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I'll be grabbing this one even though I'm not that interested in the real bike itself. I like the look of the new wheels, the forks look a little too thick but cool that they allow for front fender and brake caliper parts to be mounted directly. Will probably end up buying some of the parts individually too - the gold chain in particular is a neat touch though now I wish they had done silver one for the Ducati (same colour as exhaust macaroni pieces) and also the windscreen, so long as the white is a sticker and not a print. Clever use of the brake disc they created for the Ducati as the smaller rear brake disc on this bike too. One thing I'm not sure about is how much system pieces seem to be on it. It's good that they are trying harder to shape the tail section but I don't understand what's going on with the right side of the crankcase? $320 in my local currency seems a bit steep too, if I worked it out right that's 16 cents a piece but of course proportionally the multiple new parts are the cause of this.

A little disappointed to hear the functionality is much the same as the Ducati, and I think the size increase was only to justify the in-line 4. I won't lose hope until I see an image of the model though, if it is a visual improvement over the Ducati's questionable compromises (not even a clear red tile for a tail light?) I'll pick it up, though I'd probably still get it even if it's not. As a side note, as stated by other people in this thread I too would like to see some representation of the big four Japanese motorcycle brands in future, and as an R1 owner I wouldn't be against seeing a representation of one of the crossplane bikes (would most likely be an R1M if at all)

I have been thinking about this set (and looking forward to it) and could the reason for the larger scale be the impossibility of an in-line 4 in whatever the current scale is? Looking at past technic sets, the only bike with an in-line engine was 8051 and even then it was only a 3 cylinder. Hopefully the larger scale allows for some extra details like a front fender and perhaps a representation of the brake calipers

Hi, I'm new I realise that LDD MOCS probably aren't everyone's first choice and I myself would much rather see one of these in the flesh than just on a screen but of course the availability of parts, prices and time prevail. We'll start with the less impressive of the two I have to show ;) That appears to have worked, so fair enough. It's Stephenson's Rocket only it includes the provision for a face should I ever feel compelled to add one. Theoretically it could run on a layout with something pushing it around but I don't trust the rigidity of it at all. Not entirely happy with the tender because it's so large compared to the engine itself, but it serves. Now for the one I am actually pleased about, an LNER J70 tram engine. I'm not ordinarily one to use SNOT techniques because I never used to be able to figure out how to make everything fit properly (and I still haven't, really) hence the use of those parts that go around minifigs' necks with a stud on the back. I even made a mock up interior for it featuring a boiler and coal bunkers! As well as sort of an underframe with cylinders Have to say, I'm very impressed with the outcome and it's far better than anything I'd ever attempted previously. I'm particularly proud of my solution to shaping the cow catcher. As with the Rocket, however, it isn't self-powered so I may begin work on a Wisbech & Upwell tramway coach with power functions. Thanks for dropping by and let me know what you think - Nick

Wow! I absolutely love the P2 in the pic with the A4 and C1! The smoke deflectors and angled smokebox must have been difficult to do. I like the B1 as well, what colour are those bricks? It has a very pink sort of tone Very nice use of rollercoaster wheels as well. Should we expect some narrow gauge engiens in the future? ;) Love your work, very nice!

The chassis of the J70 is like the Rocket in being only 3 wide with a half a stud on each side between the wheel and frame. There is one of those half cross axle stop parts, which can be taken out to allow as much side to side movement as the plates can manage, which is still not a lot but it's a mild improvement. As for the rocket thing, for some reason the real rocket has the chimney on top of the smokebox and the cylinders closer to horizontal than what any of the replicas show, so I suppose we can call it a cross between the two and it will be fine :)