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| Meeting Report MichLUG members got together for a meeting on Saturday, July 23rd. (3 URLs) Meeting Report> Chicago House of Bricks Report House of Bricks was a blast! Three days of LEGO filled goodness. Unfortunately things got (URL) really busy> (...) (19 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.events.houseofbricks, FTX)
| | | | | NMRA National Train Show - Interview of MichLTC Participants
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| I didn't have the pleasure to attend the NMRA National Train Show in Cincinnati, but many MichLUG members did. I've interview a few of those members to create an intriguing report. (URL) Read the Interviews/Report>. Also lots of pictures from Jim (...) (19 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !
| | | | | Helping Paul Unpack His Lego :-)
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| This is a general call to anyone in the Ann Arbor area to come help Paul, Jenn, and little Ian unpack their moving truck (including Lego) upon arrival in Ann Arbor (not much stuff, really). Can be in the evening; will get pizza delivery for dinner (...) (19 years ago, 4-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting on Sat, July 23rd in Saline, MI
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| Description: Show off creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming events. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. (There will be some club business (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | KCCUSA Summer Block Party
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| (URL) 5 statues together>> As promised in this (URL) teaser> thread... I am happy to (at long last) announce that Milton Train Works™ has been, as overall contractor, with significant help from members of MichLUG, working in partnership with (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.aquazone, FTX) !!
| | | | | Michiana-LUG - Meeting & Table Building Party - Saturday, June 11th, 2005
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| To All, Michiana-LUG is having a meeting and table building party at Scott Sanburn's house on Saturday, June 11th, 2005. Here are the details: When: Saturday, June 11th. 2005 Time: 9:00AM EST - ? Place: Scott Sanburn's House Address: 55752 Wild Game (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Re: Me, Myself, and The Brick
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| (...) Paul, glad to hear you're coming. Please consider getting involved with MichLUG. We're a pretty active club, about 2 dozen members, with several dedicated spacers in our ranks including Rick Hallman, Trevor Pruden, and others. There's also a (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Call for MOCs at Bricks for Brains' First Annual Brick Bash
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| This is a bit of a repost, because the date changed. For those of you who don't already know, I present educational hands-on LEGO® building exhibits at museums, schools, etc. The Web site for this work is at (URL). I'm holding my first annual Brick (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.edu, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.tol, FTX)
| | | | | Call for MOCs at Bricks for Brains Fund Raiser
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| Greetings to all Michigan and Ohio LEGO builders! Bricks For Brains is the name of my educational work. I present educational, hands-on LEGO building exhibits. Information abuot my work is avialable at my Web site: (URL) am holding my first annual (...) (19 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.tol)
| | | | | MichLUG April Meeting Report and Pictures - Vigs, Space, Town, Train, & More!
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| (3 URLs) On Saturday, April 16th, MichLUG members got together in DeWitt, Michigan to talk, share creations and have fun. We also had a small vignette contest. (URL) Meeting Report and More Pictures!> Jason Spears | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) House of (...) (19 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at Chicago House of Bricks
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| MichLTC is going to setup a 15'x15' train/town display at the Chicago House of Bricks. Expect to see Larry P's (URL) Super Chief Project>, Jason Spears' (URL) Hotel>, Chris Leach's (URL) red factory> and much more. Hope to see many of you there! (...) (19 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il, FTX)
| | | | | Caslte & Space Display - Gaming at F-Con Pictures/Report - MichLUG
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| (4 URLs) MichLUG was invited to display and run games at the Foundation Gaming Convention in Lansing, Michigan. The event ran from April 1st till April 3rd. Peter Guenther ran (URL) BrickQuest> and (URL) BrickMech>, while I ran (URL) Brick Battles>. (...) (19 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting and Contest - April 16th
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. (There will be some club business (...) (19 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Bricks for Brains takes "The Science of Bridges" to COSI Toledo
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| (...) Duane, Going through the (URL) pictures>, looks like everyone had a LOT of fun. I'm bummed that I couldn't make it out. Also a very cool reminder that LEGO bridges can hold quite a bit of weight. So most of our trains are probably pretty safe. (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC to display and run games at Foundation Gaming CON in Lansing, MI - April 1st-3rd
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| MichLUG has been invited to run games and display at the (URL) Foundation Gaming Convetion> in Lansing MI, on Friday, April 1st through Sunday, April 3rd. MichLUG will have a 5'x10' castle display on Saturday and Sunday. The display will feature (...) (19 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, lugnet.gaming, FTX) !
| | | | | Meijers 20% off on ALL Lego
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| I was at Meijers today and noticed that their entire selection of LEGO was 20% off. Seemed like a nice sale. (Green baseplates would only be $4 now.) Have fun. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (19 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Town & Train Display - GATS Pictures - MichLTC
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| (3 URLs) MichLTC had the opportunity to display this past weekend at the Great American Train Show in Novi, MI. It was a lot of fun and a great layout. Steve Ringe had a dropped section with moving cars and an animated playground. Ken Koleda made a (...) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
| | | | | Town & Train Display - COSI Toledo Pictures & Report - MichLTC
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| (2 URLs) This was our second chance to work with the (URL) COSI Toledo museum>. They again had us display at the same time as (URL) COLTC>, who are a lot of fun to hang out with. The display was modest compared to some of our displays at 10ft by (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX) !
| | | | | Town & Train Display - Festival of Trees Pictures & Report - MichLUG
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| (2 URLs) This was our second year working with the Festival of Trees. This is a long show for us, with the display being up for a little over a week. Rather than decorating a tree, like we did last year, this year we made up a mini-layout and that (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at the GATS in Novi, MI - March 5th-6th
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| This will be MichLTC's 8th time displaying with the Great American Train show. We frequently pull out all the stops for this show and this year is no exception. Looks for many new creations. We will have a dropped section, numerous 9v train loops (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
| | | | | Town & Train Display - Pictures & Report - MichLTC
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| (2 URLs) This was our second year at the Southeastern Michigan Model Train show. Our display featured creations by Jim Garrett, Justin Pankey, Chris Leach and Lester Witter. From Art museums, to ambassador residences, to movie theaters and (...) (19 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Town/Train/Space Pictures - Toy&Hobby Expo & January Meeting Reports
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| (...) Argh, thanks for the correction Rick. That's what I get for copying the format from a different announcement. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (1) Re-posted to the various groups to show the corrected link. (19 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | Town/Train/Space Pictures - Toy&Hobby Expo & January Meeting Reports
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| (4 URLs) MichLTC displayed for the third year running at the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, MI. We had a town/train layout, a space layout, and some mirco skyscrapers. We were also interviewed by Fox channel 2. (URL) Show Report and More Pictures> (2 (...) (19 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX) !
| | | | | MichLTC to display at COSI Museum - Toledo - Feb 19th-20th
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| MichLUG will be displaying at the COSI Museum in Toledo, OH. This will be our second time with the museum. The train layout will feature two train loops, many city blocks packed with detailed creations. The museum will be open from 10am till 5pm on (...) (19 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
| | | | | Re: Coming to Kalamazoo
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| (...) Cool. I'm St. Joseph, which is only 1hr southwest of K-zoo. I'm not sure if I'd be able to attend something over the weekend, but I'd be free most any weekday evening while your here. I'll let others pipe in before we try to nail down anything (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at Toy & Hobby Expo - Novi - Dec 3rd-5th
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| MichLUG will be displaying at the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, MI for a third year running. In addition to a town/train layout, which we displayed last year, we will also be showing a Moonbase (space) layout. The train layout will feature three train (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at the SE MI Model Train Show - Nov 28th
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| MichLTC will be displaying at the Annual Southeast Michigan Model Train Show in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Sunday, November 28th, from 10am till 4pm. There will be over 100 tables of model trains and railroadiana for sale, several operating layouts, and (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the 20th Annual Festival of Trees - Detroit
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| MichLUG is happy to announce that we will be supporting the Children's Hospital of Michigan by display a layout for the week at the 20th Annual Festival of Trees (Detroit). Festival of Trees is the largest annual special event fundraiser for (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting Reports - September, October, & November
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| I've been a tad on the busy side and the MichLUG meeting reports have suffered. Yesterday I completed the reports from the last three meetings and here they are. (URL) September - (URL) Meeting Report and More Pictures> October - (URL) Meeting (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | GATS Pictures and Report - MichLTC
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| (4 URLs) GATS contacted MichLTC on the Thursday before the event. A model railroad club had pulled out at the last second and we were called in to save the day. We were able to get a 10x12.5 layout planned in less than 48 hours and GATS was very (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | Pictures of Gaming at Foundation Con - BrickQuest, ESPG, & More
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| (4 URLs) MichLUG (in participation with GameLUG) ran a track of games at the Foundation Gaming Convention in Okemos, MI the weekend of September 25&26. Peter Guenther ran BrickQuest and BrickMech, while Larry Pieniazek ran ESPG and Brick Battles. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday, November 13th
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. (There will be some club business (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at GATS in Mt. Clemens on Oct ober 23&24
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| MichLTC will be displaying at the (URL) Great American Train Show> in Mt. Clemens. Another layout had to pull out at the last minute, so MichLTC has agreed to help out. Our display will be 12.5ft by 10ft, with multiple running trains and town (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday, October 2nd
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. Date/Time: Saturday, October 2nd, (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
| | | | | Michiana-LTC to Display at MHRS Railroad and Toy Show - Sunday, September 26th, 2004
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| To All, Michiana-LTC has been invited to partipate in the MHRS Railroad and Toy Show on Sunday, September 26th, 2004. We will be displaying a L-shaped 20x10 area, complete with 2 running loops of track, and a lot of neat creations from various (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Lego Gamimg at Foundation GameCon in Okemos, MI
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| MichLUG in participation with GameLUG will be running a track of games this weekend at the (URL) Foundation Gamimg Convention> in Okemos, MI. Peter Guenther will be running (URL) BrickQuest> and (URL) BrickMech>. Larry Pieniazek (with help from Nik) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday, September 11th
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. Date/Time: Saturday, September (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events) !
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday, July 17th
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. Date/Time: Saturday, July 17th, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | LEGO BBQ - June 26 - Bring Your Own Bricks!
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| Everyone is invited to a LEGO barbecue next Saturday, June 26, at my house in Wheaton, IL. Bring your models bring some food, and have some fun. When: Saturday, June 26, 3:00 pm Where: Tim Courtney's House (email for directions) Bring: Everyone who (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting June 5th
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. Dates: Saturday, June 5th, 2004 - (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Pictures from MichLUG at Motor City Comic Con
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| (4 URLs) MichLUG was happy to display both Castle and Space layouts this past weekend. This was our largest Castle display yet and one our most packed Moonbases as well. (URL) Show Report and More Pictures> Enjoy! Jason Spears MichLUG/MichLTC (URL) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the Motor City Comic Con - Castle & Space - May 14-16
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| MichLUG has been invited to display at the Motor City Comic Con for a third time now. We will have a Moonbase layout with 10 regular sized modules and 4 super sized modules. Along with a monorail, many lading pads and ships galore there will be 75 (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
| | | | | The Last GeeBee Thread, I Swear -- Photos.
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| Whew, I can finally update. Long weekend. So I said I would post progress pics and a full description, and here they are: I planned a full build - that is, I would build the entire thing from the ground up. Luckily, a saner part of me left the (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The GeeBee is Ready. [Image Heavy]
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| Congratulations on the gig, and it's clear from these pictures that it's well deserved. It's very refreshing to see such a well executed 'pure-brick' design. You make us proud to have you in our midst. Keep building! Peace and bricks, Professor (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The GeeBee is Ready. [Image Heavy]
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| (...) Very nicely done. The shape is excellent and looks very substantial. Are you going to rebuild the whole thing from scratch at the show? That's a pretty tall order if you are. Or are you just going to partially disassemble this one and rebuild (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The GeeBee is Ready. [Image Heavy]
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| (...) Wow, that's a great model. The colors are awesome, and it looks like it pretty much only uses basic bricks. Very cool. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures and commentary. Derek (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | The GeeBee is Ready. [Image Heavy]
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| Hey all, I got tired of responding to myself for updates ((URL)), so I'll start a new thread for the good stuff. A bit of a late update, but what can I say? I'm just finishing up :) Pictures: (URL) The front. I like the little engine details; the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: [Update!] Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| Another update - To anyone who might be planning on going to the opening on Thursday (not sure anyone was), I was wrong about it being open to the public. Sorry, there was a miscommunication somewhere. As for the GeeBee (I always want to type that (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Curious Kids' Museum Show - Caslte, Town/Train, Space & Aquazone
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| MichLUG was pleased to display at the Curious Kids' Museum for a second year running during their annual LEGO creation contest. This year we assembled displays for four seperate themes. The Space and Aquazone were a little on the small side and we (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.aquazone, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| (...) jeremiah Congrats on this superb contract! Great to hear from you. That GeeBee sure is a spiffy plane...can't wait to see how you are going to transpose it. I just read that you settled on the price today so keep us informed. ;-) -Andrew -.- (...) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: [Update!] Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| (...) I love the Air Zoo, its a really fun place. Best of luck with this! Do you have the GeeBee already planned out? -Tim (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | [Update!] Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| So I stopped by the Zoo today to iron out the details. This place is amazing. They've got tons of planes in beautiful condition, what is soon to be the largest hand-painted mural on the planet (no, really. Guiness is supposed to stop in in a week or (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| Congrats on getting the contract! I hadn't realized they were going to have anything of the sort. I live in Kazoo, and I'm actually at the Air Zoo every day for a class, so I'll have to make sure to stop by. The Gee-Bee is gonna be cool to see (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| (...) Hey congratulations on getting the contract. Sounds like it should be lots of fun. From the info on the website, sounds like they will only be open til 5pm. Bummer, I'd be interested in stopping by, but work ends at 4, and it's about an hour (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
| | | | | A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| Oh, forget the delay, I can't hold out on this! I've been commissioned by the (URL) Kalamazoo Air Zoo>, a new air & space museum in Kalamazoo, MI, to build a sculpture for their grand opening. I got to choose the subject, so what better than a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | [Press Release] MichLUG to show at Curious Kids Museum
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| Contact: Jason Spears jason@michlug.org 269.556.1989 (home) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Benton Harbor Area, MI - The Michigan LEGO Users Group (MichLUG) is pleased to announce that it will be displaying at the Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph, MI. This (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space) !
| | | | | MichLUG April Meeting Report
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| Another meeting, although we had a strange run of last minute cancelations from members, we still had seven members in attendance and one guest. A number of interesting new creations were brought and our guest (John M. Knight) brought more than (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG presented 2 Build Workshops at the Curious Kids Museum
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| MichLUG members were pleased to present two Build Workshops at the Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph, MI on Saturday, March 17th. The kids seemed to have a lot of fun and we may find ourselves doing more of these in the future. (2 URLs) Event (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org, FTX) !!
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday, April 3rd
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. Dates: Saturday, April 3rd, 2004 (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at the Ypsilanti Railroad Days
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| MichLTC has been invited to display at the Ypsilanti Railroad Days event. It will be at the Ypsilanti City Farmers Market. Our 10x12 layout will feature creations by our own Chris Leach, Spencer Rezkalla and Steve Ringe. The Market is open from 8am (...) (20 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
| | | | | MichLUG March Meeting Report
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| This past Saturday we met, talked LEGO, drafted some 7000 parts, dashed some creations to the floor and met some potenial future members. You can read the (URL) full report> for more details and pictures. (2 URLs) -Jason Spears (URL) MichLUG.org> (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Meeting - Saturday, March 6th
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. We will likely be drafting some red tubs. Date/Time: Saturday, March 6th, 2004 - Noon till ~5:00 Where: Spencer Rezkella's house. An address and (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | First Permanent Settlement on Mars!!!
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| Mission Accomplished!!! Shortly after the arrival of the first human visitors to Mars, a new robotic vehicle arrived: The Mars Habitat!! It has all the creature comforts plus Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound in the theater!!! Not to mention lots of cool (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.space)
| | | | | Michiana-LUG Announcement - 1st Meeting of the Year - February 7th, 2004 @12:00PM
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| To All, Michiana-LUG ( (URL) ) will be having our second meeting coming up next weekend, here are the details: When: Saturday, February 7th, 2004 Time: 12:00PM - ? Place: Scott Sanburn's House Address: 55752 Wild Game Drive Osceola, IN 46561-9190 (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.in.sbd, lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr)
| | | | | Toy & Hobby Expo Show Report - Town/Train & Space Layouts
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| MichLUG was happy to participate in the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, Michigan for a second year. This year we expanded our showing to include a Moonbase layout and a table for some large Model Team style creations by Steve Ringe and some Bionicle (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.modelteam, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: MichLUG to display at the Great American Train Show in Novi, MI
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| Correction: the show will be on Jan 24th & 25th (this weekend.) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the Great American Train Show in Novi, MI
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| This will be MichLTC's 4th year displaying at the Great American Train show in Novi, MI. We frequently pull out all the stops for this show and this year is no exception. Looks for many new creations. We will have multiple drop sections, 3 9v train (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Meeting - Saturday , January 3rd
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| Agenda: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. We will be voting on club officers and discussing an amendment to the bylaws. We will also we doing a draft, either 4714 or 4400 (or both). Date: (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, MI
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| MichLUG will be displaying at the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, MI for a second year running. In addition to a town/train layout, which we displayed last year, we will also be showing a Moonbase layout. The train layout will feature 3 train loops, many (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.space) !
| | | | | 3 Show Reports from MichLUG - Town/Train & Castle Displays
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| Well we have been really busy lately. 4 Shows in November and December with yet 1 more at the end of the month. We have 3 report finished up so I thought I would announce them all together. The last report will be forthcoming. 19th Annual Festival (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !!
| | | | | MichLTC & COLTC to display at COSI Museum in Toledo, Ohio
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| The Michigan LEGO® Train Club is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the COSI museum's Toy Factory Trains weekend. On December 12th and 13th from 10am till 5pm, MichLTC will be running the trains, answering questions about our 20 ft (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
| | | | | MichLUG to display at 1st Annual Midwest Lego Train Show
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| MichLUG will be displaying at the 1st Annual Midwest Lego Train Show in Wheaton, IL the weekend of December 6th & 7th, from 9am till 4pm. MichLUG will display a 5ft by 10ft Castle/Pirate layout as well as a 10ft by 15ft Train/Town layout. MichLTC's (...) (20 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.castle) !!
| | | | | Re: MichLUG to display at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees - Detroit
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| As a followup to the announcment, here are some photos from the setup day yesterday. Classic Castle fans should note the pretty extensive medieval village in one corner of the display (separated from the rest of the layout by a "reality barrier" of (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
| | | | | (canceled)
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| | | | | | MichLTC to display at the SE MI Model Train Show
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| MichLTC will be displaying at the Annual Southeast Michigan Model Train Show in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 30th, from 10am till 4pm. There will be over 100 tables of model trains and railroadiana for sale, several operating layouts, and trains (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees - Detroit
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| MichLUG is happy to announce that we will be supporting the Children's Hospital of Michigan by sponsoring a tree at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees (Detroit). Festival of Trees is the largest annual special event fundraiser for Children's Hospital (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !
| | | | | Re: multi club show offer
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| (...) crossposting to state groops since I forgot to do so earlyer. Also there is still plenty of space so if your interested in hanging out with people from at least 4 different clubs let me know. -->(roj2323@yahoo.com) ondrew p.s. I have a place (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
| | | | | 3 Year Anniversary Meeting - Saturday, November 1st
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| **Important Note** This meeting was orginally noted on our website in a different location. That site fell through and so we have moved to the location listed below. Agenda: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG @ the Motor City ComiCon - Caslte & Space Layouts
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| MichLUG was happy to display this past weekend at the Motor City ComiCon in Novi, MI. This is our second time displaying with them and we again had a great time. We had a complete castle layout, with 2 castles, 1 haunted keep, a village, a forest, a (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX) !!
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, MI
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| Motor City Comic Con Description: ComicCon is a huge comic book convention, featuring lots of dealers, anime and gaming, and a long list of guests, including the actors who played Geordie LaForge and Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation. - (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org) !!
| | | | | MichLTC - Hamburg Railroad Days - Show Report & Pictures
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| MichLTC completed another show this past weekend. This time at the Hamburg Railroad days show. Chris created a few new buildings for this layout. Steve Ringe showed some new train models for the first time at this show as well. We also had a small (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC to display @ Hamburg Railroad Days - Hamburg, MI - September 20th
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| The city of Hamburg, MI is having their annual Railroad Days festival and MichLTC will be diplaying. Our members have been busy working on new creations to fill those city blocks. We will have an area approximately 19'x13'. The current plan includes (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
| | | | | Re: Sumo-bot event in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 9/20/03
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| Just cross-posting. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday September 6th
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| **Important Note** This meeting, like last month, will NOT be in DeWitt, this month it will be in Kalamazoo. Agenda: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Peter Guenther has mentioned that he will (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Re: MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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| (...) Layout looks terrific! And from the photos, looks like you guys had GREAT weather! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liason LEGO Community Development (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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| MichLTC had a great time doing the roadshow this past weekend. Featuring one of our most unqiue layout plans yet, we had 2 trains running, 5 city blocks and a small area for misc MOCs. (4 URLs) MichLUG.org> -Jason Spears Webmaster (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG - August Meeting - Report & Pictures (Pirate Game)
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| MichLUG had our monthly meeting on August 2nd. In additional to our normal meeting activities we also ran a session of (URL) Evil Stevie's Pirate Game>. Jason Spears (me) ran this game and by all reports everyone seemed to have a good time. Pictures (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Roadshow 2003 - Chicago
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| LEGO® is having a "What will you make America?" roadshow. Clubs are helping them in locations across the country. MichLTC will be there in Chicago. We will have a 75 square foot layout/display space. We will have trains running on two seperate (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday August 2nd
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| **Important Note** This meeting is deviating from the norm, in that we will be meeting at a member's home. Not in DeWitt, MI. Date: August 2nd, 2003 Agenda: Show off MOCs, talk about upcoming shows and general Lego related conversations. Time: From (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Meeting - Saturday July 12th
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| **Important Note** This meeting is deviating from the norm, in that we will be having the meeting on the second Saturday of the month, instead of the first. Date: July 12th, 2003 Agenda: Show off MOCs, talk about upcoming shows and general Lego (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Looking for Road Show volunteers
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| I'm looking for a few people local to the Chicago area (or in neighboring states willing to come out) to help with the LEGO Road Show display. NILTC was going to display, but unfortunately our tour dates were moved to a weekend where we had a very (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
| | | | | MichLTC - Durand Railroad Days - Show Report & Pictures
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| MichLTC had a modest 8x13 layout in Durand Michigan this past weekend. Featuring models by Jason Spears, Larry Pieniazek & Chris Leach, this show was a fun & relaxing show for everyone. Lots of Town buildings & Train creations to see, so check it (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !
| | | | | MichLUG Show Report & Pictures- Castle & Space Layouts
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| Contrary to popular opinion, MichLUG is not all about Train layouts. This past weekend we had a Space (partial Moonbase) layout and Castle layout at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi MI. A mix of Moonbase modules and other space creations, along with (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !!
| | | | | May Meeting Report
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| The May Meeting Report is now up on the website. A full debrief of the meeting, along with pictures of a number of great creations. Intercity housing, elevated trains, moonbase modules, Brick Quest monsters, and space creations. (URL) the May 6th (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space) !
| | | | | Re: Carpooling
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| (...) Normally I'd offer but this meeting is going to be quite hectic for me, and I may not be staying past the elections and business part of the meeting (in which guests might not be all that interested) XFUT org.us.michlug so perhaps others might (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
| | | | | Carpooling
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| I've been thinking that I might like to try out a MichLUG meeting just to see what it's like (and besides, it'll give me an excuse to miss a day of Turkish Dandelion Worship Week), but for a variety of reasons I'm not really interested in trying to (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr)
| | | | | MichLTC to display @ Durand Railroad Days - Durand, MI - May 18
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| (The following info is for the Train Show on Sunday only, not all of Railroad Days) Description: Model Railroad Flea Market and Model Train Show. MichLTC will display an 8 ft by 13 ft display. We will have 2 train loops, a mountain and a varity of (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | MichLUG to display @ Motor City Comic Con - Novi, MI - May 16-18
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| Description: ComicCon is a huge comic book convention, featuring lots of dealers, anime and gaming, and a long list of guests, including the actors who played Geordie LaForge and Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation. - MichLUG will have two (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Largest Bricks Ever Produced?
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| I just want to know if anyone has seen anything like these before? I picked them up at a garage sale a few years ago. What was told that they might have been from a Toys R Us promotion about a decade ago. I thought I would share them with the rest (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Photo's of first human foot steps on Mars!
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| The Red Planet has been reached! Photo's of first human foot steps on Mars! Just a few captions to go with the pictures... Several MOC's that form a complete expidition to the Red Planet including: * Mars Expedition 1 Lander "Columbia" * Mars (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.space) !
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