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Thx i will try that. The Dark Orange parts make the price go high. Anyone tried any other colors for it?

So i did miss the 10224, i did wait to long. Got all the other buildings. I can't pay the 400-500 euro it cost new right now. Any suggestions how to best piece it together? I really don't care about the mini figures or of all parts are 100% correct. Should i use brick link or look somewhere else? Anyway to search wanted list on brick link to find the best price? Thanks

So we got the 31313 and build most of them. Great fun. I have search some but i cant find that many custom downloads for the standard kit of 31313. There is the education kit, but when i check i have to add part for almost 200 euro and there is only like 4 builds (If i dont add 100 more and get the expansionpack) Any place to buy or get more builds? Sure we done a few by our self, but the done once are far more fun to try out! Cheers

Well me and my son have started playing with Lego. He is about 4 now. when my dad did hear about this he told me "We have saved the lego you did play with when you where a kid". I was thinking it would be 4-5 sets left (Since i know we did give some away) got a list in a email from him to day and all i can say is WOW. + He have build them all to check that they are complate (Guess he also must have had some fun;)) He is bringing everything over this weekend: 146 5510 Tecnic 6803 361 6820 Tecnic 376 6010 6822 379 6012 6841 6022 6842 607 6023 6872 621 6055 6881 622 623 6080 castle 6922 644 6930 690 6363 8040 Pneumatic 696 6381 8660 Tecnic 854 Tecnic 6627 8832 Tecnic 886 6647 8842 Tecnic 885 6655 8843 Pneumatic 889 6678 8845 Tecnic 891 6681 8846 Tecnic 897 6684 8848 Tecnic 6690 8852 Tecnic 1593 6694 6699 1972 Tecnic

Got a offer to buy a old lego set that is blue railway. Its not a full set but its a few trails+rails. Any value?

Also about track. I have heard emerald night isnt very good in flexible train? I was thinking about: 1* 7895 4*7896 Should be OK start for 2 trains, or should i add 1-2 more 7896 ?

Thanks. I did go for PF! I did order the following for my emerald night + 1 more train (need to make one or buy a set) [New Sealed] 8870 Power Functions Light (x1) ..... US $8.99 each = US $8.99 [New Sealed] 8878 Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box (x2) ..... US $43.50 each = US $87.00 [New Sealed] 8887 Power Functions Transformer 10VDC (x1) ..... US $25.00 each = US $25.00 [New Sealed] 8866 Train Motor (Power Functions) (x1) ..... US $17.48 each = US $17.48 [New Sealed] 8879 ?? [New Sealed] 7996 Double Crossover Track - Brand New! In Factory Sealed Box! (x1) ..... US $24.98 each = US $24.98 [New Sealed] 8884 Power Functions IR Receiver - Brand New! In Factory Sealed Package! (x2) ..... US $26.98 each = US $53.96 [New Sealed] 8882 Power Functions XL-Motor - Brand New! In factory sealed package! (x1) ..... US $23.98 each = US $23.98 Think i got a nice price on the batterys! Guess i need to buy some tracks also, but that might be cheaper in store (they didnt have any PF in the store, but they had tracks) Did i miss anything or will this work for my emerald night + moc train 8866+8870+8884+8878 (or kit train) It did get expensive...

So if you buy a battery+ir+remote you can convert a RC to a PF? if so it might be a good thing buying a cheap RC train and later when the new PF releases convert it?

PF only offers the Technic gearing motor correct? I think the V9 motor with wheels look very easy for a kid to build on.

Ok, i guess 2 is what we need. I read alot posts now about V9 and PF. And to me it feels like the V9 is more kid friendly? Why? Well beacuse my son can more or less build what ever he likes on the V9 motor and have it running (If i'm correct;)) and with the PF he need to place batterypacks/cables/motors. However the V9 track doesnt feel kid friendly at all (Since you cant build it anyway you like) I'm not sure however if this is a problem or not?

So i need 1 speed regulator + power cable +track contacts for every train running?

Thanks Thomas. Is my list of V9 stuff correct? Or do i need to add anything to make the trains moving...?

Alot posts from me right now, sorry. But i trying to figure out exactly what i need. If i go for V9 i guess i only need: V9 Tracks V9 motor (10153 ??) Wagon Plate to build train ok V9 adapter (Really cheap right now) And i'm ready to go? Of course i cant use the emerald night, but it would be great to buy 2-3 motors and build all trains with my son insted of buying expensive batteryspacks (I guess i can use more then 1 train on a V9 track, correct?)

Guess it looks like this with the 6AA batterys, wow it looks bad: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3941157

How much work is it to use the PF on 10133 and trains like that? It will be same cost as for emerald night for every train you put it on, and on V9 its only 1 motor, correct? So you can use the 8881 with 6 AA batterys and skip bot the 8887+8878? Sure its very handy with rechargeable batterys, but i got tons of AA that can be charged. if so its only 8882(or that smaller one)+8884+8881 for the extra trains? if so its not that bad.

But will there really be that many PF trains? the RC sets been out for years correct? Right now buying used V9 is alot cheaper then buying motors for PF (If not the sets change that)

yeah its for my son. But then again, i play ALOT with him. So its for me also i guess :) I got him the Emerald Night and its fun, but without the track its not to much to play with. I didnt like him to have a motor, but he really likes on. And i think he can handle it (He got a thomas train with motor and that works fine) About the price. Is V9 really that more expensive? Motor for emerald night is very very pricy. So i guess the new trains will cost 160-200 Euro? For exampel a 4511 kit costs belove 100 euro (Sure not great looking train, but 1 kit will give me a good start for tracks+motor.) + a more expensive 4512 is about 200 Euro (same as new train). That would give me all track i need + 2 trains for about 300 Euro. + i think there is less expensive kits then the 4512 out there correct? Great train like 10133 costs about 100 dollar (Without motor)

But then you have to have 2 diffrent tracks, doesnt feel like a great start ;)? Edit. Stupid question. But if i buy a V9 kit i only need extra motor to build a second train correct? (Looks alot more easy then the PF if so...)

Well RC isnt a option since its only has 2 trains. V9 is very expensive, but so is the new powertrains i guess? What would you do if you didnt have any trains: Buy used V9 or wait for the new trains? Cheers

Aug, wow? 7897 is gone from lego.com and 7898 is out of stock without date. Will they really wait that long for a new train?

Any clue on release dates? The old trains are out of stock in my local store.

Only wonder if there is any alternative manuals to this buildings that i can give to my son :)

Well i never got a invoice on the holiday train, guess the seller wasnt active. So i went to a store and did get the Emerald Night. I know he is way to small for it, but we did build the green grocer a few weeks ago, and he did OK (I was telling him where to put the parts and i did the hard stuff by my self while he was playing with the done floors) What tracks to buy for the emerald night?

Alot of posts from me now! I was lucky and found a Holiday train for about 115 dollars sealed and new (i did buy 2, i will sell one here in sweden and i think i will get a bit more). Atleast i think it was a good price. Can i use this train with the flex tracks, or is it better to buy a cheap RC motor? (Can the RC move this big train?) Also not sure if a PF motor fits inside it. Since my son loves christmas (What kid doesnt) i'm really trilled about this item :)

Ok. Now i have start reading about 9V, RC and Power Functions. I almost got a headache... Well i always "love" the new stuff. But WOW Power Function for a Emerald Night cost me without track 215 dollars here in sweden. Without the train or track! So with train its about 385 dollar but still without track. Sure i got the money, but still... and if i like to expand with 2 more trains there will be almost the same cost everytime. Is Power Function the future of Lego train? Or will the RC still be around when next set is released (Since RC is only cargo+passanger right now, it feels like wrong thing to buy) Still i can go with both Emerald + holiday train without motors i guess.