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Cool, whereabouts in Budapest was this? I've been to Budapest with a church group - way too busy to try and hook up with the local AFOL scene (I would like to go back to Budapest with my wife sometime, in which case, perhaps we might look up the (...) (17 years ago, 2-Nov-07, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Thanks for your interest. First of all, all the stuff LEGO Hungary presented: Interactive showcases of the Pirates and Viking themes RC racer course with contests and prizes play tables with LEGO bricks Star Wars display City display Bionicle (...) (17 years ago, 31-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) As I understand it, the event was the brainchild of the shopping mall. This mall has recently been remodeled. The management decided to host some events to promote their event hall. So they approached LEGO Hungary and offered them the room at (...) (17 years ago, 31-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: TexLUGger at NETLTC's display at the Marshall, TX train show
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(...) Here is the promised review. The show was sponsored by the Texas & Pacific Historical Society in Marshall to raise money for the T&P museum and the old historic depot. The Marshall Civic Center housed the show. In addition to the NETLTC, there (...) (17 years ago, 9-Nov-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX)
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| | Re: TexLUGger at NETLTC's display at the Marshall, TX train show
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(...) It was really nice having Tony visit our show and share his steam MOCs with us and the public at the show. I will be posting a review of the show within a day or two... Kirk H (...) (17 years ago, 5-Nov-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX)
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I just recently found out about the existence of the North Eastern Texas LEGO Train Club (NETLTC), and even more recently discovered that they were going to be attending the train show in Marshall, Texas. I was only able to attend one day but the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Nov-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX)
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Akos- Congratulations on running an event that was popular beyond your wildest imagining! What did you do to promote it? Beautiful layout. Definitely worth waiting in line. Sounds like you'll need a larger space next time. -Teddy (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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I see many very well build and interesting MOC's in your galleries. Could you provide us with information about who build what, in the long run? (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Good job on the show! Every single event, regardless of how easy or hard it may look, provides lessons to be learned. Underestimating is a really good thing (okay, not-so-good when it's happening) as it gives your club and the event a nice (...) (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Akos- Congratulations on your show. Being deluged with visitors can be overwhelming, but it also counts as "a problem you like to have". Our winter show in San Diego CA includes two nights (out of 10 weeks) where the venue is free and the (...) (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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Our club has been invited to participate in a major LEGO event in Hungary. We had two days for setup. The exhibition was running for four days, between 10/25 and 10/28, but only the last day was a holiday - the point is that the exhibition still (...) (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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(...) Todd, Just as an aside--DragonCon Volunteers get free admission, have to work 20 hours of the convention minimum, and they get a free T-shirt if they attend two organizational meetings--no free room or anything else. (This is from a person who (...) (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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(...) K, I actually LOL'd on that one... Dave K (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) No, John is saying he sells T-Shirts and therefore has two strikes against Burning Man. They shun commerce so no T-Shirt sales and people running around naked do not wear T-shirts. HAHAHAHA Todd (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Duane, Sorry poor choice of words. In wrote the statement hurriedly and added the last sentence in an effort to qualify my statement: "And the 'your convention' is used figureatively" If I had more time I might have worded my statement thusly: (...) (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Duane, I do to! But I am also concerned about the purpose of the event. Had I not previously been a marginal part of a scandal, I might not have the question of money formost in my mind, but it is a concern. I have come to call many members of (...) (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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:: Competition XI Press Release - For Immediate Release! The School of Technology at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and the Evansville Chapter 73 of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers announce the student Lego robotics competition XI (...) (17 years ago, 25-Oct-07, to lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.events, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.bimp)
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(...) It's a hybrid of the two ideas. And yes, I watch too much Food Network. :) (...) I think on some level, I knew this. And I've tossed out this builder's challenge idea to a few friends here and there & I think this came out in discussion, to (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) I see what this is about.... suffering from a little (URL) peladophobia> are we, Steve? Because, physically, you seem to be reacting in the exact (URL) way!> Beast! :-) JOHN (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) We've tried that for many years now within the state (i.e. the TexLUG group). The most we've ever pulled together for any event is probably near 15 people. Out of that, there are only 4 or 5 'regulars' that keep the group going. If we did (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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