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Last weekend, COLTC displayed at the Greenberg Toy, Train, and Hobby show, in
Columbus, Ohio. We had one of our largest displays to date in our young life (we
just turned 1 year old). We had an L-shaped, 30 x 30 foot display, with a total
of 4 running train loops, 4 long parking train tracks, and 3 monorail loops. The
train loops were connected such that 1 long loop of almost 400 (!) feet could be
formed. We displayed our Columbus Downtown Project (in progress). The LeVeque
tower (white tall one in the middle) was recently remodelled::
Several more skyscrapers are still under construction, this one will be the
tallest when finished:
Mike Ulring brought his castle / medieval village:
In addition, the Beach, Bridge, and Drive-in theater, as always, got a lot of
attention, as did many other MOCs and scenes.
Several members took pictures:
John Bucy: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=75877
Paul Janssen: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=76080
David “Scooter” Lukens:
http://www.insanityunlimited.com/pictures/2004/lego_show/
and movies:
David “Scooter” Lukens: http://www.insanityunlimited.com/movies
John Bucy: http://65.18.189.96/LEGO.html
John Bucy, on a different web-host:
http://teched.net/~jacob/models/coltc/cmhgreenberg2004
Let us know what you think!
Paul Janssen, COLTC
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In lugnet.events, Paul Janssen wrote:
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Last weekend, COLTC displayed at the Greenberg Toy, Train, and Hobby show, >in
Columbus, Ohio.
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That’s pretty amazing. I was looking at the LeVeque Tower on Brickshelf
yesterday and wondered who was responsible for it.. Very nice!
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I was wondering how tall the buildings are in feet.
thanks
mark
indylug
In lugnet.events, Paul Janssen wrote:
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Last weekend, COLTC displayed at the Greenberg Toy, Train, and Hobby show, in
Columbus, Ohio. We had one of our largest displays to date in our young life
(we just turned 1 year old). We had an L-shaped, 30 x 30 foot display, with a
total of 4 running train loops, 4 long parking train tracks, and 3 monorail
loops. The train loops were connected such that 1 long loop of almost 400 (!)
feet could be formed. We displayed our Columbus Downtown Project (in
progress). The LeVeque tower (white tall one in the middle) was recently
remodelled::
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Several more skyscrapers are still under construction, this one will be the
tallest when finished:
snip
Mike Ulring brought his castle / medieval village:
snip
In addition, the Beach, Bridge, and Drive-in theater, as always, got a lot of
attention, as did many other MOCs and scenes.
Several members took pictures:
John Bucy: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=75877
Paul Janssen: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=76080
David “Scooter” Lukens:
http://www.insanityunlimited.com/pictures/2004/lego_show/
and movies:
David “Scooter” Lukens: http://www.insanityunlimited.com/movies
John Bucy: http://65.18.189.96/LEGO.html
John Bucy, on a different web-host:
http://teched.net/~jacob/models/coltc/cmhgreenberg2004
Let us know what you think!
Paul Janssen, COLTC
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In lugnet.trains.org, Mark Peterson wrote:
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I was wondering how tall the buildings are in feet.
thanks
mark
indylug
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We adopted a scale of 1 brick = 1 meter:
The tallest so far, the LeVeque (white), is 169 bricks tall (antenna not
counted), which is 5 feet and 4 inches. Huntington Bank (sand red/trans-blue):
156 bricks or 4 feet and 11 inches Vern Riffe (tan/trans-green): 155 bricks or 4
feet and 10.5 inches Border (white/blue): 137 bricks or 4 feet and 4 inches
Under construction are:
Franklin County courthouse (black/dark-grey): will become 141 bricks (4 feet 5
inches) One Nationwide Plaza (white/black): will become 148 bricks (4 feet 7
inches) Rhodes Office tower (light grey): will become 193 bricks (6 feet 1
inch).
One Nationwide will have a 60 brick tall antenna. Top of that antenna will
likely be the highest point in our downtown project (6 feet 6 inches), although
the antennas on the Rhodes will be within just a few bricks.
Paul
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The tallest so far, the LeVeque (white), is 169 bricks tall (antenna not
counted), which is 5 feet and 4 inches. Huntington Bank (sand
red/trans-blue): 156 bricks or 4 feet and 11 inches Vern Riffe
(tan/trans-green): 155 bricks or 4 feet and 10.5 inches Border (white/blue):
137 bricks or 4 feet and 4 inches
Under construction are:
Franklin County courthouse (black/dark-grey): will become 141 bricks (4 feet
5 inches) One Nationwide Plaza (white/black): will become 148 bricks (4 feet
7 inches) Rhodes Office tower (light grey): will become 193 bricks (6 feet 1
inch).
One Nationwide will have a 60 brick tall antenna. Top of that antenna will
likely be the highest point in our downtown project (6 feet 6 inches),
although the antennas on the Rhodes will be within just a few bricks.
Paul
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Paul,
I stand in awe at the scale you guys can build! Who owns the 18 wheeler?
Because you must need one to haul those huge buildings around the State of Ohio.
When is you next show? IndyLUG is going to caravan over to see your stuff in
person. I had planned on going to your last Columbus show but time and prior
commitments conspired against me. The pics are great but to see it all in
person would be outstanding. Brian
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In lugnet.trains.org, Brian Darrow wrote:
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Paul,
I stand in awe at the scale you guys can build! Who owns the 18 wheeler?
Because you must need one to haul those huge buildings around the State of
Ohio. When is you next show? IndyLUG is going to caravan over to see your
stuff in person. I had planned on going to your last Columbus show but
time and prior commitments conspired against me. The pics are great but to >
see it all in person would be outstanding. Brian
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so true! The next member to join will have to have at least a cargo-van, or an
SUV/Truck with a trailer!
As for next shows, that’s up in the air. Besides the “standard” shows like GATS
and Greenberg, we have a bunch of invitations. At our next club meeting (April
4), we’ll make a plan for this years’ shows. There is no GATS or Greenberg in
Columbus till Feb. 2005, but last year we did the Dayton GATS, which would be
ideal for Indylug to come see/participate (?) (Dayton is pretty much right in
between Columbus and Indianapolis). The entire downtown becomes quite a
transport nightmare, we will likely only show it in its entirety at local
GATS/Greenberg shows, but a few skyscrapers (meanwhile we have 4 finished, 3-5
under active construction, and a few more planned) should make it to out-of-town
shows too. I’ll keep you guys posted as to when/where we’ll be next (including
the size and content of layout, so you can judge if it is worth the trip).
Paul
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In lugnet.trains.org, Paul Janssen wrote:
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There is no GATS or
Greenberg in Columbus till Feb. 2005, but last year we did the Dayton GATS,
which would be ideal for Indylug to come see/participate (?) (Dayton is
pretty much right in between Columbus and Indianapolis).
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Yup, it would be about a 2 hour drive to Dayton, however, that is the weekend
prior to the Indy GATS which we’ll participate in. I don’t think too many of the
guys could do back to back weekends, although it would be fun to have two LEGO
layouts at one GATS.
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I’ll keep you guys posted as to
when/where we’ll be next (including the size and content of layout,
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I’ll keep an eye out for any future shows you list.
Brian
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Woa, you guys really like to build big! Those are very nice sky
scrapers. I cannot decide if I like the white skyscraper best or if the
beach houses win out. Funny thing is that I had a hard time finding
pictures of the trains!
I looks like you put on a great show!
Thanks for sharing,
Chris
BrickBuy wrote:
> Last weekend, COLTC displayed at the Greenberg Toy, Train, and Hobby show, in
> Columbus, Ohio. We had one of our largest displays to date in our young life (we
> just turned 1 year old). We had an L-shaped, 30 x 30 foot display, with a total
> of 4 running train loops, 4 long parking train tracks, and 3 monorail loops. The
> train loops were connected such that 1 long loop of almost 400 (!) feet could be
> formed. We displayed our Columbus Downtown Project (in progress). The LeVeque
> tower (white tall one in the middle) was recently remodelled::
>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/brickbuy/Greenberg/dsc01384.jpg>>
>
> Several more skyscrapers are still under construction, this one will be the
> tallest when finished:
>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/brickbuy/Greenberg/dsc01417.jpg>>
>
> Mike Ulring brought his castle / medieval village:
>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/brickbuy/Greenberg/dsc01402.jpg>>
>
> In addition, the Beach, Bridge, and Drive-in theater, as always, got a lot of
> attention, as did many other MOCs and scenes.
>
> Several members took pictures:
>
> John Bucy: <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=75877>
>
> Paul Janssen: <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=76080>
>
> David "Scooter" Lukens:
> <http://www.insanityunlimited.com/pictures/2004/lego_show/>
>
> and movies:
>
> David "Scooter" Lukens: <http://www.insanityunlimited.com/movies>
>
> John Bucy: <http://65.18.189.96/LEGO.html>
>
> John Bucy, on a different web-host:
> <http://teched.net/~jacob/models/coltc/cmhgreenberg2004>
>
> Let us know what you think!
>
> Paul Janssen, COLTC
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I didn't really notice until you pointed it out!
There was at least one new train that appeared at the show:
<<http://www.calledtoconstruct.net/Trains/passenger_shuttle/thumbnail.jpg>>
<http://www.calledtoconstruct.net/Trains/passenger_shuttle/>
The pictures are not from the show, but close enough. :) Some building
instructions are available. (The site and building instruction pages
have recently been updated, so let me know if you encounter any problems)
// Joe
Christopher Masi wrote:
> Woa, you guys really like to build big! Those are very nice sky
> scrapers. I cannot decide if I like the white skyscraper best or if the
> beach houses win out. Funny thing is that I had a hard time finding
> pictures of the trains!
>
> I looks like you put on a great show!
>
> Thanks for sharing,
> Chris
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> > Several members took pictures:
> > John Bucy: <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=75877>
> > Paul Janssen: <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=76080>
> > David "Scooter" Lukens:
> > <http://www.insanityunlimited.com/pictures/2004/lego_show/>
> >
> > and movies:
> > David "Scooter" Lukens: <http://www.insanityunlimited.com/movies>
> > John Bucy: <http://65.18.189.96/LEGO.html>
> > John Bucy, on a different web-host:
> > <http://teched.net/~jacob/models/coltc/cmhgreenberg2004>
> >
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