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Use MLCad and render your "MOCs" properly. LDD screenshots look terrible. Also, that space station simply wasn't anything special. That's something that your average 10 year old would build. Btw, I'm German and the closest LEGO brand store is more than 200 km away from where I live. Not having an official LEGO store in town is not a very good excuse. You could buy a random 20€ set and see what you can build with the bricks that came with it. You don't have to spend 100€/month in order to be able to build nice things with real bricks: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=133999 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=133012

Reminds me of the rumors about a new Castle theme, a few years ago. Everyone got excited... and what we got was Nexo Knights.

I'm glad you're still working on it. Your thread is the reason why I check the forums almost every day. Never read anything about BT anywhere else.

Where did you hear that? He didn't update his thread on here in more than 2 months. I actually thought he gave up on the project.

Harsh? I just don't feel like sugar coating everything. If no one speaks up, then how will they ever know what they're doing wrong? The gems from the 9V era were 4558, 4563 and 4551. I do own and like 4564 but 4563 was a better set, imo. Compared to those, sets like 4559, 4660 and 4565 as well as the RC Trains and the complete My Own Train line have always been complete turds. Emerald Night, Maersk and Horizon Express were great sets but they were not part of a proper trains theme and imo that's why they didn't sell as well as they should have. Same goes for the Santa Fee and the BNSF but I never really cared for those US American designs and thus never bought them. I consider 60052 to be a "lucky mistake" for the company. Clearly their best Train set since the mid 90s. I bought 5 of those. The train from the Lone Ranger sets was nice. I may still get that one. But again: Not part of a proper trains theme. Not much to add. Not much else to play with. The winter village train is a bit of a joke and reminds me of the Toy Story one. I'd never compare that one to truly great sets like the Emerald Night, Maersk and Horizon Express. A proper station would be a nice start. And a level crossing that was built with more than 20 pieces. Actual bricks would be nice. I also said it before that imo LEGO needs to make a set like 7735 or 4563 again. Make it smaller and thus more affordable as a starter set. Put the battery in the boxcar. They could even make another push along train that can be upgraded with PF function pieces.

Don't hold your breath. The higher ups clearly have no clue whatsoever as to why we fell in love with the Trains theme when we were kids. I'd love to be proven wrong but I highly doubt that we will ever get new sets that could rival those that were released between 1980 and 1993.

Was this supposed to be a joke?

There may have been exceptions like: The first time I saw this brick was christmas 1991 when I built my Metroliner 4558. Bricklink seems to agree: Overall I think that your version seems to be spot on. To me it looks as if they reworked this one multiple times until they ended up with set 4564. That was also the first set that had those modified 1x2 bricks in yellow.

Whatever they may come up with chances are that it will be disappointing. What I'd like to see is a set like 7722 or 7735 that has the battery in the boxcar. That way they should be able to make a train that uses a decent amount of actual bricks but doesn't cost too much. A simple but well designed starter set. We also need a decent new train station. I strongly disliked the most recent one. Horrible design. Horrible colours. Horrible selection of bricks and pieces. 4554 was such a great set and I don't see why they can't release another brick built station, when the modular buildings seem to do very well. Meh, the LEGO shelfes at our local stores are shrinking more and more. I'm thinking that their current way of handeling things will sooner or later bite them in their behind. Again. Such a shame.

Fans gegessen? Wer macht denn sowas?

Buying a multimeter would be a good idea, actually. You can get a basic one for less than $5 shipped from China: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Digital-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Ohmmeter-Multimeter-Amp-Volt-AC-DC-Tester-Meter-/382133490665?var=&hash=item58f8ee53e9:m:mxpHCOwaOjaihXVvbNpGlvg Mine was a little more but I use it all the time. Totally worth it.

Does the surface look a little dull compared to real LEGO track pieces? Almost looks as if the mold needs to be polished. Design on the other hand seems to be spot on. Great job. Really stoked about these.

That's for a quarter of a circle, right? Looking forward to seeing pictures of the first samples.

The only thing that I'm worried about is that the guard rails on the turnout look a bit fragile, since there's no support from below. Maybe that's why TLC didn't build their switches like that. What if trains keep smashing into the guard rails at a higher than normal speed? Anyway, please don't do hollow studs.

You can take it off completely and just use a regular servo or solenoid.

This. Also, those who ballast their tracks are a minority and they could just as well modify the tiles slightly, if it's that important to them. The reason why I want these and nothing else is that I want them to blend in.

I still feel that you should hype up those curves before silently starting another Kickstarter even if that means that you may have to delay the Kickstarter for a few weeks. You need to get people's attention, if you want it to succeed this time around. Also, I'm sure you are aware that many are fed up with ME Models because of their supposedly less than stellar communication. There are a few Scott Hoffmeyers on Twitter but none of them seem to be you. Maybe you could use the platform for quick updates. There doesn't seem to be anything on YouTube, either. Maybe you should see, if someone with a lot of subscribers wants to show off your curves and let everyone know about Brick Tracks. Or send a few samples to some of the larger LUGs like 1000Steine.de and ask them whether or not they are interested in doing a review. They did it for the 3D printed monorail stuff, so I don't see why they wouldn't want to work with you. If you do use Facebook, then please share your updates elsewhere as well since many (myself included) can't stand Zuckerberg and thus don't use any of his products. I have no doubts that you're doing a fantastic job and that you're very busy at the moment. I'm just a little worried, so please don't take this as an insult. As I said before: For me it's either your track pieces or nothing. And FDM 3D printing doesn't seem to be a good long term solution. (Thinking of Thomas Sanladerer's strength test videos and a few comments by Angus at Maker's Muse.)

I'm in Germany and I really want BrickTracks to succeed. I also like most of the 4DBrix designs and I wish them well but I don't think that 3D printing is the way to go. Imo, they should start with getting a mold for straight monorail tracks made and reinvest the profits from those sales in more molds. As the old saying goes: Buy nice or buy twice.

Hi Ludo, coaser doesn't seem to have a site just yet, but here are a few links for you. The original thread: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/105999-custom-9v-tracks/ The more up to date one(s): http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/140877-bricktracks-different-curves-pf9v-compatible/ http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/147246-bricktracks-double-crossover/#comment-2755980 There are quite a few pictures of 3D printed prototypes in there but coaster said that the goal is to get them molded properly. He also said that he would put a logo on each stud so that they look more like real LEGO and don't stick out as much. What we've seen so far looks very promising, imo.

Not sure why they seem to keep ignoring you. For me it's either your tracks and switches or nothing.

These look fantastic. Btw, I think it might be a good idea to translate your campaign into different languages since the last one did cause some confusion. I can help with German.

Wait for coaster's next Kickstarter.

Don't feed the troll.

No one mentioned that ~250€ to 350€ is a lot of money for most people in Hungary. That's probably what TLC pays them for a month of hard work. I can totally see why they're selling those sets.

Do we really need 1/2 Length straight right from the start if we could just use 2x 1/4 Length straight? Also, you really need to build up hype before starting the new campaign. People need to be aware of the project so that they can set a few bucks aside. You may also want to consider paying for at least one of the smaller moulds upfront just to be able to show that you have the connections and that know what you're getting yourself into.