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  1. Bricktrain
    The Mearsk engine is an awesome piece, but you dont necessarily have to pay exorbitant prices, you could build it in alternative colours, more of my trains here http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=494578
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    You probably wouldnt believe me if I told you I have Trains also, but I do and too many actually, I am wanting to reduce my colection, currently 35 locos and 100+ rolling stock. My main reason for reducing is that I dont have room for a large town (city) layout and especially that town (city) sets become outdated so quickly.
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    My dilema is the pneumatic cyinder brackets. I dismantled part of a model last week with 32 cylinders and cylinder brackets, I struggled to fit them in the container I keep my pneumatic parts in, I mean how often do I have use for all of my 80 brackets? I guess I could sell a few and then buy a few more power puller wheels and tyres, 24 of them isnt going to be enough is it?
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    For my large crane boom and lift cylinder I had to use two gears driven by two worm gears to get enough force. It will lift the boom out of the cradle http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=486168
  5. Bricktrain
    often just pics seen in distributor catalogs
  6. Bricktrain
    I hope they have the same large body so they will still fit the cylinder brackets
  7. Bricktrain
    Actually I was thinking a few days ago that it would be good to have a thread here of new parts introduced each year.
  8. Bricktrain
    8285 towtruck 42030 loader 8275 dozer 8455 loader 8043 excavator
  9. Bricktrain
    Neat model. Well done.
  10. Bricktrain
    bump steer is usually caused by the steering tie rods being the incorrect length. if your top and bottom arms are both the same length then the tie rods should also be the same length.
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    The easiest solution would probably be to limit the extension by 2-3 studs to allow T1 to remain further into the main boom. I had a struggle to get my boom and actuator strong enough but it has become quite a bit larger so not as much of a problem now. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktrain/construction/2011/ATC/p8150109.jpg Another help is to put the gear rack and drive to the underside of the boom rather than on the top.
  12. Bricktrain
    if you reversed the connectors that the steering pivots on then the pivot will be centred over the line of the gears and the steering will be much improved. They are not the greatest for using for steered axles though, they are much better used like they are in 42030 in pivot steer models
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    I think the axles should be in line with the axle proper, rather than in line with the steering racks. Not all US built trucks are longnose (conventional). Until about 5 years ago most KW, Mack and Western Star trucks here were single steering axle on conventional and twin steer on Cabover, now twin steer is as common on conventional also.
  14. Bricktrain
    PF is a good system and has made me start collecting again. When they replaced 9v with RC it was not a good time and RC was a horrible system with its big bulky bases, so much that I decided to part with my entire Train collection and then my city and technic also. PF does take up more space than 9v but can be incorporated into some smaller builds, like my recently posted diesel shunter. I also fitted PF into a Lone Ranger box car to power my LR train for my brick show display.
  15. Bricktrain
    and with the way prices are going on the new sets it is cheaper to buy them on BL and pay shipping than buy them with free shipping at S@H
  16. Bricktrain
    Yours is at sale price all the time, you have nothing to complain about.
  17. Bricktrain
    looks good in LDD should be okay in bricks.
  18. Bricktrain
    more info here http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95488
  19. Bricktrain
    Price you pay for living in Heaven
  20. Bricktrain
    Just as well we dont have to read them back to front too
  21. Bricktrain
    Times and names change, when this thread was started creator expert was not a commonly used name, and the original Modulars were not called Creator expert.
  22. Bricktrain
    For NZ buyers it is cheaper to buy from BL and pay shipping,it will still save about 20% on S@H prices. I think that with the PF pieces it is on a par with all the other sets for price. Just a pity us down under get crippled on prices they want us to pay.
  23. Bricktrain
    You can be really jealous, just check the NZ prices on S@H
  24. Bricktrain
    Jim has posted about the receivers already
  25. Bricktrain
    Cheapest I see on BL in the US is $240US. Still a lot cheaper than they are at retail ln NZ, $350NZ = $300US
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