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Hi folks

I've added a couple of images of Janet vanD's (Jessica Farrell) latest MOC - historic Glendalough to the image gallery.

No doubt Jessica can provide more information about the build here.

https://www.brick.ie/image/glendalough

https://www.brick.ie/image/monks-move-glendalough

There are a couple of extra pics on the Facebook page where it is easier to upload photos.

Hi,

I have really got into building tanks from rebrickable:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-80907/G.%20Williams/rc-german-k%C3%B6nigstiger-king-tiger-tank/#parts
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-62740/Gautsch/panzerj%C3%A4ger-tiger-p-elefant/#parts
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-38891/zackhariahm/ultimate-m1a2-abrams-tank/#details
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-6562/TommyStyrvoky/m4a2e8-fury-sherman-tank/#details

The Sherman was really difficult because I had to guess form a lego digital designer LXF model file how the pieces needed to fit together. But I got it in the end.

The next project is to make the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okahfp3GrWM

Serial is a real technic guru but he never gives out the instructions. So in order to build it I will have to piece it together using the youtube video above.

Hi all,
after months and months of work I would like to show you my real first MOC. I am working also on the loco but so far this is the item I am most proud of. I am a train lover and I am starting to move into 8wide more and more as I believe they look like more realistic than the 6w standard Lego. Said that this model hasn't yet been built in bricks but only in digital with stud.io and it took me a lot of time and effort. I wanted to use that roof orange part which was quite cheap and therefore I moved on with that, making improvements over another. at the beginning the white stripe had the height of a stud but I wans't satisfied and I therefore studied several way of making it thinner and so now I am very happy. I need to get still some bricks then I can start the building and will update this post in due course.
What do you guys think?
Any feedback or criticism really appreciate.
Cheers, Maurizio

Work in progress, Translink Glider Bus. I was desperately trying to keep to six wide, but I'm not happy with the front. So I'll have to do some more experimenting.

Translink Glider 2 by snowylego, on Flickr

Translink Glider by snowylego, on Flickr

Translink Glider 3 by snowylego, on Flickr

Time for a break from building trains... I thought it was time for a more detailed truck for our layout so I had a go at a model I built as a plastic kit when I was a bit younger.

NIR (Northern Ireland Railways) MPD (multipurpose diesel) railcar. Built between 1957 and 1962. The last being withdrawn in 1983. I'm gradually going back in time with my builds. Might even get onto a steam one some of these days.

NIR MPD by snowylego, on Flickr

NIR MPD 2 by snowylego, on Flickr

Just need to buy some NIR transfers for the sides.

Always fancied trying to build a bus. So here is my Moc of an Ulsterbus from the late 70’s, early 80’s.

Ulsterbus Bristol Re by snowylego, on Flickr

Ulsterbus Bristol Re by snowylego, on Flickr

Don’t know whether above links will work, can seem to find usual links in Flickr to share.

If anyone has any recent MOCs that they would be interested in seeing on our Facebook page as a cover photo please PM me and if it is suitable (resolution/ photo quality etc.) one of the Facebook Admins will put it up. We'd like to showcase MOCs of different members where there is a selection of MOCs to choose from.

It should be a lot longer and deeper, but I wanted to fit it into one table wide, also budgetary constraints. So everything was greatly compressed.

View from the Mount of Olives by snowylego, on Flickr

Temple Mount Jerusalem by snowylego, on Flickr

Following the release of Barracuda Bay last year, I got the pirate bug and worked on these. I finally got around to uploading them today. First, a Bluecoat ship to challenge the pirates:

Next, this fort which uses the classic white and yellow colour scheme of the soldier outposts from the original Pirates sets. I thought this raised baseplate from the Knights' Kingdom II castle would be useful for pirate mocs if it was surrounded by water.

Finally, when I removed the ship sections of Barracuda Bay to build the ship itself, I decided to build a new base for the pirates on the empty islands taking inspiration from the original design of the set.