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The LEGO Trains Book

Author : Holger Matthes

Publisher : No Starch Press

Page : 250 pages

File Size : 31,42 MB

Release : 2017-10-24

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1593278195

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Book Description

Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs. Inside you'll find: -A historical tour of LEGO trains -Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss “Crocodile,” and a vintage passenger car -Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors -Advice on advanced building tech­niques like SNOT (studs not on top), micro­striping, creating textures, and making offset connections -Case studies of the design process -Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs For ages 10+



Getting Started with LEGO Trains

Author : Jacob H. McKee

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,19 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781593270063

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Book Description

McKee, who has been building with LEGOs since he was a boy, gives budding engineers everything they need to know to build trains, from setting up tracks to designing custom freight cars.



LEGO Micro Cities

Author : Jeff Friesen

Publisher : No Starch Press

Page : 201 pages

File Size : 47,55 MB

Release : 2018-10-30

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1593279426

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Book Description

Create your own custom city with building instructions for over 50 builds from 8 amazing LEGO Micro Cities! Build a beautiful LEGO® city that's small enough to hold in your hands! Filled with striking photos, step-by-step instructions, and countless ideas for customization, LEGO Micro Cities shows you how building small can open up new possibilities for the creative builder. You'll learn everything you need to know to create your own micro city, from building the foundation to adding convincing architectural details that will bring your city to life.



Mystery on the LEGO Express (LEGO City)

Author : Trey King

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 28 pages

File Size : 28,51 MB

Release : 2014-08-26

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0545766222

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Book Description

All aboard! Time to take a wild ride on the LEGO(R) Express train! When a famous actress loses her award statue on the LEGO Express, it is up to Mr. Clue to solve this action-packed and hilarious mystery-adventure!



The Caboose who Got Loose

Author : Bill Peet

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 52 pages

File Size : 13,20 MB

Release : 1980-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780395287156

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Book Description

Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.



The LEGO Animation Book

Author : David Pagano

Publisher : No Starch Press

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 48,54 MB

Release : 2016-10-16

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 159327789X

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Book Description

Have you ever wondered what your LEGO creations would look like on the big screen? The LEGO Animation Book will show you how to bring your models to life with stop-motion animation—no experience required! Follow step-by-step instructions to make your first animation, and then explore the entire filmmaking process, from storyboards to post-production. Along the way, you’ll learn how to: –Create special effects like explosions and flying minifigures –Convey action and emotion with your minifigure actors –Design sets for animation—make three buildings look like an entire city! –Light, frame, and capture consistent photos –Add detail and scope to your films by building in different scales –Build camera dollies and rigs out of LEGO bricks –Choose cameras, software, and other essential animation tools Dive into the world of animation and discover a whole new way to play! For ages 10+



Trains Go

Author : Steve Light

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 18 pages

File Size : 38,83 MB

Release : 2013-06-04

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1452131392

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Book Description

The big steam train goes, CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO! The diesel train goes, "zooosh zooosh ZOOOOOOOOSH ding ding ding!" The American goes, "clang clang clang TOOT TOOT!" All aboard! Take a trip on eight noisy trains as they huff, puff, and toot-toot their way through this lively book! Perfect for the young train enthusiast. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.



The Lego Games Book

Author : Tori Kosara

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,18 MB

Release : 2020-09

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1465497862

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Book Description

Issued with an assortment of LEGO bricks stored in cover pouch.



Steam Train, Dream Train

Author : Sherri Duskey Rinker

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 37 pages

File Size : 21,14 MB

Release : 2013-04-16

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1452127956

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Book Description

The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts! Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.



Great LEGO® Sets

Author : Daniel Lipkowitz

Publisher : DK Children

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 37,21 MB

Release : 2015-09-23

Category : LEGO toys

ISBN : 9780241011638

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Book Description

This stunning LEGO® book is a visual history of more than 300 of the best LEGO sets, from the first Town Plans of the 1950s to today's dazzling sets. It comes with an exclusive retro-style LEGO set for you to build! Packed with stunning photography and fascinating facts, Great LEGO® Sets explores the history of LEGO sets in magnificent detail. It showcases the best-ever sets in the LEGO Group's long history, including much-loved classic 1970s and 1980s Space and Castle sets and the latest LEGO® Star Wars(tm) and THE LEGO® MOVIE sets. Follow the timelines of LEGO set history, discover how LEGO sets are made and see hundreds of LEGO sets in amazing detail, superbly captioned and annotated. Created in full collaboration with the LEGO Group, Great LEGO® Sets reveals exclusive insights from LEGO designers into how LEGO sets are made. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2015 The LEGO Group. Produced by Dorling Kindersley under licence from the LEGO Group.