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(...) Nooo...ooo! I want monorail! --Kyle (Totally bummed out that the motors are all gone ;-( ) PS who needs motors? Just give us track!! (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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Hey all, I have been kicking this idea around myself, especially since the mech builders who didn't make it to BrickFest were so jazzed about attending BrickFest next year. I even solicited a few e-mail responses about it. Here are some of my ideas: (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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He diddn't say they lost the dies for the track, he said they couldn't make the motors anymore. Maybe the company that supplied the parts went out of business? KL (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am. That's why I'm surprised it's being examined. I personally wouldn't expect LEGO to revisit track geometry until the molds reached retirement. (If they even did so then.) Hunh. I'll leave further speculatin' to people more train-savvy, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I really wish that someone could organize something in a more central location. A place where people from a very large area would be able to make the drive if they wanted to attend. Being in Colorado, I am partial to a location like Denver, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GGH67r.3ps@lugnet.com... (...) My speculation is that the doors and 1x2x2 panels (in the Club Car) with the red, white, and blue stripes will be decals instead of being printed as (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Welcome back to WLAR! We now return you to: "Live from Virginia, it's SATURDAY NIGHT!!!" :] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) This is the internet age. Dan Boger shot digital pics of the cover art (which is huge), uploaded them to his linux laptop and updated the DB *from brickfest* all within about 20 min... ++Lar (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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To All, (...) How in the world did the LUGNET database get updated this quickly? They are already there, the 10001 and 10002. Hats off the to LD, I think this is a great move. Let's see now, there is a castle legend set,a train legend set, and now (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have no new info to offer... geometry was mentioned at the january summit as you know. Think about the tooling costs of something as large as a turnout, though! (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) No, sorry. ++Lar (I was off the air for an hour driving the LDraw presentation) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Well using the Guarded Inn as a referance I would expect that the Figs will be replaced by Native American Figs... Eric Kingsley Followups to: lugnet.fun (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun)
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I think you should have posted to the California groups too ;-) I'd be interested in traveling up to WA for a large meeting. Then again, it might make better sense to hold it down in Carlsbad ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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(...) I am *so* there. Anything I can feasably drive to gets my vote, and Seattle is a feasable drive from Edmonton. (at least, compared to D.C.!) James "has a different idea of reasonable drive than most" Brown (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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(...) <snip> I think this sounds like a darn fine idea. Can anyone involved with Brickfest either post some pointers, or just email me with your thoughts and what kinds of efforts are involved? ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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I think you guys should move the chat to AIM, dal.net 'sucks' :-) I'm sorry, it's a bad server, of the people I've talked to, no one seems to be able to get on a decent server to get into the room. I did finally manage to get in for a bit last night (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: (Brad's answers to some questions) <extracted for emphasis> (...) Seriously?!?!?!? Can you (or someone) elaborate on this? Wow. That's it's even being examined enough to mention that it's being (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Well, I've been looking at the pics of Friday's Brickfest activities on Brickshelf, and checking out the webcams, and I'm jealous! I wanna go too! How about a Brickfest Northwest? Anyone in Seattle up for organising something like this? I don't (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.trains.org)
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LOL, you said *JULY* surprise, so you only get half credit, LOL :)~ But it is GREAT to see this come back! I have never even seen one of these in person, and think - pretty soon I will have one in my lego town!! I know this is pushing it, but is (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Did he give any info on the minor detail changes? Jude (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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