mrblue

quite a difficult choice, many more deserve a point, but these are the one I prefer. Main Building Category Imperial Trading Post by aex383 31109 Pirate Ship Creator 3 in 1 revisited by eldiano Big Kahuna's Atoll by Yatkuu 6267 Lagoon Lock-up/Soldiers' Tavern Remake by Aanchir 6254 Rocky Reef Remake by MyFirstMOC-Hun Mini Set Building Category Captain's Cabin by MontyMatte Remake of 6234 Renegade’s Raft by SevenDeadlyStreamers 1795 Imperial Cannon Remake by CaptainDarkNStormy Sloop Windy by Marooned Marin Fortune Idol by Oky

hello, a bit late reply, but I found only today by chance this video tutorial that explain how to add power functions to the horizon express. I didn't watch it all, but from what I have seen it is not very straight forward (and a bit of a mess too...), but it is enough to understand how easy it is to convert that train. http://youtu.be/RP1tmeVog18 have a nice lego day mrBlue

ha ha ha!!! almost three years ago, I posted on this topic and said this: "ok, for me no way I'll ever buy them, but for sure I may think about copying some ideas." few weeks ago, I received as a gift some sets by enlighten, and I must admit that they are not as bad as I thought. after checking a survey regarding cloned brands, I noticed that enlighten was not considered as one of the best alternatives, but in my opinion should be regarded as a very good alternative, especially for those who don't want to spend such a huge amount of money for their kids. yes, the quality is not the same as lego, the colors are not as bright as lego and so on, but it is a cheap alternative and all the printed parts are printed, no stickers at all!. I will have to build a huge train layout soon, and lego tracks are normally quite expensive, but where I live now (thailand), with import taxes they are even more expensive such as 200% of the standard US price! enlighten tracks are cheap and good, and also that brown color is even better than the lego gray (imho). I currently pay a rail box (8 straight + 8 curves) less than 5 euro!!! and less than 6 euro for a box of switch points... shipped at home! compared to the 17 euro and 20 euro lego counterparts (not including import taxes and shipment) am I happy with these enlighten sets? yes. will I buy some more? maybe yes trains and tracks for sure! and don't forget that you can cut tracks and make new geometry with clone tracks that you would never do with original lego ones ;) mrBlue

with this christmas I reached a huge collection of unopened sets waiting to be built. the reason is that I have moved house and I'm waiting for the new lego room to be ready. among them there are UCS millennium falcon, UCS super star destroyer, UCS imperial shuttle, sandcrawler, death star, new jabba palace, rancor pit, some more sw stes, the full prince of persia theme, the full harry potter 2010 theme, half of indy sets, all the pharaoh's quest sets, all 2009 pirates sets, all the lotr and the hobbit sets, sydney opera house, grand carousel, tower bridge, palace cinema, town hall, pet's shop, grand emporium, town plan, shuttle adventure, all the 1996/1997 western sets, emerald night, maersk train, horizon express, santa fe super chief, bnsf loco, cargo train, and some that I don't recall now... will definatly need some spare time!

as you said: basic, but don't forget that sometimes, going basic and simple, it's the right way to get a thing at its best! and this is the case! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

if it's ok for you to go with non-lego parts, you can try using enlighten brand tracks. they are sold in brown color (that I think it's better suited than the dark bl gray). if you have time to look for them, their price can be even at 5/6€ each box, tracks or points. have a nice train lego day mrBlue

wonderful creation! I can only add that I cannot find the link to your ldd file to steal... oops, I mean take some inspiration to make a similar one! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

well, what to say? a very good and useful build! too bad it has not enough support to be a real bridge, but it can be fixed with a bunch of bricks and plates! I can easily understand why it has been time consuming, but the result is worth every second spent! waiting to see your next creation! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

well, the color is a bit odd, but the design is very nice! I also think that what you said about keeping things simple and make a shed for only one engine has been a very good choice! what I see from your photos is that you have built also a beautiful water tower, and I hope to see a post about that in the near future. you sure have lots of surprises for us! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

maybe he is just shocked by what happened! once I had a problem with a wrong brick and I used the link suggested by Pet-Lego few posts up here... in less than a week I got the right part in my hands! what really impressed me by the lego customer service is that once I asked why a brick in pab was no more available online and if by chance they knew if some were still available in the warehouse... after asking my address, a nice voice said that they would have sent me some for free!!! a week or so and eight bricks were in my hands! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

I can only agree and tell you to keep it in a safe plastic wrapped place or box. lego has a very good customer service regarding defective bricks (at least for my experiene)! and your "defective" brick is likely going to become a "rare" very expensive brick sooner or later! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

that's what I call great! I am one of those who thinks that mixing lego with classic train dioramas material is good! if you make a moc, I agree you have to stay with what lego offers, but in this case, it adds a touch of reality that our loved bricks can't give! simply great! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

for me the links are working fine, but they redirect to the mobile site, this may be the reason of not working for someone. about the moc, it's very nice and look like the real one, at least as far as I can remember! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

for sure it looks nice! but are you sure that there is enough width clearance with those fences? if you plan to run the emerald, I'm quite sure it could get struck. for that "weak point" you can use 2x16 plates instead of the two 2x4, making the rail stay on a stronger "bed". I'm waiting for some update too! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

I don't think I'll invest in a new 9v system or sort of, but nobody knows! my hope is to see a modular system that will be able to control switch points in a way like our loved 12v system. have a nice train lego day mrBlue

your modular building is very good, but the tram... WOW have a nice lego day mrBlue

nice and compact design! very good for such a small moc! not long time ago, I planned to do a little station like this, but then I gave up... now I may have some more inspiration from yours! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

a great solution for those who haven't been able to get the original monorail. and also a good way to make a bigger layout, since you can brick-build your own tracks. thumbs up for MasaoHidaka! have a nice lego day mrBlue

very good and welcome addition to the lego world, but too expensive to be a non-lego brand product. I'm also considering that even if the price is (imho) too high is a good option to expand the 9v system, but sooner or later, even the motors will break. ME should start to think about producing new 9v engine too and make their own line of train system compatible with lego bricks. have a nice train lego day mrBlue

great work! very good! nothing more to say! left speechless! have a nice train lego day mrBlue

I don't see why tlc should make a tunnel set. what would be the play feature of it ??? each lego set has the purpose to keep kids (and non kids) busy playing with some play features. even the set with the bridge had a truck used to move it with some workers minifigs. even if it could be a useful addition (for many afols) I don't think it will have great sales. the best I can think of, could be just the entrance of a tunnel (like the plastic ones sold for H0/N etc.) with maybe a small mountain station, but nothing more. have a nice lego day mrBlue

very nice job! but actually, the ground floor can really looks like a chinese restaurant, but for the remaining part of the building, it reminds me to a more victorian english house! anyway, all the moc has great details and, as others pointed out, it's too bad we cannot see if it has an interior. have a nice lego day mrBlue

very nice ambulance! should really find bricks and time to steal your design anyway, I also used that design about one year ago for my rio grande train and that time, I took the doors idea from someone else's train, but I don't really know who was the first who used it. that is a very good way to make a realistic sort of "sliding" doors, especially on bus (it's strange that tlc didn't use it yet) have a nice lego day mrblue

well... I have been for a long while into N scale trains and I also built with my dad (that time I was still young) a small layout, something in the range of 1 meter-something by 1.5 meter-something. yes, I know it's a small size, but in N scale we have been able to make a double loop with a small switching yard with a train shed and a hidden resting track on this mountain layout. as with lego, I had (and still have) more trains than the one the layout can accept! I have always been into trains, lego and not, but in those years, space was not that much (not that now is much more though) to allow a big stable lego layout. maybe before the end of this year we'll have chance to move house, and my 7x6 meters lego room will be now big enough for my big layout! but I'll bring with me, the N scale too, it's still part of my childhood and a good memory! have a nice lego/HO/N train day mrBlue