Monday, November 26, 2012

( NEW LEGO City 2013 60009 Helicopter Arrest )

Shared by Colby M to Flickr.
New Helicopter set. Sort of under wraps but now the cat has left the back.

All I can say is AWESOME. This is something I could consider getting.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Announcement: LEGO Christmas Layout

For the umpteenth time, I am proud to have another under-the-tree layout for the Holiday season this year! A tradition that started in HO in 1999, then migrated over to LEGO Trains when I discovered them in 2001, I usually run one or two loops (2005) of trains under the tree.

This year I am looking forward to operating one elongated loop of trains. There is a chance it will be one extended dumbbell loop.

There are a couple of new things planned for this year. One of them is the addition of a footbridge done with classic Spanish architecture, which will peek over a double track mainline and carry the electrical wiring that will power the tree and tracks. The bridge is complete and for the most part under wraps. Another will be the addition of LED lighting for the Tree, which has been powered by incandescent lights for ages. This will be a hybrid as the lights don't come cheap, but an improvement nonetheless. The Fortress, a 2010 Restaurant MOC, may be replaced in its position by a recently built McDonalds while that undergoes a renovation. I also plan to make good on landscaping and beautifying the layout as the previous years' were not very much landscaped. There may be an industrial spur or mini yard. I will also make good on posting video to YouTube, and may throw together a similar layout from '07 in a separate package.