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Im pretty sure they would sell well with international exposure on Ebay - depends how long you might want to hold them fore. Ebay= quicker; but possibly lower price.

I found the other 8 wide thread here by Captain Greenhair. Also a slightly Americanised one - but some beautiful coaches.

Having had the privilege of wearing GWR colours for my school uniform for too many years, I find myself strangely attracted by the colouring of these beautiful H0 models. Oh wait... they're Leg0. Once again Carl has confused his viewers. Just one thing is for sure - it is now time to 7 or 8 wide everything else I have - these are just stunning. The build to allow tiles for the outside must be interesting to look at (inside) - is there still space for two rows of parallel seats?

I stopped voting regularly on cuusoo because of rampant rise of fandom based models, linked to games and such like simply because the models have a short shelf life. But one maybe, but that's it. The models have to sell 100,000's just to be profitable. One aspect mentioned in the Winchester thread is the voting demographics which we don't get to see. How long have you been a member? Did you vote only once or twice and never log on again? Do you vote for all models regardless of quality? These demographics will tell TLG much more than 10,000 votes for a specific fandom model. They can see trends... Perhaps 40% voting for the Winchester also voted for EVE, and all other licensed brands, but not on a true innovative moc. This would allow them to better profile who is voting and on what types of models, which is where the power of cuusoo works. The Slowly crawling models are most likely to get made when they reach 10k simply because people voting are probably not following fandom craze which could be easily traced from the database. That is power of market analysis hidden in cookies! Product managers have to listen to the loudest voices, but they would be foolish to blindly follow what is said without first listening to the doubters and getting a balanced opinion.

He set would have great potential, for custom makers. But the market in general? That Is TLG domain and not 10,000 irate SotD fans. One demographic not mentioned could be easily watched by TLG. If you vote regularly on potential models then chances are your opinion is interesting, perhaps relevant. If you create an account and log In within a few days of fandom exposure then chances are you are voting as a fan. If you don't vote much afterward the most likely you are not an active member of community. So sure the model may get 10000 votes, but they may not be relevant As a new product line. Before flames I am a product manager, just not for TLG

I do remember seeing a larger version of the EN somewhere on this forum (about 2 years back) but this is a nice clean rendition which works very well. I bought a few spare EN engines to do pretty much the same thing - as I also wanted wider, longer carriages. In this scaling it just looks correct. I also bought two to make the Garret engine from Sava Works, but not got around to it yet... Perhaps an 8 wide rendition would look the part [edit] Could not find the link, but an interesting Americanised one I did miss

Philo is right - and I did not take enough time to explain. These sensors cannot be used inline with a motor to switch it on / off. Since most of the power supplies are voltage regulated, this would allow 9V / 500ohms = 18mA through the resistor which would influence how a light is perceived, and might slow a motor but is not the same as a start / stop. Normally sensors would be wired to some form of transistor which in turn switches high power components.

Thanks for the link - a very interesting read - ignoring the flames, the embers make a lot of sense. As a product manager - I too know the problem of listening to a select few people in order to make revolutionary products. A good quote this morning from a friend... have a look at the second book in this list

Philo has a good circuit diagram of the PF functions. . In effect, the C1 and C2 lines provide control signals, whilst 9V and GND are provided by the battery. A typical mod is to provide 9V PP3 battery onto the 9V and GND lines (C1 and C2 are floating). Next put these two lines (9V, GND) into the PF IR receiver; and this will generate the necessary C1 and C2 signals for controlling motors etc. Power Functions extension Wire 8871 has a 9V connector on the bottom of one of the 2x2 plates, and a PF connector on the top. The other end has PF connector top and bottom.

Well they have to learn sometime ;-) Anyway here is the image link I had in mind last night This is directly 9V compatible and appeared in 16 sets. Using the 9V to PF adapter, im assuming it would just provide on / off command onto the 9V power line. Two thirds of the way down Philo's page is a link to the schematics of PF. Clearly the old 9V touch sensor - which apparently has a switch to short 9V to ground would cause any enabled PF system to start and stop. But someone would need to check if it really works

Nice solution which does not require gears! I remember a solution discussed on here - from the really old ideas books - of using gears to rotate the tipper elements. As the truck ran past a flat gear panel, it caused the rotation of the tipper... where is old google search when you need it... [edit] A few pages back - and here it is From Matt Dawson, February 2010... Old but still remembered.

You will probably need the old RCX type touch sensors - which worked with the 9V plugs. The newer mindstorm ones use the RJ45 connector... for the mindstorms brick. You might find some solutions to cross wire them, but will definitely need to equip the grandson with a soldering iron. ;-) However if you already have the NXT / Mindstorms bricks, then you could use some of the patch cables which exist...

Apart from speed this technic sorry technique could apply well to a lot of future models and make the boats More playable. Certainly at exhibitions this could be a Massive draw.

If going for cross over themes - a reissue of 7823 but for the intermodal series (like the Maersk Train) could be interesting. Watching shows how kids could become hooked..

Whooo hooo. Finally a thread I can really support about Cuusoo. Good advice, and I hope we dont get flooded by too many minor projects. Ahem.

Lets hope TLG do take notice; but perhaps also alert one of our Ambassadors to the post as they do have paths to feedback views into TLG. As an AFOL without kids, I have probably acquired far too many sets - but I had the luxury of being able to break them and sell the individual models, because I did not want too many forklift trucks, cranes, loaders etc. This allows me to develop the 'long models' kids love at shows (think 2 Octan Cargo trains plus lots of tanker wagons). Red train sets were bought for parts only (with good prices, and custom carriages were sold off). Similarly cross themes would be good: - I too think a 'fire & rescue train' would sell well (actually I designed some, and even have it on Cuusoo) but it would need to have cross market appeal tested by Lego. - hooklift city trucks and railroad wagons - Forest Tractor and Log loader & wagons? Cargo trains tend to be interesting, but also need to bring an interest for the child. So gravel loading or railroad construction could be interesting, but limited appeal as adult wants to buy a 'complete set', just as you mentioned. I think your summary of buying is probably valid for most parents...

*sweet*. Damn my wallet will be empty this year.

Way too many interesting ideas to choose - so a loose collection of points. 1: 2 2: 1 4: 1 6: 1 8: 1 13: 1

Good point. For the younger generation push along is all the rage. Even now a friends 9 year old prefers push than motor. Staunchly 12v makes upgrading older 4.5 push along expensive if they get a red motor! Perhaps the nostalgia line needs to be completed one day

Almost impossible to choose 7 good ones; let alone 11. But for now 2) 2 13) 1 38) 2 39) 2

Alternative models on box art or instructions. I remember well a long mobile crane built from combination of 855 mobile crane and xxx yellow forklift. The pictures would be more like teasers to stimulate creativity. Similarly the train artwork would often show alternative combinations of rolling stock, driving the "mummy I want to make that layout" (only to take it apart again!) The old ideas books were also a great way to stimulate creativity when there were limited models. Nowadays there are so many fantastic models that I guess people are happier to buy build and play than trying to assemble alternatives. Some of the various Lego club magazines clearly replicated that in mid 80's and now we have mocpages Flickr and endless rebrick sites, that creativity is easily stimulated through alternative means, and the market for publishing a book or doing extra builds and artworks probably outweigh any potential profit. Sill nice to dream of old days!

Depends what I want to do - sometimes it can be an organic design if the model is simple... other times I will use LDD whilst I am trying out some visualisation ideas. Similarly for construction ideas, or special SNOT designs. Then back to the real model to see if it works well. In the end, both LDD and real model should exist.

Fixed. A small oversight. Thanks

I recently unearthed some of my older 4.5V models (xxx - 9xx era) and am struggling to know what to do with them. One idea was to create a Museum track to run the models on, kind of like a nostalgia line. However I have realized I am someone who enjoys the design and creation aspects, and have very little interest in watching them run around and around. I would therefore enjoy building the museum, and then wonder what to do next. To this end I wanted to create a poll, and also ask for others advice. Great designers like SaveTheAggie, Frank Stengel, SteinKopf, Carl Beatrix often have great layouts to show their designs on... but me... well the 7812 Observation Coach sums it up really; the track will only ever get laid for a photo shoot before I move onto another project. Does it make sense to generate a Museum type layout for a LUG exhibition / autistic roadshow, and then store models away for probably 50 weeks of the year? This also seems a bit wasteful in today's world... Or should I accept the inevitable and sell them - at which point should they be upgraded to a more modern audience or left with their old squeaky wheel bases? Certainly I would welcome others feedback / discussion. TheBrickster: Im happy if you decide to modify some of the questions of the poll

Often seller wont respond until you tell them the order is complete; this is because a lot of people do it this way!