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Polybag figures and an actual Lego dimensions figure with base, thank you!

Tack! Pirates of the Caribbean figures arrived, just a week after we saw the movie :)

My ideal christmas three is all lego (though I hope santa slips in some boxes below)

Nice, with acetone I would cut wide by very little and let the parts melt together. But I have yet to dovthe switch mod (but by now I can't rememer what they cost me..)

Just an improvement idea: Adding i/o on the pcb for an IR-out which could be placed in an hole drilled in the case or via a cable near an lego IR receiver would add possibilities (given that you have an i/o to spare) Motivation: 100% of your customers will have a spare IR receiver after buying this product, they might like to use it. Usage: adding an extra ir control channel to each BT brick keeps all controls inside the app. Pro tip: bt control the train, then make it control the lift at the cargo station while stationary. Useful or useless?

Hi, I did this last winter which ran two trains at once: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87600entry1773620 with lego switches it is is possible to have trains come backwards the wrong way through switches, so a special arrangement will lead the train train through all sections. It is essentially two connected loopbacks, but then using Two extra switches to connect the loops... With a crossing a simpler arrangement can be made made, if you can construct crossing that is..

1843? No wonder they used monorails!

Ok ok, 'ausini train' on aliexpress gives this: http://m.aliexpress.com/item/1307582720.html#description All other sets seems to use rendered images and the prices need to be cut to les than half... Funny that even that page is copied from someone else and badly photoshopped..

Please add some photos, closeups and a review of your impressions to this thread. :)

Computer renderings, but if you order 100000 pieces they will probably produce them. Theres a polish brand called dromader they produce for, some nice creator ripoffs, but no trains.

Perhaps the USD is not as healthy as back in the days.

Wish TLG would see a potential for this as a Creator model, perhaps with large wheels. Two of those would probably build a bigger engine...

Since this thread contains some information on modded switches I just wanted to add a link to the (deleted) cuusoo project, before tlg changed the rules... http://web.archive.org/web/20130514125637/http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/24159

You did it without the big carseat piece though.

Same page that you linked http://atsf.railfan.net/gp40/atsf3807.jpg GP40x

Soo danish to have a bike sign on the train.

Enlighten 638 - great value in wheels and couplers and other useful parts. You can see the only non-replacable brick in the electric mod. Makes me want to try this myself...

Off topic, you can try prototyping in lego digital designer for free. Palisade bricks are plentiful on bricklink or perhaps in creative houses once you have train wheels, couplers and bases...

Passenger train was just added, http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=c4-feed-u&v=JEw_PhEMW_4 Also since you seem to get two supports you could easily change the stations roof to go along the platform. I like the bike shop bringing a new format to creator houses. Good base for modding.

I don't think lego are cheap. They probably base the <insert that tiresome argument> front piece on the fact that kids will likely crash and derail a lot and the front must be durable. That said, I resent any part that cannot be reused or combined for any other purpose - I'm sure just two or three parts instead of one would open up possibilities without sacrificing looks or durability.

Ok, i'm only into pf...

Something like this from the thread "flex-track ideas" On the other hand using flextrack to smoothen out curves or going all the way and just using straight tracks within the tolerances to produce very large radius curves might allow for higher speeds.

Thank stevecockrill. If you rightmost cargo depot track goes from down to up it would be able to connect to the other track and instead of two dead end you'd have a way to turn directions on trains and be able to run some more interesting tran simple loops. Switching left and right points should be doable since this track can now be reached in either direction.

I'd prefer a model with a normal boiler the front 1/3'rd. Not the one you recrated though - nicely done.