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    I didn't know it showed that, and I must admit, that's just plain odd... I've never seen or heard of that before now! I thought you were asking if (normally) train sheds could turn engines around... which I guess, now they can.
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    It doesn't @cozzie4d. You would need a loop, a wye, or turntable for that. (I'm pretty sure you can't do 12v or 9v powered track with any of those, but I could be wrong. Battery trains have no issues with them, though!)
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    Thanks @idlemarvel! Yeah, I know the railings are the wrong color. I didn't have any yellow ones, but I did have black ones... so that's why they are like that.
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    My rules are as such: I only cut baseplates, and very rarely at that. Gluing and painting are a no-no, while third-party parts are restricted to Big Ben Bricks or BrickTracks train wheels and track geometries LEGO doesn't make. I also refuse to patronize knockoffs and copycats as it's morally wrong. (I've also had MOC's stolen by a few Chinese competitors to LEGO)
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    My LEGO model of Sabine River and Northern 408 is below the short handrail, just behind the access ladder. This MOC is based on a real loco, one of five NC class switchers built by Electro-Motive Corporation. (which later became EMD when it was bought by General Motors) Some of these five locomotives had General Electric electrical equipment, while others had Westinghouse, since EMC's own designs were not yet ready. Wikipedia doesn't have a lot to say on the NC class (it doesn't even have it own page!), but it does give us the history of this specific loco which is the last of it's class (as far as I know): 'EMC S/N 651 (built May 1937): Youngstown and Northern Railroad 202, to Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad 408 in April 1946, to Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad 408, then finally to the Sabine River and Northern Railroad as 408 before being preserved in the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri.' In addition, the engine's plaque at the museum says it cost $91,500 when new, and arrived at the museum in 1974. During the summer months, you can climb into the cab... although it is a very steep climb. The Lego model was heavily inspired by a SW1500 (which is a later cousin to the NC type) model I saw here. You can also read more about the Sabine River and Northern here on Wikipedia. I couldn't possibly get Sabine River and Northern to fit on the long hood, so just initials were placed instead. I also used a new printed 1x6 tile from set 60401 (Construction Steamroller) near the cab door. Thoughts?
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    Better question is... why not have Benny in there? Benny deserves to be in every theme! Cool figbarf there @Ben S!
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    Quick update: I received my Bestseller order placed on March 28th yesterday, April 2nd.
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    It's great, but I think you've opened a potential can of worms: stepping on a 2x4 brick is no longer the most dangerous thing that can be done to a person with a Lego piece! Also, here's an obligatory Christmas Story reference for those who remember the film: "You'll shoot your eye out!"
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    As I said on Brickset: The house, from the outside, looks like it could go in Hogsmeade. It has the high-pitched roof and muted color scheme of their buildings. I might just have to look at the instructions someday to see if I can add a back to it as well. ...and maybe second floor. (if I felt daring!) If I did get the set, I'd sell the figs for a quick buck to recoup costs, of course.
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    Bluebrick is your best best. It's a digital track design program, and has 9V / PF, 12 / 4.5 V, and custom tracks from 3rd party makers as add-ons.
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    first post updated 3/31/24: Yeah, I know the engine from the Hey Arnold! cartoon episode 'Haunted Train ' only had a ghost engineer. But I thought a conductor would be a good addition, and I just couldn't resist. You will note the loco's fireman is not present here; he must've jumped off just before the wreck and survived, so he isn't a ghost. (some fan theory's say Arnold's grandpa was the fireman, as he did work for the railroad and saw first hand what happened during the wreck) Thoughts? (Oh, and the coaches were too expensive, so they have been removed from the first post)
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    Yes, it is. He posted a link in the top of the post.
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    There is apparently a hatch printed on the back of the human suit guy - making this go from a need to a 'meh'. However, The fig bases have star printing on them though, for those who make 2001: A space Odyssey MOCs: "My god, it's full of stars!"
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    I've been following this since practically the beginning: Great work, and I'm glad to see you're still working on it!
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    Wow! I placed a 161 parts / 12 part types Bestseller order earlier today, and it's already shipped!
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    Before we get to the real model pictures, first, let's set the scene: It's Friday, January 13th 1939: The Civil War in Spain is raging, Neville Chamberlain (British Prime Minster) has just started conferencing with Pope Pius XI after talking with Mussolini for the past few days, and the film 'Son of Frankenstein' is released into theaters. In a rural area west of New York on the NYC Railroad's four track water level route, a J-3 streamlined Hudson is pulling a passenger train through a picturesque snowy landscape of the early morning while heading for the Grand Central Terminal of the Big Apple. ...And now, onto the finished real-world MOC! The entire train in real bricks. This Dreyfuss-style streamlined 4-6-4 steam loco is numbered 5448 and is mostly modeled after a real, long-scrapped New York Central engine. The loco's tender really should say the railroad's full name of New York Central instead of its initials, but I don't want to shell out the money for all those 1 x 1 tiles, so I'm using fewer 2x2 tiles instead to spell out NYC, as it's much cheaper that way! the combine three coaches the observation car. I was originally going to use the new 3x3 macaroni bricks in trans-clear for the rear window, but I couldn't obtain them. Frustrated, I gave up and made my own version. Note: As some of you might be able to guess, this loco with matching coaches were inspired by pictures of Anthony Sava's original streamlined Tequila Sunrise train from 2007... however, no instructions were used to build the engine or cars. Oh, and all the historical things stated in the intro actually happened on the stated day in 1939 according to Wikipedia... and I'll bet the train bit happened too! Thoughts?
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    7075 - It was my first pirate ship, after all! In all seriousness, I voted for the 2009 Soldiers Fort. I ogled that in every catalog it was in for it's entire production run, but never had the money to buy and never received it as a gift. (I got Medieval Market Village that year instead, so I'm not complaining...)
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    It certainly was, though in the end it was worth all the stress!
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    Agreed - there are themes out there that never received set revivals (I mean beyond CMF's and so on) - Adventurers comes to mind among a few others, but that's gonna change this summer! Others like Western will probably never see a revival. (Lone Ranger doesn't count!)
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    If I remember correctly, Brickshelf is no longer accepting new users though, @JopieK...
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    They looks fine to me! Good work on expanding the set!
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    Aquazone originally WAS a space theme with it's own molded-head aliens and a monorail expansion. (prototypes / pictures exist of these) It was called Seatron before being refurbished into Aquazone. So you were correct in it feeling vaguely space @Stereo!
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    It looks good, but Eurobricks isn't meant to host images. Use Flickr, Instagram, Bricksafe, or somewhere else to host them. Then you link them into your post (there are guides in the new member section for how to do this) EDIT: Ninja'd by @TeddytheSpoon!
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    As a train fan, I can tell you the train community - especially Lego trains - is even more fractured than space: Australian trains look nothing like European Continental trains, which are different from UK trains, which are themselves about as far from US trains as possible. What scale do we want? 8 wide, 6, or 7? Steam? Diesel? Electric? something else? What about what era? Early? late 1800's / early 1900's? WWI-era? Inter-war? WWII? post-war transition era? mid-diesel ('70's - '90's)? modern? futuristic / fanciful? This doesn't even touch on what wheel arrangement, AC or DC power, or loco manufacturer! (and what paint scheme should it have?) If you get any of this wrong - it becomes an expensive parts pack or won't even sell. (see: UCS Hogwarts Express) All these factors play into something being successful (Emerald Night) or not. (Horizon Express) To say it being a train and would sell automatically is laughable to the extreme.
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    Thanks! I like the models in the link you posted... gives me some ideas for future projects!
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