Author Archives: Mike Walsh

The Challenge of “Reassembling” a Set

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Mike Walsh

This past weekend I decided to “reassemble” my 4565 Freight and Crane Railway.  I am in the process of getting my LEGO together as I plan to “purge” quite a bit of it.  I have far more LEGO than I … Continue reading →

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New Train for 2013

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Mike Walsh

This past weekend LEGO unveiled the 10233 Horizon Express at the 2012 LEGO Fan Weekend in Denmark.  The train is modeled after the TGV, a famous European high speed train (which I once rode from Brussels to Paris). This is … Continue reading →

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Parts from long ago!

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Mike Walsh

I am in the process of reassembling a 4565 Freight and Crane Railway and was looking for a particular part when I ran across a stash of old parts. I knew i had some spare monorail motors but had forgotten … Continue reading →

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Pretty cool LEGO Great Ball Contraption

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Mike Walsh

I saw this on the front page of YouTube yesterday.  I am always impressed by these Great Ball Contraption layouts.  It takes a lot of work (and a lot of money!) to put something like this together.  This layout is … Continue reading →

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Judging at the 2012 NC State Fair

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Mike Walsh

Joe Meno and I are again judging the LEGO competition (see page 7 of section EE of the North Carolina State Fair Premium Book) at the 2012 North Carolina State Fair.  The entry deadline was was last Thursday (September 20th), … Continue reading →

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