PeteM

Thanks for this! I have a non functional battery wagon that I need to start investigating and this gives a wonderful overview of to be looking for :)

Love this - it’s like my dreams and ambitions from the 1980s realised! Such good work in sticking with that 12v aesthetic but producing something way in advance of those sets :)

I'm enjoying your series on YouTube - I feel that 12v is almost a forgotten era, despite being the best (IMO!), it's nice to see it getting a bit of attention :)

Also, certainly with 12v, there was the feeling of ‘graduating’ through sets - push along for the youngest, followed by 4.5v when a bit more action is needed, and then full remote functionality with 12v, by which time you’ve collected a good amount of trackside structures and rolling stock… I’m in no way expecting a return to those days, but can’t help but miss them…. :) On topic - I’m not particularly interested in any of this new set of releases at the moment, but will certainly give them a go if a decent discount become available (which is how I ended up with four 60051s!)…

Love it - not had the space or time to set up my 12v for a few years, so am living vicariously through your videos! :)

Looks like the current track packs have had their price ‘corrected’ upwards in the UK to £17.99 each (from £15.99).

Thanks for the heads up on those!

Just amazing - and the backgrounds really add to that full on classic 12v feel :) I’m in awe of the setup and your commitment to doing it ‘right’ with the sheer amount of wiring involved!! I’ve been following your prep videos on YouTube and it’s been great to see it all come together :)

Just amazing - wow! Such a great model - fits in with the ‘grey era’ aesthetic while still being impressive in size and construction! And amen to that!! :)

So I’ve seen Jang’s video and was expecting the worst, but . . . I’m not really getting the derailing issue. I’m using Lego plastic track in a rough loop with some points, placed on the floor (as I don’t have a layout) and, even with some random curves thrown in, it’s not happening. It will if I try to take it full tilt through thrown points, but then so will most of my other trains... Is this a 9v track issue only (I don’t have any to test and haven’t had time to set up a 12v loop) or am I testing it wrong?

Yes, assumed it was something to do with British Summer Time :) Just the one train for me, and sadly I missed out in the promo - but there is no way I could stay up till midnight and they would have been gone by the morning so I’m happy. Had shipping notification so will hopefully be here in a couple of days :)

It seemed to be available before midnight on the UK store so I managed to get one at just gone 11 last night (and was a limit of 2 when I saw the page)... After an initial ‘hang’ the site behaved, and I even managed to use points and a gift card easily :)

You could always go full crazy and start getting into 12v! ;)

I suppose its the nature of the market they’re aiming at here that they assume everyone who buys it will have a smart device to control it with, unlike the City trains which also have the controller.... I love this one - a good rendition of one of the more quirky locomotives out there, and different enough from the previous trains that it offers something new. Just need to research some carriages for it now... On the continuation of the ‘train line‘ - I would love to see Rocket and an A4 too, though I imagine any train for next year would need to be in advance design stage by now. Even the last line of ‘Expert’ trains were spaced two years apart. Though I’m crossing my fingers that this is the start of a new set of releases, the interviews didn’t give me the feeling that this was anything but an experiment within the wider ‘adult targeted’ line rather than it being about producing a series of new trains specifically. I think the problem Lego have is that, while trains sell ok, they have a limit on their production facilities. It makes more sense to devote as much of that production capacity to sets that are produced in greater volumes and for more profit - City, Harry Potter, Star Wars etc - rather than keep producing sets that have more limited reach. Obviously there are slots for these kind of things, but I wonder if they will try a range of diverse adult sets in there. Anyway, still excited for this release, might even try to pre-order when the option comes up... :)

The new Haunted House was announced on the 13th May prior to sale on the 1st June, so here’s hoping for a similar timeframe here and an official announcement will come in the next few days :)

If the rumoured release is July I wonder how soon we might see an official announcement (with more detailed information!)? Will they take it up to the wire (so another month :( ) or did the leak come out because an announcement is imminent...? Fingers crossed for the latter :)

It is incredibly tight but can be done (with a lot of force). I would not recommend it if you are planning to ever return it to its original state as getting it back out is even more difficult.

Wow, love these! The larger green engine is especially reminiscent of early 12v designs but on steroids! I think my favourite is the little blue engine, like an updated 7720... :)

And due to the cost of new moulds they may not be replaced if the parts are no longer required or another in-production part can be substituted - that’s my theory as to why we don’t have the ‘train’ window frame any more :(

Same here - it was the excuse I needed to get the Bookshop :) I have the original 7810 somewhere though I think it’s mostly in pieces so I’m going to try to get it I together before the ‘tribute’ set arrives...

You could combine the two if they gave us the Metropolitan One!

Obviously any answer is going to be entirely subjective based on the poster’s personal predilection and no minds are going to be changed in this discussion :) Having said that, I find nothing more frustrating than reading a user ‘review’ on Brickset (or anywhere) that spends 4/5th of the text going into minute detail on every aspect of the minifigures, then quickly mentions right at the end that there was some Lego included and the build ‘was great’. There are YouTube reviewers with a similar, and equally irritating approach - people for whom the minifigures included are the be all and end all of a set, and it’s simply not a viewpoint I have any particular understanding of. I get the occasional CMF for myself or my daughter based on what appeals (and certainly don’t collect whole runs of them), and generally appreciate the minifigures in the sets I buy, but I can’t think of a single set I have bought where the minifigure(s) feature in my decision to purchase at any point. I think the only time I feel like I ‘missed’ a minifigure is in 7725 (see my review linked in my signature) - a set that calls itself a ‘passenger train’ but doesn’t actually include any passengers!! The best thing about it all is the abundance of cheap Lego sets available on eBay - I bought two (minifigless) Spiderman bridge battles for around half the cost of just one!

Interesting (though I wasn’t that keen on the Monster Fighters train) - and doubt that PUP will be included at that price. There are pictures of some of the other sets around, but frustratingly not one for the train!

Regarding extra rolling stock - I imagine it’s more an issue of production capacity than anything else. Lego could have made available the two bags of parts needed for the middle carriage for 60051 as, say, an online exclusive (advertised in the instructions for the main set) without extraneous packaging etc and I imagine it would do moderately well. Or They could use the factory production capacity this would take for another City set, which would sell in far greater quantities in multiple retailers and have a far greater return. Regarding sales - I’m not sure that the recent Roller Coaster Set will sell in massive quantities, probably less than the EN did, but expectations seem to be higher for trains for some reason... Not every set needs to be a blockbuster to justify its existence, but having ‘done’ trains now (one steam, one diesel, one electric) sales aren’t the only factor - I would think that novelty and innovation in the product line is just as important to the bods at Lego HQ...

Yes - really annoying! I started with 7710 then ‘upgraded’ via 7865 as shown in the catalogues of the time, but would much have preferred a red one to match the bricks and wheels I had just taken off. And availability (and affordability!) on the current secondary market would be much better...