Category Archives: LUGNET

Converting the Emerald Night to 9v

January 26, 2010 – 11:44 am

I built the Emerald Night a while ago and it has sat in the box down in my basement ever since.  It is a beautiful train although it really does need additional passenger cars.  A month ago when I had the e-mail dialog with my Dad about the Emerald Night, he asked me how it [...]

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Powering the 10173 Holiday Train

December 22, 2007 – 8:44 am

The question on how to add a motor to the 10173 Holiday Train has come up through the ILTCO Feedback link a couple times this holiday season.  LEGO sells a kit which combines the 9v motor and the 10173 Holiday Train but the included instructions don’t show how or where to add the motor.  I [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in Instructions, LEGO | Comments (0)

A sad day for LEGO Trains

October 2, 2007 – 2:46 pm

October 1, 2007 was a sad day for LEGO Trains.  LEGO announced (see LUGNET thread) that 9v trains will no longer be produced.  While disappointing, this is not really a susprise.  LEGO has for the most part, ignored the train line for several years and the LEGO Hobby Train was simply not enough to generate [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in LEGO | Comments (0)

9v vs RC – which to buy?

October 27, 2006 – 2:47 pm

Any questions or feedback recieved through the ILTCO web site ends up in my mailbox. When I receive them I either answer them if I can or forward them on the appropriate person. Yesterday I found the following question in my Inbox: Dear Sirs, Which Lego sets are better to buy for a Lego loving [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in ILTCO, LEGO, Shopping | Comments (8)

Peeron Firefox Extension

October 17, 2006 – 10:32 am

This is pretty cool … Dan Boger posted on LUGNET regarding a FirexFox extension he has been working on. It will scan the page for LEGO set numbers and in the background perform queries against the Peeron database. It’s pretty cool, try it out.

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