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NELUG to show at Hooksett, NH Lion's Club Train Show
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NELUG will be showing a small train layout at the Hooksett, NH Lion’s Club Model
Train Show this weekend, on Sunday, April 20 at the Hooksett Cawley Middle
School in Hooksett, New Hampshire. Doors are open from 10am to 3pm. Admission
is $4 or adults, $1 for children 6-12, and free for children under 6.
The layout will include a small town, carnival, and farmlands, as well as
various rolling stock, steam and diesel locomotives, and general NELUG goodness.
If you’re in the area, please drop by and see us.
-Elroy
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It seems that we AFOLs in the Boston area are losing a great resource. From
their website, it seems that the construction site is closing :( It was a great
store, even if not always 100% Lego.
See http://www.constructiontoys.com/
-Reuven
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Howdy folks,
Here I am again. That pesky old-timer who refuses to go away while refusing to
actually do anything lego-related!
No, that’s a lie, I actually built a MOC last year. Never got around to posting
about it, ergo, it never existed.
So, what am I doing here again?
Easy answer: coming to the East Coast!
In lugnet.people, Shiri Dori wrote:
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Hi folks!
Well, it has certainly been a while. (Four years, to be precise.)
Yesterday, I landed in Boston for a one-month visit to the East Coast.
This (following ten amazing days in Holland) is to celebrate my Masters
graduation (with honors, yay me!). Before I dive into the corporate world
(and hopefully not belly-flop), I’m taking a well-earned break from
everything work-related.
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OK, I had a short visit last year in which I got to see Tim (yay Tim, you rock
for making it up to Boston!) but different constraints meant I saw zilch else (I
was partly working, traveling with BF, etc.).
This time, I’m coming for another visit and a bit less constrained.
My schedule... <drumroll please>
- Land in NYC Jan 26th, fly to Boston next day.
- Jan 27th to Feb 3rd - Boston, MA.
- Feb 4th to 9th - flexible, planned destinations NYC and Philadelphia.
- D.C. potentially still possible between those dates.
- Fly back from NYC Feb 9th.
So, if you care and my schedule fits yours, drop me a line. I am still available
by email, as below:
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I am available at the coveted
firstname.lastname at gmail. <grin>
Glad to be here,
-Shiri
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...and still glad to be here.
-Shiri
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Over the weekend, members of NELUG re-enacted the first
battle of the American Revolution. This was the second game for our second Year
of BrikWars. Our goal is to have at least six games by the end of the year.
The original scenario rules are
here.
Basically, the goal of the British team was to march from one end of the board
to the other. The goal of the Colonial team was to inflict as many British
casualties as possible.
This was our first attempt at using the 2005 squad rules, and was our first game
that was based on an actual event.
Dave brought along some raised baseplates, which made for an interesting board
setup. Not only did the British have to make it to the end of the road, they had
to weave through a narrow canyon to do it.
After the board was set up, troops were distributed in even numbers. 40 Brits
against 40 Colonials. A quick dice-off put Joe and I in charge of the British,
with Shaun, Dave, and Dan in control of the Colonials.
The game started quickly, with the proud ranks of British infantry marching past
Buckman’s Tavern, only to have one of Dan’s Colonials leap out from behind a
shed, taking a pot-shot at the British Officer. The Colonial then ran around the
front of the shed, only to be confronted by the entire British army. Picture Han
Solo running around the corner into a regiment of Storm Troopers.
The British squad, armed with muskets and bayonets, quickly stuck multiple
pointy things into the Colonial. I think it was at this point that the Colonials
realized how much damage a British squad could do. It was also at this point
that the British realized that if the Colonials didn’t form squads, it was going
to take a long time to pick them all off one by one.
Moving past the tavern and into the canyon, the British squads were forced to
narrow their formation, going in one squad at a time. The Colonials, all named
Tony, used this bottle-neck to rain fire down on the British. The British
returned fire, causing a couple of the Colonials to turn and flee.
Sensing that his troops were beginning to panic, the Colonial Officer moved up
to bolster his troops spirits. For the next few turns the pass filled with
blood, gore, and carnage.
Seeing that they were blocked at the pass, two British squads at the back of the
army formation left the road, flanking either side of the pass. Both squads
moved relatively unopposed until about midway down the board, when they were
attacked by rabid Colonials with pitchforks, sabers, and axes. One Colonial,
hidden in ambush behind the tavern, took an unfortunate shot from behind, caused
by a British squad in the middle of the board.
A few more turns of bloody combat ensued, until the Colonial blockade finally
began to break down. As the last Colonial in the pass fell, it was up to Dan’s
men to make their last stand. Armed with flintlock pistols, they charged the
British troops in a valiant effort to make a dent. One man did manage to kill
the British Officer, only to be kicked in the head by that Officer’s horse.
In the end, the British prevailed by killing all of the Colonials, though they
lost almost half their men doing it.
Overall, I thought the game was a success. The British acted like British, and
the Colonials acted like Minutemen would have. The moral rules seemed to work
well.
I think the reinforcement rules would have given the Colonials a more even
chance, but the game lasted about 20 turns, so they didn’t do too badly.
I think I left before the kill scores were added up, but due to the British only
getting 1d8th of a point for each kill, I have a feeling the scores were pretty
close.
Shaun Sullivan has photos of the game
here.
-Elroy
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NELUG to Disaply at GTE in Hartford, CT
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NELUG will be displaying at the
Great Train Expo in Hartford, CT
this weekend.
This layout will be a smaller than our usual layout, but will still provide
plenty of fun for the show. Please feel free to drop by and introduce yourself
if you are in the area.
Show hours are 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3rd and 4th. Admission is
$7.00, good for both days.
-Elroy
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Apologies for replying to my own post . . . but,
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I actually lived within a mile
from the Merrimack River (in Mass) in the early 70’s. From ‘74-78 I
believe.
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I remember visiting a firehouse with a tall hose tower on the banks
of the river
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And, there it is:
http://www.nefirenews.com/mass/HaverhillHQ.jpg
I think it is a nice looking station. But, rummaging around the firenews
website I came across another Haverhill, MA station that I think is just
gorgeous!
http://www.nefirenews.com/mass/HaverhillSta1.jpg
In my opinion, that is a beauty!
Jonathan
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On November 18th and 19th, NELUG put on a wonderful
display at The Great Train Expo in Wilmington, MA.
Our layout continues to grow, and this display was no exception. We filled a
13’ x 26’ layout with everything from water to carnival rides. Our city
section, full of skyscrapers and traffic, was a bit smaller than usual. This,
however, allowed us to expand our carnival section, allowing more space between
the many rides that were displayed. We were also able to expand our train yard,
giving us more room to display the trains members have been creating, including
several New England road names.
Being close to Thanksgiving, we included a Thanksgiving Day parade which seemed
to be enjoyed by the crowd. Not far away was a new river section, which made
it’s debut at our last show earlier this summer. The addition of a Duplo shark
was a big hit.
On the opposite side of the river, our town/residential area was well laid out,
allowing minifig residents plenty of room for backyard picnics and romping on
the playground.
One new addition to the layout was a small subway module. Without much more
room to go up with the skyscrapers, we needed to start going down to the
underground. The addition of the subway brought our total number of running
train loops to five, along with a monorail running between the city and the
carnival.
Photos of the event can be found at the
NELUG website.
-Elroy
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Hi folks!
Well, it has certainly been a while. (Four years, to be precise.)
Yesterday, I landed in Boston for a one-month visit to the East Coast.
This (following ten amazing days in Holland) is to celebrate my Masters
graduation (with honors, yay me!). Before I dive into the corporate world (and
hopefully not belly-flop), I’m taking a well-earned break from everything
work-related.
While home-base is generally Boston, I am not confined to there. I will be
visiting other locations in and around the East Coast. Certain locations are
Philadelphia (date uncertain) and Virginia + D.C. (25th of July til August 4th).
New York (both City and State) are likely but not certain. Other destinations
along the coast are optional. I intend to rent a car and I’m good to drive far.
I will be flying back from D.C. on August 4th.
Of course, classically, I’m missing the big fests, but hey, what can you do - my
best friend is getting married on August 6th. Wouldn’t miss it for the world
(even if it were a model built of bricks).
I will be glad to meet anyone who wants to do so, especially in these areas but
also other areas along the coast - like I said - are potentially good. If you
want me to come see you somewhere else, that I haven’t listed - I’ll be happy to
come if you can provide me with lodgings.
As you might expect, I have been quite neglecting Lego, but that is easily
remedied in the USA.
I am available at the coveted
firstname.lastname at gmail. grin
Glad to be here,
-Shiri
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In lugnet.people, Suzanne Rich Green wrote:
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Please don’t flame me for spam. ...I don’t know where else to ask this
question.
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Craigslist might also have some leads for you. Good luck in your search.
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Anyone out there interested in living in a LEGO-friendly home in the Boston
area? Let me know. I’ve got some groovy digs staked out! ...with an entire floor
ready to be devoted to the hobby. Mmmm....
-Suz
member number 2
Please don’t flame me for spam. ...I don’t know where else to ask this
question.
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Re: PromoBricks.com needs your help! (Pictures of Lego stores)
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, James Trobaugh wrote:
> You can find pictures of most of the store fronts on the LEGO.com site using
> the store locator. Of course these pictures are property of LEGO.com but if
> you asked nicely they might let you use them for your site....never hurts to
> ask.
(Breezes through Lego's pictures http://www.lego.com/legostores/Default.asp?x=x)
Huh, what's the deal with Illinois? They've got "Woodfield, IL" and "Schaumburg,
IL" as two different stores, despite the fact that they point to the same store!
(Woodfield looks like it immediately bounces you to the Schaumburg page).
Interestingly, it doesn't look like they've updated the store locator with the
new stores yet (have they added any other new ones?). I notice that MA's new
Natick store isn't represented-- I think it's been around for... uh... almost a
month and a half now?
DaveE
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Re: PromoBricks.com needs your help! (Pictures of Lego stores)
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Mark,
You can find pictures of most of the store fronts on the LEGO.com site using the
store locator. Of course these pictures are property of LEGO.com but if you
asked nicely they might let you use them for your site....never hurts to ask.
jt
In lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
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Hello everybody!
While I was checking out the newest Lego store in Ontario, CA (ok, getting
the opening bricks would be a better term) I thought it would be nice to try
to get a basic picture of the front of each Lego store that has issued a
store-opening brick to link to on the Lego Store page of my site. Sadly, I can not travel the world to snap
pictures of each storefront so I am calling out for help.
This is what I am looking for:
http://www.promobricks.com/img/ontariomillslegostore.jpg
Nothing fancy, just something that shows off the front of the store in an
image that can be about that size. Of course - full photo credit would go to
you (that pic only has my URL on it because I took the picture).
If you can help me out you can send me mail at my email listed in the header
of this post, or on the header of any page on the
site. If you do email me please name the email “Lego Store Picture” or
something along these lines so I will not miss it. Another option is to reply
to this post (of course please set the follow up to reflect the location of
the store)
Thank you for any and all help!
Mark P
PromoBricks.com
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
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While I was checking out the newest Lego store in Ontario, CA (ok, getting
the opening bricks would be a better term) I thought it would be nice to try
to get a basic picture of the front of each Lego store that has issued a
store-opening brick to link to on the Lego Store page of my site. Sadly, I can not travel the world to snap
pictures of each storefront so I am calling out for help.
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It is probably worth mentioning that some malls do not allow pictures to be
taken inside the mall, and even if some malls do allow them, individual stores
can still say no. I know this from experience.
Russell
BayLUG/BayLTC
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Hello everybody!
While I was checking out the newest Lego store in Ontario, CA (ok, getting the
opening bricks would be a better term) I thought it would be nice to try to get
a basic picture of the front of each Lego store that has issued a store-opening
brick to link to on the Lego Store page
of my site. Sadly, I can not travel the world to snap pictures of each
storefront so I am calling out for help.
This is what I am looking for:
http://www.promobricks.com/img/ontariomillslegostore.jpg
Nothing fancy, just something that shows off the front of the store in an image
that can be about that size. Of course - full photo credit would go to you (that
pic only has my URL on it because I took the picture).
If you can help me out you can send me mail at my email listed in the header of
this post, or on the header of any page on the
site. If you do email me please name the email “Lego Store Picture” or
something along these lines so I will not miss it. Another option is to reply to
this post (of course please set the follow up to reflect the location of the
store)
Thank you for any and all help!
Mark P
PromoBricks.com
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Hello all,
NELUG is planning to get together this coming Thursday May 5th.
We will meet at about 6:00 PM at the LEGO store in the Burlington Mall in
Burlington Massachusetts, and we will head out for dinner at the Macarroni Grill
at about 7:30 PM.
Come join us and bring your MOCs for all to see!
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I stopped by the TRU in Wilbraham last night and they had the new SW E3 sets in.
(Is this old news?) They also had a promotion of a free 6965 MINI Tie
Interceptor with the purchace of SW sets of $14.99 or more. It was the perfect
excuse to pick up the new JSF. They still had a lot of the MINI TI’s left, so
it looked like they just started the sale. I hope this in news you can use.
- Steve
ps. BTW, the new JSF is sweet and swooshable, IMO. My kids caught me flying it
around and laughed.
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The New England Lego Users Group will be displaying at the
Rhode Island Cooks Convention at the Rhode
Island Convention Center in Providence, RI on November 19-21. The display will
include several creations from NELUG members, as well as two running train
loops. Also, a First Lego League competition group will be displaying thier
robotic creations on Friday and Saturday.
The convention is open to the public the following hours:
Friday, November 19th 5 pm – 9 pm
Saturday, November 20th 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday, November 21st 10 am – 5 pm
Admission at the door is
Adults: $12
Seniors: $6
Children 12 and under: $6
Children 6 and under: FREE
Discounted tickets can be purchased at Whole Foods locations or you can use this
web cupon.
Alfred Speredelozzi
NELUG
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Hi All!
I finally found time and a working computer to post my pics from OurCon (April
18 & 19) during which Teddy and I converged to display our spacey models. As it
was a gaming convention, we offered two impromptu sessions of QuikWars (variant
of BrikWars) using the Moonbase as the setting.
The Pics are here.
While writing this, I
also noticed these from Teddy.
Details of the event:
Many visitors enjoyed the display and took flyers (that had info on the hobby),
and several joined the game. Great fun was had!
In both game sessions, the scenario was that opposing factions (players) were
sending in small assault teams to gain control of the Moonbase and its wealthy
supply of cheese (what else would the moon have?). We added a house rule that
allowed a player to attempt to persuade civilians to join their side (a roll of
6) when they first met each one (line of sight at 5 inches). The Blacktron
faction had an intimidation factor where they could persuade on a roll of 5 or 6
but if they failed the civie went running off to automatically join one of his
opponents.
As the pics show, there was some serious carnage inflicted by all players.
Unexpectedly, the civilians (NPCs run by the GMs) turned out to be the biggest
threat. Their use as active combatants perhaps slowed the rate of players
encountering players, but no one seemed to mind the challenge.
At the end of the Sunday game session, a player had one trooper enter a control
tower and “randomly press buttons to see what happens.” One turn later, the
shuttles of the big mothership in orbit began crashing down on misled courses.
On the third turn from that, the mothership itself crashed down in a blaze of
glory. Barely escaping from the Moonbase module he was in, the Blacktron Hero
blasted his way into the Fusion Power Plant module and intentionally shot at the
reactor. He successfully used a “stupendous feat” to survive the resulting
blast, which otherwise ended all hope for the survival of the colonists.
Two players have already emailed me hoping for another game at some point. We
will all have to keep in touch.
Cheers,
-Hendo
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Just a reminder, Teddy Welsh and I will be setting up a Moonbase and Spaceship
display at OurCon at UMass, Amherst, MA, USA starting tomorrow (Saturday April
17th) at 9:AM through Sunday evening. We are also seriously considering running
a game with the QuikWars variant of BrikWars using our display as the setting.
If anyone who can reach Western Massachusetts happens to find themselves with
nothing to do this weekend, come on by and check out the scene. More info on
the Con and how to get there is at http://www.ourcon.org/
Cheers,
-Hendo
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