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  1. domboy
    My favorite part is the driver wheels! I was wondering where you got those, and after watching the video was impressed to hear you designed them yourself. They look awesome, and a very good match to the real life drivers!
  2. domboy
    Awesome model. The original time machine is one of my all-time favorite movies, and this vignette is awesome... you got the candle, clock, checkered floor, flower pots etc all in there. Curiously, it's like a Lego version of the working model George used for his demonstration at the start of the movie.
  3. domboy
    The wheels in green look awesome!!
  4. domboy
    Of all the new pirates, I'm actually excited the most by this little set. Original dangle-arm skeleton, black treasure chest, love the printed wall piece, unique pirate flag and map. I have to get this.
  5. domboy
    Pretty sure the driver wheels on that model you posted are the "large drivers" from http://www.bigbenbricks.com/ as they look larger the official Lego driver wheels, which you could also consider: Flanged Driver and Blind Driver
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    I actually started with the Emerald Night and Maersk a couple years ago, so I sort of went backwards. After that I bought power functions for them, bought a few track packs, the rail crossing set (still available at the time), bought some tracks off bricklink (curves are pretty cheap), bricklinked the parts to build the My Own Train series of rolling stock (10014-10017) and the BNSF engine (10133). Eventually I got my little boy the red cargo train, and bought an extra box car via ebay. I also bought an incomplete yellow cargo train from a co-worker mostly for the parts (not really interested in it as a complete train). I'm also working on a couple of designs for an engine and a mail car with the LDD program, which I plan to build eventually (via bricklink). Lots of ways to expand!
  7. domboy
    And I thought he was kidding about the milk jug test... wow!!
  8. domboy
    I'm not 100% sure if I understand what you're saying, but those numbers do have a match if you switch to LDD Extended mode: Click View (menu) -> New themes -> LDD Extended Paintball gun and train wheel??
  9. domboy
    A couple years ago I was building a 10133 BNSF piece by piece via spare parts and bricklink. One of the last things I needed were the elusive and exclusive orange window pieces http://www.bricklink...Item.asp?P=2377 At the time the alternate part (60032) did not yet exist in orange, so I was stuck waiting and watching and for months either nobody had any for sale or they were crazy expensive (like the currently listed ones are $10-$15 each!). I was ordering some other pieces for my projects and happened to ask the seller if he by any chance had the orange windows. To both his surprise and mine he discovered that he did indeed have the six needed orange windows I was looking for...he had somehow forgotten to put them up for sale in his store. What's more, he offered them to me at a very reasonable price (I want to say something like $1.60 each). That was a very good day.
  10. domboy
    So this latest version will hold itself together without the need for a baseplate since it is pictured without one? Either way it's quite amazing.
  11. domboy
    Personally, I'd pick the actual train you want, regardless of the package. My initial foray into Lego trains was with the Emerald Night and Masersk trains as I prefer the more detailed models to the regular trains. They were of course like the Horizon Express had no track or power functions at all. I eventually got all the PF bits and track through various means (Lego store, track packs, bricklink, and eventually a complete train set for my son).
  12. domboy
    Maybe that's it. It's definitely a fast train. The non-powered boogie/truck uses regular train wheels instead of the train motor wheels on technic axles or pins like sets like the yellow cargo train or Maerks train use, so there is less drag. I got the set for my then four year old and and he loves it. I like the choice of locomotive design better than the yellow cargo which is why I kind of encouraged this set over the yellow one... besides, what boy doesn't like a red engine! It was $20 cheaper too, and for that price you could buy a set of switch tracks.
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    Interesting topic. A couple of years ago I bricklinked the parts to build 10133 BNSF. I ordered the parts along with other projects, but I calculated it out that I spent ~$170 on it, which at the time wasn't much cheaper than the used sets that were available. It was more fun this way though, and spread the cost out over a few months. But for a originally $40 set? Man I wish I could have bought that when it was available new. I sure hope I don't get obsessed with any other retired train set...
  14. domboy
    Awesome! Thank you for releasing the instructions for this. I hope one day to be able to fund a copy of it. I noticed one change immediately in the rendering... your use of the new 2 x 1 curved slope in Orange (11477)... love this piece.
  15. domboy
    I'll bet there was when that link was posted over two years ago... January 2012...
  16. domboy
    Agreed. I liked the size and price range of the first three in the series a lot better, $50-$70 instead of $100+. I've skipped the last two because of that, but I really like the looks of this one.
  17. domboy
    Anyone know what parts were removed? I got the parts update and now my model complains about an unknown part and removes it (I forget the exact wording of the error). I think I may have figured out which one, but not 100% sure yet. Is there a way to tell?
  18. domboy
    Another option for the six-wheeled tender would be allowing the middle axle to able to slide sideways as needed. Someone posted an example in another thread, but I can't find the topic where I originally saw it (it was discussing harry potter trains I believe), so I don't remember who to give credit to either. I tried to attach the .ldr file but I'm not allowed to apparently... Also, what about making the locomotive's front two axles the motor? I'm not sure if the spacing would be right for your model, but it's a thought...
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    You might want to clarify which Hogwarts express you're referring to, as there are four versions. The first two released do not run on track, but both included (rather basic) instructions on how to motorize it, which was pretty easy with the 9V system at the time. 4708 Hogwarts Express 4758 Hogwarts Express I'm going to assume it's one of those two which you're referring to. The second two released do run on track, came with actual train wheels, and one actually included track and motor in the box (10232). 10232 Motorised Hogwarts Express 4841 Hogwarts Express Note I'm not really a Harry Potter fan, but it seems like some people like to bash the HP trains, which I think is somewhat unwarranted. I think they're decent trains... especially the latter two. Really the main thing missing on all of them are the large drivers, but that's true of all steam trains prior to the Emerald Night anyway.
  20. domboy
    Agreed! I could be wrong (and I'm sure somebody will pull up an example if I am), but this may be the first time an American locomotive has made it into the regular train sets (not the more adult sets like BNSF, Maersk etc), and I'd say it's about time. I didn't like the yellow cargo train much at all... locomotive is nothing like the trains I see on a regular basis (granted it's better than no train set). I did like the red engine from the 3677 set in 2011 though. There is probably no way to make everybody happy of course, but it's nice to have some variation in the type of train that gets released. I've got my eye on the blue cargo train. I bought the red cargo train for my (at the time) 4 year old, and his little brother will need a train set too!
  21. domboy
    Are those pictures of a prototype???
  22. domboy
    Nice, I particularly like your V2 update. Looks like it should hold together better. Thanks for posting the link!
  23. domboy
    That's pretty cool! It's one of those "why didn't I think of that?" solutions. I do wonder if it can't be made stronger without having to glue pieces... I just don't like the thought of that.
  24. domboy
    I did the modification on page 33 ("facing the second problem") from the above link and that's really the only one I needed to make it run smoothly. Granted I have a later copy of the set which fixes a problem early copies had with the two small tan gears, and I haven't worried about vertical movement with the trucks myself.
  25. domboy
    Sorry again for the off-topic, but thanks a bunch for explaining the back story!
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