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(Cross-posted to a few relevant sections. I hope I haven't gone bonkers.)
[The Greater Midwest Lego® Train Club] will be displaying its ever-expanding 18'
x 30' town/train layout at two Midwest shows in the coming weeks. We've added
some new sections to the layout in recent months and hope to continue adding on
during the shows.
As always, we encourage visitors to bring their own rolling stock to run on our
layout. There will be many many other (non-Lego®) train layouts and dealers
displaying at both shows, and John and Ross Neal's Twin Cities Lego® Train Club
(TCLTC) layout (<http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/10>) will also be set up at
the La Crosse show.
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First, we're heading to a new show for us, close to home:
[The World's Greatest Hobby on Tour]
<http://www.wghshow.com/showinfo/stp/stpaul.htm>
Location:
St. Paul RiverCentre
175 West Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55102-1299
When:
Saturday, February 25, 2006: 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday, February 26, 2006: 10 am to 5 pm
Weekend admission:
$9.00 for adults. Children under 16 enter free with a registered adult.
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Three weeks later, we make our annual return to an old favorite:
[La Crosse & Three Rivers Model Railroad Show]
<http://l3rclub.rrdepot.com/show.php>
Location:
La Crosse Center
300 Harborview Plaza
Second and Pearl Streets
La Crosse, Wisconsin
When:
Saturday, March 18, 2006: 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday, March 19, 2006: 10 am to 4 pm
Admission (last year's rates, anyway):
$4.00 for adults, children under the age of 12 are free.
($1.00 off admission with donation of a non-perishable food item for local food
pantries.)
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We hope to see you at one or both shows! :)
- Michael Zecca
GMLTC (<http://www.gmltc.org>)
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As Dean posted earlier, Brian Kelly would like to sell off his bulk Lego
collection to help cover medical expenses for his newborn son Joshua, who
required open heart surgery shortly after his recent birth.
What: "Pick-a-brick" style sale of hundreds of gallons of used Lego elements.
Come and choose just the parts you're interested in. The parts are roughly
sorted by color and type, with minifigs and baseplates also separated. This
collection is from numerous garage sale buys so there should be some good stuff
in there.
When: This Saturday, May 7th at 2PM.
Where: 4239 15th Ave. South, Minneapolis, 55407 (slightly northwest of Lake
Hiawatha)
Price: Make a fair offer on what you select.
Please consider helping Brian and his family in this way. Brian can be
contacted with any questions at kelly01@visi.com.
Steve
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I was in Cub Foods here in Fridley, Minnesota (57th & University Ave.) tonight
(for groceries, honest!) and found several small sets on after Christmas
clearance in their seasonal aisle, most for less than the Target just down the
road. I’m not sure if the entire Cub Foods chain was carrying these sets, but
it might be worth a look in your local Cub:
4346-4349: The standard 2004 X-pods (red, green, blue, yellow), $2.00 each
(Note to locals: There were quite a few of each.)
4505: Designer Sea Machines, $5.00
4742: Alpha Team Chill Speeder, $2.00 (Target had them marked down to $2.78)
They also had three small 4+ Pirates sets (basically a minifig, an animal and a
few other small parts) for $2.00 each and some Clickits sets, which were either
$4 or $6 (can’t remember, as they don’t give me the same thrill).
(Note to locals: The Fridley Target at 53rd & University has also marked down
several sets since I was there a couple of days ago. Most of what they had left
of 2004’s World City and Harry Potter sets were marked down 30%, as were some of
the Designer sets.)
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In case anyone missed it over in .announce, we'll be building a 7-foot-tall
replica of a landmark building in Rochester, MN this weekend. Come down and
watch, heckle, or help! See this post for the details:
http://news.lugnet.com/announce/?n=2673
Steve [GMLTC]
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Hi all,
I'm trying to gather some information about one of the "bad" neighborhoods in
town and I have fairly limited access to natives of the area. I don't know how
tolerant you are of off-topic threads in this group, so please feel free to
email me directly if you have any useful info.
I'm looking at a building in the Whittier neighborhood (on the corner of
Pillsbury and 27th -- between Lake of the Isles and 35W). The real estate agent
is attempting to dissuade us from the neighborhood because it's bad (unsafe).
Essentially, my question to you is, "is it really?" How bad is it?
According to the crime stats, it appears to be pretty unlikely that I'd be
murdered but that theft is alarmingly common. The bit that I can't get at
online is how does it feel? Are there large groups of malcontent youths
standing around looking for trouble? That kind of thing. If anyone has any
experience in the area, I'd be much obliged at a bit of an info/opinion dump.
Thanks in advance from your soon to be neighbor,
Chris
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Not sure if this is the correct group, but why is it that the PAB at the MOA
never seems to have anything new? They did seem to have some of the trans
bricks for a while, but I haven't seen them in several months. It doesn't seem
the store in general gets anything new (but that could be a different post
altogether). Are they being sold before they hit the shelves? Anyone have any
input?
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The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club (www.gmltc.org) is pleased to announce
we will be displaying our LEGO train layout at the 3rd Annual "Santa's
Trainshop" event at the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Jackson Street
Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN.
Hours:
Sat 12/06 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Admission:
$6 per person
Event Activities include:
*Photos with Santa ($5.00/photo)
*Caboose Rides (every half hour)
*Pick-a-Pocket Storytime (11:30, 1:00, 2:15)
*Model Train Layouts
*Train Restoration Tours
For more information about this event visit:
http://www.mtmuseum.org
or
http://www.mtmuseum.org/jsr/events/santa.pdf
--
Bill Toenjes
Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club
www.gmltc.org
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
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By popular request, I’ve uploaded a few pictures I took last weekend.
sneak preview here, or you can wait until the folder is moderated.
Folder here: GATS
folder...
I’ve also included a
‘ReadMe.txt’ with some more info for each of the images in the folder.
Hope you like ‘em!
JohnG, GMLTC
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J1 and all,
I’ve just uploaded another 25 pictures I took the weekend of October 25 & 26 at
the GMLTC’s first place finish at GATS.
J1’s post-show wrapup http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=21352
and ‘read me’ pretty much sums up everything.
Enjoy!
--
Bill
(TooMuchDew)
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The Greater Minnesota LEGO Train Club
will be showing this weekend at the
Great American Train Show (GATS)
http://www.greatamericantrainshow.com/maps/STP10-03/STPTInfo/STPInternet%20Copy.htm
Join us at the
RiverCentre
143 West Fourth St
St Paul, MN
Saturday & Sunday
October 25 & 26, 2003
11:00 am - 5:00 pm, both days
We hope to feature the debut of two new modules at this show and as always
guests are invited to bring along their own rolling stock to run on our layout!
--
Bill
(TooMuchDew)
www.gmltc.org
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In lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, Erick Jensen writes:
> Hey! I'm not in any LUGs or into brikwars, but welcome to the area.
Thanks, even though I won't be there for about three months!
> I'm just over the border in WI. You live pretty close to one of the best lego
> stores in the country (so I hear). Go the mall of america and check that
> thing out. You can get some rare stuff there, and some mail order-only
> stuff, same price but no shipping costs. There's some fun stuff to do
> around here. The concerts are fun if you're into that. Anyways.
Yeah, my grandpa told me about that great LEGO store. Can't wait!
Thanks again,
Nathan
Lord Of The LEGO
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Hey! I'm not in any LUGs or into brikwars, but welcome to the area. I'm
just over the border in WI. You live pretty close to one of the best lego
stores in the country (so I hear). Go the mall of america and check that
thing out. You can get some rare stuff there, and some mail order-only
stuff, same price but no shipping costs. There's some fun stuff to do
around here. The concerts are fun if you're into that. Anyways.
e.
In lugnet.general, Nathan Wells writes:
> Hi All,
>
> My family and I will be moving to a place near St. Cloud in MN for nine
> months beginning at Sept. 1. I was just wondering if there was a LUG Group
> or just some fellow LEGO enthusiasts somewhere near that area.
>
> I'm mostly interested in playing Brikwars with a group, but also doing other
> group stuff like a Moonbase or Medieval Marketplace project.
>
> If there is anyone out there please let me know!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nathan
>
> Lord of the LEGO
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In lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, John Gerlach writes:
> In lugnet.general, Nathan Wells writes:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > My family and I will be moving to a place near St. Cloud in MN for nine
> > months beginning at Sept. 1. I was just wondering if there was a LUG Group
> > or just some fellow LEGO enthusiasts somewhere near that area.
> >
> > I'm mostly interested in playing Brikwars with a group, but also doing other
> > group stuff like a Moonbase or Medieval Marketplace project.
> >
> > If there is anyone out there please let me know!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Nathan
> >
> > Lord of the LEGO
>
> If you're willing to head East on I-94 an hour or so, you can check out the
> Twin Cities LEGO Users Group (TCLUG), and perhaps the Greater Midwest LEGO
> Train Club (GMLTC).
Thanks for the info!
> I don't know of any AFOL groups in St. Cloud, though...
Erm, I'm not even an AFOL, I'm just 14.
> JohnG, GMLTC
Thanks for the quick responce,
Nathan
Lord Of The LEGO
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In lugnet.general, Nathan Wells writes:
> Hi All,
>
> My family and I will be moving to a place near St. Cloud in MN for nine
> months beginning at Sept. 1. I was just wondering if there was a LUG Group
> or just some fellow LEGO enthusiasts somewhere near that area.
>
> I'm mostly interested in playing Brikwars with a group, but also doing other
> group stuff like a Moonbase or Medieval Marketplace project.
>
> If there is anyone out there please let me know!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nathan
>
> Lord of the LEGO
If you're willing to head East on I-94 an hour or so, you can check out the
Twin Cities LEGO Users Group (TCLUG), and perhaps the Greater Midwest LEGO
Train Club (GMLTC).
I don't know of any AFOL groups in St. Cloud, though...
JohnG, GMLTC
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Hi All,
My family and I will be moving to a place near St. Cloud in MN for nine
months beginning at Sept. 1. I was just wondering if there was a LUG Group
or just some fellow LEGO enthusiasts somewhere near that area.
I'm mostly interested in playing Brikwars with a group, but also doing other
group stuff like a Moonbase or Medieval Marketplace project.
If there is anyone out there please let me know!
Thanks!
Nathan
Lord of the LEGO
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The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club (www.gmltc.org) is pleased to announce
we will be displaying our LEGO train layout at the "Day Out With Thomas™"
event at the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Jackson Street Roundhouse
in St. Paul, MN from April 25-27 and May 1-4, 2003.
This is an extremely popular event with an expected attendance of 15,000 to
20,000 people over the 7 days.
Hours:
Fri 04/25 - 9:15am to 4:00pm, Sat 04/26 - 8:00am to 5:30pm
Sun 04/27 - 8:30am to 4:00pm
Thu 05/01 - 9:15am to 4:00pm, Fri 05/02 - 9:15am to 8:00pm
Sat 05/03 - 8:00am to 5:30pm, Sun 05/04 - 8:30am to 4:30pm
Tickets:
$14 per ticket (ages 1 and up)
Tickets include admission to the event, all of the activities on the property,
including a train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, and admission to the
Jackson Street Roundhouse, a Railroad Museum
Event Activities include:
20 Minute Rides with Thomas the Tank Engine, Meet Sir Topham Hatt™, Face
Painting, Magicians, Clowns, Thomas & Friends™ Storytelling and Videos,
Thomas the Tank Engine Play Areas
Visit: TicketWeb
http://www.ticketweb.com/thomas.html
Or Call 1.866.468.7630
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm, Saturday: 9am-8pm, Sunday: 9am-7 pm
For more information about this event visit:
http://www.mtmuseum.org
--
Bill Toenjes
Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club
www.gmltc.org
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In lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, Jamie Dunn writes:
> Hi Everybody! We are looking to hold our TCLug January meeting on
> Saturday, January 11th at Brian's House (we thought this might be a more
> flexible day). Right now, we are looking at an early afternoon or
> possibly and early evening start , but we are looking for feedback as to an
> exact time (what works best all of you?). Hopefully everyone had a
> great Holiday! Again, this will be open forum & discussion and feel free
> to bring some snacks or drinks to share!
>
> Let us know what time you think would be best!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jamie
If you need instructions to my house, please email me and I will send them
to you.
Thanks,
Brian K>
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Hi Everybody! We are looking to hold our TCLug January meeting on
Saturday, January 11th at Brian's House (we thought this might be a more
flexible day). Right now, we are looking at an early afternoon or
possibly and early evening start , but we are looking for feedback as to an
exact time (what works best all of you?). Hopefully everyone had a
great Holiday! Again, this will be open forum & discussion and feel free
to bring some snacks or drinks to share!
Let us know what time you think would be best!
Thanks!
Jamie
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Hi! Our next TCLUG meeting will be this Friday, November 8th @ 6:30pm. It
will be at Brian's new house. Email me for directions! (cowrack@yahoo.com).
Bring along any sets, MOC, or lego items you wish! I hope to see you there!!
Remember, Brian has moved, so PLEASE email me for new directions!
Thanks!
Jamie
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