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Subject: 
rtlToronto, the Road Ahead to Winter 2002 and Spring 2003
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Sun, 18 Aug 2002 03:20:47 GMT
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As noted in today's event, we've got a full schedule ahead for rtlToronto in
the coming year.  Here's up for discussion, debate etc.  Start following up
to this message.

Robotics:
---------
November 2002 or January 2003
rtlToronto12: "Vending Machines" + "Dave's Smackdown Sideshow"

   -Real coins or tokens
   -Voting for "Best Technical Achievement", "Most Creative" etc
   -Location: Mall, Library, Hospital, University
   -Limits, rules, peanuts

   -Dave: 8475 RC or RCX powered?

March 2003
rtlToronto13: "Trebuchets" or ProjectY

   -Goals (castle, milk crate, hula hoops etc), distance vs precision
   -Safety: Projectiles, crowd control, disclaimers
   -Location: Library (height and distance limits) or elsewhere (on campus?)
   -Limits: Size (12" or 18" cube, or no size limit?)
   -Link to SciFi or March Break library activities?
   -ProjectY is next-gen game.

July 2003
rtlToronto14: "Trebuchets" or ProjectY

   -Ideal for Trebuchets due to weather (summer)

Unknown
rtlToronto/live2

   -8475 RC Race Buggy powered Battlebots
   -8475 + Supercar powered racing (ie, 8880, 8448, 8466 divisions)
   -5599 RC Racer powered racing
   -Could be a "small" ie, non Library event.  (ie, at the Media Lab etc)

Train:
------
Fall 2002
rtlToronto/train4: Altenburg Layout

    -Highly coordinated layout run by JeffE with a dense European theme.

July 2003
NMRA 2003 National Convention
http://www.ml2003.com/pages/home.html

     -MichLTC wants to do a layout up there.
     -Participation with other Canadian LUGs with more train experience
      ie, ParLUGment, MonLUG, NALUG etc.

Jeff(VW,E) to head up? :)

Calum



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: rtlToronto, the Road Ahead/VM Questions
 
I've decided to go against every fiber of my being and not wait until the last minute before starting on the Vending Machines game. In tossing around some ideas I've come up with a few questions: In no particular order, here they are: 1) If one (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: rtlToronto, the Road Ahead to Winter 2002 and Spring 2003
 
First, good luck at this weekends show. Once you have recovered, I was wondering if you had decided about participating in the 2003 NMRA annual convention? Last year at the last minute the Florida LTC tried to get TLG to subsidize transportation for (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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