Lego

[roddy1960]

Originally Posted by DJM83

I was pretty excited when this was announced, then i see the price for what you get. Also the looks arent really that good.

I think this is a much better proposition
https://www.toysrus.com.au/lego-4211...xoC-aoQAvD_BwE
I know its a bit more money, but it looks better has a proper gearbox aswell and its roughly the same scale too.

Looks amazing...I can't believe how good Lego has become..I only have some simple Meccano and enjoy that periodically to break up my model railwaying a little but Lego is taking construction modeling to a whole new level . I forget the detail but I recall reading somewhere if they could put every Lego block end to end it would reach some incredible distance ..

You might enjoy this about Meccano too .. This is a beautiful piece of engineering from a while back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUJhLlVSXo

There also is many quite realistic large scale locomotives that move and an incredibly cool Aston Martin DB 9 built from Meccano components that must have taken ages ..and numerous functioning syncro mesh gearboxes and even a Lamborghini V12 engine made from Meccano.

So many great options with Lego though and it's a pure joy to see the Lego stuff you guys do within the Lego community ..Fantastic kits literally for all ages from LEGO especially.

We need more LEGO , Meccano , Erector , R/C of all kinds , model making either moving or static , model railways (my thing I guess) , and similar in our lives .

Great hobbies like these are really important in these troubling times to provide welcome distractions I reckon .


This is a great thread and I hope it remains a really popular one . I'm enjoying it immensely anyway .

[roddy1960]

Enjoyed browsing this too...re my previous post .

https://www.factretriever.com/lego-facts.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

Enjoyed browsing this too...re my previous post .

https://www.factretriever.com/lego-facts.

The largest LEGO set ever sold is the Taj Mahal, with 5,922 pieces.

https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/lego-titanic-10294
Might be a little dated, but still some super cool facts in there

[slowsnake]

Am waiting to see the "Flying Scotsman" or similar here in Legoland.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

Looks amazing...I can't believe how good Lego has become..I only have some simple Meccano and enjoy that periodically to break up my model railwaying a little but Lego is taking construction modeling to a whole new level . I forget the detail but I recall reading somewhere if they could put every Lego block end to end it would reach some incredible distance ..

You might enjoy this about Meccano too .. This is a beautiful piece of engineering from a while back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUJhLlVSXo

There also is many quite realistic large scale locomotives that move and an incredibly cool Aston Martin DB 9 built from Meccano components that must have taken ages ..and numerous functioning syncro mesh gearboxes and even a Lamborghini V12 engine made from Meccano.

So many great options with Lego though and it's a pure joy to see the Lego stuff you guys do within the Lego community ..Fantastic kits literally for all ages from LEGO especially.

We need more LEGO , Meccano , Erector , R/C of all kinds , model making either moving or static , model railways (my thing I guess) , and similar in our lives .

Great hobbies like these are really important in these troubling times to provide welcome distractions I reckon .


This is a great thread and I hope it remains a really popular one . I'm enjoying it immensely anyway .

Try putting 'Lego Trains' into your Youtube search box

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Am waiting to see the "Flying Scotsman" or similar here in Legoland.

Try Googling it, you may be surprised.

[slowsnake]

I did google it Gasolane but mainly just "trains" per se, maybe there are models of official lego makers stuff, I think a dude in Australia was made an official registered Lego model maker, and Lego supply all the bits and pieces?.....but could be wrong there, I just remember he made a massive Qantas Jumbo jet from memory, I'm talking large scale models not tabletop!

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

I did google it Gasolane but mainly just "trains" per se, maybe there are models of official lego makers stuff, I think a dude in Australia was made an official registered Lego model maker, and Lego supply all the bits and pieces?.....but could be wrong there, I just remember he made a massive Qantas Jumbo jet from memory, I'm talking large scale models not tabletop!

this will prob be the biggest youll get and i dont think its a kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INTx4chr-q4