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| (...) One thing the GMLTC seems to do well is talk to kids. If a kid is scoping out the layout with a parent, we'll start talking to the kid before we'll talk to the parent. We know that kids are our "target audience", if the kids are happy the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| A thought I'd like to share at this moment, somthing I "live by" since I have shown regularly for many years now; When you do a show, exhibit, or display, and only a few people or a small crowd shows up, that's ok. See because the people who did (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| Bill Ward wrote in message ... (...) The question we get is "how long did it take to build it?", the answer being something like, "it took 12 people 2 months of spare time". Answering "hours" is like answering "how many bricks"... impossible :-) (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| Speaking of Events, the current Top 10 List theme is : "Top 10 things overheard at a LEGO event." www.minifigville.com/top10 Since I myself never had the chance to go to one of these events, I'd be very interested in knowing what can be heard in (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| COMMUNITY CONTEST # 2: Discus Discus (d?sk?s) n. pl. dis·cus·es A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown. *This Community Contest shall run from Sunday, March 21st through Sunday, April 21st. You may enter a robot in this Contest up until (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| (...) You missed one important one that always gets me: 4. I didn't keep track of how many hours I spent building it. (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| (...) I agree with Calum - besides, estimating the pieces is a good way to drive home what sort of achievement such a layout is. I also find it is a good way to talk about the designing elements of building with lego (ie "That spaceship containes a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| I am writing things up for our club, and will get you a copy once finished. In brief, the number one thing is getting a club started, is, as stated by others, leadership. I started COLTC just over 1 year ago by emailing 5 people that had posted to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| (...) Agreed on that one! We get those questions too. I find it's easier to make up a very rough guess on 3. Calum (22 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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| (...) Here's a few more that popped into my head: Communications. -Learn your marketing message, not for Lego, but for your own group. What is your goal? Who are you? Learn to deliver in a simplified, TV ready message. What in one or two sentences (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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