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@Lok24 I have successfully flashed your program to a hub! The only issue now is I can't get a remote to pair with it. Both the hub and remote have new batteries and I could pair the remote before the firmware flash. I went back and flashed the Lego firmware again to be sure, and I could then pair the hub and remote again. I have since flashed pybricks with your program onto the hub again, taking care to follow the instructions. I still can't pair a remote with it. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Great videos above by the way. I'm looking to have that level of control with my 10277. Also being able to use a remote without having to bang on full power all the time would be great! EDIT: OK, I have found a way to connect the hub to the remote, via a mobile phone Bluetooth pairing. Not exactly what I thought it would be. I was expecting to be able to pair the remote straight to the hub. I'm not sure if this is possible or if I'm missing something here. Ideally I'd like to not have to use a phone at all and be able to hand the remote and hub/loco to the kids so they can run the Croc without needing Daddy's phone!

Here's the only set which includes the maker plate: 45681 Very expensive.

I'm a bit of both I think. I like to build the official sets and then use them as a jumping off point to modify them. I don't have time to fully scratch build something, but I am working on something, albeit slowly. Lego releasing a new Train set is absolutely important to me. I bought every train post 2009 on offer so far except the Emerald night and Maersk. Toy Story Train, Lone Ranger, City 2010 onwards and the crocodile. I even got two copies of the Horizon Express. They're all subtly modified now. 6, 7 or 8 wide doesn't matter to me. That being said I would have thought that we'd have had some information by now on the new sets. But Covid has put an end to toy fairs hasn't it? I'm pretty sure that's where the leaked pictures of the now current cargo train back in 2017 came from. The fact that we saw what was obviously a development mule and not the finished product was fascinating, and I think someone even remodelled the official set to be more like the leaked prototype! Wish I could find that one, I'd love to build it. I can't wait for news on the next city or creator expert trains. There's always a new design, and it is fun to see what the Lego designers do with the theme. We're never going to get different wheel sizes other than the established ones, nor will we see larger radius track. You will always have to go 3rd party for that, but the fun for me is the challenge of building with Lego as a medium; Doing what you can without cutting or painting parts. I'm no scale modeller, but I have fun. And that is the most important thing. Bring on the 2022 Lego train news!

Both points conceded! Regarding the weathering, you are absolutely right. Every locomotive or piece of rolling stock I have ever seen has been covered in grime and dirt, so yeah, very valid point! And, I did not notice the base was built rather than a single piece. That should prove testament to your building skills! I can see clearly now. Looks great. Gives me inspiration for a future 60197 MOC I'm working on.

I like it. I always loved the Metroliner, but have largely given up on the idea of owing one. The re release was still 20 years ago so it is pretty much impossible to afford one now. But I managed to get two sets of he Horizon Express, so I'm happy! That being said, I don't dislike the idea of building my own at some point. I would use only modern pieces, so getting that front right would be a bit of a challenge. The Old Light Grey and new Light Bluish Grey for me are too different to mix, although on yours here it is not as noticeable as I thought it would be, so maybe I could use that front piece? I love the idea of reimagining it as a regional train. I don't have anything like that currently as I have modified all my trains to be fast, mainline express versions, but I like this. Using the 34 stud low train bases is a good choice here to get those low opening doors in. Really great work.

Many thanks guys! I hadn't even considered swapping out the 1x4 plates for brackets. I was trying to use brackets but of course I was always well out of spec. I'll find a solution from one of the above once I'm back home and get studio loaded up. Cheers again. - Andy

Hi all. I'm currently working on a mod of the corrugated tanker from Railbricks issue 10. I have an issue I have caused myself because of the colour choices I went with. Dark Azure for the wheel support structures is fine, but for the ends of the tanker looks wrong as I went with metallic silver for the outer skin. The dilemma is now how do I fill the end with 4 2x2 metallic silver 2x2 tiles. The 2x2 tile is necessary as there aren't any metallic silver bricks of plates I can find that would fill the gap successfully. There is one plate and one tiles worth of space and several attachment points inside the end of the tanker. Problem is that the sideways building and upside down building doesn't give me an easy way to centre up the studs to create a strong attachment point. Heck, I'm having problems getting the tiles to centre up at all. I have posted a render of the open end of the tanker here if you'd like to take a look at what I'm dealing with. This is going to be a long term project as it will take many months, if not years, to accumulate the right amount of metallic silver pieces. But until then, I still need help with figuring the end out. Many thanks in advance. -Andy

There was some overlap of a few months with 10194 and 10219 as per Brickset.

Spectacular work here. Every detail seems to be on par with scale modelling. I had to double take at first that I wasn't looking at an LGB G Scale model or similar. The amount of detail is breath taking and the level of detail in the video is something else. Well done. You win the Internet today.

Forgive my ignorance but wouldn't that require connecting in parallel to get extra runtime? Connecting in series increases the voltage by 1x the original for each battery added to the series and connecting in parallel adds 1x the original power, right? I haven't searched for this to confirm my understanding, just blindly posting, so please feel free to correct. I would certainly be interested in adding more voltage and runtime with a decreased footprint. Presently my EN MOC is running a tender containing the AA battery box filled with NiZn batteries. That's a pretty good performer, but if the tender could be a bit lighter that would be good. I could probably drop the height of the tender by a couple of plates too if I could remove the need for the AA battery box for the extra capacity.

This is spectacular! I never had the set as a kid, but saw it recently and decided I'd have to get one someday. Pricey even to just buy parts for this set now. This though... this is great. Great techniques used in the locomotives. Kind of a blend of the original model and an Intercity 125 HST now. I really dig it. The door markings made with plates and slopes... just wow!

Wow! Thanks for the reply! That chassis looks great, and easy enough to make. I needed to get the dimensions right and yours has done it perfectly. I have most of the parts to knock something together. Maybe now I'll get on and do it this weekend!? I'm waiting on a copy of 42065 to arrive so I can strip the receiver and two L motors out to use in trains. I'll try an L on it's own first. But my Father in law has a lot of rolling stock to pull, so maybe two hard coupled L motors with a reduction gear ratio? I'll try it out and maybe even post a picture or two if I can get it working.

This is great! I'm in the market for a G Scale loco as my father in law has a layout in his back garden I would like to run on. Something about seeing a Lego G Scale loco running around with the Bachmann Thomas and Friends G Scale stuff just seems like it was meant to be! Your model with the shared platform is exactly what I'm looking for. I love the grille. At first I was like "Why hasn't he used an arch brick?", went off to Bricklink to suggest one then I was like "Oh, that's why!". I like the fantasy aspect. Doesn't have to be modelled exactly to work well. But this does work well, oh so well. Great stuff! By any chance do you have any renders of just the running platform shared between the two? There are limited resources for Lego on G Scale and I'm just starting out really. Many thanks.

Last night I decided, on a whim, to drive to my local Lego store, about 30 minutes away on the chance they had one in stock. I only bagged the last one on the shelf didn't I!? Picked up the Brickheadz Lucky Cat to take me to £99 and ended up getting an additional 4 sets as GWP: 40411 Summer 12 in 1, 40370 7810 Train 40 years, 40409 Hot Rod and 30412 Friends polybag. Not a bad haul. Now I just need to convince the wife that we need to open it this side of Christmas. She's on about me having it for my Birthday... next year!

Try here: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=powered up#T=P

I think he might mean this: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=147452

10233 Horizon Express had doors on the coaches. None on the locomotive, though they do have fake doors at least.

My Horizon Express is doubled up just like on the box with the full interior and all the minifigs that came with it. It's very heavy. That being said, I have a double motor setup with Power Functions train motors. The front motor is connected via a reverser switch switched to the reverse position so the motor can face backwards with the wire leading to the middle of the loco yet run the correct way. I also have PF lights in the front too on the second channel so I can operate them simultaneously. There is also a mod for the 10233 which allows a city like fast on/off action via a press of the roof. The original author updated the pictures a while back for me so I could build it. I expect it will work for Powered up too since the button on the hub is in the same place. Here's the link: Back to what I was saying. The train I run can launch up to full speed quite quickly with two motors pulling it along. I don't have any need for extras in the rear. Although I do have to use 1x2 plates to connect the couplings together or I find the loco breaking away from the train! With the plates in place it all hangs together and runs quickly. I can derail it in curves if I go too fast. For such a heavy train it's quite the feat! I may try Powered Up in the future and link motors up in the rear loco too, but I dislike only being able to use two channels. Not being able to run two motors AND lights at the same time is a big no from me. Power Functions has a big advantage in that respect.

Interesting. The loco on the cover appears to be Lego standard 6 wide. I wonder if they'll make use of power functions or powered up. Old train wheel holders with metal axles or the new plastic stub axle affair? If this is officially sanctioned it could spell interesting things depending on how well it sells. Pre ordered it anyway.

Seconded. Just had a hub for 15GBP and a large PU motor for 9.50GBP. These are obviously from split sets but will not differ in any way from those sold on the Lego online store. Links for those interested: Motor and Hub

My setup is two PF train motors in the lead loco and a pole reverse switch to make both run in the same direction, along with a set of PF lights. With those two motors in the front, I can pull the whole train to full speed on fresh batteries. Reversing is a different matter. If I have to reverse, it's slow speeds and no harsh switch negotiations. I find as long as the track is smoothed out, I have no issues in reverse. I had planned to put another two motors in the rear loco and another battery box, but it just doesn't need it. When my youngest is old enough to not need to separate it all the time due to wanting "just the carriages", I'll run a PF extension to the rear, a set of lights and some red cheese slopes for the full effect. A worthwhile mod for your lead loco is below also:

No prelims of the train itself, however there was the Goofy Minifig from the other day (Head and now torso/legs as well) and now a new Minnie Mouse fig, with what looks to be a fabric skirt piece. Both those figs are supposed to be from the new Disney train set 71044.

Yes, this is rather like my own line of thinking right now. If it turns out to be a train, especially an emerald night re-release, I'd buy like 3 minimum. If it comes with carriages, then 6 minimum. Credit cards can be paid off, but Lego doesn't stick around for long!

That's a very good point. I may have just perpetuated the old Internet feedback loop a bit!

I don't know I'm afraid. I don't have an Instagram account. I just Google search "Lego leak Instagram" and look at the feed. There are multiple sources citing a Harley Davidson in the creator line.