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You know that funny look you get from people when taking a cart full of LEGO to your car? Try it with a Kenworth & 53' trailer... 8-) SRC LUGNet #765 StRuCtures™ Bricksmith™ (URL) (19 years ago, 17-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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This is huge news (that Michel and William and I have been privy to for some time) that we can finally share with you - if you haven't already read it on LUGNet. The layout will be the biggest at the NMRA show - even bigger than Supertrain2001! The (...) (19 years ago, 2-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: CPLTC appearance at GETS 2004 - Best in Show
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just testing... Jason (19 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: CPLTC appearance at GETS 2004 - Best in Show
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(...) Snippage Thats Kevins baby. The railway ties are standard 2x8 plates with the studs dremeled off (ouch!) and the rails are a standard guage available at hobby shops in 3' or 4' lengths (IIRC). Hopefully Kevin will spot the post and fill in (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: CPLTC appearance at GETS 2004 - Best in Show
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Most Excellent! Who can tell me more about this hand built double switch? (URL) it use standard LEGO rail or something else? Cheers to an excellent display. Ben Fleskes Big Ben Bricks LLC (...) <snip> (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: CPLTC appearance at GETS 2004 - Best in Show
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snippage (...) Thanks for the praise. This year was our biggest display ever although I think we've reached our maximum size. This years dislay took about 15 hours to set up with as many as 10 people working on it (not all at once). Thats a lot of (...) (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: CPLTC appearance at GETS 2004 - Best in Show
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(...) Outstanding, Mike! Congratulations. I've only been to Edmonton once, several years ago, but your buildings and the High Level Bridge were easily recognized and right on. That spiral tunnel, the hopper tipper, on and on - all are amazing! You (...) (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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As one of the Canadian Prairie LEGO Train Clubs (CPLTC), the Northern Alberta LEGO Users Group (NALUG) regularly appears at local model railroad events. This year NALUG organized a 35-foot by 22-foot LEGO train display at the Great Edmonton Train (...) (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: BWBrickCon™ 2004 Draft
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(...) I would just like to publicly thank James, because (although I'd read the term often as I surfed LUGNET) I had no idea what a "draft" was. I gathered sorting was involved, but I didn't know what you did after that. You see, I teach drafting - (...) (20 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, FTX)
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| | Re: BWBrickCon™ 2004 Draft
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(...) Aww, our little draft is all growed up, and going to cons and everything. :) (URL) still thinks it's pretty darn cool that the draft has spread so widely.) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, FTX)
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(...) This most definitely a CPLTC event but my brain is still stuck in the past. As clarification NALUG and SALUG are memebers of CPLTC and coordinate efforts to put on displays in both Edmonton and Calgary (and Loydminister). I was a memeber of (...) (20 years ago, 13-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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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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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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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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