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In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote:
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Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of All Ages! Step right up! Enter the World
of Brickling Brothers International Traveling Circus!
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That is by far one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. The train
caught my attention right off the bat because I have been trying to get those
wagon wheels to work as drivers myself. Your solution puts my feeble attempt to
shame. The rest is just pure awesome too. I have always wanted to build a
circus ever since seeing one in the 6000 idea
book and what you have accomplished has exceeded everything I ever thought of.
I love how its all classic Legoland scale too. The detail in the wagons, the
crazy (yet still good looking) colors, the bleachers, the clowns, the band, so
much detail packed in, its all truly great. Of course the duplo giraffe works
perfectly. Though I have to admit, I do miss the elephant. ;-)
-Mike Petrucelli
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote:
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Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of All Ages! Step right up! Enter the
World of Brickling Brothers International Traveling Circus!
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This is simply unbelievable. An amazing rendition of a classic American icon.
The train cars are incredible, but the actual circus is just amazing. Using the
sails to make the big top was a great idea. My favorite part by far has to be
the cannon. Nothing like making minifigs fly!
Excellent job and great pictures!
-Dave
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In lugnet.trains, Dave Sterling wrote:
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This is simply unbelievable. An amazing rendition of a classic American
icon. The train cars are incredible, but the actual circus is just amazing.
Using the sails to make the big top was a great idea. My favorite part by
far has to be the cannon. Nothing like making minifigs fly!
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Thanks for the comments. The sails were one of the parts that I had to order
from outside of the U.S. Apparently people in the States are reluctant to part
out their pirate ships.
The cannon is fun. I built it early on, and almost left it out of the train,
but it was too cool to lose. I ended up building a third set of bleachers
instead so that I would have an excuse for adding another flatcar.
-Elroy
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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That is by far one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. The
train caught my attention right off the bat because I have been trying to get
those wagon wheels to work as drivers myself. Your solution puts my feeble
attempt to shame.
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I made a few attempts at the wheels. The first attempt included an overly
complex set of pulleys and rubber bands, which worked, but not consistently. I
then stumbled across a Brickshelf gallery which had a similar setup to what I
finally ended up with. I refined it a bit to hide the working bits. I’m really
pleased with the results.
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The detail in the
wagons, the crazy (yet still good looking) colors, the bleachers, the clowns,
the band, so much detail packed in, its all truly great.
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The wagons were a lot of fun to build, and even more fun to research. For the
other details, I still have tons of ideas (high wire acts, carnival booths,
etc.), but I had to restrain myself. The train is long as is, and additional
cars make it impossible to run. After reading Water For Elephants, the idea
of creating two trains, one for the workers and a second for the performers,
came to mind, but I only have so much display space at home.
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Of course the duplo
giraffe works perfectly. Though I have to admit, I do miss the elephant. ;-)
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Heh. I do too. If I do find (or build) a usable elephant, I have a prototype
car in mind. I found an image one day of an actual elephant car that was
basically just a drop-bed with a cage built over the center. It probably wasn’t
the best way to transport an animal, but it looked cool.
Thanks for the comments!
-Elroy
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