For those who worry that my posts don't have enough to do with trains, don't worry - this one does. I was having a wee bit too much fun with my vector graphics program, and out came this delight which...
The power functions IR speed remote control has been recalled by LEGO from the US and Canadian market due to the potential hazard from the overheat of the batteries. See this link for more information. ...
Anthony Sava has made it known to me that I'm rather poor at actually documenting my projects in their various stages of build. So I'm going to try some thing different and actually document my progress...
When I first saw Brickshelf user "gcarstensen 's" newest steam engine, I immediately thought it was too large to be in scale with standard 6 or 8 wide LEGO locomotives. However, I now...
I'd like to start this post by giving Cale Leiphart all credit for discovering these o-rings for use in Power Functions trains. Much of the following article is not a necessity in using Power Functions...
Hi all, Here's an announcement from the Lego Ambassador forum. Lego is asking AFOLs to fill out a questionnaire so they can keep track on improvements and learn more about the community to work better...
...but I almost fell out of my chair. For those of you familiar with my work, I'm not exactly famous for building rolling stock. That said, I'm always on the lookout for new designs to adapt...
Today I'd like to focus the RB blog on the topic of railroad structures and scenery - key features in any model railroad layout. I'd like to preface this entry by saying that I just...
I often give Swoofty grief when I preach the gospel of steam but truth is I have a bit of a soft spot for the early diesels too. And Swoofty's latest build of a Rock Island E6A definitely has my attention. Rock...
I'm back from the 2009 NMRA National Train Show in Hartford Connecticut. And It was a blast. As has become custom at the NMRA show several clubs came out and put together a large LEGO train layout for...
While Cale recovers from his time at NMRA this year, I thought I'd highlight a blast from the past - Monorail! But not LEGO's Monorail, oh no, this sucker's brick built. I had been following...
I realize that most of what I've posted to the blog so far has been steam engines, but this time my bias towards steam has nothing to do with it. As if it wasn't enough to build a fine little...
Since Cale showcased the trains on the ginormous end of the scale spectrum, I thought I could highlight those on the opposite side. Tim announced the Flickr LEGO Trains Group...
Howdy! My name's Anthony Sava, and I too, like Cale, have volunteered to help out RAILBRICKS by contributing to the blog. When I see a cool train MOC, even if it is a ...deisel... , I'll be sure to...
RAILBRICKS would like to congratulate team member Benn Coifman for being selected for the next cycle of LEGO Ambassadors. Congratulations! Now, to give you all some idea of what your new representative...
