legoman666

I measured the resistance of an entire R120 loop at about 0.2ohms. Standard 9v track can vary when dirty so it's hard to say for certain, but my 3D printed track has less resistance.

Oh, yes.

Yep, and it better be sand blue too!

Something fun I've been doing for all of the people who get the decals from me (OKBrickWorks) is give every boxcar a unique number. Would be neat to see a bunch of them in a row at an event like BrickWorld.

They are PLA. Very durable as long as you don't put them out in the sun.

Haha, I am indeed standing on the coffee table. I built it pretty sturdy; solid cherry and walnut. Weighs > 100lbs, I about killed myself carrying it up from the garage. The clips shouldn't wear out unreasonably quickly, but they are almost certainly less durable than injection molded parts. The color is good, but not perfect.

Many people know me from the decals I create through OKBrickWorks: https://www.facebook.com/OKBrickWorks I'm the main supplier of decals for several outfits, BrickModelRailroader, BrickTrainDepot, Barduck's Trains BricksNorthwest, in addition to some replica stuff I sell on eBay. I happened across a Facebook post a while ago about 3D printing 9V track, so I figured I'd give it a go. Behold: I have available: https://www.ebay.com/str/okbrickworks/Train-Track/_i.html?_storecat=3556274819 In 9V: R56, 72, 88, 104, 120 curves, and 8, 16, 32 stud straights. In 9V or RC: R216, 232, 248, & 264. (I don't have any of these listed on eBay but they are available on demand). If you email me directly to purchase, I can offer $0.25 discount per piece off the eBay prices. Currently being developed are R104 9V switches but they are pretty far off. All files are designed by and licensed from Nick Halliday. Original code 100 idea by SteveB. The video is poor, but that's a full R120 9V loop. What do you think?

Can always just apply the decal and then cut down the seam in the brick with a sharp razor.

Sure can! $2 to anywhere in the world. Die cut vinyl decals.

I don't know what to say other than: if you don't like using non-lego elements in your build, then don't. But don't force your opinion on others. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Oh right, I had the two versions reversed in my head.

I can do that, I'd just have to get some yellow fabric ;) Send me an email, okbrickworks@gmail.com

6278 6292 Enchanted Island. Love how sharp the islander face looks.

I can potentially print on both sides, but getting the two prints to line up perfectly is next to impossible. It would always be a little off. Cutting the stuff is fairly straight forward, just have to line up my registration marks so that the printed fabric is square to the laser cutting bed. A nice side effect of laser cutting is that it cauterizes the edge so it doesnt fray. If I sold uncut fabric it would immediately start to fray when the buyer cut it out with scissors. I still haven't completely decided to do custom printed fabric or not. It's a lot of work and I don't think people would be willing to pay enough to make it worth the trouble. I've quoted a couple custom jobs but no one has bit the bullet.

6268 Ready to go! By the way, I need volunteers. I would like to have some pictures of the sails installed on their respective ships, but I don't own many of these. I will refund half of the cost less shipping if you send some nice photos after receiving them. I'm also looking for images of sails from the Black Pearl. Everything I can find was taken from an angle and has no scale. I need it 1:1 X:Y and with a ruler in the frame somewhere. I can cut capes and so on, but custom printing something so small would be difficult to price. Shoot me an email at okbrickworks@gmail.com, maybe we can work something out.

So don't buy them. Purist will never buy them anyway, and the only thing introducing decent replicas will do to the authentic ones is drive their price down, which can only be a good thing. Purists will able to get real ones for cheaper, my replicas will be available at a lower cost, the only ones losing out are the sellers who have the originals listed for big bucks. Lego themselves lose nothing because they don't sell them anymore. It's the same for the stickers I sell. They are clearly not the original, mine are on better vinyl media and come with transfer tape. It allows a whole new generation of Lego fans to experience some older sets or adults to restore their cherished childhood sets without spending $50 on a sticker sheet. If you don't like replicas, don't buy them. Anyway, I made a few more.

The BNSF is a beast at hauling. You can gear it down even more to haul even more rolling stock.

I could, although the charge would be around $20-30 per sail. It is a very time consuming process, and the printer I'm using is $80,000.

I have a laser cutter, I don't have a CNC machine. The burn marks aren't too bad. Its mostly the surface of the edge that's browned, not the top or bottom of the sail. A nice side effect of using a laser is that it melts the edge so it doesn't fray, a knife cutter would require the edges to be sealed somehow.

Hi all, this is something I've been thinking about doing for about a year and just finally got around to it. I have access to a fancy UV flatbed inkjet printer that can basically print on to anything. I also recently purchased a little desktop laser cutter. I run a small decal business, OKBrickWorks, so recreating the art and cut lines wasn't out of my realm of expertise. Finding good enough photos was a bit of a challenge though and I was able to redraw everything as nice vector images. Additionally, finding a good fabric for laser cutting wasn't easy, I ended up finding a nice media to use that doesn't fray. I've got the art ready for almost every large sail LEGO has made in the past, I just haven't had the free time at work to print so many different items. Anyway, here's a few shots: One of my favorite things is helping people restore their beloved classic sets from their childhood (which is why I got in to making stickers), so I'd love to sell these to folks if they're interested. Send me a message if so. If this is not allowed, mods feel free to remove this bit. I don't make a lot of money doing this, and it's quite time consuming but I do have to charge enough to make it worth the trouble. Let me know what you think.

I've thrown my wallet at the screen several times now and nothing has happened. What is the next step?

I tried to add coaster as an authorized user on my credit card but my wife caught me.

I had a sample of the r56 in my hands at Brickworld. Excellent quality as always. Putting in my order for switches soon!

They're on their way ;)

I'm the one doing the stickers, they are on clear vinyl. Not something you can print at home. Besides, the cost to ship internationally is usually only $1.15. Domestic is only what a stamp costs ($0.45?).