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Subject:	Re: BF 2004 LTC Container Car Swap
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest
Date:	Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:56:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, James Trobaugh wrote:

In lugnet.trains.org, Thomas Michon wrote:

I’d prefer to swap simply so we could have the old one back. But I guess it’ll be something to talk about once we’re all in DC.

I think the “fun” is the collectablilty of the containers. It’s natural for the designs to change over time thus making each container a type of time capsule of the event they were swapped at.

I think JT’s got it exactly right. Organizations grow and change and keeping multiple containers is a way for other organizations to track that growth and change.

Just out of curiosity (not that I won’t find out soon enough) what’s changing? Do you have any spy photos?

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		Re: BF 2004 LTC Container Car Swap
(...) No spy photos of the new NGLTC container, but I will say "It spins" :) jt (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)

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		Re: BF 2004 LTC Container Car Swap
(...) I think the "fun" is the collectablilty of the containers. It's natural for the designs to change over time thus making each container a type of time capsule of the event they were swapped at. The NGLTC container will be new this year but I (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)

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