The Big MC

thanks for the tip. Your right would keep hitting their heads.

So i wanted to show my first draft of a modular station i've been working on. The idea behind this is to produce a station that can be modified to fit into a number of layouts quickly and easily. so basically the hole thing is a series of mini builds held together with pins. I'm still tweaking the design to fit a grid based around 6 x 6 studs with elements being 6 x 6,12 x 6 or 18 x 6. I Will have to add some filler sizes due to the tracks. Just wanted to know what people think so far.

Really nice build on this one. Hopefully, you will get the parts you need soon so we can see it go round a track.

Agreed, just gone over them and voted for anything train I liked.

Thank you for the support. I doubt I will reach the 10000 for this to go to review. That said, if enough people like it, you never know what could happen. The containers in the centre beam were a compromise; the aim was to keep things simple. There were a few wagon types I avoided, one of which was the Flatbed, as it's in most LEGO train sets.

I recently uploaded my first Lego idea for some basic cargo wagons. It's a shameless plug, but I wanted to get some of you to vote or provide feedback regarding them. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/cff8a6df-e05c-43a0-8c9a-5bbe2f57daf0

very impressive. Some good detail in it, like the telephone box now containing a defibrillator. Voted for

When it comes to LEGO, I am a big kid. I'm not going to go all President Business, but I think there is room for both adults and kids. I think the recent station in 60423 was brilliant and a good example of the modular design I would have liked for a central station. 60050 was a nice size and is big enough for two carriages, same with 60423. Sounds like an excuse to fire up the studio and build my own

The station is a no. To call it a central station is an exaggeration. Don't get me wrong, I like the glass roof and the lift is good, but there's no length to think that even one 60337 passenger train would look like it's pulled up to some kind of coffee shop drive-thru hut. Notice to all passengers, please exit from the first car to avoid a fall onto the tracks. It would have been better if there were more length to the station, possibly even being more modular like the recent tram station, which would also allow using multiple sets. The Arctic train looks better. Still think it needs more carriages, but that's something to build for. Also, I would like to see the new track pieces; the one that triggers the rock fall is going to be interesting. Not sure what else we could use it for, possibly loading cargo, but any new track piece is good.

The Spider-Man one is a no for me.£45 is not a terrible price, but you are paying for the Marvel logo. As others have said, PAB would be the way to go. The Haunted Mansion looks like a typical 3 in 1. Yes, you can build 3, but only one will be good. Kind of annoyed how they have revealed the Advent calendars for Christmas but not this explorer train yet.

Looking good. Love how Santa has to take the train now. Too many drunken Christmas Eves. Good minifig humour

The train station will have to be something special for me to buy it, and the sketches don't impress me. I already own four stations, so a new one would have to be something else. Also hate how all stations are missing the fourth wall.

Well, that makes my collection look BAD. Nice collection, Good job

Strangely, A medium motor i got at the back end of last year stopped working this week. Contacted Lego support and was told this was not being produced any more. Strangely, they have now "found" a motor, and it is on its way to me. Hopefully, the shortages have been caused by something temporary. I don't mind Powered up, just because it came with more ports and an integrated rechargeable battery.

Nice work on the model. It's sad what has happened to the museum. Idiots who don't know or care how much work has gone into something. Museums are often a source of inspiration for me with my trains. I'm lucky to live relatively close to the National Railway Museum (UK) and a smaller one called Barrow Hill Roundhouse. Things like this make you appreciate them more. Hope they get back up and running soon so we can get more comparison shots.

Won't be buying 2 as I've got more than enough hubs and remotes(6). Will probably design some more wagons for it or buy some from eBay when the "set splitters" get their hands on them. Also, update to dual motors, assuming it does not come with lights. I always think that LEGO trains are too short, and I don't think it costs them much more for another flatbed.

If I'm talking about the same image, then it definitely looks cool. Think there will be another wagon as well as the train will be too small without one. Considering the last cargo train came with three wagons (container, car transported and Open wagon. Suspect with the outpost at the back of it it would not look empty. Not sure on the new track pieces, find out more if I get my dirty little hands on them. I do think one is a trigger and the other is to put the train back on the track. It makes sense as well as if the avalanche is electronically triggered, it would need a second hub and motor. Interesting to see that powered up will be kept the same, and still needs a shedload of batteries. Call me paranoid in this age of AI-generated images, but does the rear bogie of the train look like it's clipping into whatever is in the centre? It could also be a Photoshop fail.

My last uk order came to the equivalent of 4.09 Euros for a large padded envelope. I know anything from Europe is easy 20 euros +, but I just thought that was due to having to go via customs now. You thought about using a Jacobs bogie set-up to remove the need for the magnets and wheels in the middle, similar to the Horizon Express (10233). I know it's not as fun as the magnets but it would make it cheaper. I used a set on 60337, which allowed me to make a cargo wagon with the parts.

Nice train. I think it's a bit of a grower. Assuming you went for the 24-stud base plate on this one. I would definitely recommend picking up a donor train for the control hub. Often, these trains go into a discount for black Friday. Unfortunately, this probably means 60337, which is not the best train. Bricklink shipping is a PAIN. The only thing I can recommend is to shop locally. Internal shipping for me is normally reasonable. Shipping from other countries often costs a fortune, only worth it for rare parts. from my experience, Bricklink seems to ignore shipping on QuickBuy The other one which seems to kill me is the mold variants and printed elements. the number of times I have put in the wrong tile or brick and found it has a silly price because it went out of production years ago. I know there are a few different part numbers for the cab you picked. Would love to get my hands on one in orange.

IF these are small white boxes they have been coming in sets for a while. Could also show they are selling motors intended to be packaged in sets.