Pierre_Cochereau

You're right, Klaus-Dieter, and I was wondering the same thing (why the Wind Turbine Transport wasn't shown there). But maybe it wasn't shown because supposedly it's going to be an exclusive release, and maybe there will be a special unveiling like there was for the 10193 Medieval Market Village. In any case, I can't wait for pictures of this new Wind Turbine Transport set ...

Yes, somehow my inner voice doubts it, too (yes, I hear voices ... kidding ). But to be honest, I'm really interested in this whole "flexible track" thing. So far nobody has more information on that, right? – I mean, if this really means that you get some sort of track that you can shape as you please (flexible curves etc.), then what material will it be made of? Surely it can't be the usual plastic because, well, you know, it'll break . So will it be some sort of rubber mantle with a metal wire core or what? I must say, the more I think of this issue, the more I doubt that "flexible track" means that you can bend and shape it ... maybe it means that the "traditional" track piece is discontinued and instead of your usual curved track piece, you get half of that piece so that you can make smoother curves ... I don't know ... but maybe tomorrow by this time, somebody has got more information, who knows ...

I sure hope it's real. A steam engine, especially one as detailed as this one, will bring some variety to the train world of any town layout. Well, TLG has released train motors separately before (e.g. 7865 and 10153), and nevertheless 12V trains (such as 7745) and 9V trains had motors already coming with them. My point is: The fact that TLC decides to release a motor unit separately does not necessarily mean that there will be no motor at all included in this set – if it's real. Rather, a separately released motor allows for motorizing MOCs, replacing broken motors, or simply adding a second motor unit to a train in order to give it more power to pull a larger number of train cars. – While I do not know whether or not a motor will be included in this set, judging from the fact alone that there will be a separate motor set I think one cannot argue for sure that there wouldn't be a motor included in the set.

I'd agree. The then new RC trains (although not S@H exclusives) came out in September 2006 (or the last week of August), so I guess it won't be different with the new train sets. I can't wait nevertheless ...

Thanks for the information on trains, Holodoc. Do you know more about such "rumors"? Is there a chance that we will see RC controlled points, signals, railroad crossings etc.? That would be

Well, you guys seem to know more about this than I do. Sad indeed. However, I think one can still hope for TLG to release some sort of a city transit system which, as a public transportation system or some sort of commute, is not quite a train in the sense that it should be in the same line as the proper LEGO trains. I think that – having released only one such set ever (6399), or maybe two if you consider 7725 as being one such set, though it used the same track system and layout as all other 12V trains – this might be a concept that TLG designers should think about, seeing as it would fill the "gap" between cars, vans, buses etc. on the one hand, and "trains" properly speaking on the other hand. Whether such a system – if released at all, that is – will use some sort of monorail or other track layout, we don't know. But unless there is some sort of "grip" system attached to the rails such as they appear in the Temple of Doom set, I don't think that we will see exactly these rails being used in a potential future city transit system, mainly for the same practical reasons which Dr. Brick already stated – the train, even if using PF and only consisting of two small cars (as in 6399), won't be able to climb the hill.

I would absolutely love a re-release of 6399, and I sure hope you're on to something there, Klaus-Dieter. I own five 6399 sets (the first I bought – or rather, my parents bought it for me – when it came out in 1990; the second I got two or three years ago on eBay for about 120 Euros – which isn't that bad if you consider some 6399 sets selling for about $ 1,000 on eBay which I have seen myself, believe it or not; the other three followed subsequently). But I would happily buy two or three more sets if they were to be re-released, for expansion purposes, especially if TLG would also re-release the additional track expansion set 6347 which includes points. If you think about it, this would be a huge source of income for TLG: If you look on eBay and see a 6399 offer every now and then and look at the prices what they sell for, you can clearly see that people are willing (maybe not completely happy but willing nevertheless) to pay the big bucks for such a set. So why not make it a Lego Legend like they did a few years ago with the 4558 Metroliner which was re-released as 10001? Why not make it an official re-release by TLG and selling it for a reasonable (i.e. less than people pay on eBay) price, maybe $120-150 – then the money would go directly to TLG, instead of paying $ 400-900 to a private seller? Personally, I'd rather have a re-release of 6399 than a completely different version of a similar concept. Sure, you shouldn't always daydream about the "the olden days" or the Golden Age of Lego, as some would have it. But I think in this case, it has nothing to do with nostalgia only – 6399 was a commercial success, as you can still see today when people are paying insanely high prices just to get their hands on one of these sets. It also fits in perfectly with either an "old" town layout as well as with a "newer" one (in terms of ratio and studs etc.). From a practical point of view, it would be entirely possible to re-release 6399 as a Legend as the molds needed to make the special parts for such a set will most likely still exist – you can see this most clearly when looking at the re-release of 6390 which came out as 10041 Main Street in 2003: In that re-release, they once again used the old original road plates that were used in the original set although in the meantime, i.e. between 1980 and 2003, there had been several other generations of road plates – I believe, four in total. My point is: Once a part or piece has been used in a set, no matter when this set was released, it must be possible to re-use that same piece again, even if the re-release of the original set happens ten, fifteen, or even twenty years later. So why not having a re-release of 6399 – even with some minor alterations, if absolutely necessary? I know this has been something that AFOLs have often been dreaming and talking about. I really hope that you are on to something, Klaus-Dieter.

Thanks for the welcome, Dr. Brick. I would absolutely love to do a review for you guys; I did take lots of pictures as I put the 7633 Construction Site together, but alas, my digital camera (i.e. the only one I have access to right now) is kind of , so about 75% of all the pictures are blurry and out of focus. Suffice to say at this point that I the set, but I still think it is overpriced.

Price Shocker!!! Ok, first things first: Since I joined today, maybe a short introduction I have been reading Eurobricks as a guest for quite some time now but I think joining will give me the opportunity to give my two cents every once in a while. I am from Germany (for those who are geographically versatile , the Gelnhausen/Hessen area), but I currently live in Washington, DC as I am finishing up my Ph.D. Ok, enough with the smalltalk I just picked up the new 7633 Construction Site from the Lego store at Tysons Corner, VA. Imagine my surprise when I checked the price tag: $99.99!!!! Where did this come from??? I always thought it would be in the $ 80.00 range, or maybe $89 tops. I mean, compare the piece count to other sets, and you get more pieces for less $$ e.g. with the 7744 Police Headquarters. Does anyone else think this is too expensive?