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    If it runs on standard LEGO tracks, it can go in the generic loco / rolling stock categories. If we decide to run again next year, I think we'd try and add a few TFOL categories (wagon, loco, structure) as it's been one of the more popular categories and we're seeing quite a wide range of models: going to be a hard one to judge!
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    HI all, I'm one of the organisers of the events. As others have said, we've been lucky to get these prizes, and there is a bit of discrepancy in prize values, which we decided was OK - the "prizes" themselves are a nice bonus on what is a chance to see a lot of LEGO railway / railroad models from around the world. If you're participating just for the prizes, you're probably missing the wider point of the event. Americas just happen to have more, possibly smaller LEGO-compatible businesses who wanted to get involved - TrixBrix have been very generous in covering the remaining regions this year, and it's not just the prize value - it's also the value of shipping which needs to be covered. Hope that clears things up! Richard Thanks. It's been more work so far than we thought it would be, but nice to see the largely positive response from the community so far.
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    Lovely little layout! Love the classic station in tan, looks nice.
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    Nice! Been wanting to build an Inglenook of my own and this is really well done. Like the back scene buildings.
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    Thanks - will likely be next year now anyway - I've got one big show left in me this year and I'm planning to start building for next year's displays.
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    The nose is really impressive - looks very smooth and incorporates the contours smoothly.
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    Wow, great build. Barely looks like Lego! Any videos of things running?
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    Bricklink is reliable, depending on the seller. Look at their ratings before ordering. And, as Blocklogo said, don't forget to include delivery/insurance costs.
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    No worries. Yeah, ME Models are a bit slow. I have some now (plastic, not 9V) and they're very good quality though.
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    This is great! Have you seen Michael Gale's L-gauge.org, by the way? Another good resource for LEGO railway building. I also wrote an article on LEGO track geometry when I think Bill Pile's brilliant article was offline for some time. A few of my own ideas in there too. Richard
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    Great model! The can and grille are particularly well executed
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    Great model - love the doors in particular, well built.
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    Superb! Has been in my mind to build one to use during shows and displays, but the mechanics behind it have largely baffled me. Thanks for posting!
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    Some great responses here, really enjoyed reading this thread. Incidentally, I tried to incorporate some shunting in to my layout this year, mostly to entertain myself over the course of a weekend at shows. It only incorporated using a smaller shunter to re-order wagons in to an arbitrary order. There's a video here of the layout (albeit with no shunting)
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    Nice build. Purple roof really works well.
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    Nice! Steam effect works really well at that scale. Currently working on sort-of-minifig-scale cooling towers for a display layout next year - hopefully it'll look as smooth as this!
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    Lovely build - like the "stained" bricks look - helps with making it look used and deteriorating a little. Love the little shunter too!
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    Colours work really well - the dark red is one of my favourites! Definitely worth trying that suggestion for the dark green awning. Brick on!
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    Some brilliant details, and nicely contoured too.
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    Houses are brilliant - very recognisable!
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    Really nice. Like the windows at ground level.
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    Lovely little loco, and love the carriage too. Great work.
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    Wow, these are truly beautiful (not often you can get away with so much standard LEGO blue!). And they look very well scaled.
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    So that's where all the monorail track has gone! ;) Great layout
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    Stunning work, David. Love buildings at a more realistic scale :)
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