The Lego Zone

Built another MOC. 060 Pannier tank loco. Made a couple of changes to the plans including connecting the three wheels each side with a side rod rather than the two shown. Couple of other subtle things along the way as well. This loco is a bit of a personal favourite. I built my kids a toybox in this shape years ago. The boiler area was the toybox with a soft closing lid while the cabin was big enough for a couple of 6 year olds to have a play in. Still in service 20 odd years later and its fourth set of owners.





The traction engine is pretty much done on the lego front but I need to find some time on the lathe and mill to machine up some tyres for the wheels. Quite happy with how that has worked out.
 
Not pictured - the International Space Station, it wouldn't fit, so it's on a bookshelf. Just missing the Lunar Lander now.
I also got the Police Station modular building, but whilst really fun, I can see the modular line of Lego's can become a bit of a money pit, so I'm thinking of getting into Star Wars ships instead 😅
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Potentially of interest to some of you, we have now started making display cases for Lego kits, prices still TBC, but probably around 20% less than Wicked Brick for essentially the same items.

Just completed the first couple (for my own stuff, much more to come) with these Star Wars helmet ones. Available for 1 - 5 sets, baseplate is cut for the base of the model to sit in perfectly.

I'll post links to the store once it's populated with a few bits, in the meantime feel free to PM me with any requests or questions

(And yes, I know Boba is missing his targeting lens!) :LOL:

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The Concorde is a lot bigger than I realised, looks great. I also like the LEDs on the Defender, should get some.

I am about 4/5 through the log skidder, it was going well but the pneumatic hoses are so awkward and fiddly (when you put it together the constraints on them often fly off) so it’s on the backburner just now. When I was younger I had the yellow submarine model and remember the same thing with the hoses. An alternative model to the skidder (front loader) on rebrickable actually looks better than the original so tempted to do that next, just hate undoing technic sets…
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Forgot we had a Lego thread!

My Christmas was spent worrying about where to put this:

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It is a great build though, and can lift a surprising amount if you add some extra counterweight. The way the load sensing is engineered is particularly satisfying.

I thought I’d dropped enough hints about the Concorde, but obviously not 😂
 
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