Through the haze....a newbie appears!

Hi all,

Just thought i'd say hi to everyone on the board. My handle is xwfalc, im in SA and mostly do trains and castle stuff. Will post photos of the trains ive done when i get the chance to do so! Busy boy at work here atm though!. I hope to make a contribution to this forum and help anyone out in any way i can.

Cheers
xwfalc :

Yargh, welcome xwfalc!

Enjoy your time on ANZFOL and be sure to let every other LEGO fan you know about our great little community!

Hi xwfalc,

Its good to see another train type. I'll eagerly await your photos. I'm into trains too, I'm currently working on a roundhouse and turntable for an exhibition here in Vic. I'll post pics when its nearer completion.

This forum is still in its early days so all contributions are very welcome. There are a few of us who post regularly, but not enough yet for the forum to be full of lively hustle and bustle. Feel free to start a thread or two.

Hi there! Welcome to our little community! I hope you enjoy yourself here. :

Great to see another AFOL from Adelaide join the forum. Know any others from Adelaide who might contribute?

Hi there mate! Welcome!!

Trains... they are fascinating aren't they?

Optimus Dragon wrote:Hi there mate! Welcome!!

Trains... they are fascinating aren't they?

Indeed they are - very cool. Do you have any pictures of your work xwfalc?

I have seen his work, his trains in particular are detailed and incredibly accurate. I will have to see if I can get him to share soon.

You have! Oh that's good! then more happy pressure to see pictures is needed!

Welcome, and enjoy your stay :

ha ha ha, peer pressure! Breathe breathe! Ok ok, i'll get some pictures up for you guys. Only got two 'finished' so far. One will be easy for any train fans...and actually even non train fans will get it. The other will be more SA based well know.....lets see if i get comments on the colour though!
Will have them up tomorrow if possible. Sorry a havent been around, i no longer hvae the net at home- ive slipped back into the dark ages.

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I can't wait to see your pics!! ....

ok, been a while since ive uploaded anything...so i hope the images come out at the correct size and quality.....

I should give some info on the train....

The balck one is a 484 Mountain/ Northern class (depends if aussie or yank here!) She is a South Aussie 520 class, and is the lead train of her class. Named Sir Malcom Barclay Harvey, originally painted in black and silver, she was running in green and gold here on the Steam Ranger tourist line up until late 1990's. Sadly she is now no longer in service and needs many $$ to get her running again.

This lego version took around 3-4 months of design and build time. It contains around 900 parts and is built using the 8 stud wide technique.

Does that 520 Class have any sort of propulsion?

yes actually, its known as a steam engine


Sorry...that was too easy to leave alone.

I just build them for static display as most of my stuff spends more time sitting than playing. I could motorise it, i would make it battery operable, but for now....nah.

You planning on taking these to Brickvention 2010? Because I'd like to see them in the flesh. They look great!

Cheers, ive had them on display here and been offered $$ for them, but no way!
id love to get to brickvention 2010 i really would, but im not sure i can get there. Got any info on when and where......ie venue itself. Ive been meaning to get to a big lego show for years now

I'm not entirely sure what the venue is, but I think it's pretty close to Flinders Street Station. There are a few details over in this thread and you can find the official website of the event here.

aha, cheers mate. 23rd....hmmmm. I could handly a trip on a train to melbourne for that....wonder if the fiance would mind!

You should certainly come up! A number of us will be there, it would be great to meet you. And what could be better than a weekend of talking about LEGO without your family telling you to shut up?

they gave up telling me to shut up years ago! Now they just shake thier heads and walk away! ::

WOW! Those are simply beautiful mate! ace work!