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Sounds great @bogieman if you could share some pictures or maybe even a video, I think many more would be interested in that :) Hope I can start building my LEGO layout next year (my new basement is there, alas finishing the electrics in it and pouring the concrete finish will be a low priority task).

@Sariel you are/were involved with SBrick if I remember correctly?

Very nice @Aleksi Perala! B.t.w. welcome to Eurobricks and Train Tech!

@Barduck great! It a fantastic train, so no wonder others also fall for it!

Haha. Splendid alternative! We should open a poll about that :p @Space78 finger crossed but I like the idea.

Thanks for sharing. Now I need to find an excuse to let my school buy them ;) @Lok24I think that might be the case. Also very useful for us trainies though!

Thanks for being part of Eurobricks and Train tech @TracerWingsong Enjoy your stay but please remember to read the rules, adhere to them and ask if something is not clear. Maybe @Barduck will be friendly enough to share some insights though.

Hmm, interest problem indeed. The Pi 5 power management is at least much better than that of the Pi 4. You probably already saw this topic? https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=359911 (Adjusting the USB Current Limit could be an alternative but it is as 'canonical' as the PSU_MAX_CURRENT route I guess).

Absolutely stunning photography and lighting as well! :)

Wow, very nice @the Inventor. Is this still a a render or a real build?

I think it is a great idea! I am looking forward to it and might share some ideas.

It is getting a little off topic but: https://deepgram.com/ai-glossary/rule-based-ai Read also the seminal work of Peter Norvig and Stuart Russell. Obviously I don't think that every condition (if-then-else) statement is AI, but if we try if they are arranged systematically to simulate reasoning or decision-making processes, they could indeed be seen as part of rule-based AI. On-topic: Control+ seems to still be around in 2025 Technic sets!

Splendid find indeed! It is classic Amtrak livery based I think, but SEPTA is close.

True! But it also depends on your definition of AI, I was Russell and Norvig trained (i.e. a classical AI guy). Even if / then / else conditions could be seen as basic AI. But some basic sensor fusion and/or some tiny machine learning applications could be very useful. That is why it is so useful to have open / custom firmware.

@BrickTronic thanks that is a great list. So apparently they use the TI controllers mostly for the wireless (BLE) controller and the other controller as a main one. STM32F413 is still very able I would say so hopefully they upgrade the trains etc also to an F4, although an F0 is probably also more than sufficient.

I hear your / see your point. Must have been the young engineer in me already :) It also had its perks indeed.

We miss all the 12V turnouts / signals / decouplers / automated level crossings / etc from the 1980 era. For us adults we work around it but for children it a shame. LEGO uses a TI microcontroller in Powered Up, I hope they move to e.g. STM32 which makes it easier to extend the custom firmware options :) @M_slug357, I would think that some basic AI would be very useful, e.g. for improving sensor stuff and detecting engines etc.

So we could have known that there would be some changes coming?!

I saw that the remote was indeed also discounted by 40% (and in NL unavailable now).

Looks very nice indeed! Without breaking the bank (I watched it again and saw he used acrylic white paint for part of it, great trick).

I don't have any information on them, but I wouldn't be surprised if there would be new train sets in summer at least.

I opened a 2025 topic:

Probably we will get some new trains as at least the cargo train is now that 60336 and 60335 are getting phased out! Of course we heard the rumors about an arctic train but will that be a train in the classic sense? Discuss here :) Standardised Train Sets 2025 60470 : Arctic Explorer Express Train (?) (1517 Pieces)($209.99) New Cargo Train? 60469 : Central Train Station (752 Pieces) ($89.99) 2024 60423 Tram & Station 2023 21344 Orient Express 76423 Hogwarts Express & Hogsmeade Station 2022 60335 Train Station 60336 Freight Train 60337 High Speed Passenger Train 76405 Hogwarts Express Collector's Edition* 10308 Holiday Main Street (trolley/tram) 2021 N/A 2020 10277 Crocodile Locomotive 40370 Trains 40th Anniversary Set (GWP) 60271 Main Square (tram)  2019 70424 Ghost Train Express 71044 Disney Train  2018 75955 Hogwarts Express 60197 Passenger Train 60198 Cargo Train** 60205 Tracks 60238 Switch Tracks *not L-gauge  **except Europe @Vilhelm22 Thank you for making the above list.

A rollercoaster isn't a train, so I wouldn't know :)

Yup, great part indeed for making such round-sloped train 'faces'.