Grandadbrick

Can we buy any of it in the UK?

Ok, more track has arrived, now Im dangerously short of curves but theres more on the way... Moved the rug over a bit and cleared some junk out and came up wiith this... copied off the webby... Made some cross overs... Ausini track, easy because of the one stud sleepers. And a siding... Theres a fair bit of Ausini stock there and seeing as I like the locos and they are very cheap why not? I have a MOC file to build a coal wagon and Ive ordered enough bits off bricklink to build 5. Some of the tank cars and what not ones will be donating their wheels and couplings. Finally stuck the station I just got in.. Ive also bought a modular cinema building off the lego shop and I hope to collect enough or even moc some (other peoples) to create a town. Im also sorted with track buffers, found a good tutorial on utube and am waiting on the parts arriving. Steve

Im looking for the part number for a connector pin for thin lift arms.. Round hole to axle hole to connect two thin liftarms together. Can anyone point me to a part number? All the search words ive used dont give me the right ones.. All i get is 3749 which is to long.... Thanks, Steve

I'm back! Survived new years eve for a change and been building the toy story set today. With it not being motorised Ive been using the high speed front as a shunter. In order for this to work I decide I needed to turn the trains round, so with a bit of fiddling came up with this and still managed to squeeze two sidings in for overnight storage. Next step is another set of points because I want to cut a pair down to make a track switch. Im a little disapointed in how much room this takes up although I like the scale a lot more than the OO Hornby set I had on a 8x4 board when I was a kid. I think a lot more track and into the garden when the summer arrives. Anyone got a simple list of parts to build a couple of track buffers?

Hi Jack, where in Durham are you? I'm in Hetton le Hole and keen to see some other builders. When yoiu say local user group where is it? Steve

Yep, plan is a countryside station with a nice long platform. The boss likes going round and randomly changing the points until she arrives at the station. Going to get a sheet of ply and paint it green, then maybe paint some grey roads on it. Also fancy building a shed for the engines. And get some engineer type mini figs to stand around. In fact I reckon a lot more mini figures would bring a lot more play value to it. Thing is that's all the Lego I have in that picture atm apart from a toy story western chase set still to be built. Could well do with some sets to making the creation better. Next step is to build and motorise the toy story set. I'm also gathering some parts to motorise the points, push pull solenoids with electric window switches. Does anyone know if the Lego polarity change over thing is a dpdt (6 pin) type of switch? Thanks, Steve

Took about 10 mins to build this after all the extra track I ordered arrived this morning... Is just shy of 8x4 so plan is for a sheet of ply with 2 foot legs to raise it off the floor. Ive got a lot more curves about 12 straights and another set of points if anyone can suggest a better layout. Cheers, Steve

Merry Christmas one and all

Looks very good, Merry Christmas indeed

Hi, has anyone PF'd or any other power for the Toy Story Western Train Chase set 7597?? Just bought one for the boss but I reckon she will want it powered... Steve

I like that very much indeed. I built a 6x6 crawler using a 1/10 scale rc hpc wheelie king. Got all the chassis and running gear axles etc complete but stuck with the body. This has given me the idea to use Lego for the cab and load area. Thanks, Steve

That looks mint! How do I build one?? Steve

I like the Tornado. The real one finished built in 2009 not far from me and I've seen it in action on the main line between Durham and Newcastle. Will you be posting a parts list and build instructions by any chance? Steve

Hi, thanks for the input. My plan is for many models over the coming future and at the moment I fancy building a marshelling yard so a little shunter came into mind. Im not fussed be it diesel or steam because i like both. Modern, old, EU or USA. I really want a mix of them all. The blue shunter above ticks the boxes for my derv section. I am an automotive engineer by trade and my last home project was a 1/10 6x6 crawler lorry that I built from scratch. Im also in the process of building a replica Willys MB in the garage with a 215 V8. My current bit of lego is the 60051 and nothing else. Im just starting on the lego path again. I had a tecnics car way back in the 70's so would look forward to tthe challenge of a technics motor build or pf Im already thinking of what I could do with a Raspberry Pi seeing as they are so cheap! They where free on the front of one the magazines last month but all got snapped up befroe I could get one...

Ooo, I like that, is it a Lego set or MOC'd?? I would like to build one as well.. Steve xx