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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...