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Re: Scotfest 2000 reminder / open invitation
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Tue, 21 Nov 2000 11:43:46 GMT
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Sorry to leave it so late in the day guys, but...

...I _won't_ be attending :-( I currently have 4 events lined up for the day
(much the same problem as Tony's fest last year), so I'll attend the 3 down
here in the south this year.

On top of that, I've just moved, and all my LEGO is currently stashed away
waiting for me to find time to re-sort it all!!!

Have a great time everyone. I'll catch up with you all soon.

Jon.

In lugnet.loc.uk, Ian Bishop writes:
> Just a reminder that Scotfest 2000 will be held on Saturday 9th December at
> my house, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. It is open to everyone interested -
> please contact me directly for further info, directions etc if you would
> like to come. It will be an all-day affair, food and drink will be provided,
> and there is limited overnight accomodation available. Note that flights
> from Stansted to nearby Prestwick are less than £30 return by Ryanair -
> contact Huw
> for details, he is co-ordinating Southern attendance.
> 
> Current attendee list includes; Huw Millington, Tony Priestman, Phil
> Traviss, Scott Arthur, David Graham, with Jon Hayward and Chris Dee as
> maybe's.
> 
> As a bit of fun, I have set two 'great egg race' type building challenges.
> Bearing in mind that some people are flying up, I've
> > kept them small. Both will be judged on the day of the fest, maybe even
> > a prize for each! More than one entry in each is permissible.
> > 
> > 1. Build the tallest, unsupported lego structure from conventional lego
> > pieces, all of which must fit into a standard Smartie tube (not the 10%
> > extra free ones either!). The tube must not be distorted in any way, and
> > the lid must fit as normal. The structure must stand unaided for at
> > least 30 seconds on our kitchen worktop (which is totally smooth).
> > 
> > 2. There will be two house-bricks 60cm apart on our kitchen worktop.
> > Again using standard lego pieces, build a structure to span the gap in
> > between which will support two tins of cat food. The tins must be one on
> > top of the other, and at the exact centre of the span. (The tins have
> > those bases which interlock). The winner will be the one who uses the
> > smallest number of pieces. The maximum allowable dimension of any piece
> > is *8.  The structure must not touch the worktop at any point, only the
> > two bricks.
> 
> Have fun trying - I'll even accept postal entries from those of you who
> can't make it!



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Jon (and others): Don't forget you can still enter Ian's challenges by post! Phil. PS: Do you remember the guy with the big ship on Collector's Lot earlier this year? I tracked him down to Scotland, and will try to get him across to Ian's to meet (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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Just a reminder that Scotfest 2000 will be held on Saturday 9th December at my house, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. It is open to everyone interested - please contact me directly for further info, directions etc if you would like to come. It will be an (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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