AussieJimbo

Me too most of the time but I don't disable them. I recently pulled down most of my big floor layout. I had a dual track main and by default had points and crossovers set up for safeworking so that any out of control trains always end up being switched onto one of the main lines travelling in the correct direction. :classic:

Looking fantastic, LT. It's really coming together now. :classic:

Great London street scene Ralph_S. Proper job. :classic:

Another wow from me. This is just brilliant and fits in beautifully with the other two regular sized modulars. A real triumph, very well done. :classic:

I got my express order in 5 days and I was happy with with that. :classic:

Just finished my ultimate McQueen. Trying to decide if I add the stickers or not because it looks pretty cool as is. :classic:

I've seen a few of those small polybags (city sets) at Little Sprout kids toyshop that I haven't seen elsewhere. They might get some in down the track. :classic:

I want one. I'd look forward to the monthly rebuild, Lego is the perfect choice for a perpetual calendar. Thanks for the review. :classic:

Great medieval scene, Gahrian. Top job. :classic:

I have to correct a post I previously made about the B&N kids club. Earlier I said I'd signed up but didn't receive an acknowledgement or discount code however checking back through my email for something else, there was their email. Sorry B&N, my bad. :-( Off to see what I can do with my 30% discount on a single item. If I'd discouraged you earlier, give it a go, it's a nice little discount but I recommend paying the extra for express shipping. Also get a few things to spread the delivery cost. -Doh- I've just noticed it expired before I got the chance to use it. This has been my most incompetent attempt at online shopping of all time. -laugh- :classic:

Absolutely brilliant work, Bruce. Congratulations on a very well deserved front page you received at the time. This was posted before I joined up so I'm glad it was bumped. :classic:

Wouldn't that be round about great white sized in minifig scale? That could work. -grin- That would look cool. :classic:

Now that I think about it, you're right about olive oil Capt. S. It might be effective for a short time but after a while it would get very sticky. Where did you apply the lubricant to the EN? :classic:

Yeah I've used olive oil in various applications as a stop gap lubricating oil. You can also use it to drive in screws easier/less likely to break. It's on my list of things to try. I'm going to try to do a semi-scientific test of the various options I've got now. I'll have to build some kind of lego test rig to measure the force required to get a loaded set of mini wheels or brick built bogey moving. Any ideas? Maybe some sort of analog mechanism or if I recall correctly mindstorms lets you specify the torque to apply to the motor and perhaps I can measure things that way. Anyone built any Lego measuring equipment? :classic:

I just replaced the washers in a couple of taps. The O-rings looked OK so I left them. Now I've got a couple of spares to try this trick with, they might be a bit chunky though. Also picked up a couple of different lubricant sprays, one is a silicon spray but doesn't specifically say it's OK with plastic. The other one called INOX-MX3 says it will not harm plastic but I don't know what is in it but it says it's non toxic. Will see how these perform. :classic:

Picked up Mario/Angry McQueen, Mater's Spy Zone and Boat does not float from Myer Tuggeranong with the 25% off. They had all the Cars sets except the ultimate builds and all the POTC except for QAR. :classic:

That would be cool. -biggrin- Maybe some of those really little ones that like to school together. Perhaps you could have one of those mini sharks too. :classic:

Very cool, thanks for sharing. That Moulding Machines set is great. :classic:

That's my view too. When motorising my extended tram from 2 Public Transportation sets (standard front and back sections, two intermediate sections and a PF motor centre section) I found that the mini rail wheels just had too much friction to run well. You could just about shove it round the track on full power with heaps of wheel spin from the motor and noise from the other cars but it was obviously putting unacceptable stress on components. I knew WD-40 was not ideal due to the solvents but decided the damage that must be occurring due to friction was a bigger issue. With a tiny amount of WD-40 on the miniwheel axles the change was dramatic. I went from something that didn't really work properly to a nice free running model. You do need to replace the lubrication from time to time and it is a dust magnet, particularly as I run on carpet but that's an easy trade off for the benefit you get. Decanting the WD-40 first is a good idea, might try that next time if I haven't picked up some silicon based lubricant yet. I'll get around to doing a photographic comparison between the lubricated wheels and a brand new set to see if I can identify the combined damage of WD-40 and wear and tear. :classic:

Nice one, LT. I'm going to enjoy watching this progress. :classic:

Thanks for the link, greg3. Heaps of interesting stuff there. I've got some transparent sticky labels from Office Works to play with. It's a shame I can't do white printing. As I understand it, commercial printers have a stirred titanium dioxide tank to deliver white ink (I think sparkly ink is delivered in the same way) and this isn't really practical for a domestic printer. Hopefully there is some new white inkjet ink technology in the pipeline that could give us white/specialty ink printing at home. :classic:

Very nice train and a a great story. Those emergency vehicles are excellent too. :classic:

That's a great busy town, LegoSjaak. I was wondering about access too but sounds like you've got that sort of under control. :classic:

Nice start, LGG. I like the look of the grill and engine. :classic:

Nice to see the staff have arrived, LT. Looking forward to seeing the machinery and the tractor yard. :classic: