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DaveBey

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  1. DaveBey
    I am using the train base with 3 holes per end. Using the 10-hole train base won't solve the problem as the bogie is designed to be in the blocked hole. James Mathis designed the Lorelei cars to share a common bogie. I've seen some pictures online of the built coaches but no pictures of how/if the first row of brown bricks are modified. I thought about using some Round Bricks 1x1 but am curious what others have done. Cheers from Claremore, Oklahoma USA! Dave
  2. DaveBey
    Question for those of you who built James Mathis' excellent Lorelei coaches... What have you done to fix the blockage of the hole for the bogie? In Step 6 you can see the corners of the interior blocking the necessary hole in the train base. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thank you. Cheers from Claremore, Oklahoma USA! Dave
  3. DaveBey
    I know you're using Power Functions but for comparison's sake, my Santa Fe El Capitan (ABBA + 11 coaches) has four 9V motors and could probably use at least one more. I put a motor in the rear of each locomotive (with a light on the front locomotive) and two motors under one of the B-units. My biggest issue is the friction in the curves. I'd recommend a long straight so the train can have some momentum going into the curve. Once the train was up to speed, I didn't have any issues with decoupling using the 9V-style buffers and magnets. The weak link is the connection from the second locomotive to the first coach as the coupling on the locomotive is lower than the coach. Hope this helps. Cheers from Claremore, Oklahoma USA! Dave
  4. DaveBey
    Christopher - I was confused by that as well. The Medium Stone Gray 2x8 plate is the only extra part. Here are the instructions in .pdf: Emmet's Car Emmet's Fly Car The .pdf files are 1.54 MB and 1.64 MB, respectively. Cheers from Claremore, Oklahoma! Dave
  5. DaveBey
    I was in Wal-Mart this weekend and they had Scholastic's The Piece of Resistance which includes a Super Secret Police minifigure. I think it was $8.50 at Wal-Mart but I'm not sure. Cheers from Claremore, Oklahoma USA! Dave
  6. DaveBey
    I finally uploaded the LEGO Train Depot site to my domain: The LEGO Train Depot. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  7. DaveBey
    obsidianheart -- That is awesome! Was it made in anticipation of Sharknado 2?!?
  8. DaveBey
    How do you know which LUG participates? I'd like to take advantage of LUGBulk but there is no LUG close by. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  9. DaveBey
    Are you working in Extended mode in LEGO Digital Designer (black bar at the top)? I know some parts aren't available if you use 'normal' mode (blue bar at the top). If you know the part number, you can search by the part number using the search box at the top of the brick palette. You can also search by description. Sometimes it's easier to find a part using search than scrolling through the parts themselves. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  10. DaveBey
    Replacing the doors with & would fill in some of the interior space. I think you could even move them forward one stud they wouldn't sit so far back into the 'cockpit.' Just an idea. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  11. DaveBey
    Interesting (to me anyway) you should post about the Southern Pacific... Just yesterday I was reading about the City of San Francisco, a named Southern Pacific train stranded in a blizzard in 1952. And today, after I got back from lunch, I was watching a BNSF autorack train go by the parking lot at work (having just left Cherokee Yard here in Tulsa, OK), looking at the logos on the autoracks, and there was a Souther Pacific autorack! Anyway, that's a BIG locomotive! Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  12. DaveBey
    The leaked pictures do not do the passenger train justice. It looks much better "in the brick!" What a way to update 4555: Cargo Station for LEGO City: a new cargo train! I'm glad I was wrong speculating on the possibility of a cargo station for LEGO City trains. The red building, yellow gantry crane, and blue cargo wagon are a great homage to 4555: Cargo Station. For a true homage though, the truck should be blue/white but the green color scheme for cargo vehicles can't be beat! ScotNick -- I thought so too! It's hard to tell from the video though. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  13. DaveBey
    I've been listening to my Classic Country playlist on my iPod quite a bit lately. Lots of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams (Sr. & Jr.), Waylon Jennings, and George Jones. 'Cash: Ultimate Gospel' is also in the mix. It's one of the best CDs I ever got. The Pentatonix playlist on YouTube is also pretty good when I'm at home browsing the web. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  14. DaveBey
    mpaisana shared this link in the Train Tech forum: London Toy Fair 2014 : Une image, une seule [Hoth Bricks]. Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
  15. DaveBey
    Has anyone else built this set? I built two, buying parts from BrickLink. What a fantastic vehicle! I love the construction methods for the front of the cab and the yellow roofs! The use of 6553: Catch is ingenious for the stop on the front trailer wheels. Since I don't have the stickers, I substituted Medium Stone Gray 3010: Brick 1x4, 3622: Brick 1x3, and 3005: Brick 1x1 for the Bright Yellow in the instructions on the bottom of the trailer. Even without the stickers, it still looks sharp and is a great addition to any LEGO city! Cheers from Claremore, OK USA! Dave
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