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  1. Black Knight
    Yellow train wheels! Woot! :D
  2. Black Knight
    Well, their target audience is adults, so this is primarily for display sets. You can make 15 display bogies of this part pack! ;) But more seriously: Their part packs seem to have a certain set of price tags and 15 bogies obviously are a good fit for their 5,95 EUR bin. And who would prefer to pay 0,43 cent per piece rather than 0,40 cent?
  3. Black Knight
    During the 1920ies, the Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRG) set up the Rheingold Express in violett/beige. Dark-purple and tan are imho very well fitting colors for this train. During the 1930ies, the DRG also introduced other spectacular trains in this "luxury" color scheme, the Henschel Wegmann Zug and the Fliegender Hamburger. Don't rule out dark-purple/tan -- it is one of the most iconic color schemes for trains!
  4. Black Knight
    As far as my research went, the sterling silvers driver was 2.464 cm in diameter. In my world that would be a 13 (XXL): My scale (mostly German steamers) goes like: 5 (S) for ~950 mm 7 (M) up to 1250 mm 9 (L) up to 1500 mm 10 (LL) up to 1750 mm 11 (XL) up to 2000 mm 13 (XXL) for 2300 mm As my range only goes up to 2300 mm and my stuff is mostly 6-wide so ymmv. I find the size 13 wheels already tough on R40 curves, so if you want your design to actually move, I assume >13 to be a no-go on anything R40 (including switches). Not sure if this was helpful as you're clearly bound to print larger wheels. ;) Please show some pictures of your behemoth wheels when you have some!
  5. Black Knight
    Holy baloney: This must be ~100 bricks long! Do you plan to move this or is this just for display?
  6. Black Knight
    Very, very nice! I would have liked it even better if the interior and especially the workers also looked more historical as the SBB Ce 6/8" for me is an Epoch-II design (and the shed-building itself looks kind vintage). But yeah, I know: The last crocodiles only retired in 1986, so this is isn't about historical accuracy. =)
  7. Black Knight
    Well, no: The number of sleepers and their position are quite manufacturer-dependent. For Trixbrix I seriously would consider their 3d-printed ballasting plates: They fit perfectly and don't have any holes in them (unlike whatever might have that you build from bricks).
  8. Black Knight
    I use balancing weights (normally used for balancing car wheels); they are made from steel and mine are exactly two studs long. You get like two 5g weights in the space of a 1x2 brick. They are galvanized in black so they even look o.k. and don't corrode. And they are very cheap and not toxic. The density of lead is only 50% higher than iron which imho is not worth the toxicity.
  9. Black Knight
    I think this is a misunderstanding: I meant to say that: no, HdS did most probably refrain from mentioning JB in his video not because of legal issues, but more probable out of financial considerations. I like to watch his videos, too. But he is much more cunning than his cozy video style might lead you to think. Everybody -- including TLG and HdS -- just wants your money. HdS often says in his videos of how stupid fanboys of TLG behave, because they are ignorant when being taken advantage of. Don't be a fanboy of HdS either. ;)
  10. Black Knight
    Well, if anything, legal troubles have made him famous! His number of youtube-followers always rose by a tremendous amount when he went into his calculated legal provocations with TLG. He has some contract with BlueBrixx which JB is a direct competitor of. And Thomas is foremost a businessman, so...
  11. Black Knight
    I haven't tried ball bearings myself, but wouldn't the logical next step be to replace the liftarms with metal liftarms?
  12. Black Knight
    This is absolutely awesome insane retro fantastic! The one thing I miss though are some 3947a baseplates! :D
  13. Black Knight
    So when will they be available in Ben's shop? I only found the size 7 / M wheels with traction band.
  14. Black Knight
    The environmentally interesting stuff is happening in the ABS supply route and I am pretty sure this is identical for all brick companies. What make a huge price difference is the brand name -- it's the same for LEGO, Coca Cola or Porsche. In 2020 TLG had a profit margin over 28%, which means that about 1/4 of what you actually pay for a set at the LEGO store goes right into the pockets of billionaire Kjeld Kristiansen (and his family). If TLG would just cut their current actual prices by 20%, they would (still) be a very healthy company by industry standards.
  15. Black Knight
    It's a pity he did not mention JB, but to be honest: Had he mentioned them and everyone came in an realized the tracks were out of stock, that would lead to great frustration. It is good he praised 9V, maybe we're lucky and he will do another video on the topic when tracks (and motors) are actually available.
  16. Black Knight
    I tend to give my surplus of pure-plastic R40 curves to my kids and nephews. @Toastie As a tolerant person I make no distinction if those R40 are manufactured by TLG, Mould King, BlueBrixx or whomever as long as my kids have fun with them. They call them all Legos anyway.
  17. Black Knight
    If you just need to connect your track: Trixbrix has special switches that create 4-stud gaps between the tracks. Of course then you could not connect two 8-stud-parallel tracks w/o another standard switch.
  18. Black Knight
    I am currently searching for manufacturers/vendors of non-standard-sized train wheels for my steam locomotives. If someone has a list already of possible sources that would be great, in case no one has a recent version, I'll try to make one here, hoping for everyone to help me out on the ones I missed/do not know yet. BigBenBricks -- the one and only; injection molded wheels from XXL to S; US-based Shupp / Brick Train Depot & Shupp / Shapeways -- 3D-printed wheels, most noticeably in-between sizes like LL and MS, boxpok wheels; US-based (BTD), EU or US (Shapeways) bricks-on-rails -- 3D-printed wheels, fly wheels and rods; Germany-based TLG, Mould King, BrickTracks, Bluebrixx, etc. -- injection molded, but only a subset of S, L and L-blind models (just for completeness) DIY -- use a 3D-printer and make your own (just for completeness) Thanks! *) S and L
  19. Black Knight
    Aww, look you!! Cho cho gaa gaa...you're so cuddly-wuddly! :D
  20. Black Knight
    If you want something akin the old 12V train-switch system, TrixBrix probably gets closest with their system. I haven't tried it myself, so I can't say anything about the quality.
  21. Black Knight
    Not sure if this helps, but you can also create a Gölsdorf axle if you must used flanged wheels; I know the BlueBrixx BR23 uses one but there are most certainly earlier and more clever implementations. With blind drivers and some extent also Gölsdorf axles you can put them together as close as the geometry of the wheels and axle holes allows.
  22. Black Knight
    Isn't it obvious? Just buy 8 kits and have one of those very, very exclusive R64 circles! Nah, just kidding. I also already received my 3x S32 tracks. @michaelgales track is just the raddest thing for me to happen to l-gauge since... well... probably BlueBrixx TrixBrix BigBenBricks.
  23. Black Knight
    You are so right Davide, there is nothing more to add Amen.
  24. Black Knight
    This is really well done; I like it!
  25. Black Knight
    Oops. There is a product on the market from Jie Star already since at least January; if you have strong morals, consider yourself warned: https://customizeminifiguresintelligence.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/reviews-on-jie-star-89104-european-style-railway-station-stolen-lego-ideas-the-train-station-studgate/
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