legotrainfan

This is wonderful news! I'm curious about the actual size of the building and its price. Yes, it'd also be great to know its release date! I hope someone will find it out soon and share that precious piece of information with the rest of the crowd here on this forum! Looks like a nice addition to the other modular buildings, in my opinion, unless the size is completely different compared to the already existing modulars.

My Emerald Night pulls three coaches. One of the three came with the set. The other two are replicas of the origional one. However, the interior of my replicas is quite simple. There are only seats and nothing more. I simply bought the necessary bricks to build the additional waggons. I phoned TLC to get those beige windows. I found them too expensive on Bricklink. Well, I think if your Emerald Night consists of more than one waggon, It'll look awesome, no matter how many waggons you want to add.

Today I phoned TLC and bought bricks to build trees that look like the one in Medieval Market Village (10193). I have got several those one-piece trees produced by TLC, but they are too small when compared to the size of a minifig. I mean they are nice, but I'd like to have some bigger ones which are a bit more true to scale.

Wonderful review! However, this will only whet my appetite for this set and render me more impatient. That's the side effect of a splendid review! I think I am fortunate! I'll get it for the Austrian price, which will be as much as in Germany, I assume!

I have bought the Winter Village Cottage (10229).

Thanks for this information! 8 square metres aren't bad at all! ...but I believe I share everyone's view when I say that a LEGO layout can never be big enough! Nice to find out that you love Austria so much! Unfortunately, I can say nothing about the Netherlands. I have never been there.

Your Cargo Centre must be really busy! You have got a wonderful layout! What's its approximate size in square metres?

The surnames of some of the at least 7 suspects who were near the building when the attack on Mr. Gentle happened were... = Because of the last word, which is underlined, I'm asking myself whether you should say had been and had happenend or not. Mr. Obnoxious, aged 25, was arrested. He was the murderer. He attempted to give an official a bribe but then he decided to strangle him. => Past tense for the bold words or past perfect? (had attempted/had decided) I would say past perfect for the first part (had attempted). After all his illegal actions, Mr. Fraud was arrested. There was enough evidence to impose a prison sentence on him. The police officers managed to solve that crime successfully. => I'd say had managed. The investigators could reconstruct the chain of events. It had happened the following way: The woman left her house at about 9 am. Then she got into her car and drove off... => Would you use the past tense after the colon or the past perfect? I'd leave it the way it is. And do you think had happened is correct? I have doubts.

After the singer's amazing appearance, some fans tried to get onto the stage. => I'd say performance, or are these two words interchangeable?

I am speechless because of the epic grandeur of this unique and magnificent set! I haven't bought a LEGO set for quite a while, but I this one is a must-have! Of course, I'll need two sets to make the train look complete!

I am well aware of what you have mentioned here. I think I have been careful enough though. My students don't know that I am interested in LEGO and they don't know my username. And if they ever decided to google their own sentences, it wouldn't help them either. I change several words of each sentence. Just the grammar at issue is not changed. By the way, I have tried other forums focussing on the English language only, but here people are friendlier, nicer, curious and patient, and they sometimes even make an effort to explain certain details and variations including, for example, nuances of different meaning without having been asked to. And they respond very quickly. PS: Thanks to those who answered my question!

Thanks Rufus! Talking about a trip through England: a) In the last four days we went to Birmingham. b) On the last four days we went... c) The last four days we went... Which one is the correct preposition? I'd say it's version B.

What would you say? He had an accident last week. His leg is broken. a) I wonder if he needs help. I'll phone him this evening. b) I am wondering if he needs.... In that particular context I'd prefer b). However, I believe it works either way (wonder AND am wondering, whichever you prefer). I think you could also say: c) I have been wondering if... d) I have wondered if... Would you say: a) While I am waiting for the letter, I am keeping myself occupied. b) While I am waiting for the letter, I keep myself occupied. Here I'd say it's a). However, I've seen similar constructions where the present simple was used in combination with the present progressive: I am watching TV while she does the laundry. Why isn't it she is doing? That's what I'd say. I am looking forward to your replies!

Thanks for your replies, Mr. Man! What would you say? => I'll wait downstairs for you. => I'll wait for you downstairs. Strange that Rufus hasn't responded to my questions for a while. Of course, I'm perfectly satisfied with Mr. Man's replies. However, I thought Rufus liked this thread.

I have just bought a MISB 12V train motor and some bricks on Bricklink.

Thanks, Mr Man!! Further unclarities: the lake in that we swam => in which? Last holidays we went to South America. => during the last holidays? => in the last holidays? => OK the way it is? I went to the seats of the football stadium to watch the football match. Then I ate popcorn at my place. => Then I sat on my seat eating popcorn? She was swimming. Suddenly she went down. (Here the writer wants to say that she nearly drowned.) => Suddenly she disappeared from the surface of the water? => ...disappeared in the water? Since then she likes going there every time she can. => Tough sentence to correct! My suggestion: Since then she has liked going there as often as she has been able to.

Thanks, Mr Man!! At dinner we ate chicken. => Is the preposition OK? I went to a zoo where many animals are. => ...where there are many animals? I've been in the UK for 2 days with my family. => ...in the UK with my family for 2 days? Or a similar case: I'm on holiday in England with my cousin. => Correct word order? I went to London to the Tower Bridge. => Sounds odd! Better: ...to London to see the Tower Bridge. => Or: ...to the Tower Bridge in London. He has seen a lot of the sights here. => I'd cross out the definite article. Someone who is abroad emails his friend to share his experiences: For only one day it rained. => I'd say: (So far) it has rained for only one day. => Or: Since I came here, it has rained for only one day. It's so wonderful here. I travelled all around. => ...all around the country. In the next week I will... => I'd just say: Next week I will... The most people of Canada speak English. => Sounds strange. Better: Most people in Canada speak English. After swimming he took his clothes from the beach. => ...picked up his clothes from the beach? The surfer took the next wave. => ...rode on the next wave? Or can you say took in this context? I am now in England. => I am in England now. Thanks in advance!

I have got some sets that were released in the year before I was born. These sets are 6305 Trees and Flowers, 7814 Crane Wagon (bought it used on eBay), 7850, 7851, 7854, 7855, 7858, and 7864. All of them were released in 1980. By the way, Trees and Flowers is the only set I obtained in the 1980s. Maybe I have multiple copies of it. I am not sure. I bought all the other sets on Bricklink and eBay. According to Brickset, I haven't got any older sets. However, maybe I got some brick boxes that might have been released before the year of my birth when I was a child, but now I am just speculating. My younger brother, who was born in the late 1980s, was highly interested in sets released before his birth, especially castle sets. He really adored some of them. I could absolutely understand him!

I love this type of engine. There was once one by LEGO. That was set 4551 but it was red. Your rendition of a green one is simply brilliant and has got many details LEGO's red crocodile did not have. Good for you that there is no "Buy it now" button! I would be tempted to buy it!

Thanks, Rufus! The people who live there are happy. => With or without the? He decided to drink two beers. => beer or beers? They made drinking alcohol to their lifestyle. => They made drinking alcohol part of their lifestyle. They have been socially forced to behave that way. => Sounds strange. => Society has forced them to behave...? This is playing more and more a big role. => This is playing a more and more important role. This can be done to make women and their husbands happy parents. => OK? Such students could be preferred more than others. => OK or more often than others? They tried to get some good work. => ...a good job. All of them look and behave same. => All of them look the same and behave the same way. He thinks that in each topic there are pros and cons. => ...for each topic there are... => ...for each matter there are... I didn't have a big choice how to spend my money. => ...many choices of how to...

I had to lose interest in all LEGO themes. Well, not really. I'd still love to have certain sets, but there is really no space left for any more LEGO. My last LEGO purchase was on Bricklink in February. I just bought some parts back then. I still need some more parts to be able to build a waggon, but apart from a few parts, I cannot buy anything any more. Maybe the next modular house will make me realise that there might still be a bit of space left somewhere.

How fast are those two engines when they have to pull 10 cars? Do both engines have a motor?

Thank you, Mr. Man! It was a wonderful feeling in the castle. => ...feeling TO BE... My brother would participate again in this competition. => Is the position of "again" OK? I think it is. I think you could also put it at the end of the sentence. She was the first person who started in the contest. => OK? If there is suddenly a panic... => Would you leave the indefinite article where it is, or would you cross it out? More and more Europeans claim... => are claiming The majority of those people are... => I'd say is, but I don't know if you can use is and are for majority. Morality is going back. => is declining => is on the decline the unemployment rate is getting higher => I'd say is increasing. ritual religions => religous rites => religions with ancient rites No idea what the writer wants to say! Extremely few hits when you google it. How would it be with people who are always unemployed? => What would it be like with... to make perfect people (Topic: cloning) => Create? Design? Or OK the way it is? With this scientific method one could... => through, with the help of All this would end with another war. => result in Your clone will look exactly as you want it to be. => exactly the way you want Thanks in advance!

Great bigger version of Cafe Corner and great interior! I'm wondering why TLC decided to put nothing in there. The rooms look cozy and inviting.

Rufus, you should be given an academic title for your editing skills! Thanks for your help! First, the sorcerer was invisible. Later he was tired. He lay visible on his bed. => Is the structure of the bold part correct? After the lunch we went... => Without the We went on the mountains to find that flower. => ...went to the mountains... => ... went on a mountain... => Or is it OK? He said,"I'm invisible! How can I change this? Help me to be visible!" => become instead of be or OK the way it is? I got an idea. => I had an idea. They told all their parents. => ...told their parents everything. In the book of the wizard the four friends found a spell on invisibility. => Correct preposition? You can cast a spell on someone, but I don't know if on works here. the name of the book => I think it's OK, but I'd say title. They decided to mix another liquid. => OK? The writer wants to say that they made a magic potion. Thanks in advance!