Going into this review season, this bus set looked like one of the more anticipated offerings with its promise of some good "normal town stuff."  Some of the execution on the theme came up lacking, though, I feel.Videos:Time lapse ⏩ LEGO City 2017 Bus Station 60154LEGO City 2017 Bus Station review ? 60154Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Happy Flashback Friday or belated Throwback Thursday :)  One insignificant piece in this set is a bit too new and a few are a bit too old (all direct & close substitutions), but overall it's a pretty faithfully preserved piece of history from before the dawn of the minifig era.Video: LEGO Rocket Base from 1973 reviewed ? set 358Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

It begins.  I don't live in the UK, so I wasn't able to get all of the first summer wave sets starting the week before last.  I also don't live on the southeast seaboard of the US, so I wasn't able to start loading up on them last weekend.  Where I live, things are often slow to appear on shelves, but I get what I can, when I can, to bring you timely new content as quickly as I can.  The big, big release hasn't hit yet for me, but the very tip of the iceberg is upon us.Videos:Time lapse ⏩ LEGO Star Wars Republic Fighter Tank 75182LEGO Star Wars 2017 Republic Fighter Tank review! 75182Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

I believe it was February when I announced that I would significantly throttle back on reviews and divert attention towards New Jang City and custom MOCs.  Said diversion was a success, but now the next major LEGO release & set review season is about to begin, so let's take a look back at what I was able to accomplish during the break.Video: LEGO city & custom builds season-end overview!Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

I had a reprint of the original version of The Little Engine That Could when I was probably 3 years old, but I completely forgot about it as an adult!  I've been on the lookout for a good opportunity to make a tank engine style steam loco, and somehow this thing happened out of the (medium) blue.  It runs very well, but my depletion of parts for the Blauhaus Building forced a bunch of aesthetic compromises.  Most importantly, the boiler should be a bit taller and it should have a more consistent cross-section.  Perhaps eventually, once I have more parts, I'll revisit this, but for now, I must consider it a very successful and happy little project!Video: Working LEGO Little Engine That Could ? tank engine MOCOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG

Good times!  I couldn't bring myself to part with the Silent Mary, finding it oddly intoxicating to look at on display, almost beautiful in its wretched ugliness.  Thankfully I've found a great place to keep it long-term where it integrates sensibly into my existing LEGO world.Video: LEGO Shipwreck in my Deep Sea Exploration display! ⚓?Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Red had to happen, and I wanted purple to happen in some capacity as well, so I went ahead & killed two birds with one stone.  (Disclaimer:  No actual birds were harmed in the making of this video.)Video: LEGO Rail Rider Magna - racing train MOCOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG

This was my lone out-of-production set review of the week, and though the thing is quite tiny, it's not half bad.Video: LEGO Star Wars Imperial Speeder Bike from 2009! polybag 30005Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Fan interest in LEGO Dimensions continues to taper down towards nothingness, but some of the remaining minifigs & mini-builds are cool to check out regardless.  Many also make me think, "Who'da thunk?"Videos:LEGO Dimensions City / Chase McCain Fun Pack toys review! 71266LEGO Dimensions The Goonies Level Pack toys review! 71267LEGO Dimensions Hermione Granger Fun Pack toys review! 71348Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

After focusing on train-related items with my custom builds over only the past week six days, I've already started getting complaints from viewers that "all" I "ever" do anymore is train stuff and I "never" do anything else.  In spite of such dramatic over-reactions, I'm going to continue doing what I enjoy and taking advantage of every bit of building inspiration I can, whenever I can!  I may do more train-related builds for another agonizing six days, or I may suddenly switch back to watercraft, or another building, or even just random minifigs to increase the population of New Jang City.  Sometimes the imagination is like the proverbial box of chocolates, and I'm okay with that!Video: Five new custom LEGO train flatcar MOCsOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG