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Reviewers Academy 3 Year Anniversary

11_08_25From the Eurobricks Reviewers Academy:

Dear Eurobricks Community,

The Eurobricks Reviewers Academy was created three years ago today! So today we’re celebrating.

Over the last year five six new Teachers have swelled the ranks, and many students are carefully working towards becoming Teachers as well. As always, plenty of sets new and old have been reviewed, adding to the already massive amount of Academy approved reviews.

Since the creation of the Academy, reviews have been held at a high standard, one that we have maintained consistently these three years. As Teachers, we continually strive to meet this high standard ourselves. After completing the nine required reviews and graduating, Teachers remain active, helping the next wave of students and writing their own reviews.

We’ve got twenty new reviews for you to read. Be sure you read them all so you don’t miss the fun!”

To see the twenty special edition reviews or join the academy or just comment on the anniversary, join the discussion on Eurobricks.

And don’t miss the Special Edition reviews of these Classic Town sets:

6409 Arcade Island

6409 Arcade Island

6409 Arcade Island by The Cobra

10015 Passenger Wagon

10015 Passenger Wagon

10015 Passenger Wagon by -R8-

And congratulations to the Eurobricks Reviewers Academy on 3 years of great successes. We, at Classic-Town, wish you many more years to come!

Heuston Train Station Dublin

Dfenz builds an amazing Train Station and shares it with us on Eurobricks:

Dfenz builds the Heuston Train Station

Dfenz builds the Heuston Train Station

Some large MOCs hold back on the detail, but not this one. This is a huge SHIP (Seriously Huge Investment in Parts) and must be quite the labor of love for Dfenz. It was displayed at Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) model railway exhibition and you can see more pictures and join the discussion in this topic on Eurobricks.

The End of the Tracks

Some builders are particularly good at creating function and design, while others are very good at capturing classic-style.  There’s another unique side to building that involves art which can capture mood and feeling.  Lego Train fan Maciejd captures a strong sense of mood with his recent creation, Railway Dead End.  How does this creation make you feel?  Lonely or forgotten perhaps?  Maybe a little creepy?  His creation is certainly unique and makes one wonder, what’s at the end of the tracks?  I envision a Ghost Town…

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Train Mountain

A few months ago, Lego Train fan Brian Darrow of Indiana created Train Mountain, a huge three-level layout.  The display was set up in the Boone County Indiana Library to promote the library.  The diorama includes a wonderful collection of scenes including a canoe going down a waterfall, a house under construction, a farm, lighthouse, Thomas the Train, and a number of other fantastic additions.  Brian’s diorama is truly impressive and must have caused the library patrons to want to come back time-and-time again. 

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