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Just a quick hello to all our old friends at LUCNY.
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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You know I am in agreement with using the earth tone colors for buildings
and also agree with the approach to not dusting, or, not frequently dusting
the layouts.
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We fellow “Ashcanners” are one:-)
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Well, it IS cheaper than weathering paint! And more prototypical.
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Not to mention cheaper labor costs!
And BTW: you can’t really dust for vomit! ;-)
FUT.fun
JOHN
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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You know I am in agreement with using the earth tone colors for buildings
and also agree with the approach to not dusting, or, not frequently dusting
the layouts.
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We fellow “Ashcanners” are one:-)
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Well, it IS cheaper than weathering paint! And more prototypical.
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Kevin Salm wrote:
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> Nate Jacobs is the builder with the brick roads. He can provide you with
> details, building tips, advantages, disadvantages, etc of the brick roads.
*SNIP*
> Kevin Salm
> LUCNY
Actually, Kevin made the roads with lots of Dremel cuts...
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1210853
:-)
Ed
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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You know I am in agreement with using the earth tone colors for buildings and
also agree with the approach to not dusting, or, not frequently dusting the
layouts.
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We fellow “Ashcanners” are one:-)
JOHN
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> >
> > I was poking around Brickshelf and came across this image in a recent show
> > folder of yours:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1200736
>
> I do know that what you are seeing are 1x bricks, primarily 1 x 4 bricks.
> There is some sub-structure but Nate will have to tell you what that is.
> 2x4 bricks probably. Black was chosen to save cost over using Light Gray or
> Dark Gray. Brick Roads definitely will eat up a LOT of plain baseplates,
> black bricks, 1x yellow and white plates, and 6x gray plates for sidewalks.
>
> The finished roads do look nice regardless of their black color. Just think
> fresh pavement. With custom-built roads you have the possibility of showing
> roads in various states of dis-repair, various textures, various colors, and
> of course, various lengths, widths, and odd intersections. Curves are
> tricky, but with LEGO, some compromises are always necessary.
>
> As the layout pictures show, our entire layout is NOT done this way. Nate
> has built a few transition sections to move from baseplate roads to brick
> roads and these transition places give the construction workers some place
> to work.
>
> Nate just recently uploaded MORE photos of the recent layout (Caution--the
> files are HUGE)
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=128123
> Other photos showing the brick roads can be found in other folders, too,
> from prior train shows.
>
> I think that on a home layout, the custom-built brick roads have a lot of
> possibilities and can look really cool and highly detailed. However, it may
> not be necessary to convert an entire layout to the brick roads all at one
> time. Again, think fresh pavement - perhaps on a street-by-street basis,
> etc.
>
> Kevin Salm
> LUCNY
Hi Kevin,
thanks for the reply and information. I appreciate it. I did notice that the
entire layout was not made up of the 'brick road bed' technique. (excellent
layout, BTW)
Now I have to decide what color to make my roads. I am thinking dark grey is the
*right* color as I will be having an elevevated subway above them that will be
black. I know that is just going to be really expensive.
Let me check my lotto numbers....
Thanks again for your thoughts.
Jonathan
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
Hello, Jonathan-
Though I’m not in the LUCNY, I have had a lot of experience building roads in
this manner. In fact, the GMLTC was making roads like this back when I
joined them 6 years ago.
We in the TCLTC build our roads
in
this manner
My advise to you is to definitely go this, err, route-- it is the only
option IMO! Besides looking 1000% better, that method is far more
flexible.
Good luck!
JOHN
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Hey, John, Thanks for replying and sharing your thoughts. That scene looks
really nice. (I had seen it before but had a mental block when looking for
examples of this technique).
I am thinking that I will be going with this method. I am not to worried about
curves because I am buidling a NYC (borough of NYC) style layout which doesn’t
have to many curves.
You know I am in agreement with using the earth tone colors for buildings and
also agree with the approach to not dusting, or, not frequently dusting the
layouts.
Thanks again.
Pic’s to come, hopefully soon.
Best,
Jonathan
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Joe Strout wrote:
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One thing that puzzled me at the NILTC club, and even more now that I see two
other clubs doing it: why black? Real roads aren’t black; they’re gray. A
dark gray (or even light gray, for older/more weathered streets) would look
more realistic to my eyes.
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For me, it’s a matter of color palette control. Look, there are only so many
colors in LEGO with which one can build. I am very careful to avoid primary
colors in buildings because they are rather unrealistic. So, a building can be
tan, dark gray, gray, dark red, brown, sand red, SOL green or white. I avoid
black in buildings. So, it makes for a nice contrast to have the streets black
and the muted tones in the buildings. Gray streets would tend to make a city
too monochromatic for my taste. Plus, I’ve got dark gray trackbeds which add
even more grayness.
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The other thing about the 2xN bricks is that they’re shiny; much more so than
LEGO road plates. The combination of overly dark color and shininess always
makes it look to me like the pavement is wet -- perhaps all the minifigs
should be carrying umbrellas!
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That’s why one should never dust one’s layout;-)
Notice how nicely one can bury trolley tracks with this method!
JOHN
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Lopes" <jlopes@abramsbooks.com>
To: <lugnet.org.us.lucny@lugnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:14 PM
Subject: Layout roads
> Hello, LUCNY,
>
> I was poking around Brickshelf and came across this image in a recent show
> folder of yours:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1200736
>
> I am currently in the process of setting up a town layout in my apartment • and am
> trying to decide whether to use road plates or to use (what I assume to • be) 2xN
> bricks on their sides for streets, as I think you've done here.
>
> Before I commit the $$ to either, I was wondering if one of you might be • able to
> provide me with some insight and/or your experiences with the 'bricks on • side'
> approach.
>
> I am thinking I am not thrilled about working within the limitations of • road
> plates and would like my train track inset into the 'ground' rather than • laying
> it over the road plates.
>
> My planned layout is 8' x 16' so either way it is going to be a • substantial
> financial commitment for me. I want to do as much research as I can before • I
> make a decision.
>
> Any thoughts or insight is much appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> Jonathan
Nate Jacobs is the builder with the brick roads. He can provide you with
details, building tips, advantages, disadvantages, etc of the brick roads.
I do know that what you are seeing are 1x bricks, primarily 1 x 4 bricks.
There is some sub-structure but Nate will have to tell you what that is.
2x4 bricks probably. Black was chosen to save cost over using Light Gray or
Dark Gray. Brick Roads definitely will eat up a LOT of plain baseplates,
black bricks, 1x yellow and white plates, and 6x gray plates for sidewalks.
The finished roads do look nice regardless of their black color. Just think
fresh pavement. With custom-built roads you have the possibility of showing
roads in various states of dis-repair, various textures, various colors, and
of course, various lengths, widths, and odd intersections. Curves are
tricky, but with LEGO, some compromises are always necessary.
As the layout pictures show, our entire layout is NOT done this way. Nate
has built a few transition sections to move from baseplate roads to brick
roads and these transition places give the construction workers some place
to work.
Nate just recently uploaded MORE photos of the recent layout (Caution--the
files are HUGE)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=128123
Other photos showing the brick roads can be found in other folders, too,
from prior train shows.
I think that on a home layout, the custom-built brick roads have a lot of
possibilities and can look really cool and highly detailed. However, it may
not be necessary to convert an entire layout to the brick roads all at one
time. Again, think fresh pavement - perhaps on a street-by-street basis,
etc.
Kevin Salm
LUCNY
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Neal wrote:
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We in the TCLTC build our roads
in
this manner
My advise to you is to definitely go this, err, route-- it is the only
option IMO! Besides looking 1000% better, that method is far more
flexible.
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I noticed roads like this when I got back into LEGO about a year ago, at an
NILTC show.
They’re certainly cool, though I don’t agree they look 1000% better. In
particular, they come out very square; you couldn’t make a nice curve this way,
especially with lines down the middle and on the sides of the road, like the
LEGO road plates have. So I think there’s room for both.
One thing that puzzled me at the NILTC club, and even more now that I see two
other clubs doing it: why black? Real roads aren’t black; they’re gray. A dark
gray (or even light gray, for older/more weathered streets) would look more
realistic to my eyes.
The other thing about the 2xN bricks is that they’re shiny; much more so than
LEGO road plates. The combination of overly dark color and shininess always
makes it look to me like the pavement is wet -- perhaps all the minifigs should
be carrying umbrellas!
My $0.02,
- Joe
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
Hello, Jonathan-
Though I’m not in the LUCNY, I have had a lot of experience building roads in
this manner. In fact, the GMLTC was making roads like this back when I joined
them 6 years ago.
We in the TCLTC build our roads
in this
manner
My advise to you is to definitely go this, err, route-- it is the only
option IMO! Besides looking 1000% better, that method is far more flexible.
Good luck!
JOHN
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Hello, LUCNY,
I was poking around Brickshelf and came across this image in a recent show
folder of yours:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1200736
I am currently in the process of setting up a town layout in my apartment and am
trying to decide whether to use road plates or to use (what I assume to be) 2xN
bricks on their sides for streets, as I think you've done here.
Before I commit the $$ to either, I was wondering if one of you might be able to
provide me with some insight and/or your experiences with the 'bricks on side'
approach.
I am thinking I am not thrilled about working within the limitations of road
plates and would like my train track inset into the 'ground' rather than laying
it over the road plates.
My planned layout is 8' x 16' so either way it is going to be a substantial
financial commitment for me. I want to do as much research as I can before I
make a decision.
Any thoughts or insight is much appreciated.
thanks,
Jonathan
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For the third consecutive year, the Lego Users of Central New York (LUCNY) will
have a working LEGO® Train layout at the Finger Lakes RailFair.
The event is sponsored by the Cornell Railroad Historical Society, and the
Cornell Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
http://www.lehighvalleyrr.com/
Event Details:
Finger Lakes Railfair
April 23 and 24, 2005
Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM
Admission: Adults $5.00, Children $2.00, Family $10.00
Located at "The Field"
1767 East Shore Drive (NY Route 34), Lansing, NY, 6 miles north of Ithaca
http://www.crcthefield.org
The LUCNY display will be a 16 foot by 26 foot working LEGO train layout.
Exciting features include a minimum of three operating trains at all times,
computer-controlled trains, a huge variety of locomotives and rolling stock, and
a contemporary cityscape all built entirely of LEGO bricks.
http://www.lucny.org
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In lugnet.build.microscale, John Barnes wrote:
> As promised to a couple of folks out there in micro land, a few pics of progress
> so far;
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/johnbarnes/Microtown/microtown.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/johnbarnes/Microtown/microtown1.jpg
>
> then 2, 3, 4 .. 9
>
> I really did try to keep the number of modified parts under control, but the
> front of the TRU store in pic 2 just had to be done right, so it's not stickers.
> Its real bricks, slightly modified blue, yellow and red plates in fact.
>
> JB
Niiiice!
Do I recognize a certain white building w/red roof in this pic:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/johnbarnes/Microtown/microtown7.jpg
...as the microscale equivalent of:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=979418
Great mountain as well, John.
Looks like all fits on a standard LUCNY table too!
This is coming to Ithaca, no? Can I run my N stuff on it? :-)
Thanks for sharing,
Ed
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Roy Gal wrote:
> There's an article with picture on WTOP news about using Lego to do some urban
> planning in Washington DC:
> http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=408219
>
> Roy
Dave, these guys need your help.
Surely your buildings can be of better use to these guys than their 2x2 stacks!
:-)
Ed
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LUCNY will be in attendance this weekend at the Oswego Valley Railroad’s
23rd Annual Holiday Express Model Railroad Show at the War Memorial
in Fulton, New York.
LUCNY is proud to be a part of this event once again. This year’s display
features a layout area of approximately 18’ x 22’, with additional buildings
and automation features awaiting your inspection and enjoyment.
You are all cordially invited to stop by and visit our dynamic layout, which
includes an automated metro rail line and station, SNOT city roadbeds, as well
as new buildings and scenery. AFOLs and visiting club members are welcome to
bring models to run on our three concentric full-run track lines, or share
other MOCs and talk shop, of course. We have a lot of fun at this show, and
look forward to larger crowds every year. We always have tons of track and
yard space to show off our ever-expanding engine and wagon collection. Come
see LEGO creativity and building techniques in action!
The show is scheduled for Saturday, November 13th from 10a - 5p, and Sunday,
November 14th from 10a - 4p.
Admission: Adult $3, ages 12 and younger free with adult.
Parking is free.
Please stop by and introduce yourself!
Directions to the Fulton War memorial:
NYS Thruway to exit 39.
Follow routing signs north at Thruway exit to I690, northbound.
Follow NYS Route 690 north to the traffic light at the end of I690 (Hencle
Rd.) Continue straight on NYS Route 48 into Fulton.
In Fulton, go left on NYS Route 3.
Go through 2 lights.
Just before the bend in road, the War Memorial is on the
left and a fire department is on the right.
For a late 1800’s railroad map to the venue :-)
http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/map_image.pl.gif
http://www.lucny.org
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LUCNY will be in attendance this weekend at the Central New York chapter of the
National Historical Railroad Society’s 30th Annual Train Fair at the New York
State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York.
This venue contains 150,000 square feet (!) of operating layouts, vendors,
exhibits, train activities and memorabilia spread across the two largest
buildings at the Fairgrounds; the Center of Progress building, and the
Horticulture building. It’s hard to see it all in one day!
These two permanent fair buildings are converted into a huge model train show
event each year, of which LUCNY is proud to be a part of. This year’s display
features a larger layout area of approximately 20’ x 28’, with additional
buildings and automation features awaiting their public debut.
You are all cordially invited to stop by and visit our dynamic layout. AFOLs
and visiting club members are welcome to bring models to run on our three
concentric full-run track lines, or share other MOCs and talk shop, of course.
We have a lot of fun at this show, and look forward to larger crowds every year.
We always have tons of track and yard space to show off our ever-expanding
engine and wagon collection. Come see LEGO creativity and building techniques
in action!
The show is scheduled for Saturday, November 6th from 10a - 6p, and Sunday,
November 7th from 10a - 5p.
Admission:
Adult one day $6, Adult two days $10
Child(14&under)&Seniors $4
Parking is free.
Please stop by and introduce yourself!
For more info on the venue:
http://www.nysfair.org/2004/
For more info on the CNYNRHS:
http://www.rrhistorical-2.com/cnynrhs/
http:\www.lucny.org
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From our lucny.org website:
"Our next scheduled event is a meeting in Oneida, NY, October 16 at St. Pauls
United Methodist church. The meeting will start at 12:00pm and end around
6:00pm. We will be setting up a practice train layout for our November show."
We'll be gearing up for our train shows the first and second weekends in
November. Please check the site for directions to the meeting place.
Thanks for the website maintenance, Nate!
Ed
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Ed McGlynn wrote:
> Here's a video segment used by an Ithaca, NY television station during our most
> recent show at the Finger Lakes Rail Fair:
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> http://news10now.com/content/story_links/?ArID=17107&SecID=33
>
> A partial transcript is also at this address, including this statment by the
> video journalist - "But it's the Lego train layout that stole the show."
>
> This was the second year we did this show, with a 16' x 24' layout.
> We had a blast. Check it out.
>
> Ed
That's great! I don't think I've ever seen TV news coverage of a train show,
and was especially pleased with how they treated the LEGO club. Great work Ed!
I spotlighted this, even though it's over a week old. Sorry I don't check
LUGNET more often...
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In lugnet.announce, Kevin Salm wrote:
> For various reasons mostly due to the venue, LUCNY will NOT be participating
> in this event this year.
>
> In Lieu of this event, we will be having a local meeting to have some fun and
> play with our trains. This will likely be a two-day event; details to be
> posted after plans are solid.
>
>
> Kevin Salm
> LUCNY
>
>
>
I’m sorry to here this but I completely understand. NILTC also decided not to do
our local Thomas event this year for the very same reason. Dust [1] was a huge
problem last year and with even proposing alternative locations and also
offering to wave part of our fee for a gravel base in our tent they were still
reluctant to make any changes. I hope someday that my club will be able to do
the event again but hopefully in a more suitable location.
Cheers,
OnDrew
1. Dust is an understatement. It took my club almost 3 months to clean
everything used in the show. Grey basplates looked dark grey and the track
almost got ruined. We had to run a track cleaner for 3 hours before we could run
trains properly.
>
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> In lugnet.announce, Kevin Salm wrote:
> > <http://www.lucny.org The Lego Users of Central New York (LUCNY)> will be
> > setting up and operating a 12 foot by 40 foot display of Lego Trains in
> > Utica, NY, during the Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine event.
> >
> > <http://www.hitentertainment.com/thomasthetankengine/us/events/dayout_usa.html
> > A Day out With Thomas> is sponsored by the <http://adirondackrr.com/thomas/
> > Adirondack Scenic Railway> and will be held June 18-20 and June 25-27, 2004
> > from 9AM to 5PM. The main event is a ride aboard an Adirondack Scenic
> > Railway train pulled by Thomas the Tank Engine. A host of other events in
> > and around Union Station in Utica, NY and the ajacent
> > <http://www.museum4kids.net/ Utica Children's Museum> will make for a
> > fun-filled day for all fans of Thomas and Friends.
> >
> > The LUCNY Lego train layout will be housed inside the Children's Museum on
> > the third floor. Come and see an entire city built entirely of Lego® Brand
> > building toys and watch the Lego trains speed along the various parts of the
> > layout. You will be able to speak with the creators of all the custom Lego
> > models as well as see some designs from actual Lego sets from today and
> > years past.
> >
> > Ticket price for the Day Out With Thomas event is $14.00 for ages one and
> > up. Advance purchase tickets required by calling 866-468-3401 or online at
> > <http://www.ticketweb.com TicketWeb.com> All train tickets are reserve
> > seating for the time you selected and shown on your ticket. If your train
> > ride is late in the afternoon, plan to arrive one to two hours early to see
> > and enjoy all the other events and activites. The Dates for Thomas are
> > Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 18, 19, 20, and 25, 26, and 27, 2004.
> >
> > Because the LUCNY train exhibit will be housed inside the Utica Children's
> > Museum, the display will remain in place and in operation during the week
> > between the Thomas event, June 21 thru 24. During that time, normal museum
> > admission of $4.00 per child or adult will be charged for all visitors.
> >
> > Come and join LUCNY if you can. Bring a guest train and plan to stick
> > around for a while and chat. Note that if you are only coming to see the
> > LUCNY Lego display in the musuem during the days of the Thomas event, you
> > need only pay normal $4.00 museum admission. Parking is free any time.
> >
> > One final tidbit--on permanent exhibit at the Childrens Musuem is an old
> > Alco Diesel switcher locomotive and a retired Santa Fe Super-Chief style
> > streamliner dining car. Also, since this event is held at Union Station in
> > Utica, NY, you can watch some of the many passenger and freight trains that
> > pass by the station every hour.
> >
> > Details at the following websites:¬
> > <http://www.hitentertainment.com/thomasthetankengine/us/events/dayout_usa.html
> > Thomas the Tank Engine>¬ <http://adirondackrr.com/thomas/ Adirondack Scenic
> > Railway>¬ <http://www.museum4kids.net/ Utica Children's Museum>¬
> > <http://www.lucny.org Lego Users of Central New York>¬
> >
> >
> >
> > Posted by¬
> >
> > __Kevin Salm__¬
> > LUCNY¬
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