MrP

1. No 2. Individual 3. Sydney Oprea House 4. Rockets of either or both the Saturn V and the Vostock 5. I would like to see both civil and iconic planes in the same size as the old camel and fokker. examples- F4 Phantom, Tiger Moth, F86 Saber, Concord, 747, spitfire, DC3 or C47, Me109, Zero, Comet Dragon Fly, Meteor and Me262.

no he's a surfing santa from down under washing the salt off

yeh that figures I'm half way to putting together a second stack and find this is comming out . I'll most likely get it. below is the one I built.

I did the same when I was a child. But to be honest I like to see the preview pics and the reviews that are done. There are so many problems with kits today that only buying the ones that are really what I want is the only way to go. other wise the sets are just a big disapointment. Then you've got the problem of exclusive sets, not just to shop@home but to retailers as well. What this means to me in Australia if I can't get to a store, than the preview pics and any reviews are all I've got to go on if I disicide to take a chance and order it online. In short no if anything preview pictures, instruction, parts lists and reviews add to the experience.

vgo if your using 12V track, use the lego Drivers/Blinds. The larger flangers on the BB wheels lift the wheels just like when you run stanndard 9V bogies. you end up running on the flanges. Eifil My experiments with powered BB wheels on metal track, show that BB wheels have more traction than the Lego wheels. Run them around 3-4 times to take the shine off (note if you put the motor over the wheels, not like the Emerald Fright)

I agree with most of the above, but need to point out that there is a difference in the thickness. The Lego Drivers/Blinds are one brick thick, were as the Big Ben Medium/Large Drivers/ Blinds are slightly thicker. There is an axle step on the Big Ben Drivers that stops the flanges from rubbing (this is the cause of the extra friction on the Lego Drivers). If you compare the Drivers together you will notice that the Big Ben Drivers have a larger flange compared to the Lego Drivers. And, I'd like to point out that the Lego small wheels will not stay on a 5axle. But the Big Ben small wheels will. Out of all this I would recommend the Big Ben Wheels. Why ? The larger flanges mean better running on uneven track.