• LEGO Train Motors Comparison by Philo
    Aug 31, 2010, 0 Comments

    Philippe "Philo" Hurbain is known as an LDraw parts author and Technic&MindStorm expert. Nothing train related actually. But Philo is also into testing motors and his latest benchwork is all about LEGO...

  • Detailed Freight House
    Aug 28, 2010, 0 Comments

      Kenneth Padgett wrote in to point out this well detailed Open Freight House by Brickshelf user Monteur.  After looking through the Brickshelf gallery, I'm stunned at the amount of detail.  Having...

  • Prototypical Operation with 4.5v Trains
    Aug 20, 2010, 0 Comments

    Earlier this week, Eurobricks user Xrisl made a great post about running LEGO trains in a prototypical manner using signalling and telegraph messaging.  If you haven't already read it, it's well worth...

  • #7939 Cargo Train Mini Review and Power Functions Trains
    Aug 16, 2010, 0 Comments

    I was recently able to get a hold of the two new LEGO Power Functions train sets, #7938 Passenger Train and #7939 Cargo train.  As it is my son's favorite of the two, I will focus my mini-review of...

  • Attention to Detail
    Aug 16, 2010, 0 Comments

    Flickr user LDM gives us a very accurate rendition of this prototype. The details here are amazing, all the way down to the unique method for creating rails. The robot hand clips give it it an extra...

  • Going Intermodal
    Aug 16, 2010, 0 Comments

    PennLUG had the pleasure of display our largest train layout to date recently at BrickFair 2010.  And one of the most awesome sections of our layout had to be the Inter-modal Container Port built by Nathaniel...

  • Lil Puff
    Aug 03, 2010, 0 Comments

    This little steamer by rack911 is too cute not to be mentioned.I especially like the use of the cylinder part for the boiler, and how the greeblies along the side and top help hide the notches. The use...

  • MagCloud Now Ships Wordwide and 25% Off in July
    Jul 22, 2010, 0 Comments

    MagCloud now offers worldwide shipping on single issues. This has been one of the biggest requests from our readers. Read more about it here: http://magcloud.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/celebrate-magclouds-birthday-and-new-features/ To...

  • Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary...
    Jul 14, 2010, 0 Comments

    Ah summer, a fine time to get out, enjoy the fine weather, and run your trains around the garden. See more on Timmy's adventure here. A word of caution, I've heard the sun's UV rays will break down ABS,...

  • Sava Railways Instructions Collection #2
    Jul 13, 2010, 0 Comments

    Sava Railways has once again unlocked the company vault, and four new Sava Railways steam engine blueprints can now be purchased at SRW Locomotive Works. These blueprints are of a Double Porter 2-4-0+0-4-2...

  • Beautiful Buffer
    Jul 09, 2010, 0 Comments

    Flickr user Karwick presents a wonderfully detailed Steel Buffer-Stop for use at the end of rail line spurs. Details like this, in my opinion, are what model railroading is all about.  I love to see...

  • Powered narrow gauge truck
    Jul 04, 2010, 0 Comments

    Matt H. just tipped me off to this fantastic truck design by Space2310. Probably about as small as you can make a powered truck. It's narrowgauge too! For two studs between the rails. But it is not just...

  • Brickworld 2010 You should have been there.
    Jun 25, 2010, 0 Comments

    So Brickworld 2010 has come and gone. This was the fourth year for the event and it was just as awesome as ever. For us train fans there were several highlights. Scott Wardlaw brought his amazing Union...

  • annoucement from lego
    Jun 19, 2010, 0 Comments

    Hi LEGO Fans, the LEGO Community Development would like to know which of the already existing elements would be needed most urgently in missing colors. Some optimism presumed the number one of the resulting...

  • Layout software - BlueBrick 1.6.1 Update
    Jun 16, 2010, 0 Comments

    On behalf of Alex MacKenna and Alban Nanty Original post from Eurobricks. Hello all, at this point you might be asking... "why should I download it... what are the new features?" As I am not sure that...