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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Janey C. L. Gunning wrote: snipped it all... Cause all that matters is Baconfête. Chris, did you read that bacon thing? "One hundred particularly eager bacon fans spent $100 on VIP tickets, which got them into the event (...) (14 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Snipped (...) Wow, if the Hobby Show can get Vince, perhaps someday Brickfête... errr I mean Baconfête will too. Cause if I have to see you do this routine live... I dont think I will survive. That was routine, not poutine, which is another (...) (14 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Mike, This is FANTASTIC news. YES, yes YES, with proper permits, and approval I can say that BACONfete will be part of www.Brickfete.com 2012. Your 2010 registration fee will allow you full on grease filled access to Baconfete. We will need (...) (14 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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There's a BaconFest in Chicago.. (URL) about a BaconFete 2012 in Toronto? :) --Mike. (14 years ago, 11-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Darn it. I was really hoping you would have been there last month... As for this month... April Meeting, funny enough is in April... the 17th to be exact. Hope to see a bunch of you there! As well... Cut from the LEGO site... (URL) Janey "Wish (...) (14 years ago, 11-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) RSVP regrets because (choose one) My time machine is broken and won't reliably go back a month I never plan things 11 months in advance, ask me closer to 17 March 2012... (14 years ago, 11-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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This Sunday March - 17th Time - 18:30 - 21:00 Location - Angel's Diner, Guelph Hope to see many of you there. Cheers Janey Red Brick (14 years ago, 10-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) It might take me until the May open house to recover! We guestimate between 1500 and 2000 people between 10am and 4pm. This was the first time we had to station a doorman to limit the number of people in the space, because it was so packed as (...) (14 years ago, 10-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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The Open House yesterday was more like a MAD House! (URL) TV news story> of the GMLTC/TCLTC re-aired early Saturday morning, and 1,000s of people came out to see us. The wait to get into the space (we max out at 300 people I'd say) was over an hour. (...) (14 years ago, 10-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) I noticed that too, Larry, just by looking at the pics on RailBricks. The connectors have a certain patina to them that sets them slightly apart from a LEGO-produced plate's gloss. (...) Me too. Ed (14 years ago, 9-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: VOLUME II - Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide 1980-90s
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Almost forgot... Those wanting to see some examples of the Volume I chapters of my LEGO CD (will also be included with the later Volume II years)... here you go... (URL) the ordering function has been disabled.) And the CD will have an Insurance (...) (14 years ago, 9-Apr-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Well a lot of folks have asked when the next installment of my Encyclopedic Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide is going to be ready... and I am now taking pre-orders for the 1980-90s Edition. The first 100 or so pre-orders will get a (...) (14 years ago, 8-Apr-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Hi, new version released. available as always from (URL) more note: I really need some "money support" since the costs for maintaining my internet connection to support users is by far bigger than the offers I'm gaining. If things won't changes a (...) (14 years ago, 8-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Bluebrick supports full, half and quarter pieces of both the curved and straight track elements. If I use these elements in the design of my layout, and purchase the ME components, will they marry up? For instance a quarter track piece from ME (...) (14 years ago, 8-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | TRU and Zellers sales April 8-14
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TRU flyer good from Friday April 8 through Thursday April 14th (3 days before Easter). Spend $35 or more (before taxes) on Atlantis, Racers, Kingdoms, Technic or Creator Construction Items and get a free tote, #830496, a $12.99 value. It has minifig (...) (14 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) The old 4.5v curves just had a channel if I'm remembering OK, they had just one one anti-stud halfway along as well as one at each end - allowing for very flexible sleeper placement. Would something like that be possible? ROSCO (14 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) For those of us who add ballast and individual ties to our track the placement of holes along the curved rails will be a key point. (URL) From what I've seen so far ME has put a good deal of thought into this product and I have no doubt you'll (...) (14 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Questions concerning the implementation of the LDraw Colour Definition Language Extension
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(...) Apologies, I thought I was sending to the main lugnet.cad.dev group. I must have mis-clicked. I was actually a little surprised I hadn't received a digest containing my message, but I guess this explains it. (...) I was just curious, because (...) (14 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dave, I am so sorry. Lets do dinner?
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Dave, I know on the weekend, you asked about me doing this post a bit earlier than I normally do, and I said yes. Then I went home, raved about how yummy the guaq(sp) that was made by Iain Greens partner, then I forgot about lugnet, then went to (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The poly bag sets as well as the longer sections come without the 2X8 plates included. We have thrown in the connector pieces with every kit. You are free to use them if you want, but removing them from the kits will not really save you any (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | April 30th, 2011 SMART meeting
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We had a great meeting a week an a half ago, and saw a lot of really cool drawing robots! The next SMART meeting will be April 30th, at 2pm. The mini-challenge we voted on was to do "chimney climbing". Build a robot that can climb up the inside of a (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Hispabrick Magazine 010
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Hispabrick Magazine 010 is ready for download from our website (URL) In this new edition you will be able to enjoy our regular features, reviews, MINDSTORMS, LDraw, building trees... Of particular interest to the Robotics community are the article (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Hispabrick Magazine 010
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Hispabrick Magazine 010 is ready for download from our website (URL) In this new edition you will be able to enjoy our regular features, reviews, MINDSTORMS, LDraw, building trees... Articles on LEGO Sports, Sphere building... Interviews with Mads (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.technic)
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Hispabrick Magazine 010 is ready for download from our website (URL) In this new edition you will be able to enjoy our regular features, reviews, MINDSTORMS, LDraw, building trees... Articles on LEGO Sports, Sphere building... Interviews with Mads (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish) !
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There has been and there will be a lot going on this month. The TCLTC layout will be on display at the Brickmania Open House this Saturday from 10AM to 4PM, and an (URL) AtlasObscura Day> after-party will be hosted there as well, from 7PM to 11PM. (...) (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Blogging On LUGNET
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Subject matter says it all really-- I am going to use the TCLTC NG here on LUGNET as a blog for all of the day to day goings on with the club. JOHN (14 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Q: Are the rails available separately? That is, w/o the sleeper pieces. I have considered getting LEGO trains for the past 2 decades, but never bought a single train set. Therefore, I have no track in my collection. Except for a bunch of 4.5v (...) (14 years ago, 5-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Me too. Cale (14 years ago, 5-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Woohoo! My checkbook awaits the next big announcement. (URL) JOHN (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Questions concerning the implementation of the LDraw Colour Definition Language Extension
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(...) Hello, First of all, I think you are in the wrong news group. LCD is about connections not colours. You probably better of in the main lugnet.cad.dev group Second you are right about the DITHER keyword, personally i think it is a typo and (...) (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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(...) The ends, right now, are in dark bley and reddish brown. If there's enough interest, we can do them in other colors as well and maybe offer them as an "add-on". Quite frankly though, unless you're connecting to existing LEGO track, you don't (...) (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Questions concerning the implementation of the LDraw Colour Definition Language Extension
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Greetings everyone, I am a newbie to this mailing list, but I have been using LDraw-oriented software for close to a decade now. I am currently developing (and have been, in my spare time for several years) a sandbox-style building game called (...) (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Numbers are: R56, R72, R88 where R40 is LEGO standard. Number corresponds to radius of curve on center of ties. The pattern CURVE-STRAIGHT-CURVE...IGHT-CURVE will match up with 4 sections of R72 perfectly. (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) end ties will be produced in? I'd like to see light bley, as well as brown, and possibly tan? ROSCO (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yup. What I'm hoping is that they are making a radius that matches the radius of the straight-curve-straight-curve corner, so we can simply drop them in and laugh:-) JOHN (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) TCLTC and PennLUG are in the same boat John. Our steam fleet will look fantastic on the new wider ME curves and will run much better too. This will probably be the first part of our layouts to be converted to the new rails. Cale (14 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) use a clumsy straight-curve-straight configuration for our corners; are the numbers on what those geometries are public information yet? We look forward to the Good News;-) JOHN (14 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure if I fully understand your question here, but I do have the additional geometry available for use in track draw, meaning, I should be able to convert it to BlueBrick (but I haven't played with it much). (...) I should be able to (...) (14 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) when using CAD based track designers like Bluebrick? The full, half and quarter lengths of both the straight and curved tracks? Does the future also include renditions of the switches are crossings? (14 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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