Lego train tracks

Over the course of the first three installments of this blog , we have established a functional knowledge of the track parts available to us and how they fit together. Now it is time to start applying that knowledge to building a layout. Before we put pencil to (virtual) paper, much less lay down t

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I've been mentioning a full-on LEGO city (note the lowercase 'C') for awhile now, and at last I have decided upon where it will go, and that has given me an exact size, which in turn let me flesh out a possible set of details in BlueBrick. THIS IS NOT FINISHED! Click the picture above to see it full-sized with some quick annotations. Pay no attention to the finest details of what sets are depicted, where small gaps appear in the tracks, etc. None of that is relevant. This is a draft digital…

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LEGO Trains are lovely. Their tracks are lovely, but I really miss the possibility of making several levels circuits ( btw check this Top 10 LEGO Trains list). At first, being new to LEGO, I though that maybe there was a special part to create slopes much like the one that exists for LEGO Duplo. […]

I am sure I am not the first one to build one of these crossings using panels, but here it is. Here is a video of it being tested This design requires raising the track by 1 brick, but that's ok by me, at least for what I want to use it for. You can download this crossing design in a figure 8 track layout LDD file here

Ballasting can add that special touch of realism to a LEGO train layout to take it to the next level. But what options are available and how do you get started?

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As progress continues on my layout, I have moved on to building the small storage yard at the back of the layout. If I built the yard lead switches using a totally "legal" configuration of switches and track elements, the resulting arrangement to yield 3x sidings would occupy 144 studs. However, by modifying the track elements into a more compact and prototypical arrangement, the same lead arrangement can be achieved in just 96 studs. The resulting arrangement is still compliant with an…

Video Link: Benny's LEGO City Update #2 - Train Track & Ballast G'day, I want to start this post with a bit of a story. When I was a child my Opa has several HO scale train layouts. My cousin an I would spend hours and hours making up trains and controlling them around. My Opa was a very talented man and would hand make and paint all the scenery, mountain landscapes, roads and he was especially good at waterfalls and rivers. I always loved my own LEGO train sets as a kid and when I started…