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The details are absolutely awesome, Ralph. Every nav light, beacon and aerial is on there. I like the red countermeasures turret, the shape of the mounting is excellent. For greebles, this is a great helicopter, despite the relatively blank fuselage. You've got all the curves and intakes that differentiate this from a standard OH-58 or a civilian B-206 spot on. I really do like this helicopter Laurie

Wow, great Kiowa Ralph. Really identifiable even without the mast mounted sight, the shape is just spot on. I love all the little details too, right down to the wire cutters. Laurie

I like the change, KDog. I hope it's permanent and nothing to do with the date. I'm lovin all the comics as always, and the return to Date Night Cheers, Laurie

Do you have a link to the extra pics on FlickRr? I'd love to see more. The carriage looks fantastic and with the mail pick up system it just gets better and better. Laurie

Fantastic review, Zorbas. I bought this set just yesterday but only today found your review!!! But I reckon if I'd read your review earlier I would have been even more eager to buy the set. Out of interest, I found that the pig pen sits very nicely on one of the old 16 x 22 baseplates for those who prefer things on a baseplate. Thanks, Laurie

Looks fantastic, Ralph. Perfect blend of different buildings for a British street. Then all your great vehicles and that train just top it off. Laurie

I found this pic on Brickshelf. Search for town plan or 10184 and there are a few. This was the best laid out that I could find. Good luck to you Cheers, Laurie

My oldest set is 165 Cargo Station from 1978 which certainly isn't my first cos it only arrived in the post today! I love seeing the old 'illegal' building methods, like inserting a plate perpendicularly between 2 studs! Can you say Brick Stress? Cheers, Laurie

In terms of realism and MOCability I do prefer the old 12v track. It's annoying to get out and set up a layout but it's fantastic for setting up track laying scenes etc. I tend to store mine in pre-assembled 4 track sections if i'm only disassembling it for a short time. It does annoy me that the central power rail has a habit of popping up and disrupting the train though. The prefab track has the advantage of being so easy to set up and the metal 9v rails do look pretty good in my opinion. Laurie

Hey Generation 85 and welcome to Eurobricks. Here's a link to legomaniac's post about his trailer: Trailer MOC Laurie

The blue steering wheel is the only reason I liked the review, it's wheeltastic. Laurie

Not the prettiest or strongest solution but I've come up with something. 2 of these separated by 2 plates height hold the standard lego trailer ball in place. It's pretty weak and won't hold it against gravity but it'll put it along fine. I'm trying different tops to see if I can strengthen the attachment. Cheers, Laurie EDIT: I've just tried it with this as the top and it's much stronger. Not as aesthetically pleasing as your solution Ralph but it's strong enough to hold against gravity and compatible with the standard TLG trailers which is what I was aiming for. Just playing around with colours now.

Very nice truck. I like the mix of green and white. It doesn't look like you've lost any building skills in your dark ages. It'd be good to see a pic of a car on the back of the truck. Could you get all the wheels the same colour though? I'm sure 7633 has enough grey wheels for that. Laurie

Well, this is the 7th version of my 4x4. Hopefully it looks more like a pick-up now. I'm still not quite happy with it. The front needs adjusting at the bottom and the rear is a tad plain. I'm sure someone'll be able to help me out. I'm still looking for a way to attach a towhook onto the back. Anyone still able to keep track? Thanks for looking, Laurie

Short of a major remodelling of the chassis this is the best I can do. I've added a 1x2 45 slope to run parallel to the inverted slope. This leaves a little gap though as well as a more gaping hole around the mudguard. This is beginning to look more and more like an SUV rather than a pickup truck. I think it's gonna need a pretty major overhaul once I've decided on the length. I'll prob redesign the front and try to shave a plate or 2 off the bottom of the chassis. Cheers, Laurie

I've always admired 5-wide MOCs that I've seen, Darth Legolas, but this is my first attempt. It's well worth a try. Ralph_S, I've regretted using that brick ever since I put it in. It looks even more awkward now I've shortened the truck. I might have to use some snot and a cheeseslope to replace it I think. It's hard to get those wheelarches looking good without some kind of inverted slope. Originally there was gonna be more clearance. I had to bring it down so that the bottom of the chassis lines up with the bottom of the SNOT front. I considered bumping up the front a plate but it looks terrible in my opinion. It's just gonna ahve to stay that way unless I can find a solution. It does make it look more like a lowrider than a 4x4 though. Let's just say Snoop Dogg's joined the Fire Brigade. I've been busy modifying the truck to make it shorter. I've made 4 different versions for you all to consider. Version 1 For version 1 I've removed the 2 studs of storage from between the cabin and bed and brought the rear forwards. The rest remains unchanged. Version 2 For version 2 I've shortened the bed 1 stud too and modified the rearside of the rear wheel arches. I've had to remove the 1x2 inverted 45 slope, not sure how easy it would be to neaten up the gaps at the back, perhaps with a SNOT cheeseslope applied somehow. There are a lot of plates in the structure there to allow the odd width. I've had to move the grey storage compartment too to the front right of the bed. Version 3 Version 3 remains mostly identical to version 2 except I've moved the storage to the middle of the bed. Version 4 Version 4 has the cab moved forwards 1 stud. This means there's no space for a steering wheel though. This has the same bed as version 3 but with the storage compartment moved forward 1 stud to cover the transition between cab and bed. This is quite messy in the transition. I could extend the bed forwards 1 stud but that would mean it overlapped with the footplates on the side. On all of the models it looks awkward around the mudguards but that's unavoidable without a major redesign, which may well be in order. Please tell me what you think and which you prefer; each one is something of a compromise. Laurie

It's not based on anything really, besides a bigger version of 7945. It kind of reminds me of the fuel truck from Town plan now I've built it and it's actually the same length. It looked too long to me too. I was considering removing the 2 2x2.5x2 storage boxes from the middle and shortening the whole thing 2 studs but that would mess up the transition from the 4 wide cab to the 5 wide flatbed. I'll have a go and see how it looks. I may shorten the actual bed too. For the tank trailer I used this piece: Thanks, Laurie

Now that's how reviews should be done! Excellent review of a nice little set. I'm gonna have a read of some of your older reviews now I think, I loved this one. Laurie

Hey everyone, this is my 5-wide version of 7942 trying to retain Lego's building style. It's my first attempt at a 5-wide vehicle and I took a lot of inspiration from RalphS's fantastic cars and trucks. I'm currently revamping my fire service, starting with this truck. I'm now working on a fire engine similar to my local fire brigade's Scania Water Tenders. The vehicle with equipment stored on the back Right side with 2 storage compartments. Planning to put a number plate sticker on the white plates. Ignore the hair... I want to incorporate a socket for towing into the back but I'm not sure how to do it so it's centred. Any ideas? The SNOT grill and bullbar. Very poor technique, attached to the main chassis with just one stud. The various equipment that can be placed in the compartments or stashed precariously on the flatbed. Water tender I built as an aside, which i'd like my 4x4 to tow. C&C very welcome, be brutal Thanks for looking, Laurie

Very nice review, looks like a great little set. I love the shark mouth on the engine compartments on that biplane, looks fantastic for MOCs. It seems this set was released as 5948 outside of the US and without the mummy case. Laurie

I believe that the newer door frame can only have a door fitted on one side of the frame, whereas the old one can have a door fitted on the front or back of the frame. I know that change was made, I'm guessing it's between these 2 components. Laurie

Awesome MOC, hard to believe it's your first. It's too good! I really like the building, especially the use of the stickers from the set and i like the techniques you've used from other sets. Laurie

Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc I love 80s hip hop, it is easily the best. That's not an opinion, that's a fact Laurie

Personally I like inconsistent moderation. Where's the fun in seeing a thread and knowing it'll get locked? I love the excitement of not knowing. Seeing a fresh topic on the community board should give us all a rush; is it worth taking some time to reply or will it be locked before we've even worked out what the original post means? Perhaps we should start a gambling sub-forum within Community so people can place massive wagers on which threads will stay open. Personally, I'm placing 400 brown tiles on 'pirate jokes' to be locked within the next week because the pirate wench jokes get a bit too dirty. Any takers? Laurie

The building? meh, average. But just look at that Juckfozzer, the detail is fantastic. Implementing a mosaic design while maintaining a consistent overall pattern, beautiful! My only criticism is that it looks like that bley 1x4 by the door isn't quite pushed down properly... Back in the real world, it's absolutely great, Hinckley. The detailings are fantastic, from the stonework around the windows to the seating in the diner, it's great. That fire escape is a thing of beauty too. I just hope that cat's alright, it seems to have a large yellow growth coming from its stomach,lifting it entirely off the ground! Laurie