AussieJimbo

Very nice, Sava. I look forward to seeing it in bricks some day. :classic:

Hi Bernie, You need a Balloon Loop or Turning Loop: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_loop I'd like to model this complicated one in New York some day: Another approach you can use is a turning spur which takes three sets of points and a lot more room to make a 'T' of track where you can turn the loco around like a car doing a three point turn. The balloon loop is the more useful though because you can turn the whole train around without any reversing or shunting. The other classic option of course is a locomotive turntable, I want to build one of those eventually too. (Some nice examples in that link, Strikeman.) :classic:

Nice one, Capt. S. :classic:

Looking good. Nice to see another LT creation coming together. :classic:

Great review mostlytechnic and well done on the bargain price. :classic:

My sympathies to everyone involved. A terrible occurrence. I hope they find more people alive and that Christchurch recovers as soon as possible from this tragedy.

Nice one, rrigs. :classic:

G'day mate. Those rails on the bed of the service vehicle carrier look like 16 long straight rails without sleepers. :classic: Looking forward to your next update, eiker86. Thanks again. :classic:

Thanks for the pics, eiker86. I like this a lot and hope it is indeed an official set as appears likely. It's looking like a great year for Lego Train. Those independent straight rails open up the possibility of a simple narrow gauge circuit using Indiana Jones curves. :classic:

So will I but I'll be doing everything I can to avoid buying it in Australia unless I can get it on sale. :classic:

My favourite quote from Scrapheap Challenge. *big grin* :classic:

Truly fantastic stuff, Aliencat. So glad this was bumped as I hadn't seen it before, it's a wonderful creation. The other buildings in your sig are awesome too. :classic:

Like a few posters I'm hopelessly addicted to keeping everything and not flattening the boxes. It's getting a bit out of hand in my "stuff" room so I've got to do a bit of a consolidation into bigger cardboard boxes. It's a bit like Lego Tetris, trying to get as many squared away as possible. At least they are reasonably light so I can shove them up in the roof space without any drama. Just got to audit them all for manuals, stickers and any unopened bags. Bricks are either in assembled models or lost in a frenzy of boxes for MOC-ing, vaguely organised by the sets they came from. :classic:

Me too, for a bar in the station. Thanks ISC. I'm still trying to work out just how it's done from the pictures so any hints appreciated. Looks like it's got smooth tiles on both sides which has me stumped. I'm a bit of a SNOT novice. :classic:

Congratulations for making the front page, M_Longer. Well deserved. :classic:

Me: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49624&view=findpost&p=877606&hl=&fromsearch=1 :classic:

Nice one, ISC. I like that rounded counter design, very clean look. Have you got a bricklink for the piece you use for the round corner or point me to a set that includes it? :classic:

Don't worry mate, you'll probably get it at US$19.95 RRP. :classic:

What an interesting thread. I got back into Lego about six years ago and up until a couple of years ago I was a collector, buying the sets and enjoying the builds and a brief bit of play but then leaving them on happily on display. The Power Functions Bulldozer would have been the first model for a long time that I played with fro a more extended period. How could you not want to drive that thing around and see what it can do. Unfortunately it's currently disabled with PF parts doing Emerald Night and City Tram duties but that leads me to what really increased my Lego play level and that is Lego Trains. The whole experience beyond static display is playtime in my view. That includes of course running trains, sending them on interesting journies, stopping at stations, insisting on shunting cars to build trains instead of lifting them off the track, the "oh the humanity" that I think and sometimes say when I have a train crash. Track laying is also a playful activity, finding a way round the furniture and making interesting routes for the trains to follow. And then comes MOC'ing. This was actually a hard step for me to take because I'm still a collector and up until recently had taken great care to keep assembled models together and not mix up pieces. I still do for many models and have so many carefully opened and not flattened boxes now it's getting a bit ridiculous but I can't seem to break the habit. I still find MOC'ing an interesting term because in many ways it actually just means playing with Lego like I did as a kid, making my own creations. My first real MOC'ing as an adult was to buy heaps of the Crawler Crane sets to serve as railway trestles up to the bridge from the City Bridge Transport I'd bought a few years before I even had any trains, knowing I wanted to run one across it some day. What really did it for me though was EuroBricks and the inspiration provided by the many superbly talented individuals who's work you can but aspire to. This site provided the impetus to get some ideas out of my head and into reality and inspired me to take on a bigger project of my own. Oh dear, like some other posters, this topic has got me rambling. Summing up, whilst it's not entirely the same as child's play, I think all Lego building is play and Lego Train and Power Functions sets encourage adult play. I like to think of myself as a big kid anyway. :classic:

Thanks for the review, LT. You're right about those cars. I like both of them. That new piece is interesting. :classic:

Picked up a Wampa and the last Train Chase at Big W Woden. (And a small passenger plane and fireman and construction worker key ring lights at normal price because I can't help myself.) Thanks again for the tip, slopemodified. (and Hemish for that online link) Still haven't seen the Sort and Store anywhere in Canberra, anyone seen it in Sydney? :classic:

Top job, benny. Great station complex, particularly the big central section. :classic:

Wow. This isn't just amazing, it's amazingly amazing. :classic:

Yeah, the trick is having it in stock in the first place. I don't recall much TS in stock last time a visited but it's definitely worth a look. Train chase is a good source of extra train parts at that price and Zurg has some pretty interesting bricks too (and an extra one of those cool aliens.) :classic:

Thanks slopemodified, Those are some pretty good deals especially on Toy Story, I'll have to drop into the local Big W tomorrow to see what's available. :classic: