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Nate Brill wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
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 […]
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Hybrid PF/9V Systems 7 years, 8 months ago
Great article. It’s really great to see you lay out some of the work you’ve been doing. At first, moving to non-stock electronics seemed like a bridge too far to me, or at least something beyond me, but you’ve […]
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Nate Brill wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
This is the third installment of a continuing series detailing my progress on modelling the Union Pacific’s 9000 class locomotive in LEGO.
Part 1
Part 2
In this installment, we will discuss the […]
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Jersey Girl 7 years, 8 months ago
I love this consist. It’s been a pleasure to watch it run at shows, doing exactly what the prototype did.
I also love this write-up. The level of detail in your description makes me appreciate the engine all the more.
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Building a Steam Locomotive in LEGO Part 2 – Motorization and Electronics 7 years, 8 months ago
There isn’t really any trick to the sbrick that I know of. Mine didn’t work for a long time either. Recent updates to the app seem to have fixed most of the issues. Cale and I have had them in locomotives that we […]
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Nate Brill wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
In my previous previous article I introduced the topic of this series – my process for building a LEGO steam locomotive, and discussed researching and choosing a prototype. In this article, I will discuss choosing […]
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Nate Brill wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
I began building LEGO trains in a serious way in about 2008. At the time, I had no clue where to start with building something like a steam locomotive, so I looked for ideas and techniques online at places like […]
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Nate Brill wrote a new post 7 years, 9 months ago
This will be the first in a series of articles about my process of building a LEGO steam locomotive. I intend to cover a variety of topics in this series including research, the use of custom elements, aftermarket […]
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Nate Brill commented on the post, LEGO® Trains Are Older Than You Think 7 years, 9 months ago
So the next time someone comes up to you at a show and says “I didn’t know LEGO made trains! When did they start doing that?” You can say “about 1935”
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Going Off The Grid – Ararat 1972 7 years, 9 months ago
This layout is definitely one of the high water marks of our hobby. Glad to see it here!
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Matson's Landing in L-Gauge – A Layout From Start to Finish 7 years, 9 months ago
This is exactly the sort of in-depth article I like to read, and that I think our community could use more of. Looking forward to the whole series! (Reading the second one now!)
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Nate Brill commented on the post, "Set Up Running" Welcome to Brick Model Railroader 7 years, 9 months ago
I’m really glad to see something like this get started. Our community needs centralized online resources badly, and I think this format looks really promising.
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Just When You Think You’ve Seen it All… 7 years, 9 months ago
This thing is pretty impressive, and its internals, I think, are pointing the way forward. Bluetooth control, bigger batteries and all really open up a lot of possibilities.
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Nate Brill commented on the post, The Importance of an A/D Track 7 years, 9 months ago
This is a really great topic, and a direction in layout building that really changes the way we get to interact with our models.
As for putting a straight in front of a switch, yeah, PennLUG often does that […]
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Nate Brill commented on the post, Finding Inspiration in Strasburg Pennsylvania: Part 1 7 years, 9 months ago
Great write-up, Cale. I can also attest to the quality of the RR Museum of PA. Not just in the quantity of the collection, but the care they take in preservation and presentation. It’s a great source of inspiration.
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