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Hey Craig! This is great to hear (at last ;-). Now I just need to find out where Croydon is... Got any more details on the venue - size, facilities (tables, etc)? Good to hear from you again, Tony On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Craig Stevens (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hello all, I agree with Tony, this is excellent news. Craig, could you let us know about getting/bringing tables, as I can't wait to show everyone my latest MOCs. The only thing that worries me is the 'open to the public' bit, are the public (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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You shouldn't worry. The general public are nice. As is the case with antique markets and toy fairs, things don't tend to get stolen. Unsavoury types have other things to do! To be on the safe side, I will be bringing along a number of non-Lego (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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August 12th is coming up fast. I'm working flat out to complete several fairly ambitious models finished in time. One aspect of the displays on show will be a large spacecraft hanger for any sci-fi models which are brought along. I'm also planning a (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sorry to break this to you, but August 12th has been and gone. Did you mean October? :-) You said this event has been advertised nationally, but this is the first time you've mentioned the phrase 'Piece by Piece'. Do you have a website? How (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) In fact it's gone!! Good job you mean October :) (...) How long do we have to set up Craig? I take it you'll want help with that. I reckon it would be good if we could get an idea of what we want to do beforehand so we can be ready for the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Hi everyone, I'm starting to get excited about this one, and with the promise of all that space, I'm going to bring quite a bit of stuff. I reckon I can fill about five 48x48 baseplates with my space creations. If all goes according to plan, I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Do you read by newsreader or is all my work totally pointless? Sidebar dude, sidebar. (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Simon Bennett (<H1IMIr.HEG@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:40:03 (...) Um, yes, and no, I certainly hope not. (BTW, Duckie's updated the map, but you hadn't changed the link last time I looked :-) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Oops, done now, sorry. (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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For Piece by Piece on the 12th OCTOBER, there will be two hours to set up the hall before the public arrive at 11.00. My friend on the door will stop the flow of people if the hall starts to look crowded. Doors will close at 3.30, allowing two hours (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Craig If you want to send me your measured sizes, I can draw up a scale floorplan for you since this is one of the things that I do for a living. Finished plans can be supplied as PDF so that everyone attending can view and print. Being based in the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) What do you need to know? I am planning on attending and bringing my mini-excavator and bobcat (based on Jen Clark's models) - (URL) and (URL) could also bring EITHER one of my castle/pirates mocs - (URL) and (URL) (which would appeal to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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That's great that you have some things to bring along. The monorail especially would look even better if it were displayed with buildings, roads, etc. Could people please let me know if they have anything they can bring, even if it is only some (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I was planning to be there the whole day so don't mind voluntering for part of the day to man a table. The only problem I can see with this is what money belongs to who at the end of the day. One system I've seen used at NCT bring-and-buy (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I can bring along several locos, though I've only got so many motors. Rather than try and cram everything on to the layout, I'd prefer to just see a few running trains on the layout (say, a few concentric and passing loops), and display all (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) OK, the monorail it is then (it may have grown by then as I have two more trains in the post!) I'll map it out again tonight and indicate where 16x16 baseplates (or multiples for 16x32, 32x23 and 48x48) would reasonably fit if other people (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi, I've mapped the monorail track I can build on three 6 feet by 2 feet 6 tables and worked out where standard size baseboards would fit, see here - (URL) can supply all the track and two trains which will either run both at the same time on their (...) (22 years ago, 17-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) if anyone wants to build on one, many or part of the plots please reply (...) Hi I couldn't get that jpg to open properly but I would like to build something. 2 questions - Is there a theme of any kind? Are there any elevated bits and how high (...) (22 years ago, 17-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) File problem or bad URL? (URL) folder above it should still be public, its plan 2 - (URL) 2 questions - Is there a theme of any kind? Not yet, I'm new to this game (...) Yes (...) Standard 10 high monrail support (...) Plot B1 would fit the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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This Monorail is going to look great - especially if it could be combined with a train layout. If we have enough track available, we could loop around the Monorail and make one huge complex. Is anyone bringing track along, or buildings, vehicles, (...) (22 years ago, 18-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'll bring some train track. Do you want just MOCs? Otherwise I could bring an Armada Flagship and some Classic Space models. A Classic Space display could look good if it was organised. Not simply a line up of 928s - maybe one or two - but (...) (22 years ago, 19-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'll bring some train track. Do you want just MOCs? Otherwise I could bring an Armada Flagship and some Classic Space models. A Classic Space display could look good if it was organised. Not simply a line up of 928s - maybe one or two - but (...) (22 years ago, 19-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I've also completed a third train - (URL) - so if anyone fancies building a freight yard regards William (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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