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The Great Midwest Train Show 2011

Today, we went to visit The Great Midwest Train Show, at the Dupage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton Illinois. We had the grandest of times here at the Train Show; we saw trains from yore, and trains of now. This Train … Continue reading

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Exhibit 1 – The Great Midwest Train Show 2011

Exhibit 1 is the first. And only exhibit to have a Lego Train Model, but fortunately it is the very first thing you see walking Into the Dupage County Fairgrounds. When we got to the train show, almost all the … Continue reading

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What is Lego planning for this up-coming Holiday Season?

The Holidays are just around the corner, and so far in the year 2011, Lego has released two Train Sets, the Lego 10219 Maresk Train set, and the most recent, the Lego 3677 Red Cargo Train. Is there going to … Continue reading

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The Great Midwest Train Show is coming!

The Great Midwest Train Show is a convention that people from all over the country meet up to bring you this convention. From wooden trains of old, to the modern trains today, and everything in between. That is not what … Continue reading

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Lego 3677 Red Cargo Train has arrived at the Station!

The highly anticipated, the Lego 3677 Red Cargo Train finally arrived! Just as I thought, this is going to be a hard to find Lego train set, it costs $159.99 US at the Lego Shop at Home page. All the … Continue reading

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Lego 3677 Red Cargo Train Update:

The Lego 3677 Red Cargo Train released information on the details of this up-coming Cargo Train for fall of 2011. There are a total of 831 pieces, and some of the most desired pieces are going to be included within … Continue reading

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Bricktrains-sets is now Officially online!

After much anticipation, Bricktrains-sets.com is finally online for your Lego train set information. From trains of the old, and the sets of the new, and everything in between, we have them in full detail, from the year it was made, … Continue reading

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New 2011 Cargo Train announced!

The Lego 3677 Red Cargo train is going to be a brand new Lego train set was announced in the Lego product catalogue for 2011. This appears to be a Cargo Train themed set, I was a little bit let … Continue reading

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Brickworld – River Ballroom Exhibit

The River Ballroom Exhibit was the last stop at Brickworld, and it was a great way to end it too! There were very few displays, not as impressive then the ones in the Ravinia ballroom exhibit, but even more so … Continue reading

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Brickworld – Botanic Garden Ballroom Exhibit

The Botanic Garden was a mix between the Michigan ballroom exhibit, and the River ballroom exhibit, because it had a mix of mature, and well made Lego displays, as well as something to buy. Unlike the River room which sells … Continue reading

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