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(...) This sounds really cool, I love bridges. But is this an NALUG show or an CPLTC show? Thanks for any clarification on that you might be able to give... (20 years ago, 13-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Great Edmonton Train Show (GETS) this weekend
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This weekend, Sept 18 & 19th The Great Edmonton Train Show is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. If you are in the neighborhood drop by and check out NALUG's display this year. The show is being held at the Mayfield Inn Trade Center, 16615-109 (...) (20 years ago, 13-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ab, lugnet.announce)
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| | The Vancouver LEGO club at Science World in Vancouver, BC
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Hello Fellow brick fetishists! There is a very good chance that the Vancouver Lego Club will be exhibiting its talents at Science World ( (URL) ) in the spring of 2005. We are very keen on involving some of the surrounding area groups, if they would (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | NALUG show pictures at GETS 2003
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We finally have organized the pictures people took of NALUG's train layout at the Great Edmonton Model Train Show in late 2003. (URL) Highlights include: * new DCC system * transfer table * working Bascule bridge * rotary hopper dumper Kudos to (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug) !!
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| | www.CPLTC.org
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The latest/newest LTC website is now available: (URL) so much a new LTC as a smaller umbrella within the larger ILTCO umbrella - assuming our application is approved. We invite you to visit and see for yourself. Your comments are appreciated. SRC (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.announce)
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| | LEGOilsands Event
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There's more oil in the oil-sands of northern Alberta than in all of Saudi Arabia and the Oil Sands Discovery Centre along with APEGGA has a "LEGO Engineering" event each year. This year they were hoping to have a "kid-friendly" LEGO expert drive up (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: The 2003 Great Edmonton Model Train Show
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(...) With work today and tomorrow I was only able to swing by briefly this AM - It's a great setup/layout. The DCC seemed to be working! I liked the pump-jacks (a must have for Alberta me thinks) and the giant storage tank (and refinery towers). (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | The 2003 Great Edmonton Model Train Show
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This Weekend! Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The Mainline Model Railroaders Fellowship is holding their annual train show this very weekend, September 20-21 2003. If you're in the neighbourhood, please drop by and check it out! It's located at the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ab, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Saturday General Session Announcements
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<snip> Why Portland???? What possible draw is Portland???? To me the draw of BW was LLCA!! I'm not one of those 'same old, same old', but I can understand that feeling. To be fair, another draw IS the store/being able to buy sets there as well as (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: visit
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(...) Hi James, Are other people available for a get together or it will be just the 2 of us? I'll be downtown and will have a car. I'll will also have access to the net while in Edmonton. regards, Martin (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: visit
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(...) We should be able to figure something out. :) I've forwarded your note to our mailing list to see how who's available. If nothing else, I'll be home on the evening on the 17th, and you're welcome to come by (I'd meet you somewhere, but I've (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Hello, I know it is a short notice and it is vacation time but I'll be in Edmonton Wednesday and Thursday next week (July 16th and 17). I would like to meet you, do you think that is migth be possible? regards, Martin Legault MonLUG (21 years ago, 10-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Kinetic Honda Engineering - Take 606
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That was quite possibly one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Viva Goldberg! Take care, Soren (21 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Kinetic Honda Engineering - Take 606
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In Honda's words, here are "the two most precise minutes of TV you will ever see"... (URL) no computer or photographic tricks - there's bolts and screws precisely placed inside the tires so they can roll uphill, and apparently that's the first and (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) Joel - the AT-AT designer/builder asked that someone forward this: " My name is Joel McKale and would like to thank both Shaun Sullivan and Dave Eaton who's AT-AT's gave me the inspiration to build mine. I now know what a head ache it can (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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Yes, his AT-AT is MOST impressive. To be fair(biased more likely). I preferred his AT-AT to yours(Shaun) and Dave's(Eaton???). I make this claim as I was at Brikfest last year and had the opportunity to see firsthand your guys' Echo/AT-AT display. I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) The ships inside were a mixture of Joe's and John's, I believe. Some of the detail (small crane, the 2 small trains, and a fuel tower) were John's, but I slammed the rest (control room, walkway, larger fuel tank, two "vehicles", the pair of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) We didn't actually get the fight finished; we ran out of time, mostly because I wasn't able to do anything until later in the day. We used Lego Wars: TSV(1), with some only 1 major change. we added "units" so that unit on unit could be a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) That's a gorgeous idea, using the 6-tool sprue rings. Tonight I'll try and post some pictures of the head-support mechanism I used in my AT-AT, which I think is fully compatible with the use of these sprues. Basically, it operates on the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) You guys are serious about there being a battle here? Was it Brikwars, or a set of Indy rules? (Hmmm, actually, I guess BW is Indy still, too ....). That's great! I'd love to hear some details and see some more pics. Was it staged as an attack (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) More will be coming, I'm sure. Several people were at work with cameras; I'm fairly certain there's also going to be some footage of the battle at some point, but that will likely wait until the vidiographer has time to edit the raw stock. The (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) 6-tool sprue rings :) I don't know too many of the details of how he did it, but I know that's what he used. Currently the head is single position only, but he's planning to try and give it some mobility. Same basic problem as the legs: the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) Yup, that AT-AT was gorgeous! I'm not sure Joe posts to Lugnet, so I'll try and answer some of the questions. His knees don't bend; the only articulation is ankles and hips (but the ankles are *so* cool!) I think he ran into the same problem (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) ACK! I thought it was Joel's work I'd been following, but when I looked for AT-AT projects on Brickshelf I stumbled across a bunch, but not Joel's! SO this is quite possibly the first time I got a hint of the undertaking .. which makes it even (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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Thats a Whopper and no mistake :) I'd love to see a closeup of the central keep front and inside if anyone has photos -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Steve Chapple" (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) AFAIK that was Chris' and John's handywork. Did you notice Joel's trick with the AT-AT neck? :-) SRC LUGNet#765 (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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(...) I've been avidly following Joel's progress on this ... great job, Joel! It looks perfect! Maybe someday in the not-too-distant future we should have a display with *3* AT-AT's? What is the articulation in the legs like? Although the legs of my (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Huge Castle & AT-AT & More
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...at NALUG's show yesterday at Capilano Mall (east end of Edmonton, AB) (URL) finished his awesome minifig scale AT-AT at about 2am while James was working on his huge and amazing (as usual) castle till 8am Andrew and John just got back from (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Early build photos of my second fire station
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Good day eh 8^) (URL) moderation these are also usuable: (URL) through (URL) terribly exciting here yet. The subject pretty much nails the idea. My first fire station MOC lost an argument with a concrete/tiled floor. (I think I found everything). (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | MOC: Technic-scale tower crane
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Although it was completed a while ago, recent posts [1] have prodded me into making an official announcement. Check out this seven-foot-tall tower crane: (URL) aim was to create a functional model that would fit in with the style of classic Technic (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.org.ca.nalug) !!
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| | Re: Tower crane
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(...) Both actually. I use the remote for manual control during demonstrations. For unattended operation during train shows, however, I just run a small NQC program that keeps things moving. That would include the turntable motor, trolley motor, and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Tower crane
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(...) I'm not entirely certain if the entire sequence was randomized, but the durations certainly were. NQC has a random number function. thanks, James (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Tower crane
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(...) Do you seriously mean a random sequence? Or just a preprogrammed sequence of ops. If random, where was the random seed being obtained? (...) Indeed. (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Tower crane
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(...) Answering ('cause I happen to know)... The RCX let you run the crane by remote, but it also had a default program that would run the crane through a random sequence. This was good at the show in that people ooohed and aaaahed at the crane (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(URL) confess not looking closely at this when it was first publicised. It's amazing. (see also : (URL) ) There is mention at the end of the page of the use of an RCX but not much additional detail... John K. if you're on the list (or anyone else), (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) Spawn. Pretty cool. (...) That looks like an amazing disply. Tons of really neat buildings. I was really impressed that a lot of the buildings made good use of their windows with interior details. The big yellow in perticular seems to be a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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Hi y'all eh?? Finally got my pics uploaded(just waiting for moderation - some...may not make it). Kudos to the one who spots 'the' custom minifig...=^) And to think they trust me with minifigs...mwaahh hah hah hah hah.... 2002 GETS Preshow: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) Yes, the elevators work. One of them is set up with the grain bins dumping back down into the feeder bin so that it can run unattended and actually shift "grain" (1x1 round bricks). The other one runs empty, or with someone continually feeding (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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Congrats! LTC's are really on a roll! Love the pix. Two questions, 1) does the grain elevators work? 2) are the ladders on the side of the tan buildings a fire escape or signage? Matthew Greene (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) Steve has a good overview of James Jessiman Memorial Park here: (URL) Adam has some closer shots here: (URL) the next couple pics in sequence. They're dark, though - the venue has horrible lighting. What nobody seems to have caught (and I (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) Wow, very impressing layout! My favorite among all pictuiures is this one: (URL) for taking pictures of all the LTCs-containers. Nice to see them in use at the show. Keep on bricking! Ben (www.FGLTC.org) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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My pictures are now available online and can be seen here: (URL) apologize for all the ones that are dark, the place where the show was held had poor lighting. I tried to take pictures with my flash and without my flash, and neither seems to have (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) I'm not Steve, but I'll answer anyway (my first time reading Lugnet since the show!) (...) Yep. That's Kevin's control panel. Really cool! Its surfaced with black tiles mostly. He used small vertical clips to fasten on a layout diagram made of (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) Depends on what you consider the front of the elevators; is it the track side or the road side? The track side of the two elevators is what is open and facing the crowds. After some initial grumbles from them, they ran reliably and to great (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) It is a control system. :) There is a flex-tube map of the entire layout, with red clips to show breaks in power zones (electrical isolation) and yellow clips to show switches. Each of the yellow switches is numbered, and there is a row of (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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That was the control for the automated switches. I'm not sure how exactly it technically worked, but I did get to play with it. It was the work of Kevin Maynes, he will be able to explain how he made it. I will try and track him down so he can (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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That is the front of the elevators, and is the side that faces the crowd. There are doors that can close, but we leave them open so the crowd can see the grain elevators working. Adam In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: [[snipped]] (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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Steve, What is this area? (URL) like a control system, could you explain it some? Thanks, jt (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) I meant links to the folder, and or the filename pattern, but it's been moderated now. (...) Can you comment on this pic: (URL) is going on in the back of these elevators? Or is it the front? It looks like the open back of the elevator is the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) I've got the layout we used saved at work; I'll upload it to Brickshelf tomorrow and link here. I didn't get any pics myself this time around, but Raven took some, and I'll chivey her into getting me the disks. thanks, James (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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(...) Sounds great! Can you give some deep links? Perhaps the pattern? Thanks! (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | NALUG takes 1st place at GEmTS 2002
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Highlights: About 9000 people toured the various layouts; Kevin and his lift bridge featured in our local paper (local population ~1 million); After years of taking second place at shows we finally got a first place finish. One factor which we (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug) !!
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| | Imperial Vengeance Class Prototype
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<somewhere in Imperial held space> Greetings Moff Covenant. I bring you the requested update on the V.O.W. Project, specifically the new Vengeance Class Prototype. Place your palm here please... <pause> Thank you. What's this?? It is a new security (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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(...) with a smaller number of people is that sometimes you can just split a particular part amongst all the players. James and I split 6 Imperial Shuttles and split things like the plates and dark grey bricks. Definitely a nice way to split up a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.lugco)
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| | Re: Breaking radio silence...
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In lugnet.trains, Josh Baakko writes: <snip> (...) (URL) 8-) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Articulated Train Cars Now Available - eBay Premiere Auction
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StRuCtures™ is pleased to announce that Articulated Train Cars are - finally - available. As is often the case with a new kit release from The Guild of Bricksmiths™, sale of kit number one (numbers one through six in this case) will be via an (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | RE: Another future AFOL in the family
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Nope, Liam is named after William Osler, my grandfather. :) thanks, James (mmm 4 hours sleep. I feel almost human) (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Another future AFOL in the family
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(...) Congratulations!!!!! I just sent an e-mail congratulating a friend who got married today, and the next instant I receive your joyous news. :-) Is Liam named after Liam Neeson of Star Wars? So - one boy and one girl now - are you two planning (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Less than 24hrs to go...
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(URL) know it's short notice, but since we're not going to Supertrain2002, what would everyone think of getting one of these Maxifigs (or that awesome Manta Ray sculpture) by/for NALUG? It seems like a very appropriate club purchase to me - sure to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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(...) What did I tell you guys!! They all loved it. I guarantee you that in a few months, every LUG will be doing some form of a draft, if they're not already. So, on behalf of all fellow and future draftees everywhere ... Thank you! Robin (dreaming (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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(...) A simple version can be found on the Nalug web page for our recent draft: (URL) Experience should guide us, not rule us. Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.lugco)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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As a member of LUGCO I can say I'd like to see those instructions. Sounds fun. -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My website - (URL) BrickBay Store - (URL) Chapple" <LEGOArches@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GLMt7B.2sL@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.lugco)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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(...) Who (in NALUG) wants to make and post some LEGO Draft instructions/guidelines? Explain the beauty and simplicity of it and I'm sure it will spread like wild fire through-out LUGs all over. Maybe even a LUGNet.Draft group... :-) SRC L#765 (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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In article <GLMK4o.38x@lugnet.com>, "James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote: <snip> (...) Heh. I liked it. 'Twas fun. It does require people to be good-natured about not getting all the parts they want, however. (...) The running gag for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SEALUG Meeting with VLC
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(...) <snip> (...) Hah hah! The draft is spreading, and now it has crossed the border. :) We infected Robin when he was in Edmonton a couple weeks back. "Soon now. Soon. Mwa ha ha ha!" Drafting is fun, and addictive. (watch out for them blue (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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Hello Vancouver, I just wanted to add something that might interest you. I was asked by an older guy on the first day of the show if I knew 'the Lego lady from Vancouver.' He mentioned your layout at the last toy train show you were at, I think he (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) We did this at out first MichLTC train show back in Jan.It was Lester Witter's idea:-) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) That's a great idea, although not what we used; I printed 1/2 pages of our track plan with the relevant section of track highlighted; it worked really well. I just suggested to some of our fancy-device types that they could use the tile (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) If you're looking for an easy way to label the controllers, just use 2x2 tiles or plates. You can put two on the track power connectors where they connect to the track, one on the end of the 9volt wire, and a couple on the studs of each speed (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Easily enough; we can't even claim credit for the idea (though I don't recall who we stole it from): Electrical tape. A bit of electrical tape to break the conductivity between adjoined track sections, and multiple controllers per loop. (I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Everything looks terrific!! Great work! (...) So I am dying to know how you peformed this feat. Can you share? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes: <snip> (...) Our (my) mountain has 16 studs between the tracks. We did decide not to go around a corner with it, so I don't have that pickle to deal with. The inside track has a 12 studs spacing, so most (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Thanks! I'm not the modeller a lot of Lugnuts are, but I do pride myself on being able to make a good mountain. :) The trestle was a combo effort between John & I, and the funicular was Michel's design. (...) <Nod nod> It was certainly a (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Heh. Thank a slow morning at work for that. :) (...) That was Steve's idea. I'd been trying to think of something tasteful to put on the layout, and was drawing a blank when Steve suggested the flags. They were half-mast on Saturday, and back (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes: <snip> That mountain looks awesome! It really looks like scenery that was in the way and that had to be dug through/spanned, rather than a sculpture of a mountain that got plopped down. I especially liked (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) after a busy weekend! Thanks for letting us share the event with you so fast! On the other hand, I was surprised to see, in Jame's gallery, in the Town section (looking at the Police and Warehouse images) that the US and Canadian flags were at (...) (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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Our train layout this last weekend was a great success, and we again collected the 2nd place "people's choice" award. Our major goal this year was to have lots of automation, and I think we managed to acheive it. Highlights include: fully automated (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.ca) !
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Well the show is tomorrow and I haven't received a postcard... Are the cards perhaps only sent out to "maniacs" under 18? I'm thinking either that or they're not here as a result of the September 11th tragedy. I was thinking of making a LEGO USA (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Larry Pieniazek writes: <flog> WHOOPS, that was NOT supposed to be FUT nalug... only bst. Sorry about that! (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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(...) Speaking of which, I am liquidating some blue hoppers that I had to raid for blue 2x4 slopes. (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RE: Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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(...) Er, "small-with-tender" that is. James "hoppers on the brain" Brown... (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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(...) I was e-mailed privately by someone who can send us a blue "small-with-hopper", so we're taken care of. Many thanks to those who offered to help! thanks, James (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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(...) I could send you a caboose or a hopper car, all my trains have been opened. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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NALUG has offered to donate a LEGO set into the raffle at the Great Edmonton Train Show here in Edmonton on the 22nd of September, and a "My Train" set would be perfect. Unfortunately they're all backordered from LEGO; even the ones that say (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: NALUG map
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(...) I will take care of it as soon as I can. Unfortunately with the changes in LUGNET administration the Map hasn't been updated from its development site for a little while. (URL) will make a post when I get this done. Eric Kingsley (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org)
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(...) It likely should, even if there isn't much there (haven't looked for a fair while). Hopefully some shots from the upcoming train show will appear. I vaguely recall we had some discussion about this a few months ago, and someone had volunteered (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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I was just noticing that on the LUGNet map of Canada (URL) VLC and rtlToronto link to their websites, but NALUG does not link to (URL) Shouldn't it? SRC LUGNet#765 (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Canada Lego Fest ideas
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(...) Those who post in this thread must attend this event, no exceptions, doesn't matter who posts and where you're from, Boston, Israel, or wherever else, those are the rules. :-P ~Adam (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | eBay >Cdn$1000
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I just made a large purchase on eBay - unfortunately it wasn't for LEGO... (URL) for my mother.) SRC (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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1) We don't cover our tables with bricks (they are painted LEGO brick green), we use spring loaded clamps to hold the tables together (they're about a $1 a piece at Home Depot) 2)I always take a few pieces of cardboard with me to shim up the tables (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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For the train clubs that use folding legs, I was wondering if you could answer the following: 1. If you don't have enough Lego bricks to cover the entire surface of the talbles, how do you hold the adjacent tables together? 2. Do you have a problem (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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(...) lol, Oops, I guess I should have been more careful with my wording-- that's funny! -John (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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I agree that the folding legs are the way to go if you want to save space in transporting them and setting up. I used the "conventional" bolt on legs for a year and that was all I could take. I was tired of being the last group to leave the train (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, John Neal writes: <snip> (...) At first I tried to imagine a rim of LEGO 2x4s reinforcing the tables! :) Build well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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(...) Ahem, well, okay then:-) First off, I will say that there is no current "standard". The GMLTC used 30"x45" tables for our last layout (actually just a skosh longer on each dimension to avoid module buckling). This size is convenient because (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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(...) I did so, and John Neal started to reply, but then figured it would be better to discuss it here so that others could contribute to - and benefit from - the discussion. OK John - you have the floor... 8-) SRC L#765 StRuCtures (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New Aircraft !
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(...) I've forwarded this to .build, because it's amazing and I really think people need to see it. That is, by far, the best looking biplane I've seen on LUGnet. Kudos! best Lindsay (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow! You have to post more, that is the best WWI era plane I have seen yet. Now we just need some more planes in between your Camel and my DH-2, (URL) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Brown plates. That camel has plenty of brown plates. Drat...I'm starting to like that color. That 8855 is staying where it is, unless you gather up enough black beams for a trade. But don't ask how much is "enough"... Black beams are starting to (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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