dr_spock

Nice scene. Congrats on being front paged.

Nice. BTW, Flickr is saying many of the photos are no longer available.

Great job. It looks really good.

With Bricklink, you can find sellers who are local to you and allow for local pick up where you can inspect the goodies before forking over the cash.

The older your eyes get, the harder it is to tell them apart, even with good light. Get a young person in your LUG to help you sort.

I use and don't use stickers depending if the set is going to be permanently displayed or parted. I also make my own stickers and decals for my MOCs. LEGO could print everything and pass the additional costs to the consumers.

Welcome aboard.

Lucky you. My 8043 only came with V1... V2 have problems if more than one M-motor is connected to a channel. I think it is due to the initial current draw of the motors tripping some current overprotection. It should work fine if only one M-motor is connected to a channel like 8043 is setup. You could open up the IR Receiver and see if it has the Texas Instrument DRV8833 chip used in the V2. V1 has a Sanyo LB1836M motor driver chip. The DRV8833 chip allows for more current up to 1.5A. You are still limited to the 800mA limit out of the battery box, unless you bypass the current limiting fuse in the PF battery box or use non-LEGO power supplies.

Great report. What happened to the hamsters?

Lately it seems to be going down at around this time on a daily basis.

I've operated forklift, order picker, farm tractor, and go-kart. But I haven't bought the Technic sets of them, except the 8063 Farm Tractor. I bought 8063 for parts than building a farm tractor. There should be an option for Yes, but I didn't buy the sets.

Impressive automated station. Me too.

Thank you for the information. I am going to try the DIY first and figure out how to modify the STL file. If I buy custom or ask Efferman, then I don't learn anything. Good to have a backup if plan A doesn't work out.

That would depend on when LEGO sends out the review copies and any embargo date conditions the reviewers have to follow. Best to inquire directly with LEGO since they are in control of the process.

I could find 1x16 half width (thin) on BL. I need 1x13. I found a 1x13 STL file on Thingiverse. I have to figure what easy software can edit it down to a half width.

Very nice pirate ship. The ornamentations are well done. It's got bling.

Great job. Nice use of part for the gem holder. All those planks for walking.

My little red caboose or cabin car in Pennsylvania Railroad terminology. Bobbers were simple wooden frame cabooses built in the 19th century. PRR made theirs with steel frames. That permitted their bobbers to be used in pushed service without being crushed. Their choice to use steel allowed their boobers to last well into the 20th century. PRR Bobber Caboose by dr_spock_888, on Flickr They were called bobbers because 2 axles gave a bobbing ride. I guess the modern ride equivalent would be of the U.K.'s Pacer railcars. Bobbers have a child's toyish feel to them. Maybe because many little children toy caboose designs are based off them.

Live and learn as the saying goes. It did seem like a money saver at the time: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=133489

LEGO could now be shy in having too many different and unique parts after their near death experience back in the early 2000's. Maybe their designers don't have a good strong enough business case for those sizes to be produced. There is a 1x6 half width liftarm. It would be nice if they made a 1x13 half width that can be used as a connecting rod for LEGO train steam engine MOCs.

There are a number of pneumatic steam engine MOCs in EB's Train forum like http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=123799

It could be some sort of forestry tiller: Groan....

I guess so. I am an AFOL who assembles Ikea furniture for non-AFOL friends.

It is a bit premature. 2016 is not over yet. The good Technic stuff are still to come later in the year.

Built in 1952 by Pennsylvania Railroad, the "Queen Mary" was the world's largest freight car at the time. It was 121 feet long, weighed 250 tons and could carry 250 tons. Originally it was built as a depressed flatcar, class FD2. Later on in 1960 a "well" body was built for it to carry items which are narrow and tall like flywheel and rolling mill housings. The two bodies can be used interchangably on the same trucks depending which kind of load it is to carry. The Queen Mary was eventually retired in the 1990s during the Conrail era. The unit can be found today at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum with the FD2 body. No one knows what became of the FW1 body. My MOC is the FW1 version of the Queen Mary flatcar. It follows LEGO 6 wide train style. It has 16 axles of standard LEGO bogies in groups of 4. It is 84 studs long. It can negiotiate LEGO R40 curves and switches. PRR FW1 Queen Mary Flatcar by dr_spock_888, on Flickr LEGO Power Miners giant wheel load: Serious overhang: Thanks for watching: