Fx Bricks (Michael Gale) announces Fx Track system

[zephyr1934]

@michaelgale You are doing amazing work and contributing so much to the Lego train community.

Just splitting hairs, but why five bogie plates per pack? I would think an even number would make more sense.

On a more practical note, the test bench is impressive. I think at one point in the post you wrote that you have multiple power leads to each the track. Are you also testing it with a single lead? Or probably a better question, do you plan to provide guidance to users, e.g., "we recommend using a additional power connector after every N track segments." The power drop across track segments is a result of the original Lego design and your double straights already cut it in half. But for folks transitioning from plastic to metal rails I bet you would remove some unpleasant surprises if you make sure a customer knows the importance of having multiple leads before finalizing an order so that they get everything they need in a single shipment.

Are simple dumb switches equivalent to the poll reverser somewhere in the "future wish list"? I could see it being beneficial to be able to isolate a siding or block. Definitely not the top priority but a useful element in the completely built out system.

Oh, and are those remote uncouplers in one photo? This all looks amazing, you are bringing the 7777 to life.

Are you testing the new hardware on the original Lego track too? In particular R40 curves and the tight switches. What about testing the new controller with original Lego motors? Are the new controllers true DC or are they PWM?

As you get closer to the release of the new motors, I would love to see a pulling power comparison of your new motors against the original rubber-tired Lego version. Where the train, track etc. are held constant but the motors are swapped.

 

[LM12V]

Incredible! The exchanges didn't last a day, they're already sold out. I hope we don't have to wait another year to see others that last a day.

In any case, I hope to see the new products put on sale all together, because for shipping costs it is better to place a single order than multiple orders.

 

I ask @michaelgale:

 

1) - wasn't it better, for the wheels, to make a box of 4 or 12 or think of more modes? If you think of a train at least you need 10-12 wheels. I'll take about 80.

2) - Do I see this strange segmented track in the photos? Is it perhaps the prototype of the traffic light track?

3) - Shouldn't the power supply also include 12v? I'm aiming for your brand new engines and it would be annoying when they come out to have to change the power supply.

4) – I see the 4x6 plate but not the 5x6 one you announced. There are many 3rd party manufacturers making 4x6 and I doubt the fx pricing will be competitive. Wasn't it better to focus on the 5x6 that would be truly original?

5) – The wheel cover of the lego engine is really ugly and not very realistic, is a restyling planned in view of the release of the FX engine?

6) – I'll ask you again about the conversion of old 12v trains: when the intelligent engine comes with everything integrated (with the first one it's not worth it), why not make a red and black version with connecting rods for the old freight trains of the 12v era? (A 12v-9v adapter cable would also be useful, although I had them made. Thanks to the FX wheels you can run the old 12v motors on the 9v track, but you cannot use the professionalism and torque power of the new FX motors)

 

 

[Modeltrainman]

Can't wait for the track feeder, power stuff, metal wheels!

[BatteryPoweredBricks]

On 2/14/2026 at 2:45 AM, zephyr1934 said:

Oh, and are those remote uncouplers in one photo? This all looks amazing, you are bringing the 7777 to life.

I made a video nerding out over the blog post and one of our discord members pointed out it looks like an isolation segment.  There is a gap between the metal rails and the black component could be a relay for switching the power.  I assumed it was a decoupler as well but I didn't notice the gap.

Also huge thanks to Michael for taking the time to write up the post and sharing pictures of the development process.  I've spent far too much time trying to identify each and every thing shown in the photos 

[GoHabsGo]

Thank you so much for the update. I cannot wait for my order :)