1974

Sets should be listed without pins'n'bushings 8855 is the king of Technic airplanes and I wonder if the new one will have as many authentic functions? Bad boy! Pics are watermarked

I prefer using the old 9V system. My current truck MOC actually uses old 4,5V light yellowbricks

Most sets are actaully made in Denmark (and Hungary). It's specific parts that are made in China, like CMF parts. Packaging/boxing is done in several countries Check Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego Edit : There's is a HUGE variation in the quality of TLG's bricks. In general, it went downhill when they went from precoloured pellets to injecting dye. I bought +300 sets from the last couple of years and the quality is rather poor, yellow especially. But the new greys and white are also pretty off, imo. And the precision is also worse (wornout moulding forms?) I've resorted to only to buy used/NOS bricks and older (MISB) sets unless I _really_ like the new offerings Sad, but true

Hmm, seems rather unfinished to me. The last green truck was quite nice, this looks like a poor MOC, imho that is

I think it's a shame that your LUG insists on 9V only. What do you (or the other members) say to visitors at shows when they ask about how to get (started) with LEGO trains? I too have a rather large PF setup (about the same size as yours, including a few trains of the earlier IR type)) and I have no desire to switch to 9V. I do use some 12V motors though, but that's only because of the pistonrods/red colour. They're driven by PF

I've seen some parts made with high dollar 3D machines that are good enough monorail parts, although I do not know much about the process/costs Got that pdf and I've fixed a couple of switches allthouhg I haven't changed that part mentioned Jim, maybe this monorail talk could be split off and put in the Train section? Cheers, Ole

Many thanks! I guess TLG was waiting to see if the initial two monorail sets caught on? Edit : I think the monotrail track parts do not require ultra high precision, so maybe they could be 3D'ed?

They can still release it in the future, you know. I think it was Huw at Brickset (?) who mentioned he saw the 1x1 round tile years before it was released Lego Otaku, I'd luv a link to that monorail patent

Rivets = pins, you loose

Edit : The large trucks, like 9397 & 8258, are pretty much techfig scale, but the 42009 is not. Just this morning I saw a man standing next to that Liebherr and the wheels are almost as tall as a grown man

I wouldn't say the 8880 is techfig scale though. Rather large seats/wheels for such a little dude There are many scales as TLG designs many different sets at different pricepoints

Anything with studs. So far I got 'bout 40 sets

Terrible indeed! You may be able to find higher quality bricks in some of TLG's competitors products

Rather odd comment, you being an AFOL and parts designer? Flashig lights have been a stable of electrical LEGO from the 80's 12V trains up to the long 9V era PF elements are rather big and I'd reckon if TLG made such a part it would be somewhat bigger to make it easier to to turn the dial Still a rocking part, imo

Nope, it's from 1966 way before Technic The 1x16 Technic brick was in 13 sets in 2013, so no they're not leaving the System anytime (I'm a studded builder myself)

Hello Ben and welcome Le' Eurobricks Albert is actually getting more popular in Denmark, allmost 200 boys (I presume) was named Albert in 2013. It's rank is the same as in France though Man, are we bored waiting for that darn Modular or what?

I would not be all that surprised if we get a new AT-AT for the summerwave

I would not be entirely surprised if we're going to see a large mammoth

I would be entirely surprised if we're gonna see a large classic spaceship in that series

I would not entirely surprised if we'll see a white passenger trainset, a blue cargo/freight trainset and a decent sized trainstation build in a modern architecture style coming up in august

You need to click the search function and input HTF in "keyword" AND mark 'comments' .. Gary, it's "krone", not "krøne"

Thanks for the update You do not want this. Walk away. He's not your friend

Yes, dear CP5670 .. catalogues are so ever permanent (well, nothing is infinite, but they'll last my - and my son's - lifetime). One should not forget about tangible documents like that in this modern brave new virtual world. They still make a powerfull impression on young LEGO builders (<- and some of them will become AFOLs with a lot of money to spend in the future). I wonder if they'll collect snapshots of 201X websites in 203X? (Sigh, did I just earn the 'old fart' tag here?)

I just LOVE those old catalogues! I have a complete collection of the large catalogues from 1983 to 1992 (and a bunch of small ones, many posters etc) and of course all the Idea Books. I still think TLG could sell them (Idea Books, I mean) but sadly they don't care. There are several other people doing new 'Idea Book's and they problably sell well. Enough for No Starch Press to make it worthwhile I guess Yes, there's the internet, but I do know that my old paper stuff is a highlight for my son and his friends when they come around

You're right Johan, my mistake Yeah, both are quite rare. They could both have found good use the Western theme though .. I sure would like a bunch of both parts Not all rare parts a expensive though. I've managed to find many rare parts outside BL in local ads/marketplaces. We have dba.dk in Denmark (which oddly enough is now owned by ebay.com, but we have no actual ebay.dk in Denmark) and I've found many gems there. How about 50 complete micromotors for a few euros each? I guess being in the same country as TLG main factories does help ..