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Can you put together a pair of black X4449 stickers for that section by the smoke section? That'd be great if you can. It'd be for part number 61409 which looks like this I removed that horn. The entire smoke stack section up front doesn't look right. Looks way too high. I haven't figured out how to put just a single around fig up there. I have a gold piece that'd be perfect but I can't get a "hole" in there to stick it in. Any suggestions?

I think my wife would actually prefer a nice purse or jewelry over a pony but thanks for the suggestion. What kind of detail shots were you hoping for? On another matter, I found out from Tony that I had accidentally ordered the "large" wheels which would explain why I had all kinds of issues so I redid the whole thing following his instructions again but this time I'll try them with the XL wheels that I just ordered. Hopefully they don't take too long to get here. But in the meantime, I wanted to make some revisions to my locomotive adding the "signage" and the "horn" by the smokestack. I have mixed feelings about how it looks. It looks weird IMHO and I may just take the "horn" out altogether. Let me know your thoughts. LEGO Daylight Expresss 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr LEGO Daylight Expresss 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr LEGO Daylight Expresss 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr

This would be my first post on Eurobricks but I wanted to share in my experiences with Tony's AWESOME Daylight Express 4-8-4. That particular engine has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember and so when I came across a LEGO version, it was a no brainer, I definitely had to build it! I had no idea that this venture would take such a long time, mainly waiting for parts, making sure I had everything, etc. My wife, whom I love, was ever so patient and helpful in finding some of the pieces at the local LEGO store, Bricks n' Wheels. I even recruited Joe from that store to help find pieces too. Overall, it's been a crazy and fun ride. It sorely tested my patience since this is my very first non "set" LEGO that I've built as an adult. I'd build many MOCs as a kid but never as an adult. Anyhow, here are some pictures of my progress starting with a picture of my wife helping me find some grey pieces. LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr Taking inventory of all the pieces (95% complete) on the dining room table. My wife was NOT happy with that since we had to EAT there too. I was nice enough to clean up afterwards. I'm sure many of you folks know how that goes...I'd rather have left everything there until I was DONE but no, I had to sadly put things away after taking partial inventory. LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr I couldn't believe that this was only 95% of all the parts I'd need just for the engine and tender. The passenger cars were a whole another story LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr I went through many mistakes, many changes, etc...this was after I finished the engine for the first time. It looked great but there were a bunch of mistakes on it. LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr For example, the front end should NOT be touching the ground. I went too low on that one by adding an extra plate that wasn't needed LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr After removing one plate in front, the overhang wasn't touching the ground anymore...better but not perfect. LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr Like many of you LEGO fanatics, I had several "projects" going on at once. The one in the background was the new Porsche GT3 RS set that I'd just finished the other day LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr The train is about 99% finished after many many revisions. I have 4 final pieces left to come in the mail for the wheel rods. I also decided to add the "horn" up front by the smoke box but need to find a piece that can direct one single gold piece. And this is after building two passenger cars and deciding to build a THIRD too. The parts for that are on their way to me. I feel good about this whole project but it's not finished yet still! I still need to put the battery box and the IR receiver inside the tender before testing it out on a train set. Almost there!! LEGO Daylight Express 4-8-4 by Jason Tang, on Flickr I wanted to take the time to thank Tony for coming up with my "dream" train set!