Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a detailed review of the LEGO Delivery Truck set 60440. The is the spiritual successor to set 3221: LEGO City Truck from 2010.

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this LEGO City update, I’m going to focus on building the train tunnels just before the Train Station I showed in the last video. My goal was to give myself more space to add scenery, but also to make something a lot more interesting than just the usual straight train tunnel that’s easy to […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the LEGO City Express Train Modified with Jacobs bogies. This type of train bogie is where two carriages share the same set of wheels which makes them run smoother and faster. This custom LEGO Train Tutorial will show you how to modify the LEGO City Train 2022 🚂 with Jacobs bogies (set 60337) […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a review of the new 2022 LEGO City Express Passenger Train 60337 not to be confused with the previous LEGO City Passenger Train 60197 (note the “Express” part). Why is it an express train? Well, according to the stickers on the set, it can travel at 303 km/h! But, does that also make […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWe finally have the LEGO City Trains for 2022, and I have to say there are some winners and losers here! First off the ranks, and the biggest winner for me, we have set 60335 which is the new LEGO train station – we’ve not had a station for 4 years! And they’ve come back […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the things I love about the LEGO City 60292 set is that it came with a car wash. But I had 2 problems with it. First, it doesn’t fit Speed Champions cars. Second, it was a bit basic. So here’s how I’ve built mine. This upgraded LEGO car wash design version features horizontal […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been a long time since I did one of these, so here we go. An update on my custom LEGO city. I’m going to focus on doing small parts of it rather than trying to do everything at once moving forward. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve worked on the LEGO City Passenger train 60197 from 2019 a few times, but I’ve always wanted to add a double-decker carriage to it. In this video, I’ll show my take on the design. I confess, this is my 3rd attempt at doing this and I’ve got the parts I like to do it. […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m a big fan of the 1967 Mini Cooper S Rally that came in set 75894. So much so that I decided to make it again in grey (the don’t make two of the parts it needs in dark green, or it would have been that). But I wasn’t happy with how it looked, so […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s April 1st and the new LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283) is becoming available on LEGO.com as timezones hit midnight. I discussed this set in my previous post. And if you read that, you’ve probably guessed how excited I am to see this excellent Creator Expert version of the amazing Space Shuttle and Hubble […]

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Reading Time: 6 minutesLEGO’s relationship with NASA seems to be the gift that keeps on giving! And this time they have – again – delivered us the famous Space Shuttle Discovery and Hubble Telescope. I’m a massive fan of the Space Shuttle and I remember having a huge cutaway poster of this ship. LEGO has created its most […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHappy New Year everyone! What a great start to the year, the new for 2021 LEGO Creator Expert Police Station (10278) is now available to purchase! This is the yearly modular building release and I’ve got to say it’s one of the most exciting in the last few years. It definitely trumps last year’s bookshop […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is a video review, unboxing and motorization of the new for 2020 LEGO Crocodile Locomotive (10277). I share my thoughts on this new for 2020 LEGO Train It is based on the Swiss Class Ce 6/8 II locomotive which is designed to pull heavy loads up twisting, steep mountain railways – its basically two […]

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThe rumours were true! There is a NEW 18+ LEGO Train Confirmed! Crocodile Locomotive 10277 will be arriving July 1st and it looks awesome! It’s so great to see a new 18+ [formerly creator expert] train arrive with the promise of more in the pipeline according to an interview on the Brothers Brick with Jamie […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is my second TrixBrix LEGO Train haul and in the video I’ll share my new layout plans and show you where and how each of these 3D printed train track pieces fits into my LEGO City. Let me know in the comments what you think of these after market LEGO Train Tracks! Visit @BANANENBUURMAN […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteStandard LEGO trains are 6 wide. But when you adopt a 7 wide build technique, something like this amazing Irish Rail 29000 DMU MOC by Flickr user Tom E happen! I just love the way he’s used SNOT techniques all-around to give it a perfect shape. And then inset the doors to complete the look, […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m a big fan of LEGO Trains and I’m especially fond of the old sets that LEGO used to make to enhance your train layout. This included crossing, carriages and maintenance vehicles. This LEGO Train Cantenary Inspection Truck MOC is interesting as it crosses vehicle with wagon in functionality. These do exist in real life […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe just announce LEGO Haunted House 10273. My thoughts, photos and details of the set. The mechanism is a work of art. But what about the rest of it? This is a set that came completely out of the blue for me, but @Dr. McBrick and I had been discussing a haunted/spooky build literally 30 […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI love LEGO Trains and I'd been wanting to add some "small wagons" to use with my new 7810 (set 40370). So I thought why not build one and share with you how I did it. So here's my take on this simple, versatile train wagon.

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn my last video I reviewed this train and liked it a lot. In this video I’ll show you how to take the parts from a LEGO City Passenger Train (60197) to provide the Powered Up components to get the LEGO Winter Holiday Train using Powered Up! Buying a whole LEGO City 60197 Train Set […]

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is the 2020 Creator Expert Modular and I think it’s rather good! But not perfect. Find out why in my walkthrough and thoughts video! On first impressions, this set is on my buy list. The design is great and I love that you can split the set into 2. The design of both buildings […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJoin me for my thoughts on the LEGO City 2020 sets that have appeared so far. I’ll talk about what I like, what I laughed at, how many quad bikes there are and whether we’ll be adding them to Studsburg! Watch New LEGO City 2020 Sets & My thoughts on all the sets video so […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe new LEGO UCS Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer and Gingerbread House are now available for preorder to VIPs. The official release date for these sets to the public is 1st October 2019, but for those with a LEGO VIP Account they can pre-order from today, 18th September 2019. I’ve included the links for you […]

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Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been keeping an eye on the new LEGO UCS Star Destroyer rumour for a while, especially as I regret not getting the 2002 LEGO Star Wars original UCS Star Destroyer. But what do I think of this one? Does it live up to the hype or is it a Disney Star Wars tax too […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been a while since I last did a LEGO Train update. I’ve had some things in the pipeline which I started and immediately went on a sort of tangent. In this video I’ve been working on some LEGO City Train Custom Cargo MOCs for my trains to haul! And stay tuned to see it […]

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLooking like something straight out of the Tim Burton era of Batman, this is a long, sleek car that provides a fun and solid build. Help Batman chase The Joker through the streets of Gotham City! But is it the best LEGO Batmobile ever made?

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve mentioned a few times that I was going to combine 2 Unikitty Unikingdom Fairground Fun sets (41456) with some extra track pieces. This is part 1 of how to build a custom LEGO Roller Coaster and I’ve learned a few things already!  Combining the two roller coasters is easy enough. But extending the […]

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