Category Archives: LEGO

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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LEGO Train Commercial circa 1991

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Mike Walsh

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX5I4nzuYgk] Saw this on the WamaLTC mailing list – pretty cool.  The first release of the 9v trains in 1991 were awesome.

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New Maersk Train?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Mike Walsh

There is some information leaking out (see this thread on EuroBricks) about a possible new LEGO Train. It is supposedly set 10219.  This is the first set in a while that I have been excited about.  There is something about … Continue reading →

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Early draft of CTB-6600 instructions

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Mike Walsh

Off an on over the last few days I’ve been working on a new set of instructions.  I’ve long wanted to capture instructions for my 6 Car Airport Shuttle and I finally did so last weekend.  The actual capture work … Continue reading →

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