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(...) Eric, The poll is a great idea. I have posted below answers to your three items. I have also added a few survey items that I humbly submit for you to include. 1. Would your club disband or significantly cut back on public appearances? (List (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am a Castle Builder who as only recently begun collecting trains, and even more recently, building MOC trains, and both specifically for the purpose of bringing them to TexLUG displays. Yes, they're for my enjoyment, too, but as a Castle (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) SCLTC (Southern California LEGO Train Club does about 6 display events covering 100 show days that attract about 150,000 visitors per year. The trend is upward. (...) We probably could not avoid having some members bring IR trains to our (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The GMLTC doesn't do too many appearances each year. But, almost all our appearances are at 'train events' - model railroading shows and at the Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul. We consider ourselves model railroaders first, and Lego (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd say it worked! :) (...) Thanks man. (...) yeah, I can do that. It might be a short while till I do, my bench is full again, I'll clear it off and shoot some more pics. In the meantime you can check out the (URL) flickr account>, there's (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Sure post anything that you feel would be helpful. The reason I wanted to focus on clubs is that they are essentially providing free advertising for LEGO which can be quantified and have a value attached. Any time you can say that LEGO will (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Eric, Is there anyway for you to also gather input from "club-less" LEGO train enthusists? While I don't belong to a club or do exhibitions, I do have my own home layout for both myself and my children. And I too have a big investment in 9V gear. I (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lets post it on LUGNET for all to see. I will then collect it and put it together in a single document for those at LEGO to go through. Again honest answers without the vitriol is important. I won't include any fire-brand comments in my (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Ross Opps, thanks for pointing that out. I guess I guessed at the location. I made some assumptions based on the pictures I saw and my own visit to Billund. Sorry to anyone that planned a trip to Billund to set it. Maybe you can redirt to Germany. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Iwuo0x.BMJ@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Do you want this feedback via e-mail or posted to LUGNET? Mike (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: IRON MECHA - The Qwelder Mech - FOR SALE
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(...) A few things to note here. 5000 views does NOT mean 5000 people from build.mecha looked at it. Nor does it mean 5000 people want to hear about a sale announcement in build.mecha when most of them probably don't even read the group. Lastly, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !
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(...) Ted, This is very important feedback. Lets try an informal poll... If 9V trains do get discontinued... 1. Would your club disband or significantly cut back on public appearances? (List your club and number of appearances) 2. Are there any (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I'd also agree to dropping the 2" high entry point... but then the start: "At the beginning of each round, the robots are to be placed at the marker line and the rope threaded through them. They are then started manually by their creators at (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Eric- Thanks. Glad to know you and the others are on top of this issue that means so much to many of us. At SCLTC we have almost 5 years invested building our club and have reached the point where venues come to us and we have as many events (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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According to the pics leaking onto brickshelf, this will be a great year for big technic kits. Although only one appears to be pneumatic, all of them look so good that they are all keepers. The telehandler design is very compact and well designed. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Clifton, Thank you for checking on availability. I ultimately did not make it to the Tyson's Corner store this weekend. We were going to go on Monday, but our family event in Arlington ran late and DC traffic was a mess. Too bad I could not make (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: IRON MECHA - The Qwelder Mech - FOR SALE
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(...) I just love art that's open to interpretation. Legoswami (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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(...) Since I was one of the many to reply to the violation of the ToU, I cold take offence to this remark, but I'm Canadian, so eh... (...) I don't speak for mecha community, I, as well as others, speak for the LUGNET community. It's the 'community (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I have not seen anyone crosspost to admin.general requesting action on Eric's repeated ToS violations, so I am formally doing so. I think at least a temporary ban on posting is an apropriate response to his latest violation. Please take action (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !
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(...) YOU OWE ME A NEW KEYBOARD, AL! JOHN (20 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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