It’s time for another LEGO City update, and in this one I’m properly getting stuck into the train track and station area. I start with a quick tour of my studio loft city (IKEA tables, millsplated and modular), and explain how my layout’s a mix of official sets and custom builds—plus basically everything gets modified in some way. The harbour’s still the most “done” area, but today’s focus is the railway: relaying the sleepers, rethinking my colour choices, and making the whole track bed look a lot more alive. Originally I went heavy on black tiles because I wanted something different… but honestly, everyone does brown for a reason. So I’ve rebuilt the ballast using a mix of dark brown, reddish brown, dark orange and a bit of black for that stained, weathered look (oil spills, grime, the usual). Because the track runs across multiple baseplates, I pull the city apart in sections to make it manageable, then rebuild the tricky embedded bits where everything’s locked in. I also add some extra realism with graffiti stickers and even pop a little graffiti artist into the scene. Next time I’ll be filling the empty space between the lines with more detail, fixing the level crossing, adding buffer stops, and I’m seriously considering a footbridge at the far end.