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    Years ago, I made a few things here and there too. Day 206 of 365: Space Invader by dr_spock_888, on Flickr Day 211 of 365: Jar-Jar vs Gorilla Kong by dr_spock_888, on Flickr
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    Yes, they do. I don't know. It'll depend on the inner hole diameter of the bearing. You can get rods and piano wire in various sizes from hobby shops or stores that sells K&S. You could try their stock #505 piano wire which is 0.078 inch. That is a tad under 2 mm: http://www.ksmetals.com/17.html That's a quite few. Looks so nice to have a machine to crank them out. I have to freeze my ball bearings in my cold cold garage.
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    Cool idea. Also adding tires to the large wheels might help with wheel spin.
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    Depending on what else comes with the cargo train, I may give the cargo train a pass. I seem to have already MOC that style of engine a few years ago. If I am not mistaken, those engines are slowly being phased out by the various railroads that use them like SNCF. Day 017 of 365: I Love Trains by dr_spock_888, on Flickr
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    I've tried using acrylics the other day. It seemed to work filling in lettering on the black brick. I could also scrape off dried bits with my fingernail under a paper towel.
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    You could try to put temporary posts around your layout and then drape a cover them to keep dust out.
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    Sweet. Looks and sounds good. You seem to be doing alright without having to hire a camera man or driver.
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    Thanks everyone. It is a inexpensive and quicky way to crank out axles. They are not as shiny or chrome plated as the LEGO ones. You could buff them shiny with some extra effort. Then again who is going to see them hidden inside the bogie frames?
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    Welcome aboard, randomboy. Boston has a variety of historic and modern buildings to use as source material and/or inspiration for MOCs.
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    Welcome to Eurobricks, Shawn. Dancing on LEGO may hurt a bit but it might be doable. Where in Canada are you?
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    A couple of years ago, I bought a large amount of train wheels and bogie frames but they didn't have the metal axles available. I made own axles by cutting 2 mm diameter metal rods. My free hand cutting wasn't all that accurate. If I was off by -2 mm, then the wheels would derail in curves and switches. I used up the first batch of bogies made. It is time to make some more. For this batch I decided to make a cutting jig out of a scrap piece of wood. I milled a 2 mm slot and it secured the piece for an accurate cut every time.
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    Welcome aboard, Gustaf Von Bricktin.
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    Pretty much anything outputting the correct voltage and amperage will work. HO train power supply maxes at 18V DC. Remember not to go full throttle with it or add a stopper around the 9V mark on the throttle.
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    Nice idea. Add some free rolling wheels to the stands and you could have a train engine stationary testing/tuning rig.
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    I believe the passenger train engine nose piece has openings for mounting the LEGO PF LEDs. It should be as simple and plug and play.
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    I believe each country/region set their own prices based on exchange rate with DDK, costs of doing business in that country/region, what the citizens are willing or able to pay, etc. At one point, Canadian prices were less when converted to US Dollars. Most other years, Americans get the better deal.
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    I find the LEGO Store PAB Wall to be pretty good deal if you spend the time packing as many pieces as possible into the cups. You would have to factor in time and transportation costs into the equation for comparison with LEGO BaP/PAB online and Bricklink/Brickowl + shipping charges.
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    Curious to see what the $249 train might be. HE was half a train. Many people didn't like buying two sets. But it was easier to buy the two halves with a few months in between @ $130 each, so as not to raise red flags on the credit bill with the financial auditor. Your train mileage may vary.
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    I am going all imperial, it seems.
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    All my choices are leading for a change.
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    It must be those dang red coats.
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    Congratulations!
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    Merry Christmas. And a Merry Booze-mas for ye Sea Rats.
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    Merry Christmas. I didn't get any LEGO presents.
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    Depending on what you're planning to do, an EV3 could be more than adequate. You could be waiting for a long time for EV4 that may or may not materialize. Mindstorms can stand up to man/kid handling, repeated assembly/disassembly and abuse more than some of the other solutions.
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