LEGO City Freight Train 60336 Building Toy Set with Powered Up Technology for Boys, Girls, and Kids Ages 7+ (1,153 Pieces)

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Then just ignore it. Easy solution. Some people find it to be a useful metric - I don't care about the horsepower of a car that I buy, but I understand why some people care, and I'm glad that number is reported for those who want to take it into consideration. A special thanks to the team at Toyworld Botany for supplying this set at a discounted price for review. Toyworld Botany is one of the largest LEGO retailers in New Zealand. To a non train fan like me, pretty much every one of these freight train sets is exactly the same, so it would be interesting to know what sets this one apart, or doesn't, besides simply the price." I can make my own judgement about the locomotive for instance, but I'd be curious to know what a real train enthusiast thinks of it. Does it mirror anything in the real world? Does the colour scheme and shaping look good from a train perspective? Etc. Shame to hear about the trouble syncing the controller in a big convention/expo type setting. I suppose some of the strengths of a Bluetooth connection compared to an IR connection (e.g. having a greater maximum range, not requiring a clear line of sight between the controller and receiver, not experiencing interference from bright sunlight, etc) aren't always worth the trade-offs.

I am not a great fan of the Powered Up system. I had this train set up at a recent public display and was unable to pair up the hub with the controller. This could be due to spurious Bluetooth signals that occur whenever there are lots of people, with lots of smartphones nearby. At the same public display I had many trains operating using the former IR Power Functions running all day without fault. Given that there has been a discussion on the prices of LEGO sets, I have taken a look at City themed Cargo and Freight trains over the last twelve years.The significant changes of this fifth edition with respect to the previous edition are detailed in Clause E.6. These changes are: The open wagon makes very effective use of those 4x6 hinge plates from the Vidiyo theme, and the car carrier (like this year's passenger train) does a great job showcasing how useful that new-ish 6x16x2 2/3 chassis piece can be for train models. I'm also impressed with how unique the container wagon assembly is compared to usual City train cars, which are generally built on one large plate or some other dedicated chassis piece. Third, you will be able to modify the train to the then current motor, just like you can convert a 9v train to PF/PU. Cars will run just fine as is, it's just the engine that will need to get modified. There are two Dark Orange containers. This is the first instance of the Wall 1x6x5 part in this colour. When loaded, the cars pose a height hazard and will challenge train layouts that include bridges and tunnels.

Regarding part size, I have to imagine that the *average* size of a parts in each set is roughly the same across the board. I'm fine with larger parts being undervalued and smaller parts being overvalued. It's an approximation that some people find useful - which is very much the approach engineers take in the real world. I'm referring to design engineers, but quite possibly also train engineers ;) I also wonder how sets like this will function when the software for them inevitably gets delisted or outdated in the next decade or so. ]] IEC 60336:2020 cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2005. This edition constitutes a technical revision. First, there're already third-party BT apps to control PU, both for PC and Mobile. Even if Lego will delist theirs, you'll find a way to connect and run the motor. I'm also positive someone will find a way to extract the latest firmware and update it via an app. Same goes to Mario. BT as a technology is here to stay, at least in our lifetime, and software can be re-written by fans. I did have the 60337 Express Passenger Train, that uses the Powered Up system, operating without any issues. So I am unsure why I couldn't get the 60336 Freight Train to run.

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However, I would have certainly appreciated more opinions throughout this review. Bar a couple of sentences here and there, the majority of this review reads like a description of the images. It's handy having the recolours pointed out, but what about the design of the train? agreed. This review is nothing but captions of pictures, with very little analysis or critical thought provided. Comparisons to real world trains, discussion of building techniques, anything? "

Another price per part analysis. Meaningless to me. You look at the set and immediately think of its value. Price per part is pseudo science as all parts are different. When you buy a real car do you divide the price by how many parts are in it? No, you look at features, quality, design, etc. And how can you possibly give the same value to a 1x1 plate and a Power Up hub? Can we stop the insanity???"

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Now that they’ve making sets with sequences of numbered bags being opened at the same time, maybe they plan to do away with duplicate bag numbers. If they do, all you’d need to know going forward is the highest number…assuming all the bags are from the correct set.