Paul B Technic

Thank you, I am half thinking about pulling out the pink stairs and building some different ones. Paul

Thanks for the suggestions. The building will be two stories in top of this so three total. Paul

Hi all, As part of my train layout I am building a few buildings around it, I have built a couple so far and they look fairly good (I think) however last night I made a start on the office building and have ran in to a problem. Looking at the photos below you can see what I am planning on doing, building the office building up higher so that I can have parking under it. The issues is the weight of the office building will buckle / break the base plate I am using, putting a few loose breaks on it last night showed just how much this is happening. Any ideas / suggestions? I really don't want to build the whole bottom layer solid as that will not look as good. Paul

Some more photos: Train COntrol Cafe Cafe Workshop Workshop Top view.

Thanks for the feedback, I don't have any more track so I am stuck with what I have shown in the pictures. I am going to move the long siding in a little bit.

This is the start of my train layout. My plan is to build the following on it: - Train control tower - Storage shed - Take away shop - Train workshop - Break room / office I spent quite a bit of time last night making sure I was happy with the track before I start building the buildings, I think it is about the best track layout I can do with the space and pieces I have. Paul

This is what I am aiming for :) Thanks everybody for the replies. Paul

HI all, I am sorry if this topic has been covered before, I did a search but could not find anything related to it. Basically I have a large sheet of MDF which I have my train set up on, now I am happy with my layout I want to attach the tracks so they don't move around as much. What methods exist for doing this and what have other people found that works / does not work? Paul

Thank you for the reply and answers to my questions, makes buying extra parts much easier. Paul

Hi all, I am very new to the whole Lego Train world having being a Lego City fan for the first 10 years of my life and then moving on to Lego Technic for the last 18 years on and off. I sold all my Lego Technic late last year and now I have purchased my first train (7939) which I built over the weekend. I now have some questions: 1- Should / does anybody else's train fly off the tracks at higher speeds? I have already crashed quite a few times and as mine is up off the floor on my desk it breaks when it flies off. 2- I am getting my head around the various systems used in the past as I have never had anything to do with trains before, can the older rolling stock be used with this train / track? 3- Due to the space I have to set this up I can't lay out the track like it shows on the box so I have done it a different way so it fits in the space I have, does anybody have any suggestions for possible layouts using the track from this set? Thanks Paul

Hi, My name is Paul and Lego trains are something new to me. I have been a member on here for a few years but this to do with my Lego Technic. I sold all my Technic late last year and now I am building up a collection of trains :) My pan sis to build a full city with a working rail system, it is a big dream but I think I can do it :) Paul

I purchased this yesterday and built it up this morning, I quite like it and it was a good fun build. Paul

Thanks for that, really good. Paul

Excellent work :) Paul

I have always loved this set and would love to get another one of them soon.

Hi all, Does anybody have a Ldraw or LeoCad file for this model I could have? Paul

I turn mine every so often to stop this from happening. Paul

My time really depends on what else I am doing, some days I have spent over 12 hours on Lego, other times I might not touch it for weeks at a time. Paul

Some really good ideas in this thread, I am going to look at the binder method. Paul

I guess we all like different things and over time our preferences change. I have always liked Technic and still do to this day. Paul

Video of the above: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lqZ0yJrRVk

Really nice, I can see the amount of work that has gone in to getting this designed. Paul

The truck appears to handle the weight okay, no broken parts so far :) Paul

Looking really good. Paul