Back in 2012, I built a couple of vehicles based on the Highways Agency Gritter and Traffic Officer vehicle.
With rumours about TLG 2015 releases, I am seeing a little more interest in the Gritter design.
So I have released the LDD File and PDF Instructions (20Mb download).
Below is the inventory for the 244 pieces, which shouldn't be too expensive to BL.
Besides Lego, I have been fascinated by spaceflight and ancient Egypt. This post will deal with the latter. I have been fortunate over the years to visit many sites and see treasures from that period and the thing that gets me is how life hasn't really changed over 5000 years.
Take for example Senet, a board game from as far back as 3500BC, predating the Pharaohs. Think about its mechanics, its skill to play, its chance factors and you can see this is quite an advanced game. It is also simple to construct, some sand, a few sticks and about 14 stones/pebbles and you can play. Over the years more ornate versions were built, much like high-end chess sets today, now its time for my version.....
Like the ones you can see in museums, I have built it in a similar style. The play area sits on top of a long rectangular box, which contains a drawer for the pieces. I have added some decoration to give it a more "Egyptian" feel and built in a couple of hidden spaces.
More pictures over the fold
Before I started my PAB Tour 2013 I had decided to get a memento of my trip, by buying a Lego Keyring from each store. Finally, I got round to building the display (you can't rush these things....)
After some recent interest in the MKIII decoupler, it made me think should I put it on Ideas ?
Would it stand on its own, or should I group it with other track items or lighting ?
If you look at what TLG has said over the years, that automated controls/lights and other stuff which would turn our train layouts into proper model railways is not going to happen. If you look at the interview with the designers of the 2014 trains in issue 15 of Railbricks magazine, you'll see the reasons why.
So alone it is.
I have no misconceptions that this very easy design could match the great models this program has produced (Ghostbusters, Exo Suit etc..) That's not the point, I'm glad they changed its name to Ideas, because this is one that fits the definition.
Throw in a railroad minifig and you've got an Ideas Polybag !
So if you've built one, going to build one or just like the concept, please take a minute to register your support for the Simple Decoupler on the Ideas website.
thanks
CB
