phoenix42

On sale? Baaa Canada not US, at ~$150usd I'd have been tempted too. Maybe I should crack open the pair of 60051s instead.

The train remotes are pretty cheap - if you are US based, drop me an message

In case you are looking for another bridge challenge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Canal_Railroad_Bridge

As someone who works for a large company, this is so true :)

But it never delivers the beer....

So about $160 in the US then...

Thanks!

Thanks nfl_solo. What parts do you think you'll need to make a third middle car from the second set?

Thanks Spock. I've spend the evening looking at a PDF of the instructions, and building out the third car won't need a lot of parts, and none of them are rare / unusual. Will one PF motor in the front be sufficient, or should I use the second motor in the rear engine, and tie it into the same PF control channel. I'm thinking two motors will be needed.

Nice. Reminds me of 10002 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=10002-1, and for the same price I can almost buy a 60051 - but it does provide a suggestion to work with. Thx

Looking to build a long high speed. I thinking of getting two of the 60051s. This will obviously get me one extra car, and I'm pretty sure a second car, but I'm wondering how many additional bricks I'd need to squeeze out a third car. Is it a small amount, or am I just better off sticking with the two extra cars. Thx

We lost the two junctions we have in 60052, but we also gained a lower price ~$150 Vs $200

I've a 4yr old who loves playing with my Lego trains (just the red and blue cargo trains... so far), and there are three things he enjoys doing with them: just watching the train go around in a loop changing directions, and changing speeds - but not the precision control needed for shunting flipping the switches to change where the train goes - this goes to you set having the train get stuck on the inner loop What I would change on you setup, for my kid (every kid is different) is to drop the shunting yard, and have several loops that the trains can go between with flipping switches, but never get trapped in a loop and reverse out - sorry, I don't have a particular layout to suggest - have fun!

Seriously jealous!

Any guess on when it will hit the shelves? And what price range? In time for my July birthday would be great :)