Although this may not relate to all of your hardcore model railroad enthusiasts, this may appeal to the younger folks such as myself: I was looking through my younger brother's new magazines the other day, and spotted one of the yearly LEGO building contests, only this one was about their train sets. I was thinking about entering, which is a sign of my boredom. If any of you have children out there who are addicted to those fun lil blocks... -Nick
To tell you the truth poohdawg LEGO is probably responsible to a lot of us guys becoming modellers. My first train was a lego model (30 years ago) and my son an daughter now use it. I then went to HO as a teenager before converting to N scale 4 years ago. I believe any type of building i.e LEGO will encourage new modellers to the hobby ------------------ Regards Paul #1-Moderator & Member number 50 SPAD Investigator #1 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000
Actually, sounds kind of fun! I wish I still had my LEGO's ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners! The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
Nick, LEGO and boredom are not mutually inclusive terms. And age has no bearing on being a child. I loved my LEGO. It was passed on many years back to a friend's kids and is still in use today I assume. Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
I agree, especially with the age not equalling being a child !! I have more fun with my 4-year-olds Lego's than he does !! AND his grandfather spent 6 hours over the holidays building a Lego drag racer for him (and said he plans on buying one for himself!!). Happy Modeling!! John ------------------ The Santa Fe and Southwestern, Chief of the Southwest!!
I can build a really good highnose U25B with legos ------------------ Theres no such thing as having to many coal hoppers or GP40-2 when you model Chessie System LONG LIVE THE KITTEN!!! LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!! I looked at DCC... and stayed DC!
I sold my Legos a few years ago and I'm paying for it dearly now. There's so much more available now that I never would have dreamed of back when I sold them. *SIGH* ------------------ Brian Schmidt railohio@hotmail.com ICQ #21630753 AIM - railohio
Hey Nick, you "youngin's" will be us "old fogies" some day, but us old fogies really do remember when we were youngin's. I grew up with Tinker-Toys and a #7 Erector Set, and my cousin had Lincoln Logs. I was grown up before Lego even started selling over here in the U.S.A. Nothing wrong with you playing with then along with little bro. Enjoy man! Men! (Maybe you will win!) ------------------ Watash #982
My best trains i ever made were several GP38/40 typish units and an SD45 with incorrect flared radiators and a C30-7 that was a beaut... Oh yeah, an RS3 and a few other's i don't recall... These were some huge models! I never could make more than 1 at a time... that was years ago, now all our legos are lost or gone.
I will have to check it out! My 5 1/2 year old is a Lego-maniac! He can make some amazing creations. I try, but I guess I don't have the patience and imagination that he does Anything like that that stimulates a child's imagination and creativity is great! My sister gave him and his older sister and younger brother a big can of Lincoln Logs for Christmas... it was amazing to me that they were so interested in items that required no batteries! (They also got 8 different software titles ... the best of which is Lego racers; my 5 yr old can almost wax me and I am a (retired) arcade fanatic!) This was a great topic to post! Harold ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Used to build with Lincoln Logs and then run a big Tonka truck into the house/building destroying it. LOL I also remember the Gilbert Erector set (thought we owned the factory because it had our last name on it Gilbert) hours and hours of fun building the crane and lifting my little brothers (5 of them)(brothers that is) tonka trucks. Also took on of the gears and sharpened the teeth into a saw blade to cut plastic when I went into model cars. ------------------ Member #743 Larry E. Gilbert ASST. Superintendent Central Indiana Division MWR/NMRA [This message has been edited by leghome (edited 06 January 2001).]
Whoa, I half expected this thread to slowly work its way to the bottom, unreplied and unheeded. Thanks for the interest everybody! My dad has three sets of old lincoln logs that I to this day play with. I have no idea how many train stations i've made to go along with my Lionel's! And yes, I do still play with LEGOs, and i'm proud of it. Most of the time, though, it requires a sudden stroke of genious where i come up with a great design involving 10 or so parts, then end up with the whole container spread out on my bedroom floor. Gats, I wasn't completely refering to Lego's as boredom; my possible entry into the contest is what i'm mainly talking about. I happen to play with lego's a lot! Well if any of you are interested, or have children that are, I can retype the entry instructions and requirements, and post them on here. -Nick
No problems, Nick. That's why there was a smiley at the end of that line. Go for it and good luck. And let's see the end results too! LONG LIVE LEGO! Gary.
Words of advice <font size=100> NEVER SELL LEGOS </font size=100> I glad I never did Chessie SD50 8563... a 17 year old railfan who builds SD80MAC with Legos! ------------------ Theres no such thing as having to many coal hoppers or GP40-2 when you model Chessie System LONG LIVE THE KITTEN!!! LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!! I looked at DCC... and stayed DC!
When we played with legos we adopted a measuring system. Each little 'dot' sqaure was equal to 1 foot. That was if we used lego men. Of course the guys were too short and wide, but the 1 'dot'=1' worked close enough...
I also play with Legos, although I don't make trains out of them. Anyway, it seems that there are a lot of young guys who enjoy trains out there. Would any of you be interested in joining the Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR)? You can join the TAMR by going to their Website or emailing me. It is really a great group, and we are looking for more members, which I am sure there are plenty. Sorry for going off topic a little ------------------ Lou PRSLou's website Are you a teen interested in trains? Join the T.A.M.R.
This is slightly off topic for Trains and Legos, but worth a look for all the kids at heart. There is this guy, Eric Harshbarger, who builds stuff with legos. Full size stuff. If you have the time, check out his website http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/ . At the top right is a listing of his latest sculptures. Some of them are incredible. Examples: Full size Lego desk, Alice in Wonderland, the Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, R2D2, A Grandfather clock, the Mona Lisa, the Linux Penguin and so on. Bry ------------------ Smile! It makes people wonder what you are up to. Bry's Photopoint.com Album
Hey PRSLou, if I join your TAMR teenager club, will that make me a teen ager again? Telegrapher, I was found in the cabbage patch September 30, 1930, so I guess that makes me a teenager! (A few times) I also made the crane, and used it to load stuff in the gondola car when dad got us a Lionel Hudson set in 1937. It had all the valve gear working, and was painted a light silver grey. The crane would pick up that engine too. ------------------ Watash #982
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BryGy: check out his website http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/ <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Amazing stuff there. I never had any Lego's (nor did we eat Eggo's). Looks like fun though! Charlie ------------------ Ship It On The FRISCO! | IAMOKA.com
