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Motor Housing Clip Repair
Happens after a while and use: the clips from the motor housing break off. Usually it is not really critical as long you have just the Lego® standard trains, but if you do your own train MOCs and do some details on the bogies, these small clips can be very helpful, because the motor housing has not much to offer regarding studs or other ways to fix something on it. Below, I will show you a way to repair the clips on the motor housing. The good news is, it is not necessary to
langemat
Feb 11, 20211 min read


The Adler – Germany’s first commercial train
Note: If you want to support my work, do not buy my sets on AliExpress. Most of the sets on AliExpress have not been authorized or licensed by me and are therefore illegal. Instead order the sets on www.lesdiy.com or www.amazon.com . Just enter the designer name " langemat" and you will find available brick sets. If you're only looking for the instruction file, you can download the available documents directly from www.rebrickable.com . The Adler was Germany’s first commer
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Jan 21, 20212 min read


Diesel Locomotive BR132 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (version 1)
Note: If you want to support my work, do not buy my sets on AliExpress. Most of the sets on AliExpress have not been authorized or licensed by me and are therefore illegal. Instead order the sets on www.lesdiy.com or www.amazon.com . Just enter the designer name " langemat" and you will find available brick sets. If you're only looking for the instruction file, you can download the available documents directly from www.rebrickable.com . Finally completed, my version of the
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Jan 14, 20212 min read


Electric Locomotive BR250 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (version 1)
Note: If you want to support my work, do not buy my sets on AliExpress. Most of the sets on AliExpress have not been authorized or licensed by me and are therefore illegal. Instead order the sets on www.lesdiy.com or www.amazon.com . Just enter the designer name " langemat" and you will find available brick sets. If you're only looking for the instruction file, you can download the available documents directly from www.rebrickable.com . The first idea for this MOC, I had i
langemat
Jan 2, 20213 min read


Empower Your Trains - Control a 9-volt Train with a Power Functions IR Remote Control
Not sure the headline is clear enough to describe what I am trying to say. This instruction is about a modification to finally using the...
langemat
Dec 23, 20202 min read


Turnout Actuation Mechanism Modification
Please note: I made below experience with the 9-volt-track-system turnouts. I am not sure, how it is for the RC tracks....
langemat
Dec 22, 20201 min read


Double Deck Train Car (version 1)
Note: If you want to support my work, do not buy my sets on AliExpress. Most of the sets on AliExpress have not been authorized or licensed by me and are therefore illegal. Instead order the sets on www.lesdiy.com or www.amazon.com . Just enter the designer name " langemat" and you will find available brick sets. If you're only looking for the instruction file, you can download the available documents directly from www.rebrickable.com . This project, I started a few times
langemat
Dec 20, 20203 min read


“Dead Track” Wire Bridge
If you use 9-volt tracks and in particular 9-volt turnouts, you might recognize already, that the turnouts switch off the opposite track...
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Dec 3, 20201 min read


Empower Your Trains - Control a 9-volt Train with a Powered Up Bluetooth Remote Control
Not sure the headline is clear enough to describe what I am trying to say. This post is about using the Powered Up remote control (88010)...
langemat
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Turnout Modification
If you built and play with Lego® Trains, you might recognize already, that the turnouts are not really optimal. Mainly regarding the...
langemat
Nov 25, 20201 min read


Diesel Locomotive BR110
Note: If you want to support my work, do not buy my sets on AliExpress. Most of the sets on AliExpress have not been authorized or licensed by me and are therefore illegal. Instead order the sets on www.lesdiy.com or www.amazon.com . Just enter the designer name " langemat" and you will find available brick sets. If you're only looking for the instruction file, you can download the available documents directly from www.rebrickable.com . This is a model of the diesel locomo
langemat
Nov 14, 20203 min read


Main Train Station "Interlockingen"
Note: If you want to support my work, do not buy my sets on AliExpress. Most of the sets on AliExpress have not been authorized or licensed by me and are therefore illegal. Instead order the sets on www.lesdiy.com or www.amazon.com . Just enter the designer name " langemat" and you will find available brick sets. If you're only looking for the instruction file, you can download the available documents directly from www.rebrickable.com . Finally, the design of my new main t
langemat
Jul 16, 20202 min read


Electrical Actuated Turnout
An electrical switch point for Lego(R) tracks makes the conductor’s life much easier and more comfortable. The desire of such an electrical switch point exists latest with the introduction of the 9-volt track system and if you do some research, you can find some solutions for it, indeed. But what is the issue of all of them? They are big in size, or need customization, or can be used only on fixed train layouts, or need special (expensive) parts, or can be used only with a sp
langemat
Jun 27, 20206 min read
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