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Dan
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| Name of Model: American 4-4-0 , Mini | | Created by: savatheaggie | | Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185601 and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=241401 | Details:
 This is a bit gimmicky, but it's a gimmick that never seems to get old. It's a little microscale train that fits on the flatbed of the minifig-scale train it looks like! The larger version of this wood-burning steam locomotive is well-done as well. Note the use of half-wide Technic beams and Town wrenches on the wheels and the way that a small window was used for the large front light. It's also interesting that the motor element is in the back of the vehicle instead of the front - allowing for more details on the locomotive, but probably offering a bumpier ride to passengers. The shovel on the front is also quite unusual. A close look at the Brickshelf gallery reveals that there's even some trickery to the steering geometry (which isn't something most LEGO train builders worry about).
The lettering on the regular-size train appears to have been done by "cheating" with a custom sticker. |
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Lego Model of the Day
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| Name of Model: unknown | | Created by: ulimy | | Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=239091 | Details:
 This is a fun little gallery to browse through - several well-done buildings, detailed scenes, and beautiful bridges are included in this LEGO® Town / Trains layout. The layout is incomplete, but any one building or bridge from this layout would have been enough to get it mentioned here - it's really well done. It looks to me like some lighting/photography trickery may have been used to alter colors a bit, but I don't think any "cheating" was done here. Some parts are used in unusual ways though - have a look at how the diagonal lines are made in the buildings, and make sure to see the train bridge that uses old train rails as part of its archetecture! This is one that I think you have to have a look at for yourself - thumbnails can't do it justice. | | I'd like to take a moment to conduct an informal poll. Send your response to legomodeloftheday@gmail.com . Should every Sunday's model be a large / extremely detailed model that takes more time to look at? Let me know what you think. |
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This is a really clever and realistic model based on an existing train in Denmark. Until you take a closer look, you might actually confuse the photos included of the full-size train with the photos of the LEGO-minifig sized train. The curved front was done by using some newer curved elements with studs-not-on-top pieces. Additionally, this builder designed a unique coupling system that allows the train cars to be really close together but still turn just as well as any standard LEGO train. 
