johnny cogs

Hey all.... At the risk of being ridiculed again, I am contemplating offering a swap... I have the PotC Queen Anne's Revenge, and I love it, but it doesn't really sit with the rest of our collection..... so to that end I would most likely trade it, if anyone would be interested in swapping their Emerald Night set for it. She's 100 percent complete and comes with box, poster, instructions etc etc. She be a grand ol ship, but I think I'm just more of a choo choo type! rgds... JC pic's available for serios swappers...

Unnecessary quote of entire post & picture removed by TheBrickster Hey There! I love the playability of theat compact layout you have!!! Awesome!.... I have only recently found the train tech and come out of my dark ages for the EN etc and found some excellent inspiration in here.... Welcome to the forray! ) Looking forward to seeing your narrow guage endeavours!!!

I have to say I am still not a fan... sorry, I guess I would just like to see something a bit more classicy from the diesel era... Like a class 37 or something... that new one looks much the same as many that have gone before it..... Or maybe instead of having yet another Bo-Bo we could have had a little Class 8, 0-6-0 (or maybe even a twin set, one with the motor, the other with the battery box, for a bit of novelty like...) Then again, maybe I should be releived leg have released a set I don't want to rush out and spend my hard earned on.... a bit of light relief for the wallet!!! lol

Hey again. Sorry To boost this thread to the top again (not that it doesn't fully deserve it, mind!) but I am having no luck at all in trying to get the lxf to open... is any one else having the same problems, or is it just me being a turbo-dufus???

I can Proudly say over the last week I have gone from a keen window shopper to engine owner proper!!! I managed to get a 7939 Cargo Train set locally (TrU, last one in stock!), Lego S@H FINALLY delivered my 10194 Emerald Night, which they somehow managed to lose??? And I purchased the 7937 Train Station from Zavvi.co.uk for £23! result. The Cargo train is a fun set but I have already started to mess with the engine and tweak the freight trucks.... need more freight, but would probably get a good swmbo'd shaped kicking if i start buying the £20 a peice trucks from the set folks are selling on ebay.... I LOVE the Emerald Night.... First time in a long time building with Lego has felt properly involved! Well worth the money but my crikey I really need more carriages! My 3yo needs room for more "passanga"! lol I would love to power the EN, but I really dont fancy having that big motor sticking out the back.... ugly!! I have purchased a bit more track on ebay, and some random bits n bobs to start moc'ing with , but above is where I am at for the minute... Not bad for a weeks work! =)

awesomely perfect..... App's for the mistook! My point was this thread is mainly full of people slamming other folks spelling and grammar... Is it really that important? The forums are full of a diverse and rich tapestry of users... why must we accost each other in the way we do???? And, just asking, but isn't spam when someone advertises something you didn't invite them too?

GRAMMER, U.K & ELSEWHERE SORRY!!! I don't believe I've just succumbed to the power of the language police... sorry!!!!!

^^^^^^ +1 this! I think a little pannier tank'd steamer lends itself perfectly to the smaller layouts many folks getting in to Lego Trains will have, in a quaint little town sort of way... There's even an existing design, ready and waiting for them.... http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=52823&st=0&p=941877&hl=gwr%205700&fromsearch=1entry941877 http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=56320&st=0&p=1004022&hl=gwr%205700&fromsearch=1entry1004022 All Lego have to do is pick the bricks, box em up and watch the $ roll in!!!

Guess I should chip in too..... Alright, alright, quit laughing... yes that's me in the middle... it's the best photo I have.... and I know the venue looks daft too, but we just don't have any proper venues round our way, so pubs it is.... http://www.youtube.com/liarsdicemusic A link to our youtube page.... Well, I say our... this band's dead now.... but still, no harm in still feeling a bit proud!!!

Today, It's all about this.....

I recieved Train Station 7937 over the weekend, which I bought brand new from Zavvi for £22..... score.

It is pretty darn sweet.......... the lxf file would be super helpful!!! (Please??? lol)

Y'know... I would say Bob Harris is doing quite a subtle, stealthy job of taking up the mantle... he's a bit of an ambassador for new and eclectic music.

I have to say that, although I havent been a member of EB for a very long time I have had a real good route around folks MOC's and this has to be one of my favourites. Great design, good playability, the ability to fit in to many genre's and most of all the size. It's got so much without being ridiculously enormous or widespread.... I have no doubt that this cracking MOC will inspire lots of folks who dont yet build their own to go out and have a bash at creating something similar... Kudos friend, I love it!!!

I love it, a thread about being proud to be british... Bah bl**dy Humbug, and the horse he rode in on..... we are a miserable bunch!!!! lol

errrmmm... the BTCC was legendary at the weekend!?!?!? I see gas prices are to rise by 19%, and elecricity by 10%, by august... which sucks! I love the Candian peoples, Canada's cool.... Lol'd when I opened the thread... Typical British trait... some one tries to do something positive and we slate them!!! gotta love it =)

Emerald Night!!! =)

Simple Answer.... The Emerald Night. My Son is Thomas daft and I have a few 00 guage sets knocking around, unfortunately he's too young for the 00 stuff and, as we dont have a lot of space, I dont really get the use of it anymore.... then I saw the Emerald Night and knew there was only one way forward... something we could both enjoy... from that I got on to Eurobricks, on which I have found some amazing M.O.C's (like the express train with automatic doors, the GWR5700 etc) and some nice mods to existing sets.. (The Limelight version of the emerald night for example) and then when I figured I could start to replicate my Favourite british diesels it was pretty much a fore gone conclusion!!!! Happy days! Intercity with auto doors ==== http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54013&st=0&p=965133&hl=doors&fromsearch=1entry965133 GWR 5700 ==== http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=56320 Lime Light (emerald night)===== http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=55409

the links aren't working for me???

I don't know.. I just know I have to have them!!!!!

What a fantastic MOC. Very clever and refreshing build. Another design I might have to steal use for inspiration! 10/10 buddy... lovley.

WOW! I have recently come back to lego and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the fabulous technic creations, especially the trials trucks, but this, for me, is right up there with the best of them.. I love German ww2 metal and to see a creation like this is simply fantastic. Hats off to you for the cration and if you ever feel like writing an inventory and build guide =) ;P

this makes me wish I hadn't just traded my spare samurai... lovely build, the bridge is really nice and the leg slopes look quite fitting in this environment.

To remove permanent marker from stuff i generally use, well, permanent marker.... and a cloth obviously.... Try it somewhere inconspicuous... it works.

My best guess would be to study product design initially, as this covers many bases including market trending, technical drawing and the use of CAD systems.... Just a thought.... Plus an outstanding photo cv of MOC's wouldn't do you any harm! =)