Posted August 10, 20168 yr Hello there! Recently I have taken my time to wash and sort my old inventory of Lego pieces. Parts from way back in the 70s (which were donated to me when I was about 5), parts and complete sets from my childhood (including the wonderful Set 740) up to my last Lego Technic Set (8868). After that last technic set, my Dark Age set in and lasted until 2016, nearly 23 years... and I just came out of my Dark Ages because of my little son, as I am preparing to get a hold of the old sets (hopefully complete) to give them to him as presents over the next years. Well, it didn't take long to completely draw me into the fascination of building with Lego again. When I gathered the pieces to put together my Metro Liner (4558) and, after a sleepless night, I had my Railroad Crossing (4539) complete as well, I suddenly ended up buying some extra tracks, points and even a crossing. Some of that extra track came with two very, very incomplete sets: No 1, the Load and Haul Railroad (4563) and No 2. Freight and Crane Railway (4565). Basically, there is no single engine or rolling stock anywhere near complete. 20% of the pieces are existant at best. At the moment I am trying to restore those as possible with my limited inventory. So, that's how I ended up here, searching for clever tips and tricks to somehow finish those two sets with my limited amount of bricks and trying to get some insight to what is new on the topic of Lego trains. And maybe build some MOCs too, while I'm at it Thanks for reading and have a good time building, Capparezza
August 17, 20168 yr Welcome, I love your selection of old sets. I wanted the 740 as a kid. I had to settle for the 4.5 motor with the other battery box as a child.
September 1, 20168 yr Welcome! Trains are always so tempting, lucky for your son to have such an awesome dad!
September 2, 20168 yr Author Thank you Breakdown, Brickjagger and Marty Indeed, there are lots of possibilities what you can do with the 740 set. But, as I try to keep up with the times, I also got my hands on 2 boxes of PF set (http://brickset.com/sets/8293-1/Motor-Set). Let's see what can be accomplished with one of these. And I have already finished a simple train MOC which can hold the Road and Rail Repair Vehicle (http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4525-1&name=Road%20and%20Rail%20Repair#T=S&O={}). Nothing spectecular, but you got to start somewhere... I'll post it in the train forums when I can find a little spare time.
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