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(...) Yep, it was great fun. Nice to meet some new fans, and to have the time to do a lot of sorting and swapping. Thanks to Gael for organising it. Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) The placement of the model on gravel tricked my eye very effectively so that I had to convince myself that I wasn't looking at the real thing. I'm sure you posted the original announcement of the model a while ago, but I must have missed it. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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> How well did these work? I'm thinking of adding "SANTA FE" stickers to my (...) They worked very well indeed - you can see the results here: (URL) also used the "white" stickers from the same supplier for the chevrons on the counterweight and (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Let me echo Pete's words, it was great to finally meet some UK AFOLs, do some ttrading and lego talking! And Gael was the perfect host, with plenty of snacks and a BBQ ready for a bunch of hungery guys! It was nice finding some cheap EP II sets as (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Jonathan Reynolds" <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:GvAt4C.4z9@lugnet.com... (...) hole in (...) suggesting - (...) PNLTC (...) There was no hole in our layout at TVLF. And there still wasn't enough room to display the building and (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) A 21ft x 8ft layout would need only 12 modules, not 20 - there is a hole in the middle approx 4ft x 17ft! The idea of self-building modules is to do exactly what you are suggesting - build scenery. It appears to be a successful method for the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) How well did these work? I'm thinking of adding "SANTA FE" stickers to my carriages to match the loco, and these appear ideal. Chris (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The minifest on Saturday was a great one, Kenny and I want to thank Gael for his hospitality and excellent knowledge of local retail outlets. Also thanks to Jason for his bargain hunting skills and general hardcore attitude, which we could all learn (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GvA12I.Mw5@lugnet.com... (...) Sorry, no. A bunch of us has a behind the scenes tour of LLW and we talked about old model disposal. Of course, this rapidly turned into a discussion about (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Was it a discussion on LUGNET? I'll have to search for the thread. jt (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <l.wilkes@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:Gv9tqA.9GK@lugnet.com... (...) today (...) Thinking about this, it is possible (probable?) that LLW could be persuaded to provide a whole bunch of tables themselves if we did an (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Jonathan Reynolds" <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gv90rw.2ny@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) heights (...) British (...) accomplished.... (...) I guess people with bigger cars (like my Honda Shuttle) could build double-sized (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The following was interesting in light of the discussions about disposal of models at LLW lawrence "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:Gv8Mw6.Jqo@lugnet.com... (...) fine LEGO (...) Imagination (...) lucky (...) plan the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The second meeting of the North British Lego Train Club was held today with much consumption of tea and biscuitsn (10 attendees). Some interesting pictures are to follow but as a brief overview:- 1. 6 modules were successfully assembled, having been (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) UK (...) I was surprised to find lego more expensive in Madrid too. Bif (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) UK (...) I was surprised to find lego more expensive in Madrid too. Bif (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I also got this email. I sent a reply saying I thought a life-sized remote-controlled sculpture was a bit of a tall order, and counter-suggesting a Lego-only mini Robot Wars, which would probably be at least as entertaining, and still (just (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Michael LeCount" <lecountm@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gv58tq.25H@lugnet.com... (...) US. (...) Germany, (...) the UK (...) percentage (...) I am surprised. Given that sets on shop@home are nearly always cheaper in these countries than the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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As some of you will know, I was off up north for the two weeks following our trip to LLW. Well, now i'm back, stuck in the middle of sorting my new acquisitions, and a bit behind with Emails and Lugnet. Anyway, I found myself in possesion of loads (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Actually its not, well during a recent visit to Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and France. Lego in the shops was almost exactly the same as the UK with the only variations being +/- pennies due to the exchange rate fluctuations. Denmark and (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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