Andy Glascott Posted January 24, 2020 If only I had a red 12v motor..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALCO Posted January 24, 2020 I am also eagerly awaiting information when it will be released! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_delahaye Posted January 25, 2020 If only it had real red buffers and 2w black period windows. Love the nod to 12v era. Can't wait to get this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALCO Posted January 25, 2020 It does not look like this one will have magnetic couplers... that's a shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 3:58 PM, ShaydDeGrai said: I'm a bit torn. Part of me really likes this for it's nostalgia value and takes me back to the trains I actually played with back in the day; the rest of me looks at this and realizes how far Lego Trains have come. I think it would have been cooler to have a "Then and Now" themed anniversary set (or pair of sets of you're trying to keep the price down): one engine like this using only parts and techniques that were available 40 years ago and the same class of engine done using the current palette of bricks and advanced SNOT techniques that have brought so much realism and fidelity to modern offerings. That would be cool to make book ends ... This set going into a tunnel the remade moc coming out the other side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paperinik77pk Posted January 26, 2020 The 7810 is a very simple and nice set from the 80's I like it a lot, it was my second locomotive back in the day). Not the most iconic one, but in my opinion one of the easiest to be proposed as an "anniversary model" today. I try to explain my thought: It is a single locomotive. A 7710 is surely more iconic, but it's a bigger set too. It's quite inexpensive to build with modern parts (apart the red 6x16 base). It has no double-colored doors and 99% of the parts are still available or can be easily replaced (like the 2x2 black windows). it was without motor, so it can be built easily with three axles. This is something that cannot be done with an unmodified PF/PuP motor - moreover it is black and not fitting the original "chassis color" of the 7810. It has no connecting rods (like the 7760, for example) There's one more thing...the possibility to motorize it are not changed too much in 40 years. Back in the day, I could put a 4,5v battery motor or a 12v motor in it. Now we have no more 12v or 9v motors picking up their power from the track. So we are stuck on battery power (PF or Pup). There's no room inside the locomotive for it. So...it needs again a battery box wagon ! Very nostalgic!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted January 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Paperinik77pk said: Back in the day, I could put a 4,5v battery motor or a 12v motor in it. Now we have no more 12v or 9v motors picking up their power from the track. So we are stuck on battery power (PF or Pup). There's no room inside the locomotive for it. So...it needs again a battery box wagon ! Very nostalgic!!! This would be brilliant if they released it this way ... But I think the goal with this is to be a shelf model Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paperinik77pk Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Roadmonkeytj said: This would be brilliant if they released it this way ... But I think the goal with this is to be a shelf model I think you're absolutely right - It is for sure a shelf queen <good old days mode ON> ...and it'll remain like that, since there's no more the idea to recreate a train "family" with different locomotives, wagons, accessories and so on <good old days mode OFF> Edited January 26, 2020 by Paperinik77pk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M_slug357 Posted January 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said: ... But I think the goal with this is to be a shelf model No, I think the real goal of this set was to simultaneously get our hopes up as well as waste our time. But hey, it'll supposedly be a GwP... yAy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Interceptor Posted January 27, 2020 22 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said: This would be brilliant if they released it this way ... But I think the goal with this is to be a shelf model I have to agree with you. And thats why I will never buy it. Instead I will expand my 12v collection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duq Posted February 4, 2020 Well that's a bit meh... If you're doing a tribute re-issue then why not pick something more iconic like 726, 7750 or the engine from 7740? And why are they releasing this 4 years late? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil B Posted February 24, 2020 Available as GWP for purchases of $/EUR/GBP 99+ starting March 1st Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeriXeri Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) We used to have the 1980 7710 Push Train (now incomplete due to missing/broken parts), but €99 GWP is like way too high to be "nostalgic" for this. Edited February 24, 2020 by TeriXeri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger of Bricks Posted February 24, 2020 I see that a few different RLFM outlets have their reviews up of this set, including Brickset among others... Brickset - Review: 40370 Steam Engine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted February 24, 2020 Is the cap is backwards in the Brickset photo or is that new headgear piece? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pdaitabird Posted February 24, 2020 41 minutes ago, dr_spock said: Is the cap is backwards in the Brickset photo or is that new headgear piece? It's just backwards...the author of the review mentioned it in one of the comments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carefree_Dude Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) as far as bonuses go, this isn't too bad of one. There are a couple expensive sets I want to buy anyways, would be a good way to get two of these. Also I think it would be enjoyable to stick Powered Up into a small tender to motorize it. Edited February 24, 2020 by Carefree_Dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DirtPiper Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Definitely a nice little bonus - hope to pick one of these up once they are available, though I plan on swapping out the brick-built chassis for the original part - the brick-built buffers are too large for my taste. Edited February 25, 2020 by DirtPiper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTrains Posted February 29, 2020 The first video of the actual set is out! :-) https://youtu.be/fmSpepGC4qc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaBaCaDaBra Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) On 1/24/2020 at 5:04 PM, LegoPanda said: Any ideas around when it might be released? Last night at 00:01 It's not for sale but a free gift and it's in the order I placed. Edited March 1, 2020 by JaBaCaDaBra Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeteM Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, JaBaCaDaBra said: Last night at 00:01 It's not for sale but a free gift and it's in the order I placed. Same here - it was the excuse I needed to get the Bookshop :) I have the original 7810 somewhere though I think it’s mostly in pieces so I’m going to try to get it I together before the ‘tribute’ set arrives... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legotownlinz Posted March 1, 2020 Ordered it together with the bookshop, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuxTown Posted March 1, 2020 I got it at the lego shop in Utrecht, the Netherlands, today. And I was certainly not the only one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaBaCaDaBra Posted March 2, 2020 Now with this all above there is something that comes to mind. Usually moulds are pampered like baby's and locked away in vaults. So why didn't use Lego the original vault to produce the original chassis? Only thing I can think of is that the mould doesn't fit on modern extrusion machines anymore. NO company throws away a mould. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carefree_Dude Posted March 2, 2020 I've heard of lego destroying moulds in the past. *Sheds tear for monorail* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
