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Re: LEGOFest IV: The ReddiFest - March 11 2000
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On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Carbon 60 (<For7Hx.209@lugnet.com>) wrote at
20:27:33

> This is an announcement for the next UK LEGOFest which will be situated in
> Redditch.

I'm glowing with excitement alreddi :-)
> 
> I have a pre-booking on a Church Hall which we can have all day - the hall is
> quite big and there is a Kitchen

Jon's on all day breakfasts!

> , Lounge-type area and a whole Bungalow of
> rooms should they be needed.  The Church Leader has yet to give me a cost
> although I think it will be minimal - just to cover the cost of heating and
> electricity.
> 
> Plans for the event:
> 
> Monster Train Layout
> "What voltage shall we have?"
> "All of them!" Jon D Hayward.
> I have 4.5V blue and 12V grey track and a lot of additional sets.

I can possibly bring a small amount of 9V stuff ;-)
> 
> Space Base
> This is a second attempt at something that was tried a LEGOFest III: The
> NorthWest Fest, I have 10 packs of Blacktron-2 Landing plates, a 6991 Unitron
> Monorail and all those crater plates I've been getting from previous Fests.

My 928 is still in one piece - it will certainly make the trip.
> 
> Totem Pole/Tower
> I won't be organising this bit but the height of hall is taller than Tony's
> stairwell and we have step ladders to put on the top sections.  I won't have
> the bricks to build transistional sections like Tony could.

I'm happy to run with this one, if no-one objects, or really wants to do
it. I'll certainly bring my now fully sorted 2x4s and tiles to build
transition sections as required, as well as contributing at least a foot
or two in height. Jason's got to have *some* competition :-)
> 
> 
> Overnight Accomodation
> Unfortunately I can't provide accomodation since my house is so small (if there
> was 1 or 2 I may be able to wrangle something), there are Travelodge's nearby
> and a few local hotels which I'll get details of if necessary.

Probably just a one day outing, then.
> 
> * Basically what I need to find out now is how many people can make this event
> so I can confirm the booking *

Include me in :-)


--
Tony Priestman



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  Re: LEGOFest IV: The ReddiFest - March 11 2000
 
(...) Yep, defintely - I just didn't mention it because the only track I have is from 2 x 4559 - the other sets I have from 9V (i.e. all the extra stuff I mentioned in my post is 9V) are 10x 'Controversial' Blue Hoppers, 4555, all the 1999 stuff (...) (27 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
  Food at Reddifest
 
Tony Priestman <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:o2OVWRAaJki4Ewu...n.co.uk... (...) hall is (...) But only of you, Tony, remember to buy the bacon ;-) BTW: any (serious) ideas on food? Should we each bring a bag of munchies and (...) (27 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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  LEGOFest IV: The ReddiFest - March 11 2000
 
This is an announcement for the next UK LEGOFest which will be situated in Redditch. I have a pre-booking on a Church Hall which we can have all day - the hall is quite big and there is a Kitchen , Lounge-type area and a whole Bungalow of rooms (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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