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Post by legodac Sat 11 Feb 2012, 6:15 pm

I'm moving eh, seems I've found a real home, time to start sharing...

My train set is my pride and joy, and it's all about Lego.
I have spent many hours building this diorama of Lego. So please, enjoy the pictures.
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The idea came one day, to build a train set throughout my home....
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I needed to find a way, I found my 8 inch hole saw and began
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The construction wasn't easy, I had to deal with my wife, oldndusty, to promise she would love it in the end.
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The holes were drilled with an 8 inch hole saw through the walls
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After the dust settled I cut open a large coffee tin and spray painted it black, then set inside the tunnel.
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The pics and the words can not do justice, so I'll leave you with these
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Post by Tennisdude Sat 11 Feb 2012, 8:10 pm

Wow! That looks amazing! It goes through your whole house?
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Post by legodac Sat 11 Feb 2012, 8:13 pm

Well, the living room, my bedroom and my closet, which is almost the whole house

and thank you Sir, it means a great deal to me when others post on someone else's creation, not just mine


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Post by Tennisdude Sat 11 Feb 2012, 8:15 pm

Cool! It would be neat to see a video of the train going on it.
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Post by legodac Sat 11 Feb 2012, 8:17 pm

Funny, I never thought of that before,
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Post by Packuzdudeguy12 Sat 11 Feb 2012, 8:41 pm

Woah! That's awesome! It must have taken a lot of time to do. Keep up the good work, and a video would be cool.
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Post by Elliwhi Sun 12 Feb 2012, 4:47 am

I LOVE IT! Wink It especially love that red and white bridge that yout put next to the tunnel Wink
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Post by legodac Sun 12 Feb 2012, 1:52 pm

What bridge are you referring to
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Post by Elliwhi Sun 12 Feb 2012, 1:52 pm

The bridge on the last picture.
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Post by legodac Sun 12 Feb 2012, 2:05 pm

That's just the bricks that surround the tunnel itself, to give it structure, tell me, have you ever seen the great Lego train robbery?
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Post by legodac Sun 12 Feb 2012, 2:09 pm

Actually it's called the Mail Robbery, look at the tunnel

http://mln.lego.com/en-us/PrivateView/default.aspx?PlayMovie=http://cache.lego.com/upload/contentTemplating/MyLEGOItems/otherfiles/1033/upload57684A95-4A99-4EBE-85FA-2B66D337572E.flv

allow a minute to download eh
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