zephyr1934 Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 9 hours ago, UltraViolet said: Note the copious use of his new short straights! Also some new (to me at least) ballasting tricks- using the gray 1x1 round plates and 1x2 rounded end plates to get to hard to reach places. Quote
Jeffinslaw Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 12:53 PM, Jeffinslaw said: Do we have any updates on designs for ballasting the switches? -Jeff About a week away from deliveries being started. Any updates on this? Quote
Jedi Bert Posted August 15, 2023 Posted August 15, 2023 Latest info was posted here https://shop.fxbricks.com/blogs/news/bsbt-train-yard-p40-pre-order-update-and-more-train-yards ETA is now early to mid Sep. Quote
M_slug357 Posted August 17, 2023 Posted August 17, 2023 Whew this looks amazing! I really hope FxBricks can stick the landing! Quote
Marlow Posted September 15, 2023 Posted September 15, 2023 Meh ... JB Spielwaren just mailed me and it looks like there were quality issues with the tracks. Some parts had to be produced again. Orders are pushed to mid-October. :( /M Quote
Jeffinslaw Posted September 15, 2023 Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Marlow said: Meh ... JB Spielwaren just mailed me and it looks like there were quality issues with the tracks. Some parts had to be produced again. Orders are pushed to mid-October. :( /M Oh come on. Ugh. Maybe we'll have them by the end of the year :( Quote
MellonHead Posted September 15, 2023 Posted September 15, 2023 Yeah, got the same old story as well.... I wonder if they will eventually deliver on their promises. We've been waiting for 3 months+ now and pre-order dates already shifted one year prior and now shifts again for the second time. August> September> October. It makes me feel not very happy at the very least... I think we will get them this year, i hope so... Anyway let's hope for the best! Greetings, Quote
SD100 Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 This has been a consistent problem with FX Bricks... But on the other hand, is it really a problem? As much as waiting sucks, when their product finally gets released, it's bulletproof. I just got a loop of r104s and they are flawless! I'm gonna keep throwing money at this guy for a long time... SD Quote
Ashi Valkoinen Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 2 hours ago, SD100 said: But on the other hand, is it really a problem? As much as waiting sucks, when their product finally gets released, it's bulletproof. I just got a loop of r104s and they are flawless! I'm gonna keep throwing money at this guy for a long time... SD No, it is not a problem. I guess all the people who preordered these switches are waiting for them by years, some people for more than a decade. Now I think it is better to get a nice product with on more month delay. Just imagine, getting your switches yesterday and something is not working perfectly in it! Quote
zephyr1934 Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 FX Bricks needs a slogan like "only the best is good enough" (especially since that other company has settled for "only good enough is good enough"). While frustrating, I think ME is taking a good course and in the long run a slight delay to get the superior product is worth the wait. I'm pretty sure the FX track are a labor of love rather than a path to making tons of money (pick two: fast, cheap, high quality). Between ME models folding up after taking all of the pre-orders for metal track (they probably lost their shirts in the process) and seeing all of the engineering FX is putting into these components, it is becoming clear just how amazingly thought out the original 9v system was Quote
UltraViolet Posted September 25, 2023 Posted September 25, 2023 Apparently, Mother Nature is angry and does not want you to have your P40 switches: https://shop.fxbricks.com/blogs/news/pre-order-product-status-update Michael will be fighting back through the cunning use of jumbo jets! Quote
M_slug357 Posted September 25, 2023 Posted September 25, 2023 So… aboot late October — early November for the switches? oof Quote
Black Knight Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 Steady! We can do it! We waited for so long. Lets have some more confidence in @michaelgale, he earned a lot of that with his excellent current product line and distribution. :) Quote
MellonHead Posted September 28, 2023 Posted September 28, 2023 Yes, they're coming!! @michaelgale and his team have already put out (more then) double the quantity of track products which you can buy then originaly done by LEGO, which only had 5 elements: switch left/right, 16 stud long straight, r40 curves and a 90 degree crossing. And they will go one to make 15 different products for now and likely go on to make a 90degree crossing, 22,62 degree diamond crossing and a Y switch. But not before those 15 track elements are finished + their upcoming powerpickup wheelsets, trackfeeders, motorbogies and powerstation hit te market. Quote
djm Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 Living in the country at the bottom of the world that is most often left off maps, it is fairly normal to wait for things to arrive here which the rest of the world has already got. However, this is perhaps one of the rare occasions where we have been lucky enough to be close to the original port of shipping to not be the last cab off the rank! In my mail box today, was this little beauty ... Whoo hoo! David Quote
UltraViolet Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 The production P40 switch is no longer a unicorn! Maybe I'll actually get mine in Canada in time for Christmas. Quote
MellonHead Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 They look so good!! Can't wait to have mine and drive some big locomotives on them! There is a video about the switches already on YouTube!FX Bricks Box opening of P40 (9Volt) switches - YouTube Greetings, Quote
Ashi Valkoinen Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) Some FX P40 switches in action in the wonderful BSBT 2023 video from Ties: https://youtu.be/ih4UUo-5cOE?si=DE-TTwguFyAoWdNN&t=456 Edited October 14, 2023 by Ashi Valkoinen Quote
Ashi Valkoinen Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 According to FX Bricks Instagram story, first batches of P40 products arrived to US/Canads/Germany and they started fulfilling preorders in the order of they received the preorders. Quote
jmorrin32MICHLUGmember Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 Came today Toledo Ohio USA ordered on the first day we could order. They are amazing. Quote
jmorrin32MICHLUGmember Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 Had to try trix brix ballast plates since I had an extra the first of three pieces snapped on perfectly with no changes. So much for the good news. the second piece had to be chopped up a bit. Not only is the tie pattern different the divergent route is very different. Trix brix and brick tracks use more of a smooth curve while FX bricks eases in and out in the middle it is about 3/32 of an inch closer to the straight part the starting and ending points are the same but the route taken is different. I tried to post pictures but even though they were only 12 kb in size the site read them as over my 20 kb limit. I will try agan later Quote
zephyr1934 Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 Looking forward to see what you've got/done... 21 minutes ago, jmorrin32MICHLUGmember said: I tried to post pictures but even though they were only 12 kb in size the site read them as over my 20 kb limit. I will try agan later You only get a very limited storage on EB, it is meant for sig figures, etc. For any significant photos you need to use flickr or similar and then link to them in your posts here. Quote
jmorrin32MICHLUGmember Posted November 1, 2023 Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) Edited November 1, 2023 by jmorrin32MICHLUGmember picture not allowed Quote
Jeffinslaw Posted November 4, 2023 Posted November 4, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 8:40 AM, jmorrin32MICHLUGmember said: Can you host them on Imgur? That picture is maybe 100 pixels by 60 pixels. Quote
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