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Kostya Merkouriev became a registered member 4 years, 9 months ago
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Scott became a registered member 4 years, 9 months ago
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago
The Brick Train Awards 2020 has officially come to a close and now it’s time to announce the winners. This was the first year of the awards, and it was an awesome success. We had some spectacular entries from L […]
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Alejandro became a registered member 4 years, 9 months ago
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Coal Fired Bricks became a registered member 4 years, 9 months ago
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StreamlinedBricks wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago
Last year, Lego gave us one of my favorite battery powered train sets, 71044 Disney Train and Station. This set, while expensive (but worth it) and at times a challenging build, is still marketed with younger […]
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Moureen Max became a registered member 4 years, 10 months ago
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
We have a very special announcement for you today. BMR, in partnership with Brickforge, has been working on a replacement for the old LEGO 9v era magnetic train couplers. Today we are ready to officially reveal […]
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This is GREAT news. I have used KADEE couplers in G, ON30, and Z scales for 30+ years. Their slim magnets that mount under the track will allow remote uncoupling that is easy. BMR sign me up.
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Thank you Mark!
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I have been quietly using the Kadee #806 couplers since buying my first BMR freight car instructions just two years ago. I was new to the hobby and figured I better keep a low profile as I was breaking a couple of the “rules” by using non-Lego parts and glue. It just seemed like a bad idea to me as someone just entering a growing hobby to hitch my wagon to a coupler that was made of parts no longer in production. I also wanted to have a small switching layout and desired the magnetic uncoupling feature of the Kadees. Since I have a lot of the #806 still on hand I am hoping that you will be selling the draft gear box separately and that the #806 can be substituted for the #743.
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As of now we only plan to sell assembled draft boxes with couplers and springs installed, mostly because of the complications of assembly.
The 806 boxes will be sold with 743 couplers. The coupllers are the same except the latter is metal. We had designed around the 806 before the 743 was put in it’s place, and just kept the name.
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I have not as yet built one of the BMR cars (haven’t bought the plans either), but I’m in the planning stages of an outdoor garden railway with custom trackwork for Lego Trains. One of the primary features I’m planning is a large switching yard, so using Kadee couplers would be ideal. Are they hard to install with existing Lego? (Glue, screws, both?) And did you have to modify the design much to accommodate? Very interested to know more, Robert. Thank you!
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Hi Ben
Our couplers will be very easy to install, no tools, or glue necessary and will come fully assembled. Our draft gear boxes are designed to work with existing Kadee couplers, the 743 and 747, and adapt them to LEGO® train use. Just like a genuine LEGO part, these have studs and will snap into place.
We will be releasing the new couples latte this month.
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Sounds interesting, and I’m looking forward to the official announcement!
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Do we have a potential release date.
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Yes, we should have them available for sale very soon.
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
If you’ve got some free time this Saturday, June 27, then there are some cool LEGO® train activities happening online for you to enjoy.
Monty’s Trains Layout Tour during NMRAx
Monty Smith of […]
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Kjell F became a registered member 4 years, 10 months ago
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Hello,
Good day and how are you my dear!
It’s my humble pleasure to meet you today,My Name is Mrs.Moureen Maxwell,am 47 years old woman.Please I have something very important that i will like to share with you,If you don’t mind my email address is [moureenmax147@gmail.com] contact me with my email so that we can talk. Thanks and I wait to hear…[Read more]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
Today is the big day. Brick Model Railroader is launching our new and improved online store. And we have three band new Premium Instructions for sale along with an array of new decals for each.
Our old store […]
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Loving the new store!
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Páros Csenge became a registered member 4 years, 10 months ago
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Hello,
Good day and how are you my dear!
It’s my humble pleasure to meet you today,My Name is Mrs.Moureen Maxwell,am 47 years old woman.Please I have something very important that i will like to share with you,If you don’t mind my email address is [moureenmax147@gmail.com] contact me with my email so that we can talk. Thanks and I wait to hear…[Read more]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
The Brick Train Awards are a community-led event for the LEGO train fan community, by the LEGO train community. The awards were created by LNUR, a LEGO train club in the UK, and Brick Model Railroader based in […]
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raised wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
After several weeks of (intended?) leaks and gossip all over the internet, Lego finally does what we all expected it to do a week before Fathers Day: It released the much anticipated Crocodile! As expected, it’s […]
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This is a great looking model, and I intend to get one if the $100 price holds true. This would be great opportunity for Lego to offer optional instructions to build the chassis to fit on O gauge model railroad track. This loco has already been noticed in O gauge forums. Lego could sell more of these as a cross over offering into the O gauge train market without worrying about that market providing competition to their traditional product line. Hey a guy can dream can’t he?!
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Mark Richter became a registered member 4 years, 10 months ago
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Hello,
Good day and how are you my dear!
It’s my humble pleasure to meet you today,My Name is Mrs.Moureen Maxwell,am 47 years old woman.Please I have something very important that i will like to share with you,If you don’t mind my email address is [moureenmax147@gmail.com] contact me with my email so that we can talk. Thanks and I wait to hear…[Read more]
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Eddie Amos became a registered member 4 years, 10 months ago
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StreamlinedBricks wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
This article was written for us by Richard Carter, a founding member of the LNUR, or LEGO Northern UK Railway.
What do you do when you find other adult LEGO fans who love LEGO trains? Start a LEGO train […]
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Cale Leiphart wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
This week at Brick Model Railroader we are taking a pause from our usual LEGO train blog. BMR endeavors to cover LEGO trains from around the world, but as many of you know, most of us who contribute are from the […]
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Thanks Cale for writing this article. It is very articulate about a very difficult issue for “just a simple blog about Lego trains”. I myself feel very passionate about these issues confronting us, but have a very difficult time discussing those feelings. Hopefully others will spend the time reading this.
By the way I have also been to the Roanoke museum. It’s been many years but it is a great venue.
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Matt Csenge wrote a new post 4 years, 11 months ago
As a continuation from my Part 1 of this series, here are a few more trackside details to get your creative juices flowing!
Lubricator
As Hod Carrier discussed in the UK Track Detailing article, […]
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