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  1. Phil B
    I just love how you've used old and dirty tiles to break up the uniformity of the floor and create that marble effect that the real floor likely also has. Very creative and well done!
  2. Phil B
    User joined not even 1.5 years ago, but says that this forum (and eurobricks) is dying. I think he was hoping to gain an audience here for his other presences (youtube/instagram/facebook/snapchat/twitch you name it) and didn't feel it was worth the investment due to low returns. But I don't understand the salty farewell note - I would vote to just remove the thread altogether @JopieK
  3. Phil B
    Yet another train released for 2022! https://brickset.com/sets/30584-1/Train
  4. Phil B
    Quick tip: Put better quality pictures up on an image hosting site (Flickr, brickshelf etc). The image embedding function on this site is limited to just profile pictures.
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    NP. I can be patient. It's not like I don't have a hundred other projects still waiting for me to build ....
  6. Phil B
    Did this get removed again? It says "for Display Only" even though the tracking says 13 downloads. How do I download the file?
  7. Phil B
    It is indeed hard to place track in Studio. But to give it some credit, even when laying track IRL there is quite some flexibility in the connections and you can shape/reshape track to quite a degree. It would be great if Studio could get a better track-alignment option, but given that their flexible part tool is still pretty crappy and that has been in the software for years now, I don't have much hope. A better solution is to use BlueBrick ... specifically designed to work with train tracks & geometries. (https://bluebrick.lswproject.com/).
  8. Phil B
    0.01 EUR in volume on BL - so get your order in :) Part No is 6553 (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6553&name=Technic, Axle 2L with Reverser Handle Axle Connector&category=[Technic, Axle]#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"500","iconly":0})
  9. Phil B
    If you have the vertical space, here is an articulated bogie design that has the same clearance from the track as the non-articulating version @Paperinik77pk published before. I think the half height offset created by the Technic Gear Shifter piece makes the coupler connection exactly the right height without needing adjustment, but I have no way to verify this.
  10. Phil B
    I am intrigued by the concept and the work you have done. Would this work as an articulated bogie? And this is stronger, but technically an illegal build:
  11. Phil B
    I am not an Electrical Engineer, but I don't think that's how it works. Your battery dictates how much current is provided to the circuit. So if your battery does 500mA, the controller board gets 500mA and the 800mA overcurrent protection limit would never kick in. There would be no damage to the battery. If a motor wants more current, it will not get it and will stop prematurely or turn slower than expected.
  12. Phil B
    How about a separate Bluebrixx train topic here in this channel, and have ALL the Bluebrixx discussion there?
  13. Phil B
    The only problem I have with this build is that I now want to have one too ...... that'll be quite some reverse engineering :)
  14. Phil B
    Shut up and take my vote .... this is amazing. Due to personal circumstances I am not going to be able to complete my own MEGA-KoF II which I teased in early October. And I am ok with that, because I could never compete with this most excellent rendition ... even though it is at a much small scale than mine, I doubt I could beat the details you managed to achieve - especially the crossed (X) side panels are fantastic. For those not familiar, this is what I had been teasing in the OcTRAINber Flickr chat:
  15. Phil B
    As someone who has worked on a similar MOC, I can only say: EPIC model. I love what you've done with the wheels on the tender.
  16. Phil B
    Ultimately it is your hobby, so you do whatever you want. I have seen people sticking to pure LEGO, even to pure LEGO only from a certain time period, but I have also seen people who only use a LEGO train base and track and 3D print the entire upper body, and anything in between. Some people treat LEGO bricks as holy items, some people are fine cutting, grinding, sanding, painting and otherwise modifying bricks to get the result they want. That said, this forum focuses on the LEGO brand, with total respect for companies that fill gaps in LEGOs product portfolio (BBB wheels, BrickTracks/TrixBrix different radii tracks and switches, FXTrack's(?) 9V revival, Kadee couplers from BMR etc). Ripoff stuff like the chinese clones and a certain german importer/rebrander's wares does not have a place here, but I'm sure there are other places where they can be discussed (Facebook Groups for example).
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    Hello Jburgt. You are responding to a thread that last saw updates over 11 years ago. This is not in line with forum etiquette. From what it looks like, Mark is still an active Eurobricks member (his last visit was back in June) but I doubt he will have this article top of his mind. However, the answer you are looking for (“how to operate 2 PF motors on 1 batterybox and receiver”) has been answered numerous times on this forum in PF related threads: you can either buy the PF pole switcher component and use that on one of the motors (the component shows in Mark’s picture, so I think that is what he used), or you can open up a motor or a connector and switch 2 wires to make a permanent change to reverse the driving direction. I have used the first option many times and it works very well without the need to damage LEGO elements. note that if you want to do the same with PoweredUp (PU) you have to do this in software, as there is no pole switcher for PU.
  19. Phil B
    You don’t. You submit them to a photo-sharing site like Flickr and then embed them here as a link.
  20. Phil B
    Love the progress and the comparison with the metal model. I would look into wheel placement, they are too close together on yours. Looks like you might need to add a stud gap between the front 2 axles, and a stud-and-a-half between the rear 2 axles (ifmy eyes dont deceive me the wheels on the scale model are not equally spaced).
  21. Phil B
    Putting 2 batteries in series increases the Voltage (V). Putting two batteries in parallel increases the Amperage (A). In BOTH cases the Power increases, because Power = Voltage x Amperage.
  22. Phil B
    I used to run Bluebrick directly through WINE, worked without issues.
  23. Phil B
    That is wonderful! I have 2 circuit cubes waiting for a project … great to see how well they work!
  24. Phil B
    Your rollercoaster looks awesome! On the topic of rollercoaster loops, @Masao Hidaka's recent YT video blew me away in terms of his super-creative solution to get loops and drops built. Here is the video:
  25. Phil B
    Brio has metal locos that are battery powered, so technically it is possible to motorize trains for wooden track. Maybe a circuitcube with the BT battery box in a carriage and the small 2x4x2 motor in the engine?
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