Saturday, January 28, 2006
Trains
I have recently gotten into Lego trains. It is a simple setup really. Just layout the track that you want, connect the power source, put the train locomotive and any rail cars you want on the track, then turn a big knob to make it go forward or reverse. The best thing is that you can make your own cars and locamotives. This weekend I will be making my first cars. I will put pictures up later. The unfortunate thing is that with any hobby, you always want more. Plus there is all the cost that is involved. You have to order the trains straight from the Lego website. The trains are not sold in stores. I am sure they are sold in the Lego stores too. But the closest one to me in 760 miles away in Anaheim, CA. A bit of a drive for me. I guess it would be a nice excuse to go to Disneyland. The store is in the shopping section of Disneyland.
This was my first Train. The Hogwarts Express.
This locamotive came later along with all the cars. Lego does not suggest putting the trains on any sort of incline. But I said forget them and attempted to build a bridge or overpass. The idea is cool but trains don't like inclines. This segment of overpass was about 6 feet long and really should be longer. It works barely. I have to put it on full throttle to make it up and over. Sometimes the magnents holding the cars together disconnect and part of the train continues on over the overpass as the rest go flying down the other side.It might work if I had a couple motors pulling and a couple motors pushing. Maybe in the future when I have more locomotives I will have to rebuild this. The BNSF locamotive is quite heavy for Legos. So a couple of small locamotives would be nice.
Some time in the future I will make a tunnel for my trains. That will work. The bad thing is having to buy all the green pieces for it. It really adds up buying extra pieces. They do offer a quantity discount. But it is still pricey.
I can dream.
This was my first Train. The Hogwarts Express.
This locamotive came later along with all the cars. Lego does not suggest putting the trains on any sort of incline. But I said forget them and attempted to build a bridge or overpass. The idea is cool but trains don't like inclines. This segment of overpass was about 6 feet long and really should be longer. It works barely. I have to put it on full throttle to make it up and over. Sometimes the magnents holding the cars together disconnect and part of the train continues on over the overpass as the rest go flying down the other side.It might work if I had a couple motors pulling and a couple motors pushing. Maybe in the future when I have more locomotives I will have to rebuild this. The BNSF locamotive is quite heavy for Legos. So a couple of small locamotives would be nice.
Some time in the future I will make a tunnel for my trains. That will work. The bad thing is having to buy all the green pieces for it. It really adds up buying extra pieces. They do offer a quantity discount. But it is still pricey.
I can dream.
// posted by BillyCheese @ 1/28/2006 11:00:00 AM 
