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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
> .do you know when i'm going to be able to get my hands on one of these sets? i
> need one as quickly as possible so i can engineer a few add ons.
>
> .how long before the the train times out?
Sorry, I am not totally sure there. See my pics from ToyFair on BrickLink, the
placards say the release dates but I forget what they are.
>
> .you mentioned the redesigned train wheels, how are they compared to the old
> design and is there anything note worthy about the new design?
Two advantages as I mentioned in the review...
1. The power unit can power anything that you can put on a technic axle. Not
just trains. I could see making some sort of tyred vehicle if one was clever
(although the receiver and battery being all in one piece, in the baseplate
makes that hard)
2. The unpowered axle holder unit now uses a wheel/axle combo that is seperable.
It's no longer even a tiny hack to take the wheels out, that's the way they
come, disassembled. The axles now just loosely press fit into the wheels. I
think the friction may be lower, and also it enables people (J2 et al) to do
other things to make trucks.
I thought I touched on these in some depth but maybe not.
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
>
> > .do you know when i'm going to be able to get my hands on one of these sets? i
> > need one as quickly as possible so i can engineer a few add ons.
> >
> > .how long before the the train times out?
>
> Sorry, I am not totally sure there. See my pics from ToyFair on BrickLink, the
> placards say the release dates but I forget what they are.
I think Ondrew was talking about the "time-out" mentioned somewhere, that the IR
electronics switches off after a certain time if there's no signal from the
controller. I'd be interested in knowing that too.
Also, if you get a chance, could you check the dimensions of the electronics
"box" that sticks up on top of the base? It looks about 4x10 studs and 3 1/3
bricks high, but I'd be interested in checking that, especially the height.
Thanks
ROSCO
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