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  • Tie-ing myself in knots – more LEGO track, briefly

    Tie-ing myself in knots – more LEGO track, briefly

    Once more returning to the theme of sleepers (or ties) on LEGO track (see The art of LEGO railway track), I wondered whether I could make a passable representation of modern concrete sleepers, which frequently have a narrower, dipped central portion (and in some cases replace the centre entirely – with a steel bar connecting… Read more

  • Choosing a scale for LEGO trains

    Choosing a scale for LEGO trains

    This is a follow-up to my post a couple of weeks ago, The art of LEGO railway track. I’m coming back to the topic because I had a small problem with a platform I’d built (from a Blue Brixx set) – it’s not quite compatible with my short 8-stud-wide train (also from Blue Brixx, modelled… Read more

  • A distinct lack of postiness

    A distinct lack of postiness

    This unpost follows hot (-ish) on the heels of a post about LEGO railways, which took me down a little branch line that I may or may not revisit at some point … on this driftiest of blogs. I’m very aware that I haven’t posted much recently. I could say that I’ve been working on… Read more