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Steve Jackson Shows Off the Texas Brick Railroad (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the choo-choo-chug-chug-and-the-quiet-whir-of-a-monorail dept.

Imagine game designer Steve Jackson and a bunch of friends building Lego trains and tracks and scenery, including buildings and other props. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? The group calls itself the Texas Brick Railroad. A lot of members have children, so their meetings tend to be family affairs. Plus, as they're doing here, they often display their train sets at public events where -- yes -- their trains attract children like crazy. This video shows off both current Lego trains and some of the classic, no-longer-sold Lego trains that members have collected over the years, including the highly-prized monorails. There's a transcript, but face it: This is basically visual material, and worth checking out on a computer or handheld that runs Flash if your normal one doesn't. (We've requested an upgrade from Flash-only video, but don't hold your breath. It might be a good while before we get it.)

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  1. Fnord. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    This comment has been censored at the request of Bureau 23.

  2. How do I download the video? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Dear Slashdot, it would be nice if you could provide flash video in a format that would run on the open source Gnash player or that could be downloaded using a script like youtube-dl. Please do not use ooyala.com to host videos. I am unable to watch them.

  3. Meeting Steve Jackson by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you want to meet the man in person, he'll be at DEXCON in Morristown, NJ from July 3-7. dexposure.com

  4. Re:ho scale lay outs are cool and DCC tech does a by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 4, Informative

    Details of how to do it here: http://www.lgauge.com/trains/dcc/dcc.htm

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