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Greetings,
My mother is soon heading off on a bus trip for a few days of shopping
in Bangor. I was hoping someone familiar with the area could give me
some advice on where to look for LEGO. She is staying at the Bangor
Motor Inn, which is near a TRU (near Stillwater and the Interstate).
Any other stores in that area?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm in Canada, and because LEGO hasn't
changed the way it prices sets even though the Canadian Dollar went way
up, prices here are almost 50% higher than in the US ($100 US set costs
$150 Canadian, while it should be about $106 Canadian).
Gail Meagher
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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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 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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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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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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Hey All!
I was just curious about how many Moonbase builders out there might be
relatively close to me. Are there other Moonbases in or nearby New England?
The reason I ask is that although I plan to join in any Moonbase display at
BrickFest, I would also like to know what the possibilities are of local
displays as well. Anyhoo, how about a psuedo-roll-call of New England area
Moonbase builders:
1. Hendo, Greenfield, MA; 1 Module, Plans for 2-4 more.
Any others?
FUT: .org.us.nelug, just to keep it tidy.
-H.
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Actually, I've been meaning to ask (and this seems like an appropriate time):
I live fairly close to the MA/RI boarder. Are there any people in the area
who'd like to get together sometime? I wouldn't mind trying that at some
point. I like the (Boston-area)NELUG meetings, it's just difficult for me to
make them.
Evil Wayne
______________________________________________
"There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
http://www.geocities.com/legomaniac70
In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> > In lugnet.org.us.nelug, John P. Henderson writes:
>
> >
> > Seriously, I know you'd be in for a long drive, but I hope you can make it out
> > for a meeting at some point. And if you can find someone closer to your area,
> > set up a NELUG meeting out there! Maybe you can make us drive out to you. :D
>
> I would just like to throw in my 2 cents and say that I would be real excited
> if folks wanted to have NELUG meetings in other parts of New England. We have
> a very well established group in the Greater Boston Area that keeps our general
> meeting attendance at a consistant 15 to 20 people with special events
> occasionally drawing even more.
>
> That said, we started out with meetings of 4 or 5 which at the time I thought
> was unbelievable!!! Now I am disappointed if we have less than 10 people for
> most functions. (Although some events like Brikwars are pretty specialized so
> head count tends to be lower at those events).
>
> I guess what I am trying to say is that if there are 3 or 4 people in an area
> outside of the Greater Boston area don't feel shy about having a meeting. I
> personally couldn't travel very far very often for a meeting but every once in
> a while a change of scenery would be nice. Also there are things like Train
> Shows in other parts of New England that I would love NELUG to participate in
> but without a local contingent to organize the display it makes it nearly
> impossible to pull off. Right now I know there are Greenberg shows in Hartford
> and Providence along with the Wilmington MA shows that we currently do.
>
> I would definitly make it for a day at one of these shows and make sure the
> NELUG tables were available along with some of my MOC's. I just can't commit
> to all 3 days when the commute is so long.
>
>
> Either way we love having new faces at our Waltham meetings so if you can't get
> a group going elsewhere and you can make the trek then we would love to see
> you.
>
>
> Eric Kingsley
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, John P. Henderson writes:
>
> Seriously, I know you'd be in for a long drive, but I hope you can make it out
> for a meeting at some point. And if you can find someone closer to your area,
> set up a NELUG meeting out there! Maybe you can make us drive out to you. :D
I would just like to throw in my 2 cents and say that I would be real excited
if folks wanted to have NELUG meetings in other parts of New England. We have
a very well established group in the Greater Boston Area that keeps our general
meeting attendance at a consistant 15 to 20 people with special events
occasionally drawing even more.
That said, we started out with meetings of 4 or 5 which at the time I thought
was unbelievable!!! Now I am disappointed if we have less than 10 people for
most functions. (Although some events like Brikwars are pretty specialized so
head count tends to be lower at those events).
I guess what I am trying to say is that if there are 3 or 4 people in an area
outside of the Greater Boston area don't feel shy about having a meeting. I
personally couldn't travel very far very often for a meeting but every once in
a while a change of scenery would be nice. Also there are things like Train
Shows in other parts of New England that I would love NELUG to participate in
but without a local contingent to organize the display it makes it nearly
impossible to pull off. Right now I know there are Greenberg shows in Hartford
and Providence along with the Wilmington MA shows that we currently do.
I would definitly make it for a day at one of these shows and make sure the
NELUG tables were available along with some of my MOC's. I just can't commit
to all 3 days when the commute is so long.
Either way we love having new faces at our Waltham meetings so if you can't get
a group going elsewhere and you can make the trek then we would love to see
you.
Eric Kingsley
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Just one final reminder - dinner tomorrow night at Bison County in Waltham, MA,
across from the Construction Site (www.constructiontoys.com - address at top of
page). Time: 7:30. Place: Bison County Special Function Room. People will
gather at TCS across the street probably half hour or so before.
Update: Unfortunately Michael Lachmann has to return to Austria tomorrow to go
to work on Wednesday. He sends his apologies. Abner and Ryan are still coming
to my knowledge.
Please show up, its going to be a fun time!
PS - can anyone get me a ride to either North Station or Wenham after its all
over, or evne possibly pick me up in Wenham as well? If not, I have a backup
plan, but that would be nice.
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
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"Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:G7ryt3.J99@lugnet.com...
> Mapquest provides excellent directions from I-93/128. TCS/BC is two blocks • away
> from the Waltham stop on the Fitchburg line of the Commuter Rail as well.
Make tha I-95, I think. Aah, those two numbers confuse me here... Anyways, the
Mapquest directions won't confuse you :-)
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
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Hey everybody -
I would like to invite you all to a Legofest at The Construction Site and Bison
County (they typical NELUG hangout/meeting spot) on Feb 13. Dinner is at 7:30,
and feel free to come to TCS earlier to mingle and look at the LEGO selection.
What makes this Legofest special? We have 3 out-of-towners coming - Michael
Lachmann (author of MLCad), Abner Finley, and Ryan Dennett. This is an all-ages
gathering.
We will be gathering in the Bison County special function room like many times
before - an ideal setting for bringing and setting up MOCs and showing them off
before food arrives.
Directions - The Construction Site is located at:
248 Moody St
Waltham, MA 02453
(Bison County is right across the street)
Mapquest provides excellent directions from I-93/128. TCS/BC is two blocks away
from the Waltham stop on the Fitchburg line of the Commuter Rail as well.
Please email me or post if you plan on attending. Thanks!
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
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Just a reminder, there is a NELUG meeting tonight at 7:30pm at Bison County, in
Waltham, Massachusetts. If history has taught us anything, members will
informally start the meeting at The Construction Site
(www.constructiontoys.com) beforehand to do some shopping before the
dinner/meeting.
More details can be found in the following thread:
http://news.lugnet.com/loc/us/ma/?n=256
eric
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(Sorry for the wide distribution, but I didn't want to miss anyone who might be
interested. Follow-ups set to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
NELUG will be having its next meeting on Monday, December 18, at Bison County
BBQ in Waltham, Massachusetts. The room is reserved for 7:30 pm, but as usual,
I'll be willing to bet that members will begin the evening earlier than that by
doing a little shopping at The Construction Site (www.constructiontoys.com)
which is right across the street. Directions to TCS are available on their
website, including getting there by public transportation.
Topics for discussion will most likely include:
1) The recent train show
2) Planning for the upcoming train show in March-April
3) The next BrikWars event
4) Holiday shopping
5) Anything and everything, LEGO related and not.
I can personally guarantee that some of the constructions from the train show
will be on hand, so if you didn't see them at the show, you can see them at the
meeting. The room is nice and big, so you're encouraged to bring MOCs of all
sizes to display.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here.
eric
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Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote:
> I'm going to be there for sure. Karen has to work.
This isn't a cause->effect statement, by the way. :) Karen would come if she
could.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote:
> We're at at least 10 people fer sure...some are questionable. If all the
> questionables come, we should be around 20. And then there's the 7-8 people
> who always show but never tell anyone beforehand ;-)
I'm going to be there for sure. Karen has to work.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:G341GJ.4tn@lugnet.com...
> > Its not a NELUG-only thing, so all ages are welcome!!
>
> Reminder -- this is tomorrow! It will be a lot of fun!
Yep it will!
> > For a head count, please email me (since I hold the room reservation) at
> > tim@zacktron.com - I'd appreciate a rough estimate ahead of time.
>
> Tim, what's the count up to now? Also, I forgot to write you earlier -- • Suz
> and I will be there, so that's 2 more.
>
> --Todd
We're at at least 10 people fer sure...some are questionable. If all the
questionables come, we should be around 20. And then there's the 7-8 people
who always show but never tell anyone beforehand ;-)
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Tim Courtney writes:
> As some of you know, we'll have a couple out-of-towners in next weekend
> (Chris Maddison and Ryan Dennett), and for that reason a few of us here in
> the Boston area are throwing something together. We plan to meet at The
> Construction Site in Waltham(http://www.constructiontoys.com for directions)
> between 3-4:30 PM where afterword we'll head across the street to Bison
> County for some dinner. I reserved the room at BC for 4:30, and there are
> no other reservations for then.
>
> If you can make it, please do! Bring your MOCs, cameras, etc for an
> afternoon of Lego fun (doesn't that sound cheesy). I hope to see a lot of
> people there who I haven't met yet as well.
>
> Its not a NELUG-only thing, so all ages are welcome!!
Reminder -- this is tomorrow! It will be a lot of fun!
> For a head count, please email me (since I hold the room reservation) at
> tim@zacktron.com - I'd appreciate a rough estimate ahead of time.
Tim, what's the count up to now? Also, I forgot to write you earlier -- Suz
and I will be there, so that's 2 more.
--Todd
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"Alex Kaiser" <LegoDUh24J@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:G32Cop.BL1@lugnet.com...
> Im going. But are there any other people going under the age 18? I want • just
> wondering if im the only person my age going.
Shiri's 16, Chris is 18, I'm 18. Ryan can't make it :(, he's 16 too.
There's someone else from CT who is 15 I believe too, but he's not sure if
he's going to make it.
Don't worry about it, come, have fun, play with Lego. That's what we're
about :)
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne
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Im going. But are there any other people going under the age 18? I want just
wondering if im the only person my age going.
-Alex
In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Tim Courtney writes:
> Hey Everybody!
>
> As some of you know, we'll have a couple out-of-towners in next weekend
> (Chris Maddison and Ryan Dennett), and for that reason a few of us here in
> the Boston area are throwing something together. We plan to meet at The
> Construction Site in Waltham(http://www.constructiontoys.com for directions)
> between 3-4:30 PM where afterword we'll head across the street to Bison
> County for some dinner. I reserved the room at BC for 4:30, and there are
> no other reservations for then.
>
> If you can make it, please do! Bring your MOCs, cameras, etc for an
> afternoon of Lego fun (doesn't that sound cheesy). I hope to see a lot of
> people there who I haven't met yet as well.
>
> Its not a NELUG-only thing, so all ages are welcome!!
>
> For a head count, please email me (since I hold the room reservation) at
> tim@zacktron.com - I'd appreciate a rough estimate ahead of time.
>
> Hope to see you there!!
> --
>
> Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
>
> http://www.ldraw.org - Centralized LDraw Resources
> http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
>
> ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne
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