squ1ddosHere’s our MichLUG display at the Saline Train Show, from last week.
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/FZP3mws
Here’s a quick video of our MichLUG display at the Saline Train Show, last week.
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/FZP3mws
Kayla Eilhart (en)I've also 3D printed some parts for the Lego railway setup - namely the 8-stud wide crossover switch (using PLA for tracks and slightly more flexible PETG for moving parts) and blocks for car crossing because we have those Nintendo Switch RC cars with augmented reality - so they can now race through the Lego railway for an additional real world difficulty setting 😸
#legotrains #lego #trains
#legotrains #lego #trains
So, during holidays I built (with friends) some original and off brand Lego trains stuff and I'm quite happy about how it went.
Two Lego original trains - Crocodile locomotive with official motorisation and Downtown tram with unofficial motorisation from Rebrickable (using official parts). A few train cars from Bluebrixx. A mixture of official tracks and tracks from Trixbrix/some no name brands - I'm especially happy about different track curves (R56 and R72, official is only R40), because I was able to build a really nice two-track railway with constant distance between tracks.
Regarding Bluebrixx - I'm glad I bought the train cars during the Black Friday sales, because although they're really nice, one of them had to be adapted to work properly with some spare Lego parts we had at home and the quality of the bricks is not as good as original Lego ones - they're sometimes too tight and sometimes too loose and it's slightly frustrating. I can't imagine building them again because of that - I will just keep them in a completed state forever 😟
Trixbrix tracks are really good quality - some are injection molded and those are almost indistinguishable from official Lego ones, some are 3D printed (specific switches), and these work well too, although they're slightly "soft" - I'm wondering what type of filament was used for them.
Also, I was amazed how fast the tram is using the custom motorisation - it sometimes derailed on full speed even when on the R72 curves, which are pretty wide.
#lego #trains #legotrains
Two Lego original trains - Crocodile locomotive with official motorisation and Downtown tram with unofficial motorisation from Rebrickable (using official parts). A few train cars from Bluebrixx. A mixture of official tracks and tracks from Trixbrix/some no name brands - I'm especially happy about different track curves (R56 and R72, official is only R40), because I was able to build a really nice two-track railway with constant distance between tracks.
Regarding Bluebrixx - I'm glad I bought the train cars during the Black Friday sales, because although they're really nice, one of them had to be adapted to work properly with some spare Lego parts we had at home and the quality of the bricks is not as good as original Lego ones - they're sometimes too tight and sometimes too loose and it's slightly frustrating. I can't imagine building them again because of that - I will just keep them in a completed state forever 😟
Trixbrix tracks are really good quality - some are injection molded and those are almost indistinguishable from official Lego ones, some are 3D printed (specific switches), and these work well too, although they're slightly "soft" - I'm wondering what type of filament was used for them.
Also, I was amazed how fast the tram is using the custom motorisation - it sometimes derailed on full speed even when on the R72 curves, which are pretty wide.
#lego #trains #legotrains
There Is No SpoonAs a kid, I enjoyed LEGO. When my daughter was born, I started putting LEGO trains around the Christmas Tree. Every year I would add a little more. It's starting to get out of control now...
#LEGO #Trains #LEGOTrains #TEE #Christmas #Kraftwerk #TransEuropeExpress #Hobbies #Toys #ToyTrains
LEGO Christmas Trains
LEGO Christmas Trains
LEGO Christmas Trains
Cian Ó hAnnracháin - Cian HanSpent most of January deep in #LegoTrains, diving into 9V vs. Power Functions and 4-stud vs. 6-stud gauge history. Tons of info online—I was hoovering it up! Even planned a powered mini rail system... until my inner Rationality Homunculus yelled at the Instant Gratification Monkey, reminding me I’m buying a house this year. Maybe splurging on Lego isn’t wise.
I should probably get tested for madness.
Malte Bublitz 
Dafür insgesamt sechs Stunden mit dem Zug nach Köln zu fahren ist zwar ein wenig bekloppt, aber für mich war es das Wert. Und ich hab sogar noch 30% gespart.
Mit Gegengewicht geht's sogar bis zur vollen Geschwindigkeit (10/10)
Trotz des hohen Schwerpunkt schafft er bei einem R40-Kreis Geschwindigkeitsstufe 6/10 ohne raus zu fliegen.