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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Just a short note to let everyone know that our first show was a success. A
> few minor glitches but overall everything went pretty well, or at least it
> was going well when I had to leave for the airport.
Congratulations, MTLC!! Lar, have you forsaken your wandering ways and found an
LTC to call home? BTW, Whose on the club logo committee?
> We went through most of 600 handouts, each of which had www.lugnet.com and
> the S@H number on them as well as a bunch of other stuff including the PNLTC
> train parts diagram... (full sheet doublesided, thanks to several folks for
> sharing, Scott S and I put together a "best of the best" available on request).
>
> We got second place in the popularity contest, which coupled with the
> appearance money should have covered all the expenses Chris (and a few
> others) incurred. We were on the 6 and 11 o'clock news on one of the local
> Detroit stations.
>
> Our 10 gate "new Metro Terminal" was completed AT THE SHOW by Chris in a
> demonstration of his building expertise. It's massive, and it drew a LOT of
> favorable comment. It got done a lot faster than the real terminal at DTW
> will! AND, we had an Airport Shuttle that was actually being used as an
> Airport Shuttle, it went THROUGH the terminal building on its route. This
> area featured the ONLY non LEGO of the whole show, Chris built an Air Force
> 1, complete with stretch limo, security team, and other aircraft waiting to
> take off (but no Monica) which used Best-Lock stickers for the presidential
> seal and "President of the United States" lettering along the fuselage.
This airport is very massive and very impressive! I love the huge scale of it and
of the other buildings as well. What was the outside dimension of the entire
layout?
> We learned a few lessons, but encountered no major disasters. (I don't count
> cars of my = bullet train hitting the floor, breaking into constituent parts
> and being reassembled as "major" disasters... that happened twice. Note to
> future shows, don't have track quite so close to the edge of the table!)
>
> Thanks to all who helped work. I'll have some show pictures up on Brickshelf
> hopefully tomorrow from a faster connection than this NYC hotel dialup...
>
> Another plus mark in the "Lego Train clubs put on reliably crowd pleasing
> shows" ledger with GATS, which helps make it easier for the next club and
> the next show.
>
> John Neal, pay attention, another 8 wider came out of the closet and showed
> his stuff off on the layout... :-) Beautiful Big Boy and GP30 models! We had
> to move a few things (like an entire monorail pier) to get clearance but it
> was a neat sight. (yes I got pics of it and the GP30)
Noted. I think we will start finding that there will be 1 or so in every club,
which I think is good (does he have a name?). I look forward to your pics, Lar.
I just hope GATS doesn't expect bohemoth LEGO layouts like yours from *every*
club:-)
Again, congratulations to all!
-John (J-2)
GMLTC
> Kudos to Kai, Peter, Scott, Lester, Sandy, and especially Chris Leach who
> was the driving force in pulling it all together. Thanks also to Steve Bliss
> and the others who loaned a few items, and a big thanks to Brad J and LD for
> support.
>
> ++Lar
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In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal
> Congratulations, MTLC!! Lar, have you forsaken your wandering ways and found an
Kai,myself ,Larry and Scott all had a hand in it.
>
> This airport is very massive and very impressive! I love the huge scale of it and
> of the other buildings as well. What was the outside dimension of the entire
> layout?
John,outside dimension was 24 ft.X 23 ft.The opening in the middle was 14
ft.X 8 ft.Total plate count was around 520 (including 32 of the large grey
48 stud((15 inch)) plates).All of this was on 22 tables(2-1/2ft.X 8ft. each)
Ps pics. from Scott are now on brickshelf.
>
> Noted. I think we will start finding that there will be 1 or so in every club,
> which I think is good (does he have a name?). I look forward to your pics
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In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes:
>
>
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
>
> > Just a short note to let everyone know that our first show was a success. A
> > few minor glitches but overall everything went pretty well, or at least it
> > was going well when I had to leave for the airport.
>
> Congratulations, MTLC!! Lar, have you forsaken your wandering ways
> and found an LTC to call home?
Never. I am the man without a country, minister without portfolio, gadfly
and general nuisance to LUGs and LTC everywhere.
++Lar
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> > Congratulations, MTLC!! Lar, have you forsaken your • wandering ways
> > and found an LTC to call home?
>
> Never. I am the man without a country, minister without
> portfolio, gadfly
> and general nuisance to LUGs and LTC everywhere.
>
> ++Lar
That's for sure! ;)
Larry was a really nice guy, who kept things in step. We
just happen to be closet to Larry, I think.
Scott S.
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Scott Sanburn wrote in message ...
> Larry was a really nice guy, who kept things in step. We
> just happen to be closet to Larry, I think.
Hmmm... you're the closet that Larry's coming out of? :-)
Kevin
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In lugnet.trains.org, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Scott Sanburn wrote in message ...
> > Larry was a really nice guy, who kept things in step. We
> > just happen to be closet to Larry, I think.
>
> Hmmm... you're the closet that Larry's coming out of? :-)
My collection outgrew closets long ago. Now it's threatening to outgrow the
entire basement. :-)
Oh, you mean *that* closet. Well I do want/need to put a rainbow sticker on
my car, it's true, but I'm happy with the side of the bread my butter is on,
thanks.
BTW I love that your brickbay icon is a guy in leather... :-) Somehow I'd
always pictured you more as a bear, for some reason.
(Josette had to take the "homophobia is a social disease" sticker off the
Durango, it got too much of a response from the local rednecks... but she
left the "somewhere, right now, stupid people are breeding" one on, just for
them.)
++Lar
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In lugnet.trains.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes:
> >
> >
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
<snip>
> > Congratulations, MTLC!!
Yes!!! congratulations! Impressive showing!
> > Lar, have you forsaken your wandering ways
> > and found an LTC to call home?
>
> Never. I am the man without a country, minister without portfolio, gadfly
> and general nuisance to LUGs and LTC everywhere.
Promises, promises ... you haven't made it to NC yet...
sheree
> ++Lar
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