Jake Runnals and I combined to display this train layout at the Great Train Expo in Indianapolis the first weekend in January. I built the alpine mountain and Jake built the city which I thought was amazing considering this was Jake's first major build. The whole thing measured 7 ft. x 34 ft.
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March 5, 2011 |
Quoting Audi guy
... Any idea on the piece count?
It's somewhere in the 350,000 range ... however I don't really keep a close count on any of my creations ... that's too much like work and I keep this hobby fun. |
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March 5, 2011 |
Amazing, absolutely amazing! I have just one question... Any idea on the piece count? |
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February 7, 2011 |
How long did it take you? |
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February 5, 2011 |
wow! that creation is HUGE. too bad i don't have much lego. when i get some more i'll my version of a town and this inventoin has just given me the inspiration. |
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February 4, 2011 |
Jeepers! This is insane! In the best sense of the word. |
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February 3, 2011 |
oooohhh my! where do you find the time to do this? or is this your job? if not, it should be. anyway awesome new dio. |
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February 2, 2011 |
AMAZING!!!!!MIND BLOWING!!!!!PS: can you check out some of my creations? |
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February 2, 2011 |
that is so amazing! |
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February 2, 2011 |
Another excellent display. |
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February 2, 2011 |
Quoting Master Shifu Leo J
So if the BIA takes up two rooms, where does this one go? ...XD
All my bigger projects are designed to come apart in sections and go into custom made cardboard boxes for storage and transportation. They usually only come out to be worked on or to exhibit at a show somewhere. |
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February 2, 2011 |
Wow! This is way too awesome... |
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February 2, 2011 |
So if the BIA takes up two rooms, where does this one go? Epic is the only word I can come up with! XD |
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February 2, 2011 |
Quoting Lori Woodel
... I'm spending SO MUCH on eBay, and enjoying a family activity together! ...
Lori, you have to get off ebay and buy on Bricklink.com; better prices and people that truly know LEGO. |
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February 2, 2011 |
Quoting Peter Mowry
A Masterpiece!!! Now this is the trainset I always dreamed of having when I was a little guy.
Peter, Thanks for the kind remarks. I'm also fulfilling my childhood dreams ... one of which you can see is to have a big train layout to play with.
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February 2, 2011 |
AMAZING! SIMPLY AMAZING!! |
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February 2, 2011 |
Hi, this is truly amazing on so many levels! Would you be willing to answer some questions via email from my boys, ages 13 & 15. They are doing a research project for school on Adult Fans of Lego. Working title: "Don't Touch My Lego! Those Are Collectibles!". Too old to admit they still played with Lego but not wanting to give up the world's greatest toy, I introduced my boys to stop motion video using Lego. (posted to youtube under "borg322".) After 20 years raising 4 kids, my sons finally taught me how to build Lego. I cut my teeth on the Market Street - Cafe Corner buildings. Now our entire family is hooked. Obsessed is probably more accurate! Their movies are showing improvement, I'm spending SO MUCH on eBay, and enjoying a family activity together! If you are willing to respond to an email, please contact me at lori.woodel@yahoo.com
Thanks, Lori, Sam & Brian.
P.S. Will you be displaying this train set up again anywhere? |
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Huge, and alot of detail. |
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February 2, 2011 |
I am impressed with the landscaping. The detail is amazing as well, nice job! >Eric |
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February 2, 2011 |
Really, Really, Really Amazing!!!!:) |
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February 2, 2011 |
Quoting Mark Kelso
I really enjoy doing landscaping, ...
You sir, ARE the landscaping Master! Your work makes mine look like child's play. I cry a little tear everytime I think about not being able to see your Apocalypsis in person. |
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February 2, 2011 |
A Masterpiece!!! Now this is the trainset I always dreamed of having when I was a little guy. The mountain is just amazing to the tracks going in and outside the mountain. There is just way to much my brain is about to explode. Great Job on the build, keep it up!!! |
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February 2, 2011 |
Outstanding! |
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February 2, 2011 |
ok, the mountain is fabulous, as all the greenery! i loved the trains, but, the buildings are uneven in building quality, the farm is awesome, while some other buildings where strait from lego, uncustomized, as a whole, it s great! it s just not as great as your other masterpieces, but, as a team, it s harder to achieve what you did by yourself, can t wait to experience it myself! good work, and good luck! |
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February 2, 2011 |
I love it! I was hopeing you would post this. I have been looking for it all over the web for months. |
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February 2, 2011 |
I really enjoy doing landscaping, so this is always a feast for the eyes with the scale and the volume of brick. I can only imagine what your collection will encompass in another twenty years. Meanwhile, it's great seeing this one again. Terrific work, as always! |
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February 2, 2011 |
I can see what they mean by the quote, "A picture is worth a thousand words". |
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February 2, 2011 |
Quoting William Vandyk
Mind boggling stuff. How much does a set up like that weigh?!
That's an excellent question but I have no idea how I'd ever get it weighed. |
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February 2, 2011 |
Amazing what you can do with LEGO. Would love to see it for real but live in the UK. |
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February 2, 2011 |
Mind boggling stuff. How much does a set up like that weigh?! |
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February 2, 2011 |
Another mammoth display. I guess in an ideal world full of Lego for all all the displays would be this detailed. My son loves Percy and Thomas so he was pleased to see those trains working their way through this display. |
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February 2, 2011 |
This has to be the BEST LEGO creation I have ever seen!!!!! |
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February 2, 2011 |
WOW, This is totally amazing!I really dont know what to say! |
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February 1, 2011 |
Wow! That's all that can really be said about this without writing a 5-page essay about how excellent it is. |
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February 1, 2011 |
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! My eyes literally popped out of my head when I saw that first picture! |
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February 1, 2011 |
I wish i knew this was in indy i would of gone to seen it |
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