|
|
 | | Re: Winterlude Photos
|
| (...) Amazing stuff guys! A show on a canal takes the cake, especially with a cool Bombardier O-Train model too! And of course, the great BeaverTails shop! Calum (19 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
|
| (...) There is something very wrong about a train display outdoors in winter in Canada! :-) Seriously, the snow effect is wonderful-- I totally buy it! Having it all out of doors is icicles on the cake;-) Great show, guys! JOHN (19 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
|
| (...) YAY ParLUGment!!! Way to pull out the stops and put on awesome display. The "snow" looks wonderful, and YAY!!! to you all for braving the elements. Pulling off an outdoor display I am sure is no easy feat, but anyone can do it with style, and (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Winterlude Photos
|
| It has been too long past, and I haven't renamed all the photos, so I just went ahead and did the batch resize in order to get these posted. So, finally, without further ado, here are my photo's from ParLUGment's display on the Rideau Canal in (...) (19 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: LEGO Work Shop @ Plant Recreation Centre
|
| (...) Sounds interesting. I wonder if there are some AFOLs buried in there. I don't think anyone in ParLUGment was aware of it, otherwise I'm sure they would have mentioned something. Too bad we'll be busy with the Winterlude show - I'll actually by (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | ParLUGment on Ice - Lego Trains at Winterlude!
|
| Hi all, Just a friendly reminder if you're in the Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) area - come by and check out our LEGO train layout on the Rideau Canal for the Winterlude festivities. We will be operating from the Canal from 10am to 5pm tomorrow and (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | LEGO Work Shop @ Plant Recreation Centre
|
| My wife saw this posted at the Plant Recreation Centre (Somerset @ Preston). Anybody know who's organizing this? *** Plant Recreation Centre is offering LEGO Work Shop Saturday February 5th 9:00am-12:00pm Cost $25.00 Age 8-12 Come build mechanical (...) (19 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment
|
| (...) Have a great time everyone, stay warm, and take lots of pictures please. Wish I could be there! Janey "Red Brick" (19 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment
|
| (...) Just to add/clarify a couple of details... The display is on the weekend of February 5th and 6th, open to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm both days. Hope to see some of you Ottawa lurkers there! J (19 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
| | | | | ParLUGment
|
| Working in conjunction with the National Capital Commission, ParLUGment will be participating in the opening weekend of Winterlude. At the north end of the world's longest skating rink, ParLUGment will be displaying a winter theme train layout, (...) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
| | | | | Educational store in Bells Corners
|
| G'day folks, I was wondering if anyone has ever checked out the Educational/Teachers store in Bells Corners, on Roberston west of Moodie (in mini-mall across from the Nissan stealership). The sign in the window claims they have LEGO. Regards KDJ (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 27, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Nope. I pretty much kept to myself, admiring the work in awe :-) I'm still a little shy about my little Lego obsession. Odd, isn't it? I'm trying to work up the courage to attend the next ParLUGment meeting. Oh, and I'm looking forward to seeing (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 27, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Hi Daniel, Glad you enjoyed it! I didn't get to meet you - did you introduce yourself to anyone else in the club? I'm guessing pictures should be posted within a few days or less. I know Tim probably took close to a 1000 picture :) Kevin (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 27, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Just got in from the show. The layout was fantastic! Absolutely amazing. Clearly the hit of the show. Great job to all who contributed. I wish my creations were so creative and well-build. Now I realize that I don't own nearly enough Lego :-) Daniel (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | sneak previews of ottawa train show
|
| this saturday & sunday, oct 16, 17, parlugment participates in its second local train show. (URL) building all summer & into the fall, i've completed some mocs for the show. among them are an 18-hole mini-putt golf course, inspired by my 12-yr-old (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
| | | | | ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 27, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Hello, The Ottawa LEGO club ParLUGment is pleased to announce our second train layout showing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On October 16th and 17th, we will be displaying a 25' x 16' LEGO Train layout at Railfair 27. This is double the size of last (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) !
| | | | | September ParLUGment Meeting
|
| Well, it's that time again. We are meeting at Karl's home Thursday September 2, at 6pm for pizza, or 7:15pm just for the meeting. We will be splitting up several group orders from S@H and Bricklink, discussing/planning the October Train Show, and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Where in Ottawa sells trains?
|
| (...) Hi Daniel, Welcome to the world of LEGO Trains. I got addicted about 5 years ago myself. Unfortunately, there are no stores in the Ottawa area that carry track to my knowledge. There are 3 LEGO Outlet Stores in southern Ontario that may still (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Where in Ottawa sells trains?
|
| Hi, I'm new to the group and new to Lego train collecting. I'm wondering if there is anywhere in the city where I can pick up extra track, or that has good prices on sets. Any good tips would be appreciated. Thanks! D (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Star Wars Minis @ Sears
|
| G'day folks, I've noticed that Sears has been putting the Star Wars minis on for $6.94, but they aren't consistent about which series of minis is on sale. However the store at St-Laurent seems to have put all of later/larger ones on sale: 4488 (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Shopping in Ottawa
|
| I stopped at TRU today, and there are several things on sale, but none of them are very good sales. They do have the new Alpha Team arctic sets, and the new Knights Kingdom though. And Gail Meagher posted to .ca that they have some items on sale (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment May Meeting
|
| Well, we had a record breaking turn-out for our May meeting. 14 people showed up, and that was without 2 regulars. We went around the circle to introduce ourselves and our favourite themes, so the new attendees were Deborah (architecture), Shirley (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| Have to agree with getting more Pick a brick stores, you have one in Windsor, down in the south of england, there should be one up north, say Manchester, so i can get the bits i need without resorting to bricklink :D (20 years ago, 30-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | | | History
|
| Don't know how I got the idea, but I was browsing LUGNET and got the idea to look up who were the oldest posters on LUGNET from ParLUGment. Interesting stuff. Here's their first posts to LUGNET, first posts to .ott, and rec.toys.lego/alt.toys.lego (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | ParLUGment May Meeting
|
| Just to let everyone know, I will be hosting the May Meeting, on Tuesday May 4th, at 7pm. No dinner this time. It looks like we may have 14 attendees this time. Directions will be emailed directly to those interested in attending. Anyone wishing to (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Dear LEGO...
|
| (cross-posting to Dear-LEGO) Jake, ...or whichever other LEGO representative that might be reading this... Why has Canada been left out of all these LEGO store openings?!?! Not to ignore other countries, but Canada actually had a LEGO S@H until a (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | | | Re: meeting in may?
|
| (...) lol! Details two weeks before the meeting? That's unheard of for our group! In the past we've been pretty bad, as I'm sure you've noticed the lack of meeting postings on LUGNET. :) I guess we should try and change that since the group is (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
| | | | | meeting in may?
|
| hi, tim strutt mentioned that this group might gather in may, the 1st monday and i was hoping to receive more info re details, if they've been decided. could someone please let me know if in fact details have been decided. i'd appreciate it very (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
| | | | | Shopping Update
|
| Stopped at TRU on Merivale today. They have ALL the X-Pods now. A bin full. And they have a LOT of stuff on sale, between 30-45% off on sports, racers, some new creator & town stuff, and of course Jack Stone. The 45% was mainly the extra-large (...) (20 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: more mocs - cliffhouse, museum
|
| (...) As far as I know, ParLUGment will meet next on Monday, May 3. Unfortunately, I may not be there, since it's my sons birthday. But if you are interested in attending, we will definitely email you the info on where it will be (once decided), (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: more mocs - cliffhouse, museum
|
| (...) sharing my work with children is one thing, sharing with the afol community has turned out to be something completely different. you mentioned in a previous post that parlugment would be meeting the first monday of the month. will this be (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
| | | | | Re: more mocs - cliffhouse, museum
|
| (...) before i break my creations, i bring them into work to show my students (i'm a teacher) so at least i get a chance to share the beauty of this hobby. they (aged 4-12) are in awe of the brick and i hope i incite them to build something, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: more mocs - cliffhouse, museum
|
| (...) <snip> (...) Some more beautiful MOC's again. The Cliffhouse is beautiful. Makes me want to build something just to include a waterfall. That waterfall is awesome. I can see why you'd have to tear it down. That's a lot of window packs. And (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Presumably Gatineau is part of the Ottawa Region, casino and all. :) (...) Well, it doesn't seem the way it used to be, I agree. While we don't miss anything our American friends get from S@H in the US. What we lost was: a) At exchange pricing (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Calum, According to your stats, we beat your tourism on a per capita basis. :-) Do not forget that with Ottawa you have Gatineau and a reasonable proximity to Montreal. Actually, I do not want to argue that LEGO do something here instead of (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) LEGO Imagination Centers, besides looking somewhat cooler on a whole, tend to end up with a whole lot of non-line merchandise and things like keychains and magnets and stuff. The Brand Stores are just that, and the Outlets carry a broader (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Imagination Centres", "LEGO Brand Stores", and "LEGO Outlets", from the point-of-view of buying selection. They sound the same as the 3 franchise stores we already have in Ontario (Windsor, Waterloo area, and north of Toronto). And compared to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Don't forget the southern US, too(1)! Here in South Texas, I'm more than a 15 hour drive from any LEGO Outlet, probably a lot more than that. I mean, talk about pent up demand...(2) Texas(3)! It's a good place to have one, too! C'mon LEGO... (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) I know GTA would be a great spot in Canada economically for a new store, but you know I had to put in a plug for Ottawa. :-) (...) If they had outlet pricing for a small selection, we'd be there as least weekly to check for new items. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Niagara Falls of course. It is already a huge tourism hotspot, with large numbers of outlet style/specialty stores and attractions. 14 million people visit Niagara Falls annually. (URL) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Well, if you're going to put it anywhere, you'd put it in the nation's REAL capital, Toronto. You know, the one that leads in economy, population, culture etc. :) It only makes sense that you'd go for Toronto: If you had to pick a place with (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| I think there was a published list a ways back, I just couldn't find it. I know that Chicago-area got 2 stores, Boston got another one, Southern California (LA-area) got another store, NY City Metropolitan got 2 (1 in NJ - Paramus Park) and 1 Nyark) (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) Well, it's not really a "list" per se, but I was referring to this page of new store openings on the LEGO site, which lists cities by country: (URL) Strutt (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) G'day Tim, To which "big list" are you referring? Can you post a link? Thanx, KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Ontario, Canada (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) As a side note, our benevolent member-at-large has been willing to help us by shipping 50, yes, 50 large PAB containers worth to us so far from Boston. And we have orders for many more still. That number would be a lot higher if we were able (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
|
| (...) I agree Jake. Ottawa would be an excellent choice as it is between Canada's two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, it is Canada's Capital, it has a population of over 1 million people in the region, it lies on the border of the two largest (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Dear LEGO...
|
| Jake, ...or whatever other LEGO representative that might be reading this... Why has Canada been left out of this big list of LEGO store openings?!?! Not to ignore other countries, but Canada actually had a LEGO S@H until a couple years ago, and (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) !
| | | | | Re: MonLUG's 6th Train Show, April 3rd and 4th
|
| (...) x-posted to Ottawa and ParLUGment Looking forward to seeing those who can make the trip. Jude (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: PlayValue Clearance Items
|
| Thanks Tim, that was a lot of work you did! I stopped by there today at lunch to pick up a couple of items. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> To: <lugnet.org.ca.parlu...gnet.com>; (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | PlayValue Clearance Items
|
| I took a trip to PlayValue today and decided to write down all the clearance items, not including Bionicle and Duplo/Primo. For those who aren't familiar with PlayValue, they are located at 1501 Carling Ave in Ottawa, and are the best location for (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| I would also like to give credit for the following building I built for the show: (URL) is Reinhard Ben Beneke's design as can be seen here: (URL) built a fairly close copy using the ldraw file he had posted. I must say it is an amazing model. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| (...) Hi Tim, Thanks for these pictures! I've added them to my collection and if I win any money in Las Vegas (leaving on Saturday) I'll buy the ISD and make some. And thanks to Jason for creating them. Hugs to all, Shirley. (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| (...) I notice your two 'people' pictures have your wife in them. Yes, Pam is a person but I think there might have been a few other individuals at the show. :-) Jude (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| (...) Hi Shirley, The fountains were Jason's, since he was the only one with an ISD at his disposal. :-) I uploaded a couple more pictures of the fountains for your benefit. (URL) Play well. Tim Strutt (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Hi Kevin, Thanks for posting your pictures. The one of the restaurant has the best picture yet of those fountains I'm so enamoured of. Tim's fountains I think? Hugs to all, Shirley. (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Here are my pictures from the show: (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Very nice work! I particularly like the 6X6 trans-light blue radar dishes in the 8X8 gray dishes as water in the fountain. (I bet the ISD creator wasn't thinking of THAT when he included those pieces.) I also like the way you've taken some of the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Really good pictures Tim! Very sharp and clear, and you did a really thorough job. These are my favorites: (URL) should be posting the rest of my pictures in the next day. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| (...) Hi Shirley, We were glad you could come out and let us know you were in Ottawa. Sorry the picture didn't turn out great. Must have caught you in mid-sentence. We were talking and agreed that we should be posting more to LUGNET, rather than (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Hi Tim, Kevin and everyone else! The Lego display this weekend was awesome! I got so many great ideas from viewing it. I'm seriously considering buying the ISD just so I can get the transblue radar dishes to make fountains like in the park that was (...) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| ParLUGment just had our first showing here in Ottawa, and everybody loved it. The word "LEGO" was on the lips of both young and old at the Train Show. Everybody was coming back again and again. It was such a joy to see. The layout was the most (...) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) !
| | | | | Looking 4 Castle Accessories!
|
| Hi y'all, I was hoping you could help me. I'm looking for: 15 black Bat Lord helmets (minifig helmet with bat wings) (URL) to pay no more than 50 cents each) & 4 white horses (no more than $1.00 a piece) Even if you don’t have these quantities, I'd (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
|
| Hello, The Ottawa LEGO club ParLUGment is pleased to announce our first local showing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On October 18th and 19th, we will be displaying a 16' x 9' LEGO Train layout at Railfair 26. The show is at Algonquin College near (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) !
| | | | | Re: What kind of events do Ontario LEGO builders want? (WAS Re: [rtlToronto] Roadshow 2003 Toronto)
|
| (...) Hi Tim, Thanks for taking the time to comment on this! (...) Here's a thought. I'll throw it out there, and you can see what you think. What if 2, or 3, or more Ottawa area builders car-pooled and then shared lodging in Toronto? Even if they (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Hobby Show 2003 - Reminder and Update
|
| This is just a brief note to remind everyone of this upcoming event. For those who may not yet be familiar with 'The Hobby Show' I wanted to take a minute to give you an overview. It is a large public show which focuses on a variety of hobbies and (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | Pictures from MonLUG & ParLUGment Train and Town Layout
|
| Well, I finally have all the pictures and movies posted to Brickshelf from our Train and Town Layout this past weekend in Montreal. I had a problem trying to get them all into a single directory, so I had to break them up into a few directories. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon) !
| | | | | MonLUG's 4th Train Show, April 5th and 6th
|
| A french message follows. Un message français suit. Hello, I'm proud to announce MonLUG's fourth participation in a Montreal Area train show. It will be held at Georges-Vanier High School in Laval (just north of Montreal) on Saturday, April 5th from (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.town) !
| | | | | Intelli-Train at Winners
|
| I saw a couple Intelli-Train sets at Winners the other day with red mark-down stickers on them. Not sure why, seeing as its a brand new line, but I decided to take advantage of it. A month too late for the larger set though, since I'd already picked (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | | | Re: IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition
|
| (...) Try this URL: (URL) Strutt (21 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition
|
| That URL seems to be broken. The server gives a 404. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition
|
| Hi folks ... I received this press release via e-mail today. The link doesn't work for me. -GG. -begin- IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition The first IEEE Ottawa Section Robotics Competition is under way. The competition is targeted to the middle (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: an other LEGOMAN plate
|
| Someone already has the California "LEGOMAN" plate, but this thread prompted me to order customized plates. I'm not counting my chickens until they hatch, so I won't reveal what it is yet, but I plan to post about it when I get them. --Bill. FUT: (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
| | | | | Re: My Christmas Gift from my parents
|
| Hello all! (...) I suppose that I should show my plates as well. I have had these for about, ohhhh, 3 years now. It was a Christmas present from my girlfriend. I will say that all of the above that was mentioned is true for me as well. It's a funny (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
| | | | | an other LEGOMAN plate
|
| Hey Jude, Welcome to the club! I also have mine... Since a few months now: (URL) can't beleive how many comments I had so far... And of course, the SMILES! I had to overcome the "sillyness" stuff about myself at first, but I'm so happy now that I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
| | | | | Re: My Christmas Gift from my parents
|
| (...) Here in New York State, I used to see a car with the plate LEGO 1 (about 6 or 7 years ago). It always passed me going the other direction when I was driving a vending delivery truck in Ithaca and I never had occasion to stop the driver and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
| | | | | Re: My Christmas Gift from my parents
|
| (...) Dear Jude, I hope you enjoy your plate! I'm from Pennsylvania and I also have a plate that reads "LEGO MAN" with the only difference being a space between LEGO and MAN. I've had mine since 1993 and I'm surprised it hasn't been stolen yet. I'm (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
| | | | | Re: My Christmas Gift from my parents
|
| (...) Calum (21 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people)
| | | | | My Christmas Gift from my parents
|
| I opened a Christmas gift from my parents, a <set:7315 7315> and noticed it was a little heavy. So I opened the box, despite the cry of no from my sister who did not want me to build it right in the middle of opening gifts. Inside I found a new set (...) (21 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.people) !
| | | | | PlayValue has a web site!
|
| In the so-called "information age", most stores do. But I didn't know playvalue did, and it's such a useful site too! It lists their store hours, and all the items they have on sale. (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: PlayValue Clearance Items
|
| OK, I forgot to add RACERS to the list of exceptions. There were too many sets and I ran out of time. Doug (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: PlayValue Clearance Items
|
| (...) Just wanted to add one more. 10.99 4595 Zero Tornado/Hot Rock (Racers) For those who want light blue town wheels. :-) Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | PlayValue Clearance Items
|
| I know that this only applies to those who can get to Ottawa for shopping, but here's several reasons to make the trip. For PlayValue's address, see the ParLUGment homepage: (URL) 1351 Movie Backdrop Studio 34.99 1352 Expolosion Studio 9.99 1354 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | PlayValue Clearance Items
|
| I know that this only applies to those who can get to Ottawa for shopping, but here's several reasons to make the trip. For PlayValue's address, see the ParLUGment homepage: (URL) Polar Base, $49.99 6520 Mobile Outpost, $22.99 6579 Ice Surfer, $3.99 (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: TRU Sales
|
| (...) Just realized that the item numbers were the same for #2 and #3 on the list. Sorry, but I copied them off the store tag, so I guess they'd made a mistake on the Playtable tag. Play well. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | TRU Sales
|
| Stopped by the local TRU in Ottawa today and wrote down some sale prices. Items on sale until Dec.24 4107 Build your Dreams (Strata) Tub, 1000 pcs, $19.97 from $29.99 4116 Animal Adventures Bucket, 212 pcs, $9.97 from $14.99 4116 Playtable (had (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Reminder: MonLUG and ParLUGment's joint Train Show this weekend
|
| Hello, I'm proud to announce MonLUG's third and ParLUGment's second participation in a Montreal Area train show. It will be held at Georges-Vanier High School in Laval (just north of Montreal) on Saturday, November9th from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.town)
| | | | | MonLUG and ParLUGment will hold their second joint Train Show
|
| Hello, I'm proud to announce MonLUG's third and ParLUGment's second participation in a Montreal Area train show. It will be held at Georges-Vanier High School in Laval (just north of Montreal) on Saturday, November9th from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.town) !
| | | | | Re: November Meeting
|
| (...) Correction, that is October Meeting. D'oh! (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | November Meeting
|
| We will be meeting this Saturday, October 19, at 11am. Meeting at Denny's on Clyde at Merivale for brunch, then hitting a couple shops before heading to the Model Train Show at Algonquin College. After an hour or two there we will head to my home (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | MonLUG and ParLUGment hold their second joint train show
|
| Hello, I'm proud to announce MonLUG's third and ParLUGment's second participation in a Montreal Area train show. It will be held at Georges-Vanier High School in Laval (just north of Montreal) on Saturday, November9th from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, (...) (22 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.town) !!
| | | | | September 14th Meeting
|
| Short notice I know, but Parlugment is having a meeting tomorrow. We are meeting at Perkins on St. Laurent for Supper. We will then head to Toys'R'Us and other shops, and then end up at my place for the main meeting. Email for more info. Kevin (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Discounts at Play Value
|
| I was just in play value today, and they have Vision Command for $50 (normally $150), and they had at least 50 left. They also have Exploration Mars for $50 (normally $70), as well as Extreme Creature and RoboSports at similar discounts. There were (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Parlugment Meeting Report – June 29, 2002
|
| Attendees: Tim, Jude, Kevin, Ka-On, Jason Our latest meeting was held this past Saturday and included a brand new member (namely, me). By virtue of this distinction, I was blessed with honour of writing up the meeting report, which follows as best I (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Harry Potter discounts
|
| (...) I'll second that! Thanks for all the updates. I will try and take a "detour" into Cookstown on my way up to Orillia in two weeks. Regards, Peter (22 years ago, 29-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Next Meeting
|
| Just a note to let everyone know that our next meeting is this Saturday. We will meet for dinner, sounds like it will be Red Lobster on Merivale as usual, and then head to my place for some more visiting. Feel free to bring any MOC's, finds, etc. I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Some minor Costco deals
|
| I was in Costco on Merivale yesterday and they had... 3-packs of Bionicle Bohrok for $22 Spider-Man and Green Goblin combo pack for $40 J (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Harry Potter discounts
|
| (...) Hey Kevin, I just wanted to thank you for those bits of info you and others (Andrew Keeping, Bradley Dale, etc) post into this group. I know they rarely get followup replies, but I do find them very useful! Sometimes they're not applicable (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Harry Potter discounts
|
| (...) That's basicly the price at Walmart. They still have a score of those available. (...) I only saw the Forbidden Corridor $35 ($10 off full retail) and the Sorting Hat for $8 (full retail) at the one local Winners near my house. They HAD (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Harry Potter discounts
|
| Mrs Tiggy Winkles has Harry Potter on for 30% - or at least they did on Saturday. Not sure for how long. They had most of the sets including the castle at ~$140 I think. So with the discount the castle is around $100+tax. Also some Harry Potter is (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | June 1st Ottawa Shopping Report
|
| Hi all, I hit quite a few stores in the Ottawa area this weekend, and found a few new things: - Island Extreme sets are at Toys'R'Us - Studios Monster sets are at Miss Tiggy Winkles - Rebel Blockade runner is at Toys'R'us - price $299 Canadian - (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
|
|
