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Well good thing you've learned from it I_am_Groot, but please this is a LEGO and not a LEPIN forum.

I'll try to push my newest app version, I did work on it but lack of time. It also allows to reverse the motor and use two motors in tandem.

@dr_spock I don't think they have sanders, they are still in service and smell quite a bit in Autumn when the drivers now and then face slippery tracks. They are used as a sprinter (which basically says they halt at every stop). NS / Prorail is experimenting with some kind of gel they apply to the tracks though to get more traction.

"Now I'm interested in this stuff but I'm not a tech expert by any means - so I'm floating this idea here in order to get people's opinions on this." it is quite a challenge though, even with frameworks from Google. A student of mine just terminated his bachelor project last week on Machine Learning / Object detection and he is a fourth year Software Engineering student. IEEE is a respected source though, so that guy definitely knows what he is doing.

I would say AI / machine learning would be very suitable for sorting LEGO. Google has wonderful AI API's, but they have fairly recently chanced their policies and you must pay after a while. I think a better direction would be: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=opencv+lego+sorter&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 This one especially seems promising: https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/how-i-built-an-ai-to-sort-2-tons-of-lego-pieces. He does use a Google-based library (TensorFlow). The graphics card seems to be quite expensive though ;) (I guess from all those bitcoin miners).

@Yevhen and @rm8 I hid both your posts, of course sometimes we can be angry at the people that rule our or other countries, but we'd better let that not influence the common hobby that we have and that proves to go beyond politics and other tiresome things.

The Dutch railways (your 17xx was inspired on that I think ;)) should use your idea. If there is a cm of snow in Holland all trains halt to a stand-still.

There are different options: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=white baseplate#T=A

"Why lego does not create a good system for AFOL?" as with a lot of AFOL-only things: it is too niche for them!

Well it should just work, maybe not with the LEGO train app, just test it I would say...

Very nice job sed. I like all those details you put into this very small loc and also how you used different parts including that bar in such a nice way! Even though you cheated a little bit (the yellow and black grill pieces), I find myself also find it hard not to cheat on shunters and did the same :)

Nice job I think. A very universal car. :)

Very nice concept and build craigslegostuff!

Just contact service, they will replace it for you, it is licensed so they might ask you some extra stuff, but I'm sure they will work it out for you. I guess the quality control camera missed it :)

Well I guess you need to try yourself, adjust, try again, adjust some more :) Would be great to show your work and I'm sure members will then give you tips. This looks at least already somewhat like it: That was designed by Ralph Savelsberg Some other note: Vauxhall == Opel, in the rest of the world the Vivaro is sold under the Opel brand I guess.

Thanks for that Philo!

Why did they choose to focus so much on 'mouse' control? I haven't used a mouse in years (at least not for myself). I like the render mode too indeed, although the controls could be improved there too. B.t.w. does anyone know why minifig textures do not seem to render (eyes / smile etc.).

Meiningen dampflok werk in LEGO?! ;) sure looks like it: https://www.dampflokwerk.de

Very nice layout Harry, you have combined a lot of recognizable elements in such a way that they blend in well together.

Indeed for now I see it more as complementary, I use stud.io but still build the models in LDD.

Hi Gort, you are welcome. Enjoy Eurobricks. We try to keep it a cheerful and tidy place so please help us with doing so. That includes not reviving very old topics for no good reasons (and not registering multiple accounts, but I guess you didn't get the activation email the first time).

Of course, but I reckon that is even hard for first grade college students so maybe we could use the Duplo train for them :)

Thanks for joining McTrain, but this was a topic from a year ago. Please don't just ask but also give to the community :)

I would also recommend having LEGO as a release valve like @Aanchir suggests ;) I have been teaching in college (applied university) for about 12 years now and just finished my masters myself, but find it always nice to have LEGO around. It means I am not visiting the amount of events I used to do, but I still enjoy building my (in my case) city. I also choose not to focus on Technics for my hobby (although I have taught robotics and regularly give FLL workshops etc), in our case my wife is more into Technic (she teaches math, I teach computer science), so maybe it will be a good idea to balance what you are doing and see how LEGO or any other hobby would fit in. It is really important in college to not only study but also keep your head cool, I also see students struggle quite a lot and it helps if they have a good 'blow vent'. For me LEGO always has been such a vent (even as a kid when things at school were not as nice as they should have been due to some nagging classmates), but I don't know of course what works best for you @General Magma. I would recommend just experience it as you go and try to adjust everything to your situation (and maybe speak about it with other students and/or a study coach if you feel too much stress).

LEGO reached out to me (proof that they do read Eurobricks ;)) , the issue was solved in the release versions, that is why I ran into the problem. Great to hear! I like the Duplo trains very much, now we can finally explain to primary school teaching students what programming is without the need (but with the possibility) to open up a laptop or tablet! Too bad the city trains don't include the speaker though, that would have been something for us LEGO train enthusiasts. Of course a Duplo train allows for a larger PCB and more options so I can understand it but nevertheless.