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Heck yea, I'll be the guy in the BuffaLUG shirt with all the hair, come on up and say hi! SD

I cut the tabs off with an exacto knife, the thermistor is a small disc next to the actual motor. I pull it out with tweezers and replace with a square of copper tape. Afterwards I secure the cover with clear tape in case of derailments. I'm supposed to be showing some people the process up at Bricks in the 6 this weekend, I'll take some pictures then. SD

Toastie is 100% right about your problem being the thermistor. My LUG thought all our motors were toast (see what I did there) but after thermistor surgery they're all back in service and going like mad, all day long at shows. Also, they take 12V with absolutely no issues, which is why FX Bricks has shown that as an option on their theoretical controllers. SD

I had to run 4 axles to get reliable power pickup... And performance rapidly degraded when trying to run for more than an hour or two due to grime build up. We found that running them at a show would mean multiple cleanings over the course of a day... SD

Nice. I've been trying to get the G&W scheme to look good in 6 wide, I'm looking forward to seeing your final product here. SD

What about the long gray train, who's is that and do they have images of it up anywhere? The bridge system looks great! SD

Last I saw he was going to produce both sizes... SD

Hey all, My LUG just got Recognized this year and we have a lot of opportunities available to us. One area we are a little bit unsure about is Special Projects. What are some Special Projects that your LUGs have completed? I know the threshold was upped this year, but we have a few designs in the tubes that still comply, so I'd like to know what other LUGs experience with this program is. Thanks! SD

Thanks! I've been going through wire like crazy. SD

I've ran a 1 plate to two plate transition up to 14 bricks high and City trains had no problem. Haven't tried it with heavier trains though. SD

Your LUG member thinks they know a lot more than they actually do, and is making up a ridiculous over-complication. LEGO uses off the shelf actual motors and there is no guarantee that the motor inside the shell came from the same batch even if it was *assembled* directly after another one. SD

Lol, I talked with ya, I'm the BuffaLUG guy with the hair. SD

Michael had a great display at ToroLUG Toronto's Bricks in the 6, with a display of all the upcoming larger radii, and all the prototypes and pre-production models of the electric elements. The power feeders look great, lower profile than the 9v ones and they will save us all a lot of rewiring old ones. It sounded like we were getting a lot closer to seeing some of those things come to market. My wallet is still in pain, but it knows that the worst is yet to come... lol. SD

That is great. You nailed the HEMTT and everything else the way it fits together. I'm def stealing some of that, lol. SD

Awesome. I love to see real world inspiration brought back to Lego. SD