dr_spock

LOL. Good pantless ending.

It looks nice enough. I wonder if someone will put Power Functions in it.

Welcome to the addiction.

Welcome to EB. Which 9v set did you get? See you in Trains.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard.

They have big heads. Maybe they should be called ego figs instead of micro figs.

You can do it using 1x2 slopes and some 1x_ plates.

This is coming along very nicely. I like the whiten tracks. Looks good with the train.

This sounds interesting. Will we require product testers?

Nice. Is it for U.S. pennies only?

Neat idea and practical use of LEGO. Maybe it depends on where and how you drill the piece. I used a 2x8 plate to fix my broken fridge handle last year. The plastic handle split in half on the top. I drilled two holes and tapped the handle to take a couple machine screws -> http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/dr_spock_888/lego/Picture21129_zps333c8e47.jpg It's still holding with constant opening and closing of the fridge door.

Welcome aboard, OLDNUT. I used to use FORTRAN and punchcards but also got to touch the big computer to IPL it.

Thank you for the doing the testing and providing the results. Awesome job on your M-Tron display.

Thanks everyone for your kind words. That's interesting they have it using jacobs boogies. I guess it is one way to put less load on the coupling between the cars and the power unit or add more traction motors. Your narrow gauge GTW looks great. Thanks. I got my inspiration when I saw this picture last year on the Trains Around the World blog. It screamed old Airport Shuttle monorail to me. I sat on the idea for a while until you posted your monorail-like-train. You kick-started my butt into building it. Thanks. I used standard train base for the passenger cars and the boogies were made using a 4x4 plate and 2x2 with pin on top. The length just fits around LEGO standard curves. It runs pretty well on those small wheels. It can zoom around at full throttle using the AAA battery box with 1.2V rechargeables.

I have two HE sets. I replaced the technic boogie on the unpowered engine with standard train axles. It rolls much better upgraded. The two train wheel sets and boogie plate were leftovers from converting the two passenger boogies with coupler into a jacob boogie.

Beautiful. Great job filling the window space.

Cool. I think you can call it giant wheel chair for little people too.

Pardon you. That's a really big BURP.

Using 720p instead of 1080p may give you a faster record frame rate (depending on your camera). That can help capturing fast action.

Another Canadian company sold to a multinational is how I see it.

It's a quick way to get a lot of parts without having to go through multiple sources and shipping charges and time. I guess the question, is there enough colors for what you plan to build?

Everything is awesome. Sticker sample looks great too.

Presenting my interpretation of the GTW 2/6 railcar in LEGO train set style with a nod to old LEGO monorail. GTW (Gelenktriebwagen) which means articulated railcar is made by Stadler of Switzerland. The notable feature is a power module in the middle connecting the two passenger cars. The design reminds me very much of the LEGO monorail sets like the Airport Shuttle. I wonder if the designers at Stadler were inspired by LEGO monorail. I chose the German DB colour scheme which looks similar to the LEGO airport shuttle colours. Stadler GTW by dr_spock_888, on Flickr My model has a Power Function train motor and AAA battery pack in the power module. The passenger cars are supported by the center power module. The 2/6 designation means six axles with 2 powered axles. Battery pack on/off switch is reachable through a hole on the roof of the power car module using a toothpick or Technic axle. Alternatively the roof comes off like Horizon Express to access the switch. Engineer compartment The brick build dummy coupler can be replaced with LEGO magnet couplers for M.U. hookup or a Technic liftarm can also be used. All aboard. Next stop, the airport. EDIT: Add video

Nice work.