eiker86 Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 Jesper from Byggepladen.dk (LUG) heard with someone there from TLG and this is a set and it comes in August 2011 As i said earlier today (as viewed above). this is a real set from LEGO and it comes out in August 2011, confirmed by LEGO employees at LEGOWorld 2011 So we dont have to hope anymore ;) Quote
roamingstop Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Well it has a red and white battery box, and what appears to be a red and white IR receiver at the back. It looks very similar to a design concept I had submitted in July 2010 (job application portfolio) , where I had made up some pictures of a red and black receiver. However it is much more professional than my ideas. Good - my other half will complain in August... however it is also great as Im currently building a Fire Train which needs a lot of red bits... so Im happy. Perhaps this is also a concept for 2012 as an official Fire Fighting Train has never been released. Edited February 19, 2011 by roamingstudio Quote
Helmantel Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Cool, another train, it's starting to look like 1981 :) (when there were two 12V passenger trains, a 12V freight train with steam engine, a 12V steam engine, a 12V diesel engine, a 4,5V freight train and a push along passenger train with steam engine.....those were the days!) Quote
paul_delahaye Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 and what appears to be a red and white IR receiver at the back. Look closely, this just looks like a regular grey ir receiver, with red 1 x 2 tiles on the top, Quote
andythenorth Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) He, maintenance trucks on the drop-center train base are nothing new Assuming this is a forthcoming set, the engine is appealing; more appealing is having battery boxes in different colours. The rail cars I could take or leave, although the green and white box wagon does match well to the City cargo truck from a couple of years back P9121395 by andythenorth, on Flickr Edited February 19, 2011 by andythenorth Quote
hoeij Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 I do not understand exactly why TLC make another regular freight train one year later.This must be some kind of coincidence.This train looks like prototype to me. There's really only one explanation that I can think of, TLC must have decided that trains are profitable. Quote
lightningtiger Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 So, Lego have done it again....sneak a new set in.....no wonder when kids read Spot What books....hey kids see what you can spot here ! August release eh ? Now that calls for a well placed phone call to Lego Australia, major toy sales happen in April, July and September...so it might be either a July or September AU release....my guess Toyworld or Myer ! Maybe Lego realised that trains are wanted by all and thought hey, we have never done a maintance train before or at least in the last decade - now who wants to see a new train shed eh ? Could we now see a transport expansion in city, I guess road and air get more treatment next year ! Brick On Everyone ! Quote
legotrainfan Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 I'm asking myself if set 7939 will have reached the end of its production cycle when that set is released in August. If 7939's availability reaches far beyond the release date of 3677, TLC must have changed its stance on trains. Quote
Tribolego Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 There's really only one explanation that I can think of, TLC must have decided that trains are profitable. I don't know in your countries, but in France LEGO Trains have been sold out for Xmas ! It seems to be very popular again ! Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 This train look s nice. I wonder why a new one so soon though. Only out a year? Quote
hoeij Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I don't know in your countries, but in France LEGO Trains have been sold out for Xmas ! It seems to be very popular again ! At the LEGO website in the US, if you order it now, you'll get it in a month from now. This was also true during Xmas (some friends wanted to buy a train for their son, but they had to buy something else instead because the trains were on back order and wouldn't have arrived before Xmas). The current passenger and cargo train are quite a bit more expensive than the previous passenger and cargo train (the current passenger train is $129 while the previous one was $89). At these prices, one would expect lower demand, but that hasn't happened, these trains are still selling like cupcakes. I'm sure that profit must be really good nowadays. Quote
pdxbricks Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 The red train windscreen piece 6567 sells for ~$20 on bricklink. This train has two of them! Quote
EverettYA Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I think it is great that TLC is releasing a new train. I just hope it doesn't lead to frequent rereleases of particular types of trains. Take example of what TLC did with the Police line, but with smaller intervals. How can you guys tell that the battery box is red? EverettYA Quote
Bricktrain Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I hate this train, and the Maersk. I got out of LEGO trains when they stopped 9v and brought out those horrible RC trains. These make me want trains again. Quote
Fuzzylegobricks Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I hate this train, and the Maersk. I got out of LEGO trains when they stopped 9v and brought out those horrible RC trains. These make me want trains again. Wait you Like and Hate Them at the same time? Quote
Bricktrain Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Wait you Like and Hate Them at the same time? Yep. Hate them for making me like trains again. Quote
Alywin Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 The extensive uses of the new parts, and the not-too-complex building style which has quite some room for improvement and better use of color (particularly for the bulk cargo loading tower thing with conveyor belt...) would force me to place a bet on its being an official set! The new City port set 4645 got a conveyor belt , and it seems that the bulk cargo loading tower thing is also using it. Another good match for this train being a new official set. And as an official set, actually it is relatively of good design already! Quote
AllanSmith Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I hate this train, and the Maersk. I got out of LEGO trains when they stopped 9v and brought out those horrible RC trains. These make me want trains again. I wonder who got most of your LEGO trains. Quote
Bricktrain Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I wonder who got most of your LEGO trains. I wonder. And all my technic, and now I have probably 20 times as much technic, I better not do that with trains though. Quote
jonwil Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 The red train windscreen piece 6567 sells for ~$20 on bricklink. This train has two of them! This train has them with trans-smoke class, the previous trains with red windscreens have had trans-clear glass. Quote
Brickviller Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Thanks to Oste Hovels Flickr stream we have some more pics of this glorious train set Click Quote
lightningtiger Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Thanks to Oste Hovels Flickr stream we have some more pics of this glorious train set Click I know that's where I found 10219 in green, I was trying to also see any other city sets we haven't heard about yet. Talking about detailed shots.....I saved them all to go over again, this one beats 7939 easy. I still love that road'n'rail truck....they could have even released it on it's own....but I'll still buy this. Hmm, August....my birthday is in August ! Brick On Everyone ! Quote
Brickviller Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 I know that's where I found 10219 in green, I was trying to also see any other city sets we haven't heard about yet. Talking about detailed shots.....I saved them all to go over again, this one beats 7939 easy. I still love that road'n'rail truck....they could have even released it on it's own....but I'll still buy this. Hmm, August....my birthday is in August ! Brick On Everyone ! Yeah I also think this one is much better than 7939, Now I almost feel sorry for buying that one because I'm running out of space. Well that means I need to make another table and remove my wardrobe Just kidding, or am I..? Quote
pdxbricks Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 This train has them with trans-smoke class, the previous trains with red windscreens have had trans-clear glass. You are right, I didn't see that. Quote
ZueriHB Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Both 2010 train sets where sold out in many shops in Switzerland, also most of the time track packs where sold out too. So it seems LEGO reacts, but that's kinda fast to respond, isn't there a lead time of about 1-2 years for new sets? So they had this in the pipeline all along and Marketing pushed for release ^^ I will buy this definitely. My layout lacks some good track maintenance ^^ Quote
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