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I have never had any problems with missing pieces, but I do find it annoying to have to wait a day or sometimes longer for the invoice to arrive, and it seems like most orders take a few days before they are even shipped after payment.

Thanks Wout-The rear is like a sunroom I guess or you could call it a greenhouse although its empty! Thanks for the comments Razzer. I got lucky on the blue bricks. One of my favorite eBay sellers had a whole mess and I was able to work out a deal. I did spend about $100 USD on the blue bricks and I still have probably 200 left. Thanks welcomestranger my kids are already looking at ways to break in! When the home was built in the early 1900's, the chimneys were fully functional with full fireplaces in each of the rooms. In 1976, the interior was remodeled and the heating system upgraded. They gutted the 1st and second floor and removed the fireplaces as well as in the garage. The chimneys were left in place to keep the original exterior appearance. In 2008, they replaced the vintage cars with a smokin red convertible and a 4x4 Jeep!!

I think its fabulous! Excellent detail throughout and nice picture taking too! Maybe some light grey wouldn't hurt in a few places. Can you get the flat roof sections inside the front and rear roof sections? This may highlight the nice slopework you've done. MOC ON with your towers!!

It definitely seems high! Was it shipped 1st class or Priority? The only thing I don't like about Bricklink is the invoice and shipping times.

Thanks Bluebard, I checked out your Brickshelf page I really like your "Around the Red Siren"! Very nicely done!

This is a great little shop Sam. I like Rad Rudy with his welder and welders helmut. Nice details! I agree Brickster, if LEGO offered some small town sets like this, they would probably sell like hotcakes!

Thanks Samthelegoman1!! I don't have either of those sets yet although they are on my wishlist. I acquired the medium blue bricks in quantity off one of my favorite eBay sellers. I think I probably could have bought Town Plan for the amount of $$$ I have into this house, but oh well it was worth it to me!

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Thanks Guss! My kids are fighting over who can live there! Thanks Brickster! I'm flattered you posted it on Classic-town.net! I think I will do some more stables in the backyard, along with more trees and flowers. Thanks Dennimator! I picked up the blue bricks off one of my favorite eBay LEGO sellers. They sold me everything they had. I think it was around 800 bricks in 1x2, 1x2, 1x4, 2x2, headlight bricks and some 1 wide plates. I wanted something different for a color, and it seems most cool colors like tan, sand green, and dark red are too expensive in bulk. I wanted black roofs, but the inverted black pieces for the dormers are scarce and expensive, so I went with red. Thanks again for everyones comments, I'll get a few more pics up when the backyard is finished up.

I posted a link to a Detroit mansion I found on Brickshelf a few months ago. It was so cool I wanted to make one of my own. I figured the basic dimension from his pics then went with what I had for bricks and built from scratch. I did want to make it playable so all roofs and floors are removable with semi detailed interiors. Here it is: Its on <4> 32 x 32 green plates, removable from the city for relocation. I used medium blue bricks with white smooth tiles for 2nd floor and roof section separations. I didn't want the typical greay separation for the 2nd floor so I put the floor section in one brick so the only line you see is white. The right hand side view you can see the rear full size 2 car garage with opening doors. The chimney, hip roof, and dormers all mimic the house roof. Back view: You'll see how it looks when the 2nd floor and roof sections are removed. I need to finish the back deck with some seats and railings. I used 2 train doors on the back of the garage in case the kids need to pull a 4 wheeler or bicycle out the back. Birds eye view. Been thinking about what to do in the backyard. We have the Paradisa Stables and I stuck a horse and fences in the yard for now. I might be able to get the whole stable in there, maybe like a country estate with a racehorse breeding company or something. Garage with doors open: The roof is removed to show the 2nd floor bedrooms. The room on the right has access to the deck over the carport. The bedroom on the left has a nice tub and sink along with storage closets. This is the 1st floor kitchen, living room and study. The rear glass section stays in place as 2 floors high and the smooth tiles allow all sections to fit perfectly in place with no "locator tiles" needed to center all sections. Garage with roof off: Holds 2 decent sized cars no problem. This last pic is the sections removed. From the bottom up is the garage roof, straight up is the 2nd floor, the black roof to the left fits over the bathroom, and up above is the main roof. More work needs to be done but I wanted to post it as I was excited its almost done! Let me know what you all think! Thanks!

I know thats what I'm saying- its cool and a great idea, but this is some big money for what it is! Its got no more pieces than the Beach House! $118 now! I think I will buy $20 worth of tan bricks and some nice printer paper and make one myself. I could use some extra cash for my other LEGO projects!

I would just take it to the Post Office. They'll weigh it and you will pay face value. Guessing on stamps will probably cost you more. I think if its over like 12 or 13 ounces it has to go 1st class.

Huh? Its in the General Discussion forum.

I saw this auction on eBay today, I cannot believe someone would pay over $100 for something they didn't build themselves. Looks like a good business to be in! http://cgi.ebay.com/LEGO-TOWN-TRAIN-CUSTOM...A1%7C240%3A1318 There is probably ab $40 worth of LEGO in this.

I noticed they are higher priced than anyone else too. I don't buy LEGO from them. Even though I hate Walmart, I buy LEGO there because the price is right.

Looks great Mariko, simple yet elegant!

The postage will be more in a bubble mailer than an envelope. I assume you are in the States? Bubble mailer will have to go 1st class mail. I can ship 5 minifigs 1st class for under 2 bucks.

Thats it! Thanks Mirandir!

I checked Bricklink couldn't find them, but not sure what to search under. I need extras for long railings on trains.

I cannot seem to find any of this part. Its the long flexible tubes that come with the Hobby Train for railings. Here's the Peeron link: http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/75 I need them in black if anyone knows where to purchase them. Thanks.

Thanks for all the comments the Cargo Train is a great set even if it is RC. The 1st thing I did with the Cargo train was to modify the freighter. I picked up a my own train in green and made another "dummy" loco to ride at the end backwards. Most freight trains around here in New England seem to run that way. I would like to pick up the Santa Fe or BSNF and turn one of those to R/C.

I picked up the Hobby Train almost a year ago when it was on sale at SAH. I built the Croc train the day I got it. It was never powered since I have no 9V tracks. I decided to combine my R/C 7898 Cargo train with one of the other models you can build with the Hobby Train. My favorite was one of the Locos in red and black. I built it off LDD but used the R/C base from the 7898. Here's how it came out: Its pretty basic but it was fun to build and looks way better than the green freight train from 7898. The color matches the other cars in that set better too. Here are a few train workers. It turns great on the tracks and doesn't bind with other cars in turns. I think I will have enough leftover pieces to make one of the cabooses from Hobby Train.

This is a really great piece of work. I've never seen these techniques used in such abundance. It takes a while to see all the detail! How long did it take? Did you have all the ideas in your head or did you build as you go, trying new pieces here and there, etc?

I called all the LEGO stores nobody has it anymore. eBay seems to be the only place. I have a friend that sells LEGO on eBay she will sell me one for $90.00, cheapest I can find it. If you know where I can get one for $69.95 let me know.

I'm with you on this jedikermit. The skills my young ones are developing is amazing. I never had that understanding of LEGO when I was 6 or 10. In fact not till after my dark ages (23-36) did I really start getting to what I consider a decent LEGO builder. My kids come up with some cool stuff for their age. I wish I had the amount of LEGO I do now when I was there age. But getting back on track-like you say-encourage them if they are enjoying it. LEGO WAS designed for kids wasn't it? Sometimes I forget that! One thing I don't have in my kids rule book is sorting. I sort everything. At the end of a building session with the kids, its me doing the sorting. This keeps their interest alive as the sorting is tedious and mundane for kids (and me too). Lastly-minifigs- At first I was "No- don't take those arms off him!" but after a awhile I took 4 or 5 of my favorite minifigs and put them on a shelf and let the other 100 or so be dismantled, rebuilt, customized etc by my kids. If you plan on letting a kid in on your LEGO, get a boatload of basic minifigs, hats, hairdo's, accessories and let them go nuts. Also short legs. They are a must have with kids. Nothing like a mini minifig for a kid. My kids will spend hours just making their people for our town. They all have names too.