Trains, trains, more trains, always with the trains

After focusing on train-related items with my custom builds over only the past week six days, I've already started getting complaints from viewers that "all" I "ever" do anymore is train stuff and I "never" do anything else.  In spite of such dramatic over-reactions, I'm going to continue doing what I enjoy and taking advantage of every bit of building inspiration I can, whenever I can!  I may do more train-related builds for another agonizing six days, or I may suddenly switch back to watercraft, or another building, or even just random minifigs to increase the population of New Jang City.  Sometimes the imagination is like the proverbial box of chocolates, and I'm okay with that!

• Video: Five new custom LEGO train flatcar MOCs

My LEGO Sticker Collection & organization system

In addition to working on more custom builds, in recent weeks I've also finally organized my spare official LEGO sticker sheets into the standard photo album binder setup that I've used in other hobbies in the past.  I figured I'd share a look at it in case it can give anyone any good ideas to do something similar or better.

• Video: My LEGO Sticker Collection & organization

LEGO Wonder Woman Warrior Battle review! 76075

This DC Comics Super Heroes set was released all by itself last week, alongside nothing else from the line.  In the US it's a Toys R Us retail exclusive, though also available directly from LEGO Shop at Home.

• Video: LEGO Wonder Woman Warrior Battle review! 76075

Duh-duh duum, duum, duum... another one bites the dust!

The final box-stock holdout among my modern locomotives has at last been sent to the scrap heap and from its remains, new life has sprouted forth!  The build of this switcher did not go at all as I had planned; it actually went much better.  About a third of the way through I made a pretty significant change to the design concept that turned everything around (both literally and figuratively) and led me down the path to a very different aesthetic style than I expected to pull from these parts.  What started out as a string of experimental failures, then, morphed into something very unfamiliar, yet personally satisfying.

• Video: Time lapse & run ⏩ LEGO switcher/shunter train locomotive custom MOC

Build & full review of the 2017 LEGO Star Wars UCS Snowspeeder 75144

The latest big one is upon us!  It took one full day to get the build video up (long drive out to buy the thing, followed by the build, then editing & all), followed by another for the review, but my work with this impressive display piece is now complete.

Videos:

• BUILD ⏩ LEGO Star Wars UCS Snowspeeder time-lapse
• Review: LEGO Star Wars UCS Snowspeeder 75144

Soooo... more MOCs then, while I still have the chance?

Another day, another LEGO train MOC

I wish this was about 5% less blocky looking, but it does me a great service by displacing an official LEGO loco from my layout.  Now I just need to deal with the engine from set 60052, and I'll be in great shape!

• Video: Build & run ⏩ New custom LEGO train locomotive MOC

LEGO Star Wars May the Fourth R2-D2 polybag review

Happy belated May The Fourth to all!  LEGO had a pretty nice free-with-purchase polybag for us this year.

• Video: LEGO Star Wars 2017 promotional R2-D2 review! 30611

DK Books exclusive LEGO Wonder Woman minifig

I has a book.  Do I really care about the book?  No.  It's cool & all, but I'm mostly here for the bundled mini-merch.

• Video: Exclusive LEGO Wonder Woman figure from The Awesome Guide!

Stops Copies Me's

It's deja vu all over again as I duplicate (and ever so slightly improve) a locomotive I first introduced back in 2014. When it comes to train stuff, multiple is almost always better than one.

• Video: Time lapse ⏩ Copying a LEGO train MOC + running it in real time

Custom LEGO "Blauhaus" Building complete

It has been built, given a name, and transferred to its intended home in New JANG City, and the entire process didn't even take long at all.  I'm going to keep the momentum going and start on my next structure soon.

• Video: LEGO custom Blauhaus Building MOC in my city!