Whofan88

LEGO sells packs of 8 straight and 16 flex track segments at a not too unreasonable price. Plus if you collect the train sets there are straights in those as well.

Thanks for posting the pictures. I have a couple questions though, how is the clutch power with the other brand bricks? What is the quality of plastic like?

There may be O-Gauge track padding, O gauge is one of the closest standard modelling gauges to L-Gauge, OO and HO are both much smaller.

I have some BB Large drivers I'm using on a MOC and I've been curious about using bullfrog snot. Is the material tacky or sticky after it dries and someone mentioned earlier but does the material collect dust or hair after it dries? These are questions I've had about using bullfrog snot on BB wheels and come to think of it LEGO steam drivers as well.

Personally I prefer bags that are sealed and are not easily resealable. If ziplock bags were used, what's to keep a factory worker or customer or reseller from pocketing a few pieces from as set? Having the bags sealed gives me the assurance that if a piece is missing from a LEGO set then it was a production error and the LEGO Group will replace the piece, a resealable bag leaves a mountain of possibilities as to why pieces could be missing from a set.

Have you thought about side mounting the 6 stud wide windshield elements used on the Mini Cooper? http://brickset.com/parts/4541190 http://brickset.com/sets/10242-1/Mini-Cooper-MK-VII

Have you tried searching BrickLink? That might be a more helpful resource. As far as I know we're not supposed to advertise or sell anything on this forum. Also from my knowledge which train wheels are you looking for? There are older style train wheels used on trains from the 70s to the 80s that come in red and black that used the standard wheel hub brick of the era, then in the 90s a new train wheel style was introduced which has two identical wheels on a metal axel in housing with simulated springs. There were also small flanged train wheels introduced that fit onto some of the modified plates that car wheels mount on. In 2006 LEGO introduced a simulated spoked train wheel with a technic axel on the infrared remote controlled trains, which are more commonly used on the standard power functions train motors today. And in 2009 LEGO introduced two types of large steam driving wheels with technic axel hole, a flanged wheel and a blind wheel without the wheel flange. Those wheels have only come in four sets (Emerald Night 10194, Toy Story 3: Western Train Chase 7597, The Lone Ranger: Constitution Train Chase 79111, and Monster Fighters Ghost Train 9467) to date and are available in red and black. Alternatively, a man in Portland Oregon has been producing non-official LEGO train steam driving wheels of varying sizes, small spoked wheels that are a similar size to the current PF train motor wheels, medium steam drivers, large steam drivers, and extra large steam drivers. All of the steam drivers have an extra hole to connect connecting rods for steam locomotives much like the official LEGO steam driving wheels. If you search Big Ben Bricks his website should come up, that's where a lot of steam modellers find their driving wheels in colours that LEGO does not officially offer. But if you're looking for official LEGO steam drivers I recommend searching BrickLink because all four of the LEGO sets that the steam drivers come in are retired sets and are no longer available at most retailers for the original price.

That's awesome that you're keeping everything to scale, I've never really thought about keeping the speed to scale but it makes sense.

I'm curious, are you running your 9v batteries parallel?

That looks like the underside of the power strip that runs down the centre of the 80s grey 12 volt track. I'm not certain how rare they are but its no longer in production.

I do like your counter point and I'm glad to hear that you are not someone who uses guns. But yes, we are entitled to our opinions even though they may differ, and indeed nothing we say to each other will change our own opinions on the subject matter.

I voted NO, as a person growing up in the US I really appreciate how TLG managed to educate and entertain children without the use of weapons. I can't remember if it is true or not but I remember hearing that one of the leading family members of TLG did not want to include weapons in the sets, of course this changed in the 80s with the Pirate/Castle sets and then again with the Western sets in the 90s but I feel that philosophy of reduced violence has made me a better person. There are so many people in the US obsessed with militarising LEGO that they'll make and sell/purchase after market military kits of tanks and military vehicles, while they make great models I still feel this glorifies war and violence. There are even people producing various after market weapons for minifigures which while may make a lot of children happy, still may be sending them the wrong message about how we treat other people. Also I am not sure how aware the rest of the world is with the ongoing racial issues of POC (People of colour) and US police forces, many of which have been gun violence, makes this thread hit home in a rather personal manner. I am a very firm believer what we are taught and what we learn as children shapes us into the adults we become, if we teach our children that positions of authority using gun violence is good, what's to say that child won't grow up to become a NRA (National Rifle Association) gun toting white supremacist police officer? Please keep the guns to the licensed figures and out of the city product line.

I've seen people copy Lego's design using a technic beam and some pins to connect the front leading wheels to the main driving wheels chassis. Lego did this for both the Emerald Night 10194 and The Constitution Train Chase 79111. I've also seen the front leading wheels attached to the boiler via a technic pin, this was done on the Toy Story: Western Train Chase 7597. The problem with that model is the cylinders were attached to the leading wheels so they moved with the wheels around turns preventing any driving rods being attached to the main driving wheels and the cylinders. If you are going to have articulation with the leading wheels I recommend attaching your cylinders to the main framework that your driving wheels are on, much like the Emerald Night.

Besides the points(switches) the track should have similar dimensions to the 9v and RC/Power Functions track. Pretty much the same length for the straight rails and similar dimensions for the curves. Are you looking for the gauge? The gauge would be the same 4 stud centre as the modern track. I'm afraid I don't have the proper measuring tools to give you exact measurements. Maybe someone else on here might be able to help.

If the motor is using the 2x2 black technic electrical connections shouldn't you just be able to turn the cable around on one of the motors so the polarity is reversed?