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I worked on this virtual model I last weekend. It's a single-decker bus based on the GAC-Bombardier KC class that were in use in throughout the '80s and '90s in Dublin and on regional services in other parts of the country. Pictures will soon be available in my Brickshelf Gallery.

Some of the photos on the following web page were used as reference material.
http://www.dublinbus.cc/kcmonth.htm

Here's a castle MOC I made back in 2006:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=512622

Trying to get this designed for an absolute age, it appears I'm still quicker proofing something in real bricks than LDD... Thought I'd throw up some photos as I started trying to get it done... I'm awaiting a fairly hefty bricklink order for the right colour bits.

Spent this evening trying to get the most important bit roughed out - the front corner:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/83785904@N07/7671953708/in/photostream

Seeing as its 32x32, should I go to the hassle of making it modular? Would need to get a lot of white tiles!

my remake of the metroliner,not enough of original bricks to rebuild,so i used red bricks....

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71408
Mainly for Serengeti who dreams of recreating Rome. Saw it on Eurobricks - fantastic moc!

Added a larger picture to my Brickshelf gallery. You can see it when it goes public.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=5511999

Here's a CAD model of the Luas I've been working on this past week. It's based on the five car Citadis 401 trams that are currently used on the Green Line. So far I have added no interior details, but might do so during the week. There is a 9V motor in the front car and all the other cars have the small train wheels. The roof is mainly a plain even surface unlike the uneven surface of the real tram roofs. I'm not sure yet if I'll change it. Your comments are welcome.

I've just completed two Irish Rail Mark IV locomotives and carriages for Dun Laoghaire. Liveries to be added later. I've still a restaurant car to build. Doors are not automatic but I always find these tricky so I brick built them on this occasion.

http://www.brick.ie/image/mark-iv-irish-rail-locomotives

http://www.brick.ie/image/irish-rail-mark-iv-carriage-doors-open

http://www.brick.ie/image/mark-iv-carriages-doors-closed

I added some photos of my train-related models to my brickshelf gallery last night. I'll be adding more over the next few days (not just trains). Comments welcome.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=sjd

The ice cube trays from Shop@Home also work nicely with chocolate:

Chocolate minifig by Duq, on Flickr