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  1. Murdoch17
    If that happens, the poor store workers will NEVER hear the end of it. Besides, LEGO will never do that.. too much money to be made for them to stop now!
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    Wow, that was quick! Great work on them all, though you might want to rename the topic, as it doesn't quite fit anymore, @Darkkostas25! @JopieK I think this would look awesome as the front-page, if I may be so bold to say so. The second to last pic screams for it to be seen by everyone!
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    These both look very nice and very sleek! I also don't think I've ever seen anyone do an R1 before, so kudos to you on being the first! It's kind of disappointing the real R1 (or another single prototype, the DD2) didn't survive long enough to be preserved. Speaking of the DD2, while don't you try that as well? Along with the P5a, this would be all of the PRR steeple cabs. Side note: The original boxcab-type P5 has a sole survivor (4700) which at my local RR museum along with GG1 4918. (Neither are in too great a shape, sadly!)
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    So the Union Pacific railroad posted about a Lego (fan made) version of the Big Boy 4014 to their website and Facebook page. (see it on the UP website here) It's not really news on sets per say, (I wish it was!) but it's still cool to see the operators / owners of the only running 4-8-8-4 recognize people want a Lego Big Boy, as apparently the FB post mentions instructions of some sort. Now if only LEGO would make the same realization...
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    This MOC reminds me a bit of the Lionel-brand "girls train" of the 1950's, but with a modern twist. (pic from Google image search / PBS' website) It was not a good seller at the time - it was considered a dud of an idea - but is now highly sought after by collectors. However, since times have majorly changed since the '50's, it might be that LEGO should hop aboard the hype train with something akin to your model in a set. It might be a good way to bring young people into the train-section of the Lego hobby that otherwise wouldn't touch it, and could even be used as a teaching tool. ("see tracks, think train" style) Besides, who don't want a pink locomotive or a see-through tank car filled with fish? it might not be "reasonable" or "prototypical", but most Lego trains use curved tracks no real railroad uses, or are selectively compressed due to the size of a mini fig. Heck, the monorail sets weren't even true monorails, and they are HIGHLY prized by those who own them. But I digress! It's a VERY cool MOC @legolux1973, I hope to see this in real bricks someday!
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    Here we see a typical oil well and "nodding donkey" pumpjack rendered in LEGO form, ready to start pumping crude oil. (link to Wikipedia for more on pumpjacks, in case you don't know what they are.) The oil well design was heavily modified in design and usage, as it was originally designed as the lower half of a water tower for steam trains! The oil pumpjack features a crank as a play feature, (which could easily be motorized) though it doesn't actually pump anything. My video from Flickr showing it in motion is being stupid and won't embed, so here's a link to it instead. Thoughts? UPDATE 7/10/23: Model finished, real world photos added to main post!
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    New Elementary also has their review up.
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    Mask of Light was my favorite film of this era. (It sadly got bumped from the top overall spot by The Polar Express in the following years and the three* LEGO Movies pushed if further down later on.) Anyway great work of representing my fav Bionicle film and the TRUE first Lego movie. Love the posing and scenery, and figures and... basically everything, actually. Keep up the fantastic work! *I don't talk about The LEGO Ninjago Movie, it doesn't exist!
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    Thank you @XG BC!
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    Thanks @Darkkostas25!
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    James Earl Jones has retired as the voice of Darth Vader. A.I. will be taking over the role from here on out. This makes Vader "more machine than man now."
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    11. - 2 points 9. - 1 point
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    2. - 1 point 7. - 2 points
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    I've remade the rest of set 10308 - Holiday Man Street, so I tried my hand at the cable car. I turned it into a more common streetcar - specifically a Birney safety Car. (link to wiki article on the streetcar type) I have recolored a second copy blue in addition to red, as there is trolley line in St. Louis, Missouri that uses replica Birney's in blue and red for a modern trolley line in an historic area called the Delmar Loop as a line called the "Loop Trolley". (Granted, the new replicas used by the Loop Trolley use a single modern pantograph and not trolley poles, and have two two-axle trucks and not two fixed axles alone. But I digress!) My model of a classic Birney Safety Car has a different, more accurate roof, complete with two trolley poles along with full-length sides. Sadly, this means most of the interior was scrapped as it was too cramped for figures to sit. The blue one features a 9v train motor, while the red one is unpowered. NOTE: The four (per trolley) black lattice window panes used in the door spaces as gates are missing in the LDD file. You can find this part on Bricklink under part number 38320. The free LDD file for both models together can be found at this Bricksafe page. Thoughts?
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    My wallet is currently singing "Sympathy for the Devil" in Latin while playing a golden fiddle and sitting in the center of a funny-looking circle / star thing... It's honestly amazing, because I didn't know my wallet could carry a tune. In all seriousness though, can't wait for 2023!
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    Getting some serious Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf vibes here.... and I like it! Great work! (link is to the films' wiki page)
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    I'm throwing money at the screen and nothing's happening!?! In all seriousness, it isn't really too far fetched for Lego to make this or something like it. They did Galaxy Squad a decade ago, which is a obvious "Starship Troopers" knockoff. Your theme almost seems like a revamped, beefed-up Classic Space theme of the 21st Century, like the rejected "Space Marines" Ideas / Cuusoo project of a decade ago, but with a fresh spin and clear objective. Good luck in the contest!
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    Sorry I'm a bit late, but here it is! (the first post has been updated as well) Front view of Murdoch. The rear of the tender with the number 17 on it. Cab view. Any and all thoughts are welcome!
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    So I built my expanded modular Pixar UP house, but the box it's going in has room for another building of 16x32 size. Instead of just making another building from scratch, I decided to transplant Edna Mode's fashion shop onto a modular standard base. You can see the results below. This model was partially inspired by the both buildings in set 10308 - Holiday Main Street from the Winter Village collection. I added a back to it, changed the color scheme around and fixed some areas. I also replaced the original toys with clothing items for sale to make it into a shop for fashion designer Edna Mode from the Incredibles film franchise. (Apparently she has branched off from superhero costumes into the regular fashion market.) The rear has a delivery entrance and a simple porch light on the first floor, while the second / third floors have the chimney flue. On the inside, the lower floor has the shop full of items for sale - from tiaras to top hats, pants to suits. Upstairs is Edna's workshop, complete with sewing machine and long folds of different-colored cloth. I also have a heater / cooker, and a bunch of drawers full of patterned cloth pieces and clothing designs. The vintage sewing machine was from free instructions seen on Rebrickable by user @Scarlet_Patronus. (The lower floor's display cases were also based on items from this talented builder.) The third floor contains Edna's office complete with vault filled with gold, a desk with two chairs, some green kryptonite in a lead-glass case, (a gift from Batman) a old-fashioned TV on a bunch of cabinets, and a Superhero phone on a printed wall piece. This fabulous 1951 Hudson Hornet was originally a @hachiroku design of a Hudson Hornet that I modified quite a bit to be Edna Mode's car. The reason for this specific design is I was struggling to come up with a good 8-wide 1950's / 60's car design for her for use with the tailor shop. Then I remembered I had this design of a blue Hudson Hornet, (extremely similar to the one in CARS) and it just clicked. The car fit the era nicely, and it was high-end enough for Mode to drive without it seeming too odd. You can find the original builder's version here. The rear of the vehicle. The roof is removable and can seat a single mini-figure. EDIT 5/17/23: third floor finished, and all-new pictures added! Thoughts?
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    Sound fine to me, and plenty original. Nobody is going to have their town named Mottersville besides you, thus it's unique. Good luck on your expanding metropolis in the years to come @DJ MotorBall!
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    It seems the trolley can be motorized and lit up with Powered Up elements. Looking at the photos on Brickset, only one axle had cross axle on it when "powered up", the other appears to be a regular wheel block. Meaning, the motor unit only is using one axle, with the other without any wheels on the other axle. Thus, I don't think 9v will work with it without heavy modifications. Also of note for PF users, it seems to similarly not have room for the Power Functions IR receiver. Picture in question in spoiler due to size. Side note: I plan on making the trolley less of a cable car (it's current look resembles this type) and more into a Birney-like streetcar. I also will de-winter and de-Christmas it, and possible recolor a second copy blue instead of red, as there is trolley line in St. Louis, MO that uses replica Birney's in blue and red for a modern trolley line in an historic area called the Delmar Loop. (link to Wikipedia on the project, in case anyone is curious) Anybody else going to modify their copy of this streetcar?
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    So I woke up the morning of Sept. 22nd, 2022 to the news Winter Village set 10308 - Holiday Main Street had been revealed. I liked some of it (Trolley FTW!) but the buildings were lacking "something". So, I tried to recreate the music store in LDD to fix what I thought I needed to fix. That quickly turned into full-blown MOC only slightly inspired by the set with a fold-open back wall and vastly different interior. More recently, I revisited it to add in a bay window, elongate the second floor, and revise the troublesome roof with a design inspired by set 10246. (Detective Office modular building) The lower floor has got a sales desk with old fashioned cash register, a scale for weighing packages, and a couple safety deposit boxes. The poster on the wall above the boxes will be a "most wanted" mugshot, for a true post office feel. Moving on, the upper floor is the sorting room, with bunches of drawers for route maps / address change requests / etc., cubbyholes for outgoing mail, and trashcans for dead letters. The table is for where the postal employees do the sorting. The rear of the building has a service door to give access to big trucks for delivery / pickup of cross-country mail. The 8-wide postal delivery vehicle was heavily inspired by free instructions for a 6-wide hi-rail vehicle (called the Stud Inspector) I found at the bottom of this page by Brick train Depot. It really is a cool model, and a neat callback to the "Rivet Counter" trucks you sometimes see on (non-LEGO) model railroad layouts. I added a opening rear loading door, a different color scheme, and (of course) revised it to 8-wide. Thoughts, anyone? EDIT 2/3/23: Revised model, added new pictures. For comparison, here is the original MOC:
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    That trolley is 100% awesome! I NEED to recolor it and make it less Christmas-y for my layout. (maybe blue instead of red and get rid of the green stripe?) I only need to replace the wheels with the old metal axle ones.
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    I'm here, and been watching since the beginning! You're doing an awesome job, and kudos to you for your attention to detail / planning ahead skills. Keep up the good work @antp!
  25. Murdoch17
    Free LEGO? It's a blessing, a blessing from our plastic overlord! Praise be to LEGO! (Now I want free Lego, too...)
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