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Also looks good, maybe some extra plans here and there, (like my farm area). The space you have is incredible

The service station looks great, the mods you made to it are very smart. I like the almost 'official set'look of it.

I wonder how the police boat looks, I hope like the last one for the fire department.

Thanks 'lightningtiger', and I also think this one is one of the best in years. But I also like the green one too. If you have it good luck with modding it

Very smart to change the color of the great train. It looks really like an official Lego set. What's next one in blue, purple, or even gold?

Good review, I really like the 12 volt era and sometimes I wish I lived back then. But now we have also good trains. You're collection is very impressive. Do you own all the 12 volt trains or are you still missing some?

Hi other Eurobrickers, Since half a year my new layout is made on two big tables. Before that it was always on the ground, but since I made the new layout I encountered several problems with it. So here my pro's and cons Good things about your layout on a table -You don't need to be on your knees everytime you want to add or change something -You can store other things underneath it (like Lego boxes) -The table can be over other things like a small closet or something ( a bit the same as the previous one) -You can see your City from all kinds of directions while you're sitting in a chair (on the ground you need to be on your knees so that you don't have the bird eye perspective) Now the cons -Even if the table bends a little the trains will encounter some difficulties -A train on a table makes much more noise than one on the floor -If the table is big it's harder to reach the end of it -Trains seem to go slower on a table (with the same speed) while it looks like they go faster on the ground -very limited space (the size of the table is the limit) If you know more pro's or cons I would be happy to add them to the list So the big question is: Is yout layout on a table or on the floor? And why?

Layout Hi everyone, A monthly update of the city http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=444791 (can take a while because it's not yet public)

Well, this is my first review here and I thought let's begin with one of the best sets I've bought so far. We begin with the front of the box. Ofcourse the general information about the set like with many Lego boxes. However the box is smaller than the previous Cargo train (7898), Back of the box, Side view of the box, What's in the box. Ofcourse the bigger parts are thrown in the box. One of my switches was bended so it doesn't stay flat on the ground, but there is more negative new. The instruction books were heavily bended, especially the one from the crane and the locomotive. The rest of the books were okay. The small box insede consist of the PF devices. The new motor wich looks almost like the last one only with orange instead of white. Also the new one has a fixed wire on it. The remote control, looks on the box so much bigger than in real life, almost a (I hate to say this) a cute little remote. The previous controller with the new one. The batterybox. I haven't used it because I use the rechargable one for the train. I think it's really cool that Lego made the two of similar size so that it's easy to buildt it in the train without mayor modifications. Bag 1, for the lower part of the locomotive. The new part for the lights, I don't know what the excact name of it but I'm sure that many AFOLs will come up with a name. Like most Eaurobrickers already have seen is that this part is made to fit the PF lights (sold seperatly). It's not noted in the instructions or any other material I've seen from Lego. I would say this is a missed chance for Lego, but the lights are easy to build in. Like Lego intended to make the lights but later cancelled it. The two minifigs. I'm happy they kept the uniform the same. . End of bag 1. The wires are a little messy because I made the lights directly into it. I like the second dummy engine because it looks almost identical to the real motor. Bag 2 for the rest of the locomotive. The IR reciever and batterybox are both in seperate bag Continuing building, the reciever and batterybox are already placed. The finished locomotive. The driver is easy to acces because the front of the train can open. At least it's not a prefab piece like the last passengertrain. Side of the locomotive. It contains many stickers but I don't mind. If I remember correclty 12 Volt trains also had many stickers. The building was easy because every every step adds only a few bricks. Which is the reason why the instructions contains so many pages. Also a new expirience for me was building with PF parts. Bag for the Octan tank car. Wagon finished. Building was not that hard. I think the scale is the best one we've had so far for Lego trains. I wish we could get this one seperate.... The next bag. With this bag you can make the car transport wagon. When I was building I saw some kind of new mold for an old piece. A hole has been made for a technic pin. This set contains four of them. The two Smart cars. Apart from the windows and colors these are the same ones as the one in set 3177. Wagon finished. Buidling was not hard at all because it's just a flatbed with two cars on top of it. Still it's a good looking wagon. The bag for the container wagon. Wagon finished. Just like the tank car the build is different from the past trains. Without the big container, the small one is a little harder to take off. Bag for the truck Despite the fact that many people don't liek it I think Lego brought us a nice looking truck. Ofcourse they need to keep the cost down so we don't get a awesome looking truck but at least it looks like a truck. Trailer with the container. Sadly we did not get an extra container, and with only the small one on it, it looks a little out of place. But the building techniqe used here can also be found in the more recent trucks. Trailer and truck. With the big red container. Looks a lot better than with the small one. Last bags, the crane. Content of the bag. Handy that they can make with most of the same parts something entirely different. New mold for the poles (When I bhought the farm a while ago it also had these new poles) Finished crane. Easy to handle and also looks really good. The last ones for the trains didn't look as good as this one. But that's just my opinion. Roof opens for a minifig Spare parts, those are always welcome. And now the flex tracks. Despite I don't liked them I really find them useful for my layout. Set in my former city, I believe children and adult will enjoy this set very much. Train with PF lights With the reciever the lights of the train can be controlled independetly from the engine. So it does nog need to drive fast to make the lights visible. I tested the train and it can pull much more than the last cargo train. Maybe even more than 9 volt trains but I don't know that because I don't own one. I think it a really good set. A little pricey but it's still a great starter set which can be expanded with more track, signals, stations and much more. I think the new trains are the best ones released in years. The PF parts are welcome too because you can add more stuff to your train (rechargable batterybox and lights). I believe that if Lego continous this type of trains (PF) it'even possible that we get an era that's better than the 12 volt one. (just kidding...or am I?:P) You will love it if you like City or trains, or both ofcourse:P.

Sorry to be rude, but don't you need to be like 18 to join this site legally?

Wow that's one of the most beautiful Locs I've ever seen. Not only the real design looks great but you moc represents the train perfectly. The train is like a mixture of European and American design, I really like blue and wish lego would make a loc like this.

The first time I saw this train I was in love with it (not, but you no what I mean right? ). And thanks to this review I bought this train with lights and rechargeble battery. Expensive yes, but I have no regret buying this awesome set. Wish you could also make a review on the new passenger train because your review on this one was really good

I think that the new ones (since 2004 I believe) are the best ones. But ofcourse that's my opinion. I like them more because those came with my first train sets, and I like the combination of the colors.

Soo much space! Anyway very good city, and I see why you want an airport or harbor. It depends on what you like more and what will be avaliable next year (I mean a new harbor ). Does the passenger train also haves backlights?

The policeboat does indeed sounds interesting, but I hope it looks more like the newer ships rahter than the ones from around 2005. I also hope for a new harbor

Great review, very clear. I came up with the idea to make a toy store when I buy this because it has so many toys

The beach looks really good, I would call it a little bit to Lego-ish but this can be a good thing. You city looks great with the new trains. Why not starting a different topic dedicated to your city. I would love to see some close-ups of the trains in various parts of the trains.

Well this is the result I really like the light itself but the lamps are just horrible, but it's okay if the wires are visible Hope more people can help me

Okay I'm new so maybe this topic will be moved because I don't know for sure it belongs here. Anyway a question I want to instal PF lights in the new train station but it seems to be really hard to build them in a self made streetlight, so my question is: Has anyone ideas for making PF streetlights? I would like it to have a modern version of set 7867 so I hope others can help me with this problem

Great review, the train is even with it's flaws one of the best in recent history. I was the owner of 4511 and I'm still the owner of 7897, I think I need to be a little creative with my budget to buy this one. I see a lot of comments about single train cars these days. For this one I think it's not needed because it's more some kind of light rail, but hey, it's lego so you can make more. Still it would be awesome to go to a toy store and see a few boxes with a cargo/passenger wagon. And remakes of the old sets (like they did with the new station)afcourse all in the new City style I do hope these new train will sell wel and that it will open the eyes of Lego and that single train cars have potential.

I've had the same problem with my trains on a bended table. We added some frame work underneath it and now my trains run as smooth as they can

Funny name and vignette. But I'm troubled with the fact that I agree with (in this case these) terrorist

I'm not to happy with these new lines, police could be expected but I think space is well, original these years. I would like it more to see a new harbor but since I don't own a space shuttle I like the idea of this subtheme.

I tried also a thing with the new PF cargo train, it doesn't slip at all and could still pull over 6 cars (okay not that much but still) and the old passenger train couldn't even get them moving

Layout Hi everyone The last few months I've been working on a new City. It's my second City in short time but this one is by far the best The links are to the Brickshelf pages with more pics are just a click on the photo away The City has been updated several times so to make it all a little bit more organized, the updates will be placed here. With a link to the Brickshelf/mocpages pages New! August 2011 These are the older updates, click on the pic to jump to the Brickshelf page for more photo's 2 August 2010 9 September 2010 23 October 2010 December 2010