Brick Model Railroader | Elroy Davis | Activity https://brickmodelrailroader.com/members/elroyd/activity/ Activity feed for Elroy Davis. Fri, 08 May 2026 09:56:50 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7a399cb8491e0e080150fec5e3a27018 Elroy Davis wrote a new post https://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=33526 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:00:13 -0400 Elroy Davis interviews Martin Lanser about his experience with the LEGO train hobby and his desktop sized industrial switching layout.

Overview of the layout from the buldings.

[BMR] Tell us a little bit […]

]]> 0 54a1cfa2cd32d4ff00c4ac9e493a9faa Elroy Davis wrote a new post https://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=5591 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:11:35 -0400 Driving south along Route 1 in Van Buren, Maine today, a visitor glancing to the right probably wouldn’t know that they were looking at the remains of the northern yard of the former Bangor and Aroostook […]

]]> 0 31b6c6a41467a24219a8ced7e6c3ebb9 Elroy Davis wrote a new post https://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=5191 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:53:49 -0500 From time to time The LEGO Group conducts market research by reaching out to customers and fans for information. Brick Model Railroader has been asked to pass along the following survey information to our […]

]]> 0 908ad72024130f12510b86148ea26657 Elroy Davis wrote a new post https://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=4844 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:00:04 -0500 Recently, to allow for testing and
review, The LEGO Group supplied Brick Model Railroader with a number
of components from the newly released LEGO Powered Up line of
electronics. Powered Up is TLG’s update to […]

]]> 0 4730bdafaf11e1e17798455593f01126 Elroy Davis wrote a new post https://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=4107 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:41:47 -0400 With the release of the new LEGO City trains, driven by the new Powered UP system, fans had many questions.  Kim Thomsen, of LEGO, worked with fans to gather questions, and to research answers.  The following is f […]

]]> 0 2f252f0915052b1336a80de95264e002 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3908 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:08:22 -0400 Today we interview SwissLUG member Stefan Erismann.  Stefan’s unique builds include interesting rounded shapes and realistic proportions.  For more, see his wonderful Flickr stream.

BMR: Can you tell us a l […]

]]> 0 5477999968c439370b28a448bb62d086 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3877 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:11:35 -0400 If you’re in the Jackson, New Hampshire area this summer, swing by the Jackson Public Library and check out this awesome LEGO rendition of the Conway Scenic Railroad by Dawson Santoro.

The Conway Scenic is a a […]

]]> 0 ff55267f541e1ecdafeaf2657a82967b Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3851 Wed, 23 May 2018 11:12:43 -0400 In addition to MOC Builder interviews, BMR has recently reached out to the worldwide LEGO train community to learn a little more about some of the people and groups that make up our great hobby.  Recently I […]

]]> 0 cdb6a69eecf8f1a0897ea19c8b6cdc51 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3673 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:47:47 -0400 With the release of the Brick Model Railroader Northeastern Style Caboose, I thought I’d give a short photo tour of a couple of vintage vans that plied their trade in the the northeastern states of Vermont and New […]

]]> 0 bd485d988ed0d0439c4ced4da484bbd6 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3164 Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:30:18 -0500 Lately on Social Media platforms, there has been an uptick in “Can I have building instructions for…” type requests. While some of these requests are very specific, and the answer from other builders is usu […]

]]> 0 e5635e689a94775655fa481318829696 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3101 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 14:56:17 -0500 On December 30th, the team at LDraw.org released the newest parts update, 2017-01.  According to the website, the new release adds 717 new files to the library, which includes 509 new parts and 33 new […]

]]> 0 7353dc0bfb8ea020477517d785986125 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=3009 Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:14:58 -0500 Need another chance to win the LEGO Winter Holiday Train?

Bricks meta over on the Stack Exchange Network is holding a contest drawing for any user who earns at least three hats in Stack’s Winter Bash […]

]]> 0 72a612a772636e510def8cd2d4f0a3bd Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=2742 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:16:56 -0500 Ready for another contest?

The LEGO company is sponsoring a new contest, BE AN EXPERT REBUILDER.  Each contest participant must create a short 15 to 30 second stop-motion film, featuring an original model […]

]]> 0 c41459f9b2d3a3b9de9ddb14c201938c Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=2703 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:05:35 -0500 In the brick-built train hobby, one of the often asked questions revolves around how or where to create custom decals for decorating our models with our favorite railroad liveries. Many options exist, including […]

]]> 0 b773bb451020ec379640a867dcaab3b3 Elroy Davis commented on the post, Coming Soon - Winter Village Station! http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/08/22/coming-soon-winter-village-station/#comment-451 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:03:45 -0400 For scale modelers, there are some good parts available, including the straight track pieces. It’s definitely a set marketed toward a different user group though.

]]> dbcf4bafe7a85bb4826763f5a7c94cb1 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=2103 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:00:43 -0400 The LEGO Group released an announcement today that should please fans of official LEGO train sets.  As an addition to the popular Winter Village series, the Winter Village Station will be available October […]

]]> 0 bffe52838279a7a0977cf0860a30f086 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=1290 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:09:43 -0400 It’s been several weeks since I’ve updated the Matson’s Landing in L-Gauge series. In all openness, there hasn’t been a lot of progress. I find that, from time to time, I need to take a break from a project and […]

]]> 0 f8fc89e83237aac2aec5280120679997 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=1283 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:11:12 -0400 A few days ago, The LEGO Group announced a contest with a pretty amazing prize package.  Since model railroads are as much about scenery as they are about trains, I think many of our readers will be interested in […]

]]> 0 6db61c960480214bc906d6c6182d169a Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=863 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:25:58 -0500 If you’ve been following the Matson’s Landing in L-Gauge series here on BMR, you’ll recall that I’ve settled on both a prototype, a Series B Climax locomotive, and a scale of 1:33, which works out to roughly 8 […]

]]> 0 8ea77af1eabca5ab9a49aadedfda2227 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=783 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 23:13:56 -0500 Over on our Facebook page, reader Martijn van der Linden asked a great question about where, exactly, some of us find our research material while building.

My short answer was, everywhere.

For a longer […]

]]> 0 0b6bdbf084467ffd72e4dde7a0f7705b Elroy Davis commented on the post, Matson's Landing in L-Gauge – A Question of Scale http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/17/matsons-landing-in-l-gauge-a-question-of-scale/#comment-80 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 20:12:36 -0500 Your memory is correct. I eyeballed one against a baseplate to estimate the dimensions. I found that they fell between 2 and 3 studs in diameter, so I settled on 2.5 as a happy medium.

]]> 88f635d054c3058b6f75308c67dcf84d Elroy Davis commented on the post, Glenn Holland: The Rebuilder http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/15/glenn-holland-the-rebuilder/#comment-70 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:39:54 -0500 4561 was one of my first train sets as well. A couple of months after buying two copies of the “My Own Train” deluxe set (my first LEGO trains) that had been marked down at a store due to being opened returns, I […]

]]> 852412bce67018e04b3910edaa0fd1e6 Elroy Davis commented on the post, Matson's Landing in L-Gauge – Choosing Motive Power http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/10/matsons-landing-in-l-gauge-choosing-motive-power/#comment-69 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 05:01:16 -0500 For the long answer:

]]> 6d83f4efad28c6efcbd1615e2cc21a25 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=718 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 04:57:33 -0500 On the last installment of the Matson’s Landing in L-Gauge series, Mike Pianta asked what scale the locomotive will be if I build it as an 8-wide model. Fortunately, that’s just the topic I had planned to cover in […]

]]> 0 1b0714c08d4551621c25ab472c38e8d9 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=551 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:45:10 -0500 This is the second in a series of articles documenting the creation of brick-built layout, from start to finish. For part one, see Matson’s Landing in L-Gauge – A Layout From Start to Finish.

Before starting o […]

]]> 0 6974c444f53e9eb9c535d33ddbf6da3b Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=596 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 13:03:07 -0500 The earlier post on 1:5 scale trains reminded me of an excellent MOC built years ago by Shaun Sullivan.  Setting my Wayback Machine to 15 years ago, I perused Shaun’s Brickshelf Gallery to dig up his Piggyback […]

]]> 0 7c2a9bc61b4b24dbf8e7a3258e8eb881 Elroy Davis commented on the post, Matson's Landing in L-Gauge – A Layout From Start to Finish http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/03/matsons-landing-in-l-gauge-a-layout-from-start-to-finish/#comment-34 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:05:56 -0500 I had actually considered building the Milwaukee Beer Line at one point to show others how LEGO trains could be used for operations. I like the idea of building the benchwork in sections. I’m going to keep that […]

]]> 28067154d5b62f99aa812b76a78726d0 Elroy Davis commented on the post, Matson's Landing in L-Gauge – A Layout From Start to Finish http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/03/matsons-landing-in-l-gauge-a-layout-from-start-to-finish/#comment-33 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:04:21 -0500 Stephen’s locomotive was actually recommended to me as a possible locomotive to use for this project. It’s a great design!

]]> bcb7a7cbde5250412bce61ebb3ed167f Elroy Davis commented on the post, RAILBRICKS Magazine Now Available: Here's to the first successful week at BMR! http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/06/railbricks-magazine-now-available-heres-to-the-first-successful-week-at-bmr/#comment-32 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:02:58 -0500 Also, print editions of RAILBRICKS are still available at MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com/browse/magazine/4160) for a fee. Most of the money is for printing cost, and a small amount goes back to RAILBRICKS’ […]

]]> 68f3b6da1dc0138833971d0f9937e65c Elroy Davis commented on the post, Going Off The Grid - Ararat 1972 http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2017/01/04/going-off-the-grid-ararat-1972/#comment-26 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:58:01 -0500 Yes! This is a beautiful layout, and an excellent example of using techniques to move from “brick built train” to “model railroad”. There are a lot of great things to study on this display.

]]> 45a1c97a12a185ff208ceedeeff5d55b Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=413 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:05:53 -0500 For several years I’ve wanted to write a set of articles covering the design and building of a LEGO® train layout from start of finish. With the new year and the launch of Brick Model Railroader, I have the […]

]]> 0 d841087179c512a629e2164526cbb169 Elroy Davis commented on the post, The Importance of an A/D Track http://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2016/12/30/the-importance-of-an-ad-track/#comment-14 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:00:34 -0500 I have noticed that occasionally, especially if I’m using rolling stock with trucks that don’t swivel well. When I design layouts for public shows, I generally try to add a straight before each switch as well.

]]> 5d9430b71732ed45de4c352f0f252e11 Elroy Davis wrote a new post http://brickmodelrailroader.com/?p=305 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 06:03:20 -0500 A common trend when designing an L-gauge layout is to attempt to pack as much track as possible into a space. We all like to show our trains, and, unlike buildings or scenery, we need track space to do so. Often […]

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