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    Here's a link to a National Geographic article about Lego and its previous rejection of AFOLs. Trains, as well as Jamie, are mentioned: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/adult-legos?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Compass_20211009::rid=D0535FB13342F855875E7D57E8239B15 Metta, Ivan
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    Rubber band drive? Shades of the old Athearn Hustler! I used to have one, but only ran it a few times, as (contrary to what it says in this article: https://hotraincollector.com/the-iconic-athearn-hustler/ ) its ONLY speed was about 300 scale MPH. It *leapt* off the tracks. Metta, Ivan
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    Most amusing! Good on you! Metta, Ivan
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    The little red VT95 is cute as a button. Metta, Ivan
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    Well, this may get me doxxed, but oh, well. I've bought a couple of the BlueBrixx engines, because it was easier than downloading their instructions and building with Real True Lego. I won't be doing that again, however. The fit was poor to middlin', and the "silver" was the kind of silver or grey made by melting down leftover modling scraps, which looks terrible. I'll be going back to the download-their-free-instructions route. It's slower, but safer, that way. If I want tanks or other military kits, COBI has terrific kits--and the clutch and colors are superb. If only they made trains. Metta, Ivan
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    You continue to amaze. Keep it up. Metta, Ivan PS: Where's your design for the PEU-1 with the crane module?
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    Sweet! That's a difficult prototype, very challenging indeed. I think the nose is more successful than most solutions for curved front ends. Metta, Ivan
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    I am in lust with the idea to produce a 3-axle variant of the 9v motor. Please, take my money. Like for about 10 of those 3-axle motors (and a dozen 2-axle). Metta, Ivan
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    All you need to detail out your ВЛ10 is to put a minifig engineer making obscene gestures behind the windshield. ... Metta, Ivan
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    You'd do better to a) use white or very light backgrounds; and b) lighten up the renders. Include a single, smaller photo showing the loco at night. Cool machine. Metta, Ivan
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    Someone's nuts. Metta, Ivan
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    Dude, how are you going to have room for anything else? Amazing work, BTW.
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    That's right, André, go right ahead and make the rest of us look like fumble-fingered amateurs. Metta, Ivan
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    Those engines are really stubby. I think they'd benefit a lot by being stretched a minimum of four studs, maybe eight. Otherwise, I think your MOC is very nice, and eliminates a lot of the original set's strangeness. The original looks like no other train on the planet. Stretched, the locos would look like proper streamlined units. And you could add a few more cars: baggage, cargo, diner. If you made instructions available, I'd be Johnny at the rathole, as my mother-in-law used to say. Oh, and @zephyr1934 has a point: the sloped diaphragms are kind of strange, and your design doesn't need them, cool as they are. I have one of the originals. Long ago taken apart, but I could see having a ball digging the parts out and incorporating them in one of these. Metta, Ivan
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    My feet hurt terribly after watching the video to the end and seeing @AlmightyArjen crouching in his stocking feet on a field of Lego studs. Ouch. Ouch. Metta, Ivan (Still ouch.)
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    There's a prototype one of these at Ogden Union Station; you can climb on it if you want. Doesn't run, but looks really, really good. As does your model. Very, very nice indeed. You make me very jealous with your layout: if only I had that kind of space available! Metta, Ivan
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    That V52 & train is tots adorbs, dude. Metta, Ivan
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    Wow! A chibi locomotive! Good on you! Metta, Ivan
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    @UltraViolet What? You don't want to learn Python? Argh! (Where's that face-palm emoji when you need it?) Python is EASY! You can learn the basics in a day or two of just poking around, if you've ever programmed before. If not, it might take a couple of days to a week. I'd recommend my book, but a) it's for a VERY old version of Python; and b) it's not very good. There are lots of good books out now--and you can also use online tutorials. At least give it quick try. Metta, Ivan
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    @UltraViolet Ha! Thank you SO MUCH! Great info, and it was definitely not too much. (Side note: I am a retired software engineer, and I've always said that it's difficult to give engineers too much information. I have occasionally received blowback for saying this from engineers, but they are wrong ) BTW, that's a LOT of wheels! Metta, Ivan
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    @UltraViolet Do the Montreal subway tires still produce the first three notes of Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" on startup? When I was there many years ago in the 80s, I was struck by the, to me, quite noticeable sounds. I assumed that the notes happened because of the pattern of the tires rumbling on the pavement, and also because the controller for the traction motors had distinct "notches" that had the property of dividing the speed of the train into quanta rather than an analog sound. Sorry if my explanation is unclear, but if you had ever heard it it might be clear! Metta, Ivan
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    This is a fabulous engine & build. And I don't even like steam! The only thing I think you should change is those rods: as soon as funds permit, please replace the clunky technic parts with custom rods. There are a couple of makers out there (I need to get some for my Croc!). Metta, Ivan
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    Sorry, but I don't get this: "branding their pieces with lego logo". Where is this? I didn't see any branding on the bricks at all. (Not challenging you, I simply didn't see it and want to know.) Thanks! Metta, Ivan
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    Thanks for that @Duq; I hadn't known about it. And not only did I support it, I'd actually buy the tram if it makes into production. Metta, Ivan
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    Go for it.
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