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Cheers, ok, I was not aware of what this part is called in English. That Sbrick thingy sure is nifty! I did not even know that this stuff exists.Before fuddy-duddies like me get into computers and coding though, I go through the first three ideas for traction first… The kids are waiting ; ) ps: those toothed tracks sure look as if made for ramps; too bad one can't buy them from LEGO.

Ok, thanks a lot for these additional tricks. I try the O-rings first, then the coins, then the additional motor. In case we have to buy a second motor - is this "pole reverser switch" a specialist item that is hard to find?

Thank you very much, that sounds like a good idea! I will try at my local car-parts store to see what they have in stock.

Dear members, with my kids, we have built the above mentioned set and purchased some additional cars. The train is now 6 freight cars long. Even on very shallow inclines (rises one thin plate per Lego track element), the train very soon loses traction. What do you normally do to solve this problem, to at least increase traction somewhat? Do you use different wheels with more friction? Do you put lead or steel inside the locomotive, above the driven wheels? Any suggestions much appreciated!

I got myself a 42024 to boot; LEGO Technic is so much fun, especially with two kids who are much cleverer than we old people. I ordered the 8293 for all three kits (42029, 42006 and 42024) we assembled on Christmas and birthday day the week after. I looked at all videos posted earlier and realised that, for beginners, motorising the 42029 entails numerous extra pieces one does not own when starting from scratch. From the very helpful sariel.pl video, I think we managed to figure out which ones we must buy. Maybe this helps other novices, too.

So much visual complexity mixed with irregularity and a strong human touch… all derived from cartesian elements - plain stunning!

LEGO Group is a business. Part-count & part-cost optimisation are key to a healthy margin, like with IKEA's assemblies and components. LEGO sets must appeal to the true commercial customer segment: parents and grandparents. Children want. Adults pay. Just my two studs ツ

I just got into LEGO Technic this Christmas via my two sons, but, since I teach product development, I'd like to chip in here and suggest you also try https://materialise-onsite.com/ which provides a wide quality material selection and good pricing policies for rapid prototyping of detailed pieces such as yours. The service is available multilingual. In any case, great dedication and work shown here - good luck!

We were lucky, https://www.sadk-berlin.de was superb and open for business today, unlike http://www.yelp.de/b...nZaz2mrhdjr9xXA which looks very good also, and we could buy the missing piece right off the shelf, rather that waiting for LEGO to mail it. I hope to find all ancillary parts for motorising and RCing there, too. I already ordered the motors needed from LEGO pre-Christmas. The 42006's tracks are shiny injection moulded parts and thus provide zero grip on lacquered wooden flooring. What do you experienced builders do in such case? What do you suggest to obtain more grip - without etching the tread pieces or roughening them by other means? Thanks in advance!

The 42029 and 42006 were an enormous success with my two boys, and that's an understatement; I wish I was 10 again. Unfortunately, the 42006 is missing one 4558690 sprocket and the gripper could not completed, so that was some kind of tearful drama. I hope ordering the missing bit from LEGO won't take too long as regular shops are closed.

I have two children, too. Two channels each. I like your thinking! I ordered the 42029 and 42006 for Christmas and, being from the older generation, try to figure out which additional parts I need to order for motorisation and remote controlling. If I cannot entice them into LEGO building, I have to become a builder myself ; )

Here, it is €229,00 new. I almost got one for Christmas present for my son. Very expensive!

Having caught the LEGO Technic virus well in advance of Christmas, I noticed that - apart from motorisation - the 42029 will need its rear axle changed into a live axle. Is this what most realism-aficionados here recommend? I better start collecting know-how, also to glean what extra parts may be needed: 42029 https://www.youtube....h?v=RN8kSnC_rJU 42029 42029 42029 > The question with this one is torque/speed and live axle/4wd 42006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me2JKZRDcTQ 42006 42006 42006 42006 42006 http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=88739 > only four motors and visually cleanest, a brilliant solution > The question with that one is slow realistic motion to avoid jerkiness

Maybe the 42029 and 42006 can swap some parts...

Seriously? Such lack of imagination is most puzzling; actually frightening in many respects. In any case, I just had to order a LEGO 42006 for my other son. I wonder if we'll have time for a Christmas dinner... the anticipation certainly brings out the inner child in oneself.