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  1. Toxic43
    Same here. Just missed the Horizon Express as my Son wasn't born until after it was retired. He's nearly 5 now and really into trains so of course we now have a full set (at aftermarket prices... ouch). I so really wanted this to be a train. We're overdue one. 2009, 2011 and 2013 all great train sets, and since then? Nothing. Winter Holiday Train doesn't count IMHO. It's no Emerald Night, Maersk or HE that's for sure. That being said, I can understand why it's not a train this time around. The Winter Holiday train is still on shelves along with the station. The station was released after the train, and they won't retire the train before the station now. No, they'll retire them together, which extends the shelf life of the Holiday train by at least a year. Plus the fact that they get trotted out at Christmas time only means that length of shelf life is artificially extended again. There simply won't be another train in the Creator Expert line as long as the Winter Holiday train is still on shelves. I'll be watching for this one to retire with a mixture of glee, and worry. Glee because once it's gone there could be another Creator Expert train along as soon as the year after. Also I worry, because there may never be another train in this line ever again considering how the last true release was almost 7 years ago and Lego don't seem to put any effort into, or have faith in the sales of, trains any more.
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    Unfortunately several leaks on Instagram seem to back this up. That being said, its all hearsay at this point. I have to say that I'm sorely disappointed with the vehicle choice if this is the case. Target market or not.
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    Not OP here, but I believe you'd do what I normally do and not screw the battery box together. I have similar loco, and while a rechargeable battery pack would be easier, I do use a standard battery box. I just have to take apart the top of the loco a bit then slide out the battery box innards, leaving the case in place. I can imagine that is how this is likely set up.
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    Which is a shame because I always like to see what TLG comes up with in 6 wide. I can't get along with 7, 8 or even 10 wide trains. They may be more real scale, but that's not what Lego is about to me. It's about seeing what's possible with the bricks you have; And Lego never usually fail to impress with the trains. I have really enjoyed all but the very latest City trains. Mostly because I think they're not that great value yet for what you get, but that may change if I pick one up on sale. The Emerald night was fantastic for its time. Amazing considering what they were able to achieve with the pieces they used, and in 6 wide! Well, not quite, but the build scale was 6 wide. If they do grace us with a new train, I expect to be impressed!
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    Yes, this is what I have planned. I just need to find out what pieces I need to get from Bricklink in order to build another jacobs bogie and extend the skirts under the carriages. If anyone has done this and has a list I'd appreciate the help! Anything to get away from more magnets on this already, very, heavy train.
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    I bought a pack of these just over a year ago. They come in 3 packs of 20. I honestly can't tell the difference between the ones that come packaged with the LEGO train and these reproduction parts. It's just a metal axle that's been de-burred and polished. They work great and I have had no issues with them. Great value compared to the original LEGO ones also. Of course everything else in my trains is original, but these axles don't even feel like cheating.
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    An extra coach would be out of the question given the announced piece count, if it is indeed correct. I would also think that they wouldn't include straight track in the box. It would increase the price dramatically as you would need at least 6 lengths to display the loco, tender and coach. They would probably just skip that and concentrate more on the main build. The announced piece count is 1023 and the original Emerald Night was 1085. They sell a separate track pack with the prerequisite amount of straights required to put the train on. They'd probably just want to push sales of that.
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    I don't have any of the old kind, but the new kind are not great I have to say. I have a double set of the 10233 Horizon Express. It is so heavy that to move at more than a crawl I modified the front engine to have two motors. It is now so powerful that it can overcome the magnets and break away from the train. I have to really feather the throttle to get it to pull away without breaking free. I have used the 1x2 plate method with success, however the little one loves to separate the trains and mix consists. Bit of frustration on his part when he can't separate the carriages. It's bad enough that the carriages jacobs bogies! And I want to put another one in the middle, linking all 4 together! I must be crazy. But anything for less magnet couplings right?
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    Yep, I agree. It doesn't count. I just hope LEGO sees it that way, although I can see why they won't. I too have been waiting all this time for another, proper, creator expert train set. I managed to get the HE (two sets!) on the after market for around £350. It is lovely to see, display and have bombing around the modest track we have set up in the attic. Missed Emerald Night and the Maersk though. I had my first child in 2014 and he was way too small for LEGO at the time so we didn't really look into it. Almost 5 years later and the house now has special shelves and building areas just for LEGO only! Back to the subject at hand though. Emerald Night seems like the obvious choice with the piece count being so close and the obvious newer piece choices available now that weren't in 2009. In my mind I can see all the pieces coming together (Figuratively and literally!) and the Emerald Night re release is going to be the one. I mean, the original was for the fans, by the fans right? And it's 10 year anniversary is this year. They brought the Taj Mahal out of the vault. Why not 10194? And I, for one, would love nothing more than to see the aftermarket prices drop through the floor like the Taj did when they re released that! On the other hand, I'm kind of expecting to be disappointed again like I am every year though. Come on LEGO! I bought two Winter Holiday trains and two stations. I bought every City train going from 2010 onward and three 60050 stations! What do I have to do to get you to listen to the train fans?
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    I think we're all rooting for a train here! Emerald night remake would be awesome!
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    The black flanged and blind drivers are also back in 79555 Hogwarts Express. Last time we had those was back in 2013 with 79111 Constitution Train Chase. Encouraging to say the least. If they only hold parts in a couple of colours at the most, and they are still producing the red for 10254 Winter Holiday Train, that means we have both colours in production at present. It would make sense to use them where they can while they have them in production.
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    +1 for Conrail blue!
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    Interesting news from the Lego Technic theme today. As per the link below it looks like the Technic Powered Up hub will have 4 ports, as opposed to the 2 we have now on the current Boost/City hub. http://racingbrick.com/2019/01/lego-announced-the-liebherr-r-9800-set-as-the-flagship-model-of-2019/ Looks like we may be able to actually convert fully to PU from PF after all if this news is true. 4 ports would equal 2 motors and 2 sets of lights per loco, or exactly what I have now in the current PF format on most of my locos. I'm guessing this also confirms we can link hubs together, which could mean we may be able to team up locos from one controller/phone app. This would be great for double headed trains on PU!
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    Yes! What great thinking! Retrofitting old locos should be possible when you account for the extra free space once the PF receiver is removed. I mean two hubs in the same loco should be possible.
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    What is concerning me is that they say that you can have two motors or one motor with a set of lights. How are we going to be able to run two motors and lights like my modified HE or 7939? No mention of any additional adapter cables only the light set.
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    Yes! Finally! Just click here to see the page on Promobricks. Worryingly, it does say that the Bluetooth technology is not compatible with older train products. Big concern for me as I'm so heavily invested in PF1.
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    There is a project to recreate a Baby Deltic in the works right now. They are using a donor class 37 and heavily modifying it. Looks good so far from what I have seen in person. http://www.thebabydelticproject.co.uk/ It's being built at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, about 15 minutes drive from my house!
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    OK, maybe not the eurostar. But it certainly does have the side grilles all along the sides. The Class 43 however, I stand by my remarks. Valenta FTW!
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    A lot of diesel trains have these grilles on the sides. Take the class 43 HST from the UK for instance, or the Eurostar, or the TGV. They all have side ventilation grilles for the diesel engines. Personally I like the styling. I'm getting a mix of class 43 and eurostar from 60197. I will have to have two of these for sure. Although I might have to have one and my little boy may have to have the other!
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    You get two right doors and one left, all with glass in set 60154.
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    Thank you! This has been driving me crazy for ages as I tried to figure it out based on descriptions. I will get this built in short order whilst I look for a second 10233 HE set! Thanks again for updating the images!
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    Hi Guys, Longtime lurker, first time poster! I have seen an old topic here that describes a method of adding a fast on/off roof switch to the Horizon Express. Only issue is, the images in that post are no longer working, so I'm a bit stuck. I got the set for Christmas last year (Came back to Lego train too late for the release! Expensive!) and am keen to modify it so my 3 year old can turn it on and off easier. He loves playing with the Lego trains in the attic but he does struggle a bit with the 10233 roof to access the power button. Any advice at all, or those original images, would be very much appreciated! Kind regards and many thanks!
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    That's an awesome layout! I don't have the space like that but I do need some curves in a bigger radius like that though. The standard Lego curves send the Horizon express flying off the track at not even full speed! I want to have a high speed loop around the attic, but standard stuff just won't do. This track looks promising though. Any way to get it in the UK for a reasonable price?
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    I hope not! I have a lot of money invested in this system, so I'm hoping for some kind of backwards compatibility.
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    I haven't seen any of the new pictures from the toy fair yet, but I think you could be on to something here. They may have had to design the models around the old PF kit with wiggle room to move to the new PF components with as few changes as possible.
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