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Because Eurobricks still thinks we're in the age of 56k modems and that images have to be tiny. It's the one thing that utterly winds me up about this site, the stupid and illogical restrictions on images. LEGO is all about images, yet they have to be presented in minute pictures that utterly fail to show off the subject.

Contact Lego and request new parts. My 60052 was missing one of the yellow/orange (what colour is that exactly?) 1x6 tiles that form the branding on the side, but a quick request and I had a new part within a week.

Every Lego platform ever has been too short!

Silly question, but can you not use these - http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32555 - to support the technic frame when you can't have a support underneath? Far better than a few inverted plates.

The other knob controls your other channel, as you have two, red and blue. This is tied to the colours on the IR receiver itself, and you can therefore do things like having the motor on red and lights on blue, rather than the lights being tied to the motor output. Or you can even have two different trains on the same controller, one on each dial.

75052 - Mos Eisley Cantina 75050 - B-Wing 75049 - Snowspeeder Not bothering with the new ISD or AT-AT.I have the previous ISD playset and the new one isn't an improvement, and I have two older AT-ATs (the power function one and the last generation edition). Undecided what to do about the Rebels stuff. I do however still want the Sandcrawler, but it should be around a good while.

Nice to see the reviews in there, especially of the new Passenger Train (as it's the only new wave set I haven't picked up yet). I found the designer interview quite interesting, but he started to sound like a PR mouthpiece in the final page of questions (the ones related to third party track, introduction of trackside equipment/individual carriages etc) which was a bit disappointing to say the least.

Yep, saw it on your original post as well. The corner light on the side facing us has its 1x2 translucent plate above the the click hinge rather than below.

Err, no it isn't? The front unit is just the motor unit with the side skirts, as standard on the train. The rear is the reversed polarity motor, side skirts and the magnet assembly on the rear (which, in fact, makes it longer than the front). http://www.ibrickcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lego-Creator-Horizon-express-10233-ibrickcity-19.jpg See? Same size except the magnet.

For HE, I have two PF motors running on the front engine, one of which has had its polarity reversed so it runs 'backwards'. Plenty of power for pulling 8 units in total, and because the two motors are running off the same IR input there's no problem with signals not being received by both at the same time. The only downside is the draw on the battery, but I have put my sole rechargeable in that unit.

Sounds like a reasonable idea, and it'll allow me to slowly expand the 9V track I own, with the arrival of ME's track surely to help things along. I'm not that overly interested in the 9V trains though, none of the designs apart from Metroliner, offer anything much different to what I have in PF/RC.

I'm trying to do that actually, having just bitten the bullet and purchased a Metroliner 9V setup. However I'm deciding how exactly I'm going to deal with my RC/PF trains, which far outnumber the single 9V. One thought is to simply run a single 9V loop, with 9V switches that lead to my existing ABS track. The other is to entirely convert to 9V with the benefit of no longer having to hide battery boxes/IR components, but the downside of rather expensive track purchases. Equally, I'm actually finding it tricky to find a guide on how to setup a 9V track in terms of maximum lengths etc.

I guess it depends on what we're defining as carriages. LEGO used to sell lots of individual rolling stock (Octan tankers, snow blowers, hoppers, flatbeds, freigh wagons...) and I can easily see why they wouldn't sell in sufficient numbers to be profitable. However, when you have a set like the EN a single carriage looks absolutely ridiculous, and selling individuals for that set would have made sense (and wouldn't require any new pieces either). So, I'm not saying LEGO should go back to universally making individual carriages, but recognise that for some of the Creator series trains it might be a good idea.

Personally I'd love to see something British in terms of rolling stock - be that an old classic, such as the Intercity 125, or a modern(ish) MDU such as the 323 local electric, or even one of the high speed Pendolinos running on the WCML. Looking at the existing trains, the City line releases a passenger and a cargo train every cycle. Creator seems more variable, but recently has done passenger, cargo, passenger. That could mean the next release is a cargo train - but then I find the City line covers that area fairly well. Steam is possible, but I wasn't a massive fan of Emerald Night and LEGO missed out on the opportunity of selling separate carriages.

Just got my delivery of the blue cargo train and a pair of the new stations (to go back-to-back). Looking forward to the build, which I may do as a review.

I'll take your monorail track, it's obviously too big to be actual Lego.I don't mind large moulded pieces as long as there was no alternative brick-built method. Thing is, I've seen some excellent ICE-style engine fronts that are brick built.

That nose style isn't new - the last passenger train (7897-1) from 2006 was the same. Easily the worst part of the set.

The magnet holders are always a problem. I think I ended up with mine in white, but had to purchase from about 4 different stores to get the quantity needed. They'll never been seen so the colour doesn't matter - even a mix of colours is fine.

I'm happy this is happening, and it also means a source of track in the future direct from ME. I'm really interested if they'll be releasing crossovers and switches down the line, as I own a single crossover and want more!

Upped my pledge, and I'll probably continue to add to it. Cale is completely right. We need this to be funded - both as a source of metal, 9V compatible, tracks for the old guard, but also as a source for those of us (relatively) new to the train system. I bought my first train back in 2006 with 7897, which pushed me in to the RC and now PF systems - so I'm buying ABS track. As a question for ME, if this KS fails (booooo!) would you open another for a more limited goal? Say, just funding R56 and straights? Perhaps you can do it in stages, rather than all at once?

Way to put a downer on the whole thing, and write a massive rant that makes people not want to back the project. I've used Kickstarter extensively, ranging from quite low pledges to really quite large ones. There's always an element of deciding whether the project is going to succeed or not, but really, ME's is a very low risk. Sure, there may be a time delay, but in terms of actually getting the product, it's pretty much guaranteed. 1) Established company that is already active in the field, and has demonstrated previous prototypes before KS 2) Clearly thought out manufacturing and logistics, to the point they already have several injection moulds completed and shown on the KS page 3) The money asked for is proportional to the aims. The failed KS projects can be spotted a mile off, as they don't ask enough money for what they're trying to do - your linked video game being a prime example. 4) Product is very clearly shown, with real physical objects already existing. Not just concept work. Yes, the money is to continue purchasing equipment that will be used to produce track. Yes, you're backing the company and receiving a gift in return. However, in this case, the risk is very very low and it is pretty much money goes in, track comes out.

Great to hear. Straights are one of the harder bits to buy, as Lego don't sell them separately, so I can imagine there is quite a bit of demand for just straights - but the flexibility of single sizes rather than a bulk order that comes with a mix of sizes that you may not want all of. It also adds flexibility to your Kickstarter, as it means people can purchase an oval rather than a circle, which may help raise your funding.

Any chance of a better variety of straights? I'd very much like a (say) $20 pack that contains only double length straights, and repeat for the other lengths. I've backed at $45, but will add some curves later. Finally, will you eventually be making all these available online, long term, internationally?

Lego's PDF instructions also have terrible colour reproduction, making it hard to distinguish colours in some sets.

1) It should fit on a 16x32 or 32x32 baseplate. 2) There should be technic connecting pins, two on each side, in a fixed position on all modulars to allow interconnection. 3) Aim to be architecturally realistic. 4) Pavement is 2x2 dark bley tiles, with a strip of 1x6 light bley on the road edge. Total depth of 7 studs at edges. Beyond that, anything goes. Lego's modulars usually have 3 floors, but the fire station has 2. What stands the modulars out is the sheer use of building techniques, many many tiny pieces to create detail and their general feel of being architecurally detailed. Flat walls only happen on the sides and to a lesser extent the rear.