New MOCs

[Brickthus]

Hi, this is a new forum for me. *sweet*

Here's the link to my Brickshelf gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=mbellis

Have a good browse! There's Trains (8mm:1ft scale), Technic, NXT, Pneumatics, Community as well as smaller Town and Star Wars sections and, for those who aren't sqeamish, some part modifications!

Latest MOCs:

Hogwarts Express - extra coaches: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=199421

Hopper Wagons for 1400 1x1 rond plates each: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=199422

Train-over-train layout technique pictures: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=178214

Station Building: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=199429

Enjoy!

Mark

[Asuka]

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[Starwars4J]

I remember seeing that staircase before on BS and saving the picture. It's absolutely beautiful

[Jemppu]

I remember seeing that staircase before on BS and saving the picture. It's absolutely beautiful

Did the exact same thing :) Beautiful.

[Crazy Boy]

nice staircase, it looks as if it must have taken you a while to build.

I like the idea of extending the hogwarts express, as I was thinking about it myself.

I think your starfighter looks a bit plain, you should use some chrome parts or something.

[KimT]

OMG! You cut baseplates and bricks :'-( I'd never do that...

The staircase is awesome *y* *y* and I also like the Naboo Starfighter *wub*

KimT

EDIT: Hey! where's my flag??

[Brickthus]

Thanks all for your kind words. :-)

I find it interesting that town models get more attention than all the specialist themes I build in.

My idea with the spiral stairs was to make another mirror-image set for the entrance to a station or public building, but then I thought about the new laws about wheelchair access and how the building would need a ramp too, which might spoil the effect! The staircase is deliberately wide enough for two minifigures to pass each other on it. Perhaps this calls for some more details pics soon. The tricky bit was how to support the handrail with no studs on the tiles for the curved steps. The solution to that was the protruding piece on the corner with the 1x1 round bricks. The tiles are also free-floating at the inner corner.

I like to think of the helicopter rotor as the fulfillment of what TLG could have made for the 8856 helicopter set if they were not building to a price point. A 1:20 scale Apache would be a great AFOL Technic UCS set but I hate to think what the cost might be! :-) I was planning to use two 12V train motors to power it, as per my motor technique (see the technic folder of my Brickshelf), giving 16 watts of rotor-turning power. I could use RC Car motors now though, and they might fit inside more easily.

The Hogwarts Express should have 4 carriages, but my layout will only fit 3. I noticed, whilst playing the DVD of one HP film on freeze frame, that only the middle two carriages were lit, perhaps because the others had TV broadcast equipment in them.

Chrome parts for the Naboo Starfighter would be good, but I think it's 7 4x8 wings per side, which are possible but expensive, plus other parts that were never made in chrome and would have to be sprayed (such as 43mm Technic wheel hubs). Despite my modding tendencies, you'll be pleased to know I'm not into painting LEGO! :-X

I've replied more fully about modding in another post: http://eurobricks.hosting.ipsyn.com/eurofo...?showtopic=5916

Mark