Category Archives: LEGO Hobby Train

One that didn’t make the cut …

I have been asked several times what happened to the models which didn’t get selected. Well – they are effectively on the shelf. We have been encouraged to post them to LEGOFactory.com after March 19 when the LHT launches and I will do that with at lease one of mine. Here is a sneak peek [...]

I held the LHT today!

I am in Munich for a two day meeting this week. I had a couple hours today before my meeting started this afternoon and stopped by the LEGO Store in Munich which isn’t far from my hotel. Holger Mathes had been down to the store about a week ago and was intereviewed for a Swiss [...]

LEGO Fan Files Interview

A company called Eye for Image is interviewing the 10 LEGO Fans who worked on the LEGO Hobby Train. The profiles will be posted on LEGO.com in the Trains section. Four of the profiles are already up. This morning I had my interview. It will be interesting to see which portions of the interview they [...]

Reaction to the 10183 LEGO Hobby Train

It has now been a couple of days since the Brick Journal image of the 10183 LEGO Hobby Train was released. ILTCO has posted a bunch of images of it too. Reaction has been all over the map. Some people really like while others are unimpressed. The biggest complaint seems to be the use of [...]

The UTB Project is out!

A bit earlier than I expected, the UTB project (10183 LEGO Hobby Train) appears on page 17 of Brick Journal #6. The set is the work of 10 LEGO Enthusiasts from the US, Canada, UK, and Germany. I was fortunate enough to be one of the 10 who worked on this. More information should come [...]