This is just really good news! I love the fact that you're holding on to track powered trains, really awesome. Also the fact that you're working on new 9V train motors is just something that keeps the Lego 9V train system alive. Thank you so much for this initiative, I'm certainly going to use it!
Absolutley. Their new track system is an absolute joke to anyone that knows anything about toy trains outside of lego. Getting rid of powered track is absolutely insane.
To revive LEGO(R) Railroad and get even more innovative expansions, you need dedicated fans who take the risk to get something going. Making injection molds, getting production going in the pandemic, ... A lot of work that we fans must now reward.
You also need to get UA-cam to stop flagging anything remotely family friendly as "for kids." What a stupid solution. Children aren't even supposed to be on the platform.
I can't tell you how much respect I have for you having the FX engraved onto the studs. That's something even a few really big third part seller still don't to today.
Hello from Germany! I can tell you that there is a huge German lego train community unaware of this so far. There are established and large brick youtubers here, that recently focused especially on alternative producers. I strongly encourage you to reach out to Held der Steine as well as Johnny's World and some others!
@@NathanIoup Jap, ich dachte ich müsste zu BB um meinem Neffen ne anständige Lego Zug Anlage zu bieten. Jetzt kann ich ihm meine alte 9V Anlage vermachen und sogar noch erweitern!
We have many friends in Germany! We will do our best to engage as much of the community as possible, but since we are a small company with limited bandwidth, we can't reach out to everyone. However, I will be joining a Schwabenstein virtual LUG meeting this weekend to talk with some German LEGO fans! It should be a lot of fun and I'm sure there will be many questions!
@@FxBricks Hello from Germany, I'm glad you got the 9 system picks up again and I'm glad that the rails are reasonably available in Germany, I would be happy if you could imitate the rails that Lego produced in which country you actually produce the rails
@@FxBricks Just send test samples to "Held der Steine Inh. Thomas Panke". He has a massive range on youtube for german language area and he loves brick trains.
I can't thank you enough for this initiative. I've been so sad since 2007 with LEGO's neglect of the Train world. I can finally build the layout I've dreamed of for years. Thank you Sir 🙏 I hope you've made 1 million straight track cos this will SELL OUT DAY 1.
Ha ha, thanks! We definitely have not make 1m tracks--but if you folks keep buying, we'll keep making! We also suspect that we will sell out quickly; however, no one really knows until the shop opens. If we sell out, rest assured more stock will be in the pipeline. There will be a learning curve for us in terms of logistics and maintaining inventory, but I'm sure we'll figure out a system that works and that can grow with more products.
I was born right at the end of the 9v era, but inherited a couple of trains and some track from my older brothers. I always wished LEGO would start making the old rails again so I could get more and make bigger and better things with that old system, so seeing this makes me so happy! I'm not as obsessed with Legos as I used to be when I was a little kid, but I may still purchase some of this to do what I always dreamed of doing, make a massive Lego train layout in my bedroom. Thank you so much!
This is exciting news. Much needed. Looking foreword to trying these out. One little thing in the history - 12v rails actually began in. 1969 in the blue track era - but we all think of 1980 and the grey track as the 12v era
Ah ha! I was wondering when someone was going to call us out on that! :) Indeed the metal centre rails were introduced earlier but with only a handful of sets released over a decade--it wasn't until the 1980 grey-era when the system exploded with sets, accessories, etc. and became mainstream.
Still miss those signals... Huge 9v fan here; we never got light-up signals. A missed opportunity. Looking forward to these new rails, I can only hope you can keep up with demand once news breaks out! I imagine every train club will want A LOT of straight and curved rail.
Never had the 9v trains only had RC and hate having to change batteries over time, this is fantastic news and know a lot of Lego train fans are putting money aside for these release dates as we speak
I just got my 3 packs of straights this weekend and everything from packaging to quality of the tracks themselves are the very definition of perfect. Top-notch product and worth every Euro spent for those of us wanting the very best👌
Michael... Just a short note to let you know that the folks at the Calgary LEGO Train Club are very excited about all of your efforts! Excellent video and a product we are thrilled about. Thank you very much! Rudy
UA-cam recommendations are a strange thing. I've had the 9V system (a hand-me-down) from my older brother and had been looking for new motors, lights and more importantly, the cables and tracks. It was super frustration when Lego changed the power cable connectors and then discontinued the 9V products. Most of all, I cannot wait for the new switches, and new turning radiuses that will become available over time. Thanks for putting in the work and dedication to make this a reality.
And no wonder what is left of 9 volt and the airport shuttle system was out of stock people brought the final boxes and bags of it I certainly hope someone makes a knockoff version that will somewhat bring back 9 volt stuff because people were raging at lego for getting rid of it
the advantage that the "new" battery system was it could run several trains at once because of the mutli frequency IR system. The drawback to the 9v metal rail system was the fact it could run just 1 loco like the old DC systems on normal model railroads. Finally giving Lego DCC systems following the typical NMRA system is perfect, since you could then adapt DCC systems like Digitrax command stations to lego railroads, and allow the use of JMRI (and as such the JMRI's Engine Driver Adrioid App or WiThrottle for Apple).
Simple DC voltage speed control is actually awesome and still very relevant today. Its simplicity and robustness are perfect for many folks especially new-comers to the hobby. Having said that, DCC is a fantastic standard with a long and mature pedigree. If you were watching the video carefully at the 05:47 mark, you'll see a brief screen-cap of my JMRI controlled layout!
Being a bit younger, getting my hands on a 9v motor can be... expensive. This is really awesome to see! Looking forward to these products. Good luck!!!
This is a seriously cool concept. With other 3rd party makers and LEGO themselves making lots of new options for battery power train control, the beauty of the 9v system is brought back to life, and, as you said, can hopefully reach its full potential. You're doing a lot for this community by doing this because now the next generation of lego train builders can experience the fun of the 9V system. I'm really excited to see where it goes, and what you come up with. Good job Micheal!
Ive been a big model train fan for my whole life and i can say i am a big fan of metal rails! Just be ready to spend a bit of time on your hands and knees polishing off those rails. Looking forward to seeing what happens with this product and will be definetly picking up my first lego train soon!
Nicely done Michael, I wish you well with these new products as they are certainly something that can help the hobby develope even more, to me these tracks are a symbol of a missed opportunity on LEGO's part and it's great to see you come in to fill the void.
Nobody understands LEGO anymore. They are ruled by retarded corporate hacks it seems. Only profit margins are of interest to them, while wasting insane amounts of money camera APPs and licenses.
@@pcuimac Well, if Lego doesn't want our money, we'll spend it somewhere else. That's the point, Lego has no patent anymore, yet they behave as if they'd have nothing to lose. Looks like they've lost their will to live.
@@ShazenVideos don't quite agree with you. behaving as if they had nothing to lose is what they were doing when they still had their patent, and after it expired, to the point that they almost went bankrupt. Some of the things they are bringing out are totally bizarre and just look trash to me, but i guess they are trying to increase their consumerbase. The 9v tracks were cut because whilst lego was recovering from near bankruptcy the 9v tracks were not worth what they cost to produce.
Lego seems to have a similar situation to Nintendo. Amazing toy & product designers (put together the new Blacksmith shop and you'll see what I mean) and terrible corporate management. Lego fans should pull a Gamestop, buy all the stock, and replace the corporate board. Then new leadership can put their designers in charge and get better sets and fewer moneymaking schemes.
You know what, the accessories such as crossings, and track side stuff. I really do miss those kits. I've never owned the actual train sets, but have owned a much of the accessories. I just liked how unique they were.
I never understood why Lego never developed a fully fledged railway ecosystem. Unlike other model trains such as HO scale, they have a near total monopoly on all the pieces for building detailed layouts and rolling stock and therefore a licence to print money from a huge train enthusiast base. Great to see you and others are filling the gaping void in supplying the market with track elements such as grand curves and points.
This is great, I'm excited about the larger curve radiuses and newer power motors. It will greatly help out the scale look of the Lego train having much larger radius. I wish FX Bricks a long and profitable future
The 12 volt era had started with the blue rails already. You just didn’t have the fancy stuff like remote control. But you could run you old trains on the new tracks and vice versa. We had a track running through our room made up out of both blue and grey tracks.
Though I completely agree with you new system and the options it provides, I do think the pulse modulation offered on the power functions (battery) provided a very good solution to smooth running of trains that variable voltage suffers from in a cheap and simple form. Since power is V^2.R (voltage squared), you can see that the power generated by a motor is the square of the voltage which means that voltage regulated trains suffer terribly from difficult starting and slow down when under partial load. The pulse modulation used results in power being directly proportional to the on cycle meaning low speeds are better regulated and smooth/constant. DCC can circumvent this varying the voltage to autoregulate the speed, but still suffers from stutter and temporary slowdowns due to the squared relationship since it is still fundamentally a voltage regulated speed control and how long the motor/circuitry responds to voltage regulation . I think what you are doing a a great option for advanced builders of trains and opens up a huge possibility for lego trains. Thank you very much for setting this up. For most people with not so much money, I do think the power-functions pulse modulation was actually a good option for train play without the worry of circuit design causing shorting and makes it easy for us simple users to have smoother trains usage than that even from OO or O guage. Plenty of space for both options in the Lego world; I really hope your system takes off.
I got my fist LEGO train just before the switch to the complete plastic track i was so sad i they changed it so very nice to see this type of track return
I’ve always wanted different types of 9v switch tracks and curved tracks. I’m definitely gonna support this. The new and improved 9v motor sounds great too. I can’t wait!
I can’t wait!!! I’ve been wanting to create dcc system that revolves around the LEGO train system. I have so many trains and do little track, and batteries can’t run trains all day for people to watch.
This looks incredible, I eagerly await the motor you talked about, I've never had any 9v track or motors, only power functions, I have been trying to get my hands on 9v stuff but I just don't have the budget, I can't wait for these!
A typical crossover can be made with two ordinary switches (which we are making). If you were referring to a 90 degree crossing or diamond crossing, then the decision to make those is still pending. Our initial roadmap shows a 90 deg crossing as well as a 40-stud long Right and Left diamond crossing but the expensive tooling costs of the P40 switch make us realize that these crossing items will be luxury and likely not happen any time soon (if at all). In terms of isolation sections, we will likely produce this as a variant of our S8 (short 8 stud straight) track. The idea is to include a small mechanical switch to turn the isolation on or off. Since the S8 straight is a necessary item in many siding and yard ladder configurations using our P40 switch, it is the best candidate to perform this role of isolating sections of track.
Finally! It wont cost an absolute fortune just to get a few extra 9V straight tracks anymore! Being so old the prices for those elements has really skyrocketed and it makes doing anything with them a pain. These beautiful tracks will rectify that problem!
if there'll be enough components and features, that might be the first non-lego stuff i buy to add to my lego :o new motors and digital control (for lights and stuff) and maybe even being able to run several trains on the same tracks doing different stuff, that'd be so awesome :o
You have my attention. What really intrigued me was the ability to connect to dcc. I am already setup with jmri and have the nce power cab. I will be following this closely. Looking forward to the addition of the 9v motors.
Also DCC could also allow for fully automated trains that can run on layouts automatically without any human input so trains could automatically alternate between each other on looping layouts! It’s also likely that the 9V power functions outputs on motor bogies could have their voltages controlled in a DCC system so it could allow for a traditional power functions 9V LEGO motor bogie to be used as a second motor in a locomotive while it could also be utilised for decretive motorised mechanisms and lights to be used on trains! :)
Great news for us 9V lovers! Don't forget wheels and metal axles. Hope you won't get bought by LEGO in a few years and smashed against the wall. I guess it's just a matter of time until the LEGO bricks will also be replaced by compatible bricks in MOCs. BrickLink sellers with good train parts stock are becoming more rare since the merger.
This is gonna be sold out for a long time. Thank you, and good luck! I've been wanting to build a lego table for my niece to play on, wondering how I'd incorporate my black and yellow train with just the stock track. Looking forward to this!
Amazing. Brining a new product to market is an extremely difficult and expensive task, especially when it is a product like this with accurate tolerances! great work!
I'm interested to know if the new motors will be able to be remote controlled to build a fully automated layout. The problem with the old 9v was that all the trains on it got the same amount of power. The plastic rails haven't worried me much as I figure I can just put conductive tape over the top to make a metal rail.
This video brings so much joy!!! I'm now hoping lego releases a new train for 2021. Something like the retired Santa Fe or Maersk. Thanks for your work and I will be patronizing your business 👌🏾
I got one of the 9v sets, think it was black and yellow, with a bunch of extra track, I'm so glad I managed to hold on to it over the years. At least I hope it made it through this last move now that I think about it... was not happy when I went to buy more track and another set to find out there was none to buy by that point. Just hope Lego is ok with you guys doing this but it looks like you have been around a bit with some interesting items that I wish I knew about before.
Hello from Germany, I'm glad you got the 9 system picks up again and I'm glad that the rails are reasonably available in Germany, I would be happy if you could imitate the rails that Lego produced in which country you actually produce the rails
Awesome. I have an almost complete Lego Wild West town and Fort Legorado , with an eight car, old locomotive train MOC. I have a small oval metal track, but would really love to expand this to go around my large Lego city.
What I have always wanted but never was able to have was the Monorail Transport System from the Futron line and the MonoRail Transport Base from the Unitron line But there was always a part of me as a kid who wanted lego trains as well. I hope one day I can build all my old M-Tron sets with my son (he's now 2) and Hopefully one day I can finally finish my M-Tron collection (I really need only the Mega Core Magnetizer IIRC)
Oh dang that’s awesome! I think the larger clubs would love to run again without the need to constantly charge batteries. It’s probably going to take a few years to switch everything over if they go for it, though. There’s A LOT of already built railbed already out there. And assuming we’re ever allowed to gather in large numbers again...
The biggest/best thing to happen the LEGO train community - can't wait to get my hands on this product, great work Michael!
I’m glad I found you here as well. Hope all is well.
And Quick Q&A if that’s alright, how much would you say the lego bricks are? To build the trains??
@@justforlaughso_0580 Small models for me (in AUD) $200-300, larger models $500-700
@@Britishbricks thanks
British bricks I'm looking for you 😅
This is just really good news! I love the fact that you're holding on to track powered trains, really awesome. Also the fact that you're working on new 9V train motors is just something that keeps the Lego 9V train system alive. Thank you so much for this initiative, I'm certainly going to use it!
Arjen your here too :))) still hate coppa
@@brickguy LOL, me too :D
@@almightyarjen you responded :D
I've LONG since believed Lego 'dropped the ball' with their train division. Congratulations on snagging said ball!
Absolutley. Their new track system is an absolute joke to anyone that knows anything about toy trains outside of lego. Getting rid of powered track is absolutely insane.
To revive LEGO(R) Railroad and get even more innovative expansions, you need dedicated fans who take the risk to get something going. Making injection molds, getting production going in the pandemic, ... A lot of work that we fans must now reward.
You also need to get UA-cam to stop flagging anything remotely family friendly as "for kids." What a stupid solution. Children aren't even supposed to be on the platform.
@@WasatchWind You're absolutely correct! This is a huge problem for our community.
And make it affordable unlike most of their products, more people in the hobby means more sales overall.
@@WasatchWind I hate it when I try to watch a video in the mini player and it won't allow me because it says it's for kids.
I can't tell you how much respect I have for you having the FX engraved onto the studs.
That's something even a few really big third part seller still don't to today.
Hello from Germany! I can tell you that there is a huge German lego train community unaware of this so far. There are established and large brick youtubers here, that recently focused especially on alternative producers. I strongly encourage you to reach out to Held der Steine as well as Johnny's World and some others!
I totally agree! Das sind seit Jahren die besten News betreffend Lego-Züge! Alternative Schienen gibt es ja schon, nicht aber 9V kompatibel!
@@NathanIoup Jap, ich dachte ich müsste zu BB um meinem Neffen ne anständige Lego Zug Anlage zu bieten. Jetzt kann ich ihm meine alte 9V Anlage vermachen und sogar noch erweitern!
We have many friends in Germany! We will do our best to engage as much of the community as possible, but since we are a small company with limited bandwidth, we can't reach out to everyone. However, I will be joining a Schwabenstein virtual LUG meeting this weekend to talk with some German LEGO fans! It should be a lot of fun and I'm sure there will be many questions!
@@FxBricks Hello from Germany, I'm glad you got the 9 system picks up again and I'm glad that the rails are reasonably available in Germany, I would be happy if you could imitate the rails that Lego produced in which country you actually produce the rails
@@FxBricks Just send test samples to "Held der Steine Inh. Thomas Panke". He has a massive range on youtube for german language area and he loves brick trains.
This is a huge deal! Brand New 9V motors? What!?!?
I can't thank you enough for this initiative. I've been so sad since 2007 with LEGO's neglect of the Train world. I can finally build the layout I've dreamed of for years. Thank you Sir 🙏 I hope you've made 1 million straight track cos this will SELL OUT DAY 1.
Ha ha, thanks! We definitely have not make 1m tracks--but if you folks keep buying, we'll keep making! We also suspect that we will sell out quickly; however, no one really knows until the shop opens. If we sell out, rest assured more stock will be in the pipeline. There will be a learning curve for us in terms of logistics and maintaining inventory, but I'm sure we'll figure out a system that works and that can grow with more products.
This is fantastic. Can't wait to get hold of some R72 and R88 curves! The motor sounds brilliant too. Well done Michael and team.
I was born right at the end of the 9v era, but inherited a couple of trains and some track from my older brothers. I always wished LEGO would start making the old rails again so I could get more and make bigger and better things with that old system, so seeing this makes me so happy! I'm not as obsessed with Legos as I used to be when I was a little kid, but I may still purchase some of this to do what I always dreamed of doing, make a massive Lego train layout in my bedroom. Thank you so much!
I love the history lesson on Lego Trains. Nice to see the history told so clearly.
Yes, apart from omitting the fact that the 12V system already existed in the Blue era, from 1969 till 1979.
This is exciting news. Much needed. Looking foreword to trying these out. One little thing in the history - 12v rails actually began in. 1969 in the blue track era - but we all think of 1980 and the grey track as the 12v era
Ah ha! I was wondering when someone was going to call us out on that! :) Indeed the metal centre rails were introduced earlier but with only a handful of sets released over a decade--it wasn't until the 1980 grey-era when the system exploded with sets, accessories, etc. and became mainstream.
Oh shit Jabbo knows... 😂😂😂
@@FxBricks and I agree it was the golden era of Lego trains - the 80s
Still miss those signals...
Huge 9v fan here; we never got light-up signals. A missed opportunity.
Looking forward to these new rails, I can only hope you can keep up with demand once news breaks out!
I imagine every train club will want A LOT of straight and curved rail.
@@BrickTsar Ah, yeah. Found some of those blue 12v tracks in a second hand bulk build. Didn't believe they were actually Lego at first sight...
Any update on your powered bogies? Good luck and thank you!
Never had the 9v trains only had RC and hate having to change batteries over time, this is fantastic news and know a lot of Lego train fans are putting money aside for these release dates as we speak
I would like to try 9v as well, but all my track (I have a ton, some may say _too much_ ) is PF track. Might have to invest in some more?
I just got my 3 packs of straights this weekend and everything from packaging to quality of the tracks themselves are the very definition of perfect.
Top-notch product and worth every Euro spent for those of us wanting the very best👌
Michael... Just a short note to let you know that the folks at the Calgary LEGO Train Club are very excited about all of your efforts! Excellent video and a product we are thrilled about. Thank you very much! Rudy
Rudy, thank you for you kind words and support--much appreciated! We're glad there are Canadian LTC's still in existence!
that's great but what about the motors?
UA-cam recommendations are a strange thing. I've had the 9V system (a hand-me-down) from my older brother and had been looking for new motors, lights and more importantly, the cables and tracks. It was super frustration when Lego changed the power cable connectors and then discontinued the 9V products. Most of all, I cannot wait for the new switches, and new turning radiuses that will become available over time. Thanks for putting in the work and dedication to make this a reality.
Any update on when the motors might be released?
And no wonder what is left of 9 volt and the airport shuttle system was out of stock people brought the final boxes and bags of it I certainly hope someone makes a knockoff version that will somewhat bring back 9 volt stuff because people were raging at lego for getting rid of it
Damn! Finally. Now If only someone would make modern 12v track, and motors with pushrods
Loving the history dive here. Great intro into the current system.
Exciting! Great work on filling this gap. I know SO many people that will love this for their collection.
the advantage that the "new" battery system was it could run several trains at once because of the mutli frequency IR system. The drawback to the 9v metal rail system was the fact it could run just 1 loco like the old DC systems on normal model railroads. Finally giving Lego DCC systems following the typical NMRA system is perfect, since you could then adapt DCC systems like Digitrax command stations to lego railroads, and allow the use of JMRI (and as such the JMRI's Engine Driver Adrioid App or WiThrottle for Apple).
Simple DC voltage speed control is actually awesome and still very relevant today. Its simplicity and robustness are perfect for many folks especially new-comers to the hobby. Having said that, DCC is a fantastic standard with a long and mature pedigree. If you were watching the video carefully at the 05:47 mark, you'll see a brief screen-cap of my JMRI controlled layout!
Being a bit younger, getting my hands on a 9v motor can be... expensive. This is really awesome to see! Looking forward to these products. Good luck!!!
Now, that are great news!! I am excited. And it is so good that you have JB Spielwaren as a European seller.
Finally!!!!!! Thats like the best thing to hear for real hobbyist and brick builders everywhere!
Nice to see my old Lego train 171 at 0:49. I got it about 47 years ago and still have it somewhere.
This is a seriously cool concept. With other 3rd party makers and LEGO themselves making lots of new options for battery power train control, the beauty of the 9v system is brought back to life, and, as you said, can hopefully reach its full potential. You're doing a lot for this community by doing this because now the next generation of lego train builders can experience the fun of the 9V system. I'm really excited to see where it goes, and what you come up with. Good job Micheal!
The metal 9v era was my era of lego trains and it seemed really like the best. so happy to hear they are back!
Ive been a big model train fan for my whole life and i can say i am a big fan of metal rails! Just be ready to spend a bit of time on your hands and knees polishing off those rails. Looking forward to seeing what happens with this product and will be definetly picking up my first lego train soon!
what we really need is the same remote controll option for trains, but they take their power from the rails
This looks great! I'm a model railroading fan (+Lego) and my dad loves to play with lego, with this we could literally do both at the same time!
And just as I was deciding to get into Lego model railroading too! Truly a revolutionary return to the latter golden era of Lego trains!
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Best news regarding Lego-Trains since my childhood.
Nicely done Michael, I wish you well with these new products as they are certainly something that can help the hobby develope even more, to me these tracks are a symbol of a missed opportunity on LEGO's part and it's great to see you come in to fill the void.
Hello from America.
I’m really excited for you guys to bring back the 9v track.
This will help me build amazing train layouts with this new 9v track.
Can't wait for straight 9v tracks and all those other tracks the danish never wanted to make money with
Nobody understands LEGO anymore. They are ruled by retarded corporate hacks it seems. Only profit margins are of interest to them, while wasting insane amounts of money camera APPs and licenses.
@@pcuimac Well, if Lego doesn't want our money, we'll spend it somewhere else. That's the point, Lego has no patent anymore, yet they behave as if they'd have nothing to lose. Looks like they've lost their will to live.
@@ShazenVideos don't quite agree with you. behaving as if they had nothing to lose is what they were doing when they still had their patent, and after it expired, to the point that they almost went bankrupt. Some of the things they are bringing out are totally bizarre and just look trash to me, but i guess they are trying to increase their consumerbase. The 9v tracks were cut because whilst lego was recovering from near bankruptcy the 9v tracks were not worth what they cost to produce.
Lego seems to have a similar situation to Nintendo. Amazing toy & product designers (put together the new Blacksmith shop and you'll see what I mean) and terrible corporate management. Lego fans should pull a Gamestop, buy all the stock, and replace the corporate board. Then new leadership can put their designers in charge and get better sets and fewer moneymaking schemes.
@@Nphen i had to check if i was on reddit for a second. I like the brick
This is cool but
How cool would it be to offer such parts for the gray 12v system
Put me down for a loop of R72, a loop of R88, and several motor blocks. This will really enhance the LEGO train universe!
You know what, the accessories such as crossings, and track side stuff. I really do miss those kits. I've never owned the actual train sets, but have owned a much of the accessories. I just liked how unique they were.
I never understood why Lego never developed a fully fledged railway ecosystem. Unlike other model trains such as HO scale, they have a near total monopoly on all the pieces for building detailed layouts and rolling stock and therefore a licence to print money from a huge train enthusiast base.
Great to see you and others are filling the gaping void in supplying the market with track elements such as grand curves and points.
I never saw these anywhere growing up in USA ever !!! And I loved legos !!!!
This is great, I'm excited about the larger curve radiuses and newer power motors. It will greatly help out the scale look of the Lego train having much larger radius. I wish FX Bricks a long and profitable future
The 12 volt era had started with the blue rails already. You just didn’t have the fancy stuff like remote control. But you could run you old trains on the new tracks and vice versa. We had a track running through our room made up out of both blue and grey tracks.
Though I completely agree with you new system and the options it provides, I do think the pulse modulation offered on the power functions (battery) provided a very good solution to smooth running of trains that variable voltage suffers from in a cheap and simple form. Since power is V^2.R (voltage squared), you can see that the power generated by a motor is the square of the voltage which means that voltage regulated trains suffer terribly from difficult starting and slow down when under partial load. The pulse modulation used results in power being directly proportional to the on cycle meaning low speeds are better regulated and smooth/constant.
DCC can circumvent this varying the voltage to autoregulate the speed, but still suffers from stutter and temporary slowdowns due to the squared relationship since it is still fundamentally a voltage regulated speed control and how long the motor/circuitry responds to voltage regulation .
I think what you are doing a a great option for advanced builders of trains and opens up a huge possibility for lego trains. Thank you very much for setting this up.
For most people with not so much money, I do think the power-functions pulse modulation was actually a good option for train play without the worry of circuit design causing shorting and makes it easy for us simple users to have smoother trains usage than that even from OO or O guage. Plenty of space for both options in the Lego world; I really hope your system takes off.
I got my fist LEGO train just before the switch to the complete plastic track i was so sad i they changed it so very nice to see this type of track return
Seeing this has filled me with a new level of happiness
You're the saviors of classic Lego train enthusiasts! ❤
I’ve always wanted different types of 9v switch tracks and curved tracks. I’m definitely gonna support this. The new and improved 9v motor sounds great too. I can’t wait!
This looks incredibly exciting!!!
I can’t wait!!! I’ve been wanting to create dcc system that revolves around the LEGO train system. I have so many trains and do little track, and batteries can’t run trains all day for people to watch.
Sounds so cool. Always wanted a large Lego train track... Maybe it is the right time to start
Good luck with this project. Sounds fantastic. Eager to see the successful release of a 9v motor!
Curious to see the RRP too 😀
I just received my double straight tracks and I am thrilled with them. I am even more excited about the large radius curves!
So great, I still have my old 9V tracks in the basement. Sadly no working power delivery.
This looks incredible, I eagerly await the motor you talked about, I've never had any 9v track or motors, only power functions, I have been trying to get my hands on 9v stuff but I just don't have the budget, I can't wait for these!
I wonder if you will add cross overs aswell as curved switches and isolation sections
A typical crossover can be made with two ordinary switches (which we are making). If you were referring to a 90 degree crossing or diamond crossing, then the decision to make those is still pending. Our initial roadmap shows a 90 deg crossing as well as a 40-stud long Right and Left diamond crossing but the expensive tooling costs of the P40 switch make us realize that these crossing items will be luxury and likely not happen any time soon (if at all). In terms of isolation sections, we will likely produce this as a variant of our S8 (short 8 stud straight) track. The idea is to include a small mechanical switch to turn the isolation on or off. Since the S8 straight is a necessary item in many siding and yard ladder configurations using our P40 switch, it is the best candidate to perform this role of isolating sections of track.
Finally! It wont cost an absolute fortune just to get a few extra 9V straight tracks anymore! Being so old the prices for those elements has really skyrocketed and it makes doing anything with them a pain. These beautiful tracks will rectify that problem!
Are you guys also going to be selling transformators?
Awesome stuff! It will be very interesting to explore new rails!
if there'll be enough components and features, that might be the first non-lego stuff i buy to add to my lego :o new motors and digital control (for lights and stuff) and maybe even being able to run several trains on the same tracks doing different stuff, that'd be so awesome :o
I grew up in the 9 volt era that shifted into the R/C era, I always looked at the 9 Volt era was the best and the one the got away.
You have my attention. What really intrigued me was the ability to connect to dcc. I am already setup with jmri and have the nce power cab. I will be following this closely. Looking forward to the addition of the 9v motors.
This is great! I might have to make this into my city!
Congratulations on your project and I hope you all the best !!!!
Also DCC could also allow for fully automated trains that can run on layouts automatically without any human input so trains could automatically alternate between each other on looping layouts! It’s also likely that the 9V power functions outputs on motor bogies could have their voltages controlled in a DCC system so it could allow for a traditional power functions 9V LEGO motor bogie to be used as a second motor in a locomotive while it could also be utilised for decretive motorised mechanisms and lights to be used on trains! :)
This is great. Blue era already had 12v powered midrail though, grey era just improved on this with all the lights and remotes
This is great news. I can always use more track and my 9v motors aren't going to last forever. Can't wait to get my hands on these!
Great news for us 9V lovers! Don't forget wheels and metal axles. Hope you won't get bought by LEGO in a few years and smashed against the wall. I guess it's just a matter of time until the LEGO bricks will also be replaced by compatible bricks in MOCs. BrickLink sellers with good train parts stock are becoming more rare since the merger.
I Hope the price will BE good... The Idea IS great and I think it can have a great Future... So many Legorailroaders are waiting for a good System
This is awesome! I have a lot of 9v track but mostly curves. I can’t wait to upgrade my layout to this new system.
Really nice. I could see including model rail DCC signals as well.
This is gonna be sold out for a long time. Thank you, and good luck!
I've been wanting to build a lego table for my niece to play on, wondering how I'd incorporate my black and yellow train with just the stock track. Looking forward to this!
This is fantastic news. I hope FX Bricks makes a bazillion dollars with this venture!
This is a great bringing back of the 9 volt system, cant wait to see em
6:27 Why not have the new motor bogey freewheel like its old LEGO counterpart?
A new era for the 9V system. Very excited about the possibilities.
Amazing. Brining a new product to market is an extremely difficult and expensive task, especially when it is a product like this with accurate tolerances! great work!
I'm interested to know if the new motors will be able to be remote controlled to build a fully automated layout. The problem with the old 9v was that all the trains on it got the same amount of power. The plastic rails haven't worried me much as I figure I can just put conductive tape over the top to make a metal rail.
Love it. This is needed for soooooo long.
This video brings so much joy!!! I'm now hoping lego releases a new train for 2021. Something like the retired Santa Fe or Maersk. Thanks for your work and I will be patronizing your business 👌🏾
I subscribed too!!!
Awesome. I’ve got a lot of original 12V trains and its a bastard to find track in Australia in any quantity at reasonable prices.
I got one of the 9v sets, think it was black and yellow, with a bunch of extra track, I'm so glad I managed to hold on to it over the years. At least I hope it made it through this last move now that I think about it... was not happy when I went to buy more track and another set to find out there was none to buy by that point. Just hope Lego is ok with you guys doing this but it looks like you have been around a bit with some interesting items that I wish I knew about before.
This is amazing!! Now all we need is the power pick up bricks and some metal rimmed drivers and steam would be back in business
Mould king has a steam module which can connect to PF!
Hello from Germany, I'm glad you got the 9 system picks up again and I'm glad that the rails are reasonably available in Germany, I would be happy if you could imitate the rails that Lego produced in which country you actually produce the rails
Awesome. I have an almost complete Lego Wild West town and Fort Legorado , with an eight car, old locomotive train MOC. I have a small oval metal track, but would really love to expand this to go around my large Lego city.
Nice Job Michael!!! Super grateful!!! Dan K
Awesome! Also looking forward to wifi connectivity on the pfx brick. :)
These tracks are so amazing. Finally you can ride with full speed along the curves 😍
This is fantastic news! I hope your company is successful!
Yes yes yes metal tracks aaaaaaaand a new motor :-). Can´t wait to see that happen.
YES FINALLY 9V is coming back
Awesome system and even available in Europe?! I must be dreaming!
This is really exciting. Thanks for making it happen!
Good luck. Sounds like a massive undertaking.
What I have always wanted but never was able to have was the Monorail Transport System from the Futron line and the MonoRail Transport Base from the Unitron line
But there was always a part of me as a kid who wanted lego trains as well. I hope one day I can build all my old M-Tron sets with my son (he's now 2) and Hopefully one day I can finally finish my M-Tron collection (I really need only the Mega Core Magnetizer IIRC)
Oh dang that’s awesome! I think the larger clubs would love to run again without the need to constantly charge batteries. It’s probably going to take a few years to switch everything over if they go for it, though. There’s A LOT of already built railbed already out there.
And assuming we’re ever allowed to gather in large numbers again...
WOW, this is AMAZING! This brings LEGO based trains to new level!