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  1. zephyr1934
    I think everyone here knows that Lego will never go back to the old magnets, they are just too easy to swallow. What I think Karle meant that Lego should produce something like this: For my 2c, it would be even better to put studs where the buffers are so that those of us in North America can leave them off to have locally prototypical trains without buffers while still being Lego-pure while those in Europe and elsewhere can still easily have their locally prototypical buffered equipment.
  2. zephyr1934
    I like it, good work! One thought, to save space on the layout, you might want to consider the TrixBrix R40 yard ladder.
  3. zephyr1934
    And you've ruled out dirty track or bad track connections on your loop, right? You mentioned that you had other motors, so if they run fine then that would be a good indicator that the track is not a factor. Alternately, if the motors always stop in the same place, I'd first check the track.
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    Looking good!
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    Exactly that, the AA batteries make a huge difference in performance. If you have the space the choice is obvious to go with cheaper and more powerful option.
  6. zephyr1934
    Thanks for the update and no complaints on my end, you guys are helping to inspire the community.
  7. zephyr1934
    CircuitCubes might be the smallest and cheapest remote control option if you do not want to build it yourself. There are many examples in the forum over the past year of small self-propelled train builds that use CircuitCubes, including most of the powered entries in the BMR OctTrainber competition. For starts you can see my review thread.
  8. zephyr1934
    Even better, unlike IDEAS we know that there is a chance that a train will be selected in this competition. (grin)
  9. zephyr1934
    That's a great question, I've been wondering the same thing. BMR has been pretty quiet, the most recent post being Dec 18th.
  10. zephyr1934
    If you run 9v none of the metal track is a risk and in fact the wide radius curves are a godsend. After 9v was discontinued I started to build longer and longer trains. With the R72&R88 they no longer look silly going around my 9v loops.
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    If I recall correctly, I'm pretty sure normal lego 9v motors on normal lego 9v switches do the same, keeping the motor wheels from dipping when the wheel actually goes over the gap in the frog and the gap as it goes over the missing point on the lego switches. Regardless, it is probably not an issue for lego train motors that have sprung wheels that press them to the rails, but it might be an issue for the FX train motors that are sounding like they have rigid wheels. Presumably they will test their new motor design on the switches before finalizing production of either the switch or the motor.
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    I wouldn't be surprised if the next city passenger train (assuming there is a "next") had a wheelchair rider with it. Though I would not expect the train to actually be accessible to anyone without a brick remover, what with no doors and all (grin). The sliding passenger door is a great idea, that would also be useful for space/sci-fi builds too. Fitting a glass piece in the door would be a little tricky but doable with a little finesse.
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    I have no inside information, I just know that previously he showed renders of them and I'm pretty sure they were dark blay. Michael is too serious to do something so obnoxious as orange track connectors. My guess is that the ones in the video are either 3D printed or test moldings.
  14. zephyr1934
    $1.40 for the equivalent of a single straight track at TrixBrix. There are probably Chinese clones for a lot less
  15. zephyr1934
    I'm not familiar with the prototype, but if the curve in the roof is supposed to continue along the side of the pantograph, perhaps this piece would be of use:
  16. zephyr1934
    Great job getting all of the small angles of this toaster locomotive, impressive work
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    Wow! (the video clearly shows a prototype of the power supply and track connectors too)
  18. zephyr1934
    That's amazing how much you crammed into so little space. Great work.
  19. zephyr1934
    That's a crazy story, but google turns up "jack the baboon" with several links, e.g., this one.
  20. zephyr1934
    The biggest thing about submitting a train (or anything else for that matter) to IDEAS is to expect that it will not be selected. If you like that challenge (or are trying to find the secret sauce as to what could get chosen) then it is a good end unto itself. For the rest of the folks, recognizing that it is similar to a lottery, I would recommend only pursuing IDEAS if you are taking something you've designed or built for yourself and it is only a small amount of extra work to get it into IDEAS. All of that said, always good to see more trains in the 10k club so best of luck with this model
  21. zephyr1934
    If they do it I could see lego wanting to turn it into a Pacific, the target audience will include many kids and it is hard enough to make an x-6-x work well on R40. I could also see it being more like the current Hogwarts Express
  22. zephyr1934
    That's good to hear, and I'd be interested if anyone else has feedback about them. My deep stash of the old Lego magnets is coming to an end. Since I've converted my heaviest trains to roller bearings I do not need the extra strength (20 ft long train? No problem) but I dislike the contemporary sealed magnets. Besides, these are only a little more expense than the current lego magnets and a lot cheaper than the original lego magents these days.
  23. zephyr1934
    Welcome Stranky, Flaming, Verybricks and BananaBrick01! Always great to see more train builders on the forum, looking forward to seeing some of your creations big or small. Excellent and thank you! I'm not sure if this thread was ever pinned but it was definitely missing and missed.
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    Those are some nice MODs/MOCs. And don't let those 8 widers intimidate you, as XG BC said, 6 wides can be just as amazing. Kind of like comparing N to HO where anyone has to adjust for the resolution (it is really hard to do a proportionate interior in 6 wide or hide a battery box in a 4 wide hood)
  25. zephyr1934
    Looking good! One thought though, is the motor only held on with two jumper plates? If so, you might be able to get a more sturdy connection using a 2x3 plate with hole,
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