It’s Friday, June 16 at 3 PM EST, and that means that the Brick Model Railroader Store is open for business! Please read the following post for some important information. Shipping (for premium instructions ONLY) Shipping inside the United States will be $13.60 via flat rate box. This price was determined by the USPS website, … Continue reading We’re Rolling Out!
Hello to all once again. First off, I would like to apologize for the lack of informative articles on the site lately. Cale and I have both been busy with respective projects, obligations outside of BMR, as well as getting ready for Brickworld Chicago, which begins this week. Normal service should resume sometime after the … Continue reading Coming Up This Week: A General Update from BMR, and Premium Instructions Release Date Set!
We just posted a new video! Cale brings us a timelapse video of the construction of a BMR boxcar, as per our instructions. We needed something to try out the decals we received from Andrew Mollmann at OKBrickWorks, and what better to use than an actual BMR boxcar! We’re really happy with the decals and … Continue reading New Video on Our YouTube Channel!
It’s been some time since you last heard an update on the BMR Boxcar Instructions. We do have some news, and I wanted to share that with you and, also talk about about future kits we are considering. The BMR Boxcar For those new here, we’ve been working on producing instructions for the Pullman Standard … Continue reading BMR Box Car Instruction Kit Update and other future kits.
CSX SD40-2 and Gunderson 60′ High Cube Boxcar by Aaron Burnett I love coming across new (or maybe just new to me) train builders when perusing through flickr, or one of the other LEGO® train hangouts online. Especially when their models are as good as these two by Aaron Burnett. CSX SD40-2
The Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” is one of the most recognizable locomotives in the world, and one of the most often built n LEGO. In spite of this, skilled builders are still finding ways to make a better version of this iconic engine. Nate Flood is one such builder. His Big Boy, his second … Continue reading Big Power for the Wasatch Hill
Central Railroad of New Jersey 1940’s Commuter Train in LEGO This is my LEGO model of a 1940’s Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train. This train is typical of those that made up the CNJ’s short haul commuter service in the first half of the 20th century. You may have already seen the locomotive … Continue reading Jersey Girl
Much like Elroy, a scant 50 miles from me on the other side of the green mountains, I’m a huge fan of incorporating realistic railroad operations in minimal space with my Lego trains. Our influences are the same, Model Railroader and the old Railroad Model Craftsman magazines, the late Carl Arendt’s micro layouts website, and … Continue reading The Lewiston Branch in L-Gauge: Introduction
Union Pacific heritage, MoPac locomotive by Andrew Mollmann In 2005 and 2006, the Union Pacific unveiled a new set of six, EMD SD70ACe locomotives in unique heritage paint schemes, honoring the railroads acquired by UP since the 1980s. The engine numbers reflect the year that the predecessor railroad was absorbed into Union Pacific. The locomotives commemorate the Missouri Pacific with UP … Continue reading Diesel Blues
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