Mr Hobbles

The new dark blue, as used on Cafe Corner :-)

Im not generally a space person, but I really want two of those sets. Firstly, 7692 reminds me of the Orca gunships from C&C, which is one of my favourie aircraft designs ever. I really like the design of this model. Secondly, 7699 is just awesome. I don't really care for the rest, or the enemy ships.

I bought 10001 Metroliner off eBay for

Mainly it's due to broken ankle after a snowboarding lesson, and a pub crawl the same evening (Right after being discharged from hospital). Moving between pubs was a bit challenging for me, so every so often my friends would say "Come on Hobbles!". This progressed into Mr Hobbles. :-)

My copy of 6420 Mail Carrier arrived this morning from eBay. :-)

For animated GIF's I personally use a freeware program called UnFreeZ. It's a really simple program. All you do is create all the frames of your animation as normal GIF's, drag them into the program, and set the time between each frame. And you're done! :-)

It's a very nice set! I love almost everything, except the forklift truck, hopper wagon, and of course the IR system. It's the reason I went with 4512 as my first train instead of this. But I might consider buying this in the future and keeping it IR, just to mess around with.

It is such a terrible tragedy. And unfortunately the it'll be harder for the authorities to assign motive as apparently the killer was found dead too.

Aww, the deal ended yesterday. Anyone know when the next TRU deal on LEGO is?

Welcome to EB, I hope you enjoy your stay! As someone who just recently came out of the dark ages himself, I feel for both you and your wallet! A good place to keep track of what you have and what you want is Brickset, it will help you manage your collection and your wallet!

In short: RC trains will run on 9v track but 9v will NOT run on RC track. Out of what you mentioned, everything can be used on an RC layout, but only unmotorised. If you wanted to run the rest of the trains with motors, you will need to replace all your track with 9v track and buy a speed regulator.

I definently like the return to the Castle sets, it's like a blast from the past. Back to the origins. I also agree that a return to Adventurers might not be bad, but they'd need to find a new subtheme for it. We've had Egypt and Jungle, and now we need a new original one. I don't think it would work if it was simple a remake of Egypt or Jungle.

Bought 6420 Mail Carrier today from eBay for

Hehe, I was wondering how many people would get it. Your chocolate chip cookie is in the mail. ;-) Oh by the way, if anyone wants to see the animation go to http://www.endofworld.net/

That IS stunning. It makes me want to buy some of the new 2007 Castle sets then attempt something like this.

Ahh I see, so instead of changing the resistor, it adds more onto a resistor chain. This makes sense. I take it PWM works pretty much the same way as pulse jet engine, ie. instead of a constant low speed force, it's several spaced pulses of a higher speed. I'm not all that interested in model railways, I just want slightly smoother train operation. I'm considering heading home and fetching my Dad's old 12v model railway controller, it should do the trick. Although I might still make that modification to the LEGO controller. :-) Thanks for the info! :-D

Wow I didn't even know about this, but a quick search on BrickSet revealed this! Must...buy... I still think it would be good if LEGO made an entire Formula 1 theme though, all with licensed cars. :-)

#10 - Wii Sports (Wii) Ever since I bought my Wii this has been the most played game on it. It's a hit with both family and friends (Sons, daughters and grandparents alike!), and never gets old. Can be very competitive and it's easy to get very worked up. Also good for drinking games. :-D #9 - Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast) The best Sonic game ever in my opinion. Possibly the only 3D Sonic that was done right. #8 - Grand Theft Auto London (PSone) Not necessarilly the best GTA, but the one that gave me the most enjoyment. It had so much charm and seemed so familiar. Not to mention the fantastic humour! #7 - Unreal Tournament (PC) One of my favourite competitive games ever. Really good over the web, excellent at LAN parties, and just a downright blast. CTF-FacingWorlds ftw! #6 - Defcon (PC) A really simple, beautiful, pick up and play game. Has given me endless enjoyment. Everytime I have a half hour to spare I play a quick game. Everybody dies. :-P #5 - Command & Conquer - Tiberian Sun (PC) I remember drooling over the screenshots in PC Gamer months before it came out, unable to control my excitement. It certainly didn't disappoint. The best C&C in my books. #4 - SSX3 (PlayStation2) I'm an avid snowboarder and so this should come as no surprise, but I feel that the third was the best, simply for the whole mountain ride. One single track, from the top of the mountain to the bottom. It takes a whole half an hour to complete! I believe my best time was 23 minutes. #3 - Ridge Racer Type 4 (PSone) I'm not a big fan of realistic racing games, but I love a good race every now and again. Just bombing it around a track, finger on the accelerator all the way round. Has one of my favourite maps ever, Nightime Airport Circuit. #2 - Super Mario Bros (NES) A classic. What more needs to be said. :-D #1 - Shenmue (Dreamcast) And my number one. An epic tale of epic proportions! It really sucked you into the game and made you feel a part of the game world. From waking up every morning and receiving your 200 yen from the housekeeper, to getting a job as a forklift truck driver down at the harbour. Simply amazing. Play it, if you haven't already (But you'll need a Dreamcast. ;-))

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I vote Bionicle. Worst theme ever. Isn't even worthy of the LEGO name. Can't even be counted as LEGO! As for the Ferrari sets, I like them, but I agree, it would have been better if LEGO had made an Official F1 theme with licenses from more than one car manufacturer. As for buying all the sets, the only set/sets I would buy is the truck and/or the fuel stop.

Personally I think the 9V would be better than the 12V mainly due to the slightly more realistic track. Also, it wouldn't have been difficult to implement switch motors, signals, etc...I don't know why they didn't. Anyway, I opened up my regulator and had another look and I don't think it would be too hard to put in a variable resister. I'm gonna shop around and see if I can find one that would be suitable. Maplin here I come. :-) TheBrickster: Yes, I'm a purist too I don't like modified LEGO bricks, but you could hardly call it a brick. Any modifications wouldn't affect the outside, just the inside, so you wouldn't notice the difference. This is one modification I really do want to do, I don't like juddery start-stop trains. :-P

Ruling out the ice caps melting, meteors becoming crashed into earth, the o-zone layer leaving, the sun exploding, and us blowing ourselves up, the most pressing matter in your life is how you pronounce Mr. Phes' name. Oh dear oh dear. PS: I've always pronounced it Phes, emphasis on the s (ie the "fess" in "confess", instead of Phez with a z sound. PPS: I'll give you a chocolate chip cookie if you get the quote. :-P

I just built my first LEGO train set today, the 4512 Cargo Train, and I am very pleased with my choice. My next one will hopefully be 10001 Metroliner. :-D Anyway, back on point. After about 15 minutes of playing with the assembled train, I took a screwdriver to the bottom of the train regulator to take a look at the electrics inside. I was surprised by the simplicity of it. 8-

Haha, that missile launch (failure) had my rolling on the floor. Also I've seen the Harrier one before but it's still funny. I can imagine the "greeting" he would had got from his CO once he got back to base...