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LEGO Guy Bri

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    Watched 'Encino Man' on Comedy Central... Saw a reference on 'King of the Hill', a few days earlier, and I kinda like Pauley Shore. This one was a bit bland, but was a little entertaining...
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    That hillside road is definitely not a factory set, excellent creation quentinfarquar! I really like landscape you built for the sets, It looks great altogether. Too bad the plow is going to take away the skiers slope!
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    Did you get any pictures of the locos racing or at a stand still?
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    I do it for the exact same reason ... However, on larger sets, I really don't care, I just make sure large roof plates or baseplates have the logo facing me. Stickers, though, I am very particular about. I don't even touch them, instead I use an Xacto blade or box cutter to align. It's nice to know so many are similar.
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    Has it really? I spotted several sets for sale in the LEGO Store in Cologne last weekend. I guess I should have bought a couple... :) First, that is a HECK of a deal! But, according to Brickset, it was discontinued in October '12, and is also "sold out" at LEGO S@H (obviously). This is for the U.S. and Canada though. It seems to just have been discontinued, Dec. '12, in the U.K. If I were you, I scurry back down there and grab as many as you can... I wish I would have bought one or two for resale. They would have funded the new Horizon Express, for me
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    Now that you pointed that out, I can see what you've done. I never would have noticed the fishing line. Seems that stuff comes in handy with LEGO (I use it to hang aircraft) That is a pretty neat and simple decoupling mech. Thanks for the clarification.
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    Indeed... But anyway back to the main point, this set has since been discontinued, but still in heavy demand. I'm not that surprised... I looked at them a couple months ago, before LEGO sold out, and they were already doubled in retail. $160 is still, a lot higher than there average of $100 or so, state side. I'd be quite enthused about this though. Like others have said, so long as it's description is accurate, you are safe. It's the buyers' job to know what they are paying for.
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    Excellent work zephyr1934! Using the motor as the smoke box is a great idea! The engine overall looks great, though I am trying to figure out your decoupling mech.
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    Beautiful work Daedalus304! I love the white accents, especially on the wheels and the drive mechanism looks very detailed and intricate. Very well done!
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    If it'll make ya feel better, I give you $40 for the whole kit and caboodle
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    Many thanks for the replies everyone, you have all been very helpful. I am quite familiar with Sava and Duq's great looking engines. I am happy to hear x-8-x's are able to navigate regular tracks. I've dreamt of building a Big Boy but, that may be way in the future if at all. I really hope to get started on this E. Night project now that I have my answer ( and find my E. Night). I'm going to save this in my profile's Train Tech. Thanks again!
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    Bought 3300014 2012 Christmas Set
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    And wishlist updated.
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    Since the Train Tech Questions thread is on the downslope, I thought I'd go on and start up a brief discussion regarding a potential problem regarding larger steam locomotives. I have a couple 10194 E. Nights that I would like to combine to make a larger steam loco, along the lines of a x-8-x set up. My questions are, how does this type set of wheel setup handle regular curves and switch points? And if this is a problem, is there a solution, or just something I will have to deal with? I cannot test this as all of my track and spare E. Night are buried in storage. A side note: I would like to have each set of wheels attached to the same rods. I am more concerned about the aesthetics rather than it's ability to run on a curve, if it comes down to that. Any advice is appreciated!
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    Great review SilentMode! I really would like to get a hold... Where they only available for Brick Friday weekend?
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    I agree, unless you're like me, and have to have the actual set booklet, you should just save and use online. Some of those books get very expensive. I've purchased a few sets of instructions, for a truck, on eBay. One was a .pdf file, but only cost about tree-fiddy ($3.50); I liked it. The other two were for a Batmobile and Tumbler my friend gave me with his collection back in '09. I found out on here, after returning to LEGO, that they were not an actual set, but sold by a guy on eBay (and on here as well). They look almost like LEGO instructions. I was very pleased. As for combining regular City/Town, checkout this guy on Brickshelf. He did a pretty good job of creating a layout combining the two, that I, one day, hope to do.
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    I'm happy to hear read a few, including L_l_L like the name. I felt it appropriate, heck, I might use it one day! Ha, yeah, I thought about "Another Brick in the Wall", that could be it's sister establishment!
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    I am a little confused as to why you wouldn't be able to use any lubricant, as it's not modifying anything, especially if these are 'your' rules. I use it on my trains as regular maintenance and to keep my 9V's running for years to come... (I guess I would be immediately disqualified if I were in it ) But to each his own I agree with the weight part, but more axles means more metal to plastic contact = more friction, no?
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    Update needs to be updated

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    I agree, though 7740 and others were before, and some way before, my time, I would leave them as is. These trains never really appealed to me (don't beat me up too bad ), but their pantographs do look right for the era. Having some of these really realistic looking ones would throw it off, not to mention what cimddwc said "nostalgic reasons". Though, you could play around with some designs, if any with hinge plates of the same time. That my not be going too far
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    I asked a while back about how they did this. I was told it was built, with regular hardware items, with a fabricated mold, and hardening resin. LEGO bricks where placed inside to take up space so less resin was used, but I guess you can use something else Edit: Found it! Check my profile under Train Stuff (scroll down), I always save links to stuff I find interesting or helpful
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    Happy Birthday, Rick! Have a great one!
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    As others have said friction and weight will affect your locomotive the most. They are too small for aerodynamics to really make a difference before weight and friction do, though I wouldn't take it completely out. Like I wouldn't make it very tall or mis-shapen. You should focus on reducing friction. You can always go down to your local hobby shop and get some graphite powder (in a small tube) and shoot a little where the metal axle makes contact with plastic (I would not apply to motor). I used this stuff the 2nd year I ran Pinewood Derby (didn't the first) , many years ago, and came in 2nd overall. I believe WD-40 would also work, it's a very lightweight lubricant and degreaser. I've used that to help some of my old Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars and squeaky LEGO wheels. It just leaves a smell and a light oily residue, but I don't mind it. Edit: I spelled squeaky wrong
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    Wow, that is an amazing layout Hoexbroe! Each of the individual MOCs look fantastic, but together, are quite a site. A very fine job!
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