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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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