wondering how i got the name for this train here's the behind-the-scenes look at where I got the idea for them in the first place: These cars were inspired by a 8 wide Galaxy Express 999 MOC I saw years ago on Brickshelf. (see it here: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=374748 ) The name of this train was changed to the tune of the Beatles song "One after 909" from the album "Let it Be". Then I tried a bunch of words that could go with 909, including the following: limited, express, cannonball, flyer, runner, and a bunch of other names and combination of said names I can't recall right now. Eventually, I ran into National Limited on accident when correcting a typo. I liked the way it sounded, and thus 909 National Limited was born. Also, the LDD files for the followeing train are in the first post: Meramec River Runner - Emerald Express - Spirit of Legoredo the GG-1 electric loco from the freight train is also available.

Adventurers - Sinister vehicle - Action Comics automobile MOD Topic: http://www.eurobrick...opic=92994&st=0 LDD file for the car: http://www.mocpages....1436387276m.lxf

I had Jungle River too. I still have the green jacketed-Johnny somewhere. This model was inspired by the recent announcement of the Super Man "Action Comics Number 1" exclusive San Diego Comic Con 2015 LEGO set, which I then extended and improved into the model seen here. This version is the latest model I have constructed for Johnny Thunder's nemesis Lord Sam Sinister, and features two seats, steering wheel, and printed license plate which reads HC 514. (that print is not available in LDD, so I left it blank: http://www.bricklink....asp?P=3069bpa1 ) LDD file for the car: http://www.mocpages....1436387276m.lxf I have redone the tower and removed some of the windows, plus I recently turned the building from a hinge open type to a lift away design, much like the official LEGO modular buildings. Also, Sam Sinister's new car is in the garage. The first floor has the living / dining rooms, as the couch, stove and table and other associated items are there. The second floor features the master bedroom / writing room with a small balcony on the right hand side. The furniture on the upper floor features the bed, a desk, table with lamp, and two cabinets.

...and now, for you Lego building pleasure! Straight from St. Louis and here for a one eternity-only event! It is with great satisfaction I give to you: It's a Classic Space military base! (Jurassic World-inspired MOC) LDD file: http://www.mocpages....1436302423m.lxf Topic: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=106510 (sorry for the theatrics, but no one is really reading this thread anyway so I'd thought I could spice my post up a bit... )

Here is my newest part of the Classic Space Base MOD! This space base was inspired by Jurassic World set number 75919: Indominus Rex Breakout. I saw the first images of the set immediately thought of Classic Space, due to large amounts of blue and light / dark grays. Anyway, the base is modular, and consists of 10 straight wall sections, 4 corner sections, 1 main gate (for land vehicles) and 1 (new & improved) control tower. The whole base can comfortably fit Benny's spaceship and can also fit two of my Galaxy class deep space fighters and two Classic Space (Really Jurassic World) Jeeps. I was inspired by the 2010 CITY set number 3182 (Airport) to make this new-and-improved control tower for my Classic Space / Jurassic World MOD. It is supposed to feature Classic Space printing on the blue 4 x 2 slopes, like this: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30363pb021 Because of the Technic pin connections to the walls for the base, the second level / roof sections are not removable. However, the back of the building is open, so that partially solves the problem. The inside is not furnished, but could possibly feature either computers for controlling the base or Benny's office. The choice is up to you what is in there, just like as the old LEGO tagline goes: "Just imagine..." LDD file: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1436302423m.lxf (NOTE: No spaceships / ground vehicles are included with LDD file for the base!)

Yes, that hobo is quite a drinker: he's been sitting there for almost a year now! I too wish I had that kind of space! I have to shuffle my stuff around my two 6x3 foot tables as it is... If i had a big yard that fit everything, I'd need another two tables or so! (not to mention dusting them all!) Also, I just use brick-link for the windows, except for the curved macaroni: I got those from my father. Thanks, and Yes, they need passengers. The 909 National Limited is being reworked into 6 wide models (instead of the current 8 wide), while also being shortened to 24 studs instead of the current 30. Thanks, and yes, it is. It still runs fine on Lego curves though! Thank you, but some of them aren't 100% mine: the Texas' drivers, cab, some of the tender, and pistons were inspired by Sava's Berkshire, the freight caboose is a Scotnick design for a UK brake-van, and the Mikado is a bunch of different designs (a BR 9F 2-10-0 provided the wheels, while a 2-6-2 gave it's cab and the Emerald Night forfeited it's rear pony truck), all made into one engine. Yes they all work 100% of Lego track, you just have to move building sometimes to clear the way for the wide swing of the locomotive.

Thanks, but Scotnick designed this one.. I guess it's kinda like the artist (Scotnick) and his painting, that then that masterwork get's critiqued and reviewed by the art gallery (me) and the public (anyone else who builds it).

I finally took some updated photos of my American-inspired train models! Meramec River Runner This model features the 2-8-2 Mikado steam engine pulling the train, one combination baggage / passenger car, three coaches, and one observation car. The train cars by themselves are inspired by the Wabash Frisco & Pacific passenger cars, except these are dark gray and not blue. The name of this train is a play off the Missouri River Runner, a real train that Amtrak runs from Kansas City to St. Louis. The Meramec River runs next to the Wabash Frisco & Pacific, so I switched the name to the Meramec River Runner. The locomotive is a 2-8-2 (two leading, eight driving, and two trailing wheels) steam locomotive. Engine number 5916 usually pulls the Meramec River Runner lightweight passenger train. Combination baggage and passenger car for the Meramec River Runner. Three identical passenger coaches for the Meramec River Runner. The observation coach of the Meramec River Runner. This car lacks the letters BRS (standing for Brick Railway Systems) but it is owned by that line. LDD file for this train: http://www.mocpages....1435538712m.lxf Emerald Express This 2-6-0 "Mogul" steam engine & it's four car train is painted in a exclusive dark green, thus giving the train it's name. The trains consist of 1 baggage / passenger car (also known as a "combine"), 2 passenger coaches, and 1 observation car. In the real world, the locomotive was originally assembled from instructions on Railbricks for a MOD of set 79111, Constitution Train Chase, by a user named Zephyr1934. I modified the engine from the pistons up to achieve it's current look. I then added train coaches inspired by set 10015, Passenger Wagon, but with inter-car connections and inset doors. (plus the rear platform on the observation car) The locomotive is a 2-6-0 (two leading, six driving, and zero trailing wheels) steam locomotive. Engine number 4613 usually pulls the Emerald Express clerestory passenger train. Combination baggage and passenger car for the Emerald Express. Two identical passenger coaches for the Emerald Express. The observation car of the Emerald Express. The letters BRS stand for Brick Railway Systems, the owner of the train. LDD file for the Emerald Express: http://www.mocpages....1435538134m.lxf Spirit of Legoredo This diesel led train is headed up by a FA (cab) / FB (booster) set and a combine, three passenger cars, and a observation car. It runs from New York City to the city of Legoredo near the West coast. This desert terminus and it's Wild West heritage is where the train get's it's name. (EDIT: new photos are in place for this train. 7/6/15) The locomotive is a American Locomotive Company (ALCO for short) diesel two unit semi-permanently coupled set, with both engines assigned the same number. Engine number 7996 usually pulls the Spirit of Legoredo streamlined passenger train. Baggage / passenger car for the Spirit of Legoredo. Their are three streamlined passenger coaches for this train. The observation car features a large curved glass window instead of a rear platform. LDD file for the Spirit of Legoredo: http://www.mocpages....1427399561m.lxf 909 National Limited This fast train travels from San Francisco to St. Louis via the (slightly modified) first transcontinental railroad alignment. It is pulled by the biggest loco type on the roster: the Texas type. (Please note: the coaches are shown in slightly older and grainier photos and will be retaken once I rework the cars to 6 wide and shorten them to 24 studs long each... that should happen soon.) This locomotive is a 2-10-4 (two leading, ten driving, and four trailing wheels) steam locomotive. it usually pulls the 909 National Limited on it's cross country journey. The updated passenger cars for the 909 National Limited. LDD file for the train (no steam engine): http://www.mocpages....1436560213m.lxf Generic Freight consist The locomotive is a GG1 electric locomotive, which can be powered by overhead wires or third rail. This engine is up for a serious rebuild, as the three wheels in a row stress the track. I have already come up with a solution, but need more time to test it before building it IRL. coal gondola diesel fuel tanker drop side gondola (with hobo!) two identical boxcars flatcar with vehicle load rock hopper Brick Railway Systems bobber caboose Their is no ldd file for the whole train, whoever, the GG-1 electric engine does have a file: http://www.mocpages....1412600679m.lxf 4-8-0 "Mastodon" The locomotive is a 4-8-0 (four leading, eight driving, and zero trailing wheels) steam locomotive. Engine number 5841 usually pulls the Generic freight train where the GG-1 has no ability to go. (no overhead wires and all) LDD file for the 4-8-0: http://www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1436900565m.lxf Well, what do you think? Comments welcome!