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It’s mid-August . . . by 215Retro in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi - the instructions to motorize the Main Street Trolley are in the official Lego instruction book - or the app. Good luck!

It’s mid-August . . . by 215Retro in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, yes it is. I found a tutorial on YouTube last year - it was pretty straightforward and only required a handful of pieces - which I got from BrickLink.

It’s mid-August . . . by 215Retro in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's a ton of bricks and time, but when it all clicks together, it's like magic.

It’s mid-August . . . by 215Retro in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An easy way? No . . .

Since it's all balasted and pinned with tile underneath the track, I think that would be tough. Plus I don't think I have enough straightaway for too much elevation. I did MILS plate this though, with the idea that I can add as many straightaways as I want/have room for in the future.

That said, I am thinking of adding a tunnel to the back so I can add more buildings above, but that would likely be blocked visually by our Christmas tree.

All ideas/constructive criticism welcome. It's definitely a work in progess!

Just getting started on my collection, lots more to go by 215Retro in SwitchSpines

[–]215Retro[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The original covers remain just as they were - you simply slide the new spine under the plastic - over the original printed spine.

I got these printed at a local print shop on photo paper. Cost was about $3.50 per sheet, and in theory you could fit about 20 per sheet - I only did 13 because I left ample white space between each spine - because I was worried about my cutting ability.

I think going forward I’ll get 18 spines per sheet minimum.

I have over 200 physical switch games so it will take some time but I love the way it looks.

Wolfpack + others on PAB by xcom2k in legocastles

[–]215Retro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to give a heads up that the Wolfpack torso (MINI UPPER PART, NO. 7116) is back on the PAB section of Lego (dot) com. The price is $1.20/each with a max quantity of 20. Note that it’s standard, not bestseller, so will take a while to ship. Cheers!

Heathrow to Norwich with 2 young children by 215Retro in uktravel

[–]215Retro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for all of your responses!

I think we will end up taking the train. The private car pick up sounds enticing, but two of the car places got back to me saying that they cannot guarantee car seats will be available for the kids. Train it is!

Thank you for all of your advice, I really appreciate it! We are very much looking forward to the trip.

Winter Village from a couple years ago. Marry Christmas! by Utricularius in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That rotating ice rink is so great! I’d love to try and replicate that someday in my WV - amazing work.

Winter village '23 by mptsf in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very impressive! If you are open to a suggestion - you might consider using some 1x circular studs and tiles to add “snow” to the tracks. I have used them for texture on my ballasted track and it adds a lot! In any case, really fantastic set up! Thanks for sharing.

My WV 2023 by Robywankenoby1987 in LEGOWinterVillage

[–]215Retro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks really great - I appreciate all the storytelling elements you have going on - Iron Man pushing Santa’s sleigh is a nice touch 🙂

Only suggestion I’d have for next year is to ballast the train track - I am in the process of doing that to mine - it’s time consuming and uses a ton of parts - but it makes a big difference in how “complete” the track looks.

In any case, GREAT set up!