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Hi everyone, If happen to have some decent white 2x4 bricks you could spare, my son could use them for his California Mission model of Mission San Jose (in Fremont) he is building for 4th grade history. We have used up all of ours (about 350), 240 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: BayLUG Gathering: 15-car Metroliner! fred@drbmar.com (Fred Yokel), bloss@enter.net, mbates@sd.rss.rockwell.com, willc@halcyon.com, laygoman@earthlink.net, steveb@codenet.net, david@graham167.freeserve.co.uk
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Zonker Harris <zonkerh@corp.webtv.net> writes: ...<SNIP> (...) ...<SNIP> Well, it's Sinasohn, but you got the nametag right, and that's what counts! I hope to have another box to bring this Saturday, and I should have a coal (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Mike Poindexter writes: ...<SNIP> (...) ....<SNIP> (...) Mike, I've already joined NMRA because of the convention, so I'm in with you. I hope to have the coaster done, which isn't EXACTLY a train, but might look good next to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: BayLUG Gathering: 15-car Metroliner! fred@drbmar.com (Fred Yokel), bloss@enter.net, mbates@sd.rss.rockwell.com, willc@halcyon.com, laygoman@earthlink.net, steveb@codenet.net, david@graham167.freeserve.co.uk
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(...) Thank you very much, Zonker. That finished me off on the town jr. windows and I have also gotten the left handed doors for the front as well (thanks to Eric McCarthy) and should be getting 2 more of the 6x9 canopies some time soon, so I am (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: BayLUG Gathering: 15-car Metroliner! fred@drbmar.com (Fred Yokel), bloss@enter.net, mbates@sd.rss.rockwell.com, willc@halcyon.com, laygoman@earthlink.net, steveb@codenet.net, david@graham167.freeserve.co.uk
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(...) I want to correct the spelling: Eric with a 'c' please. I believe 'Erik Wilson' is spelled with a 'k', however. I also want to add that Roger Rothhaar brought his excellent space ships which most others have probably already seen but they were (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: BayLUG Gathering: 15-car Metroliner! fred@drbmar.com (Fred Yokel), bloss@enter.net, mbates@sd.rss.rockwell.com, willc@halcyon.com, laygoman@earthlink.net, steveb@codenet.net, david@graham167.freeserve.co.uk
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Hi, Sounds very cool! Sorry we were not around. Will there be pics on the Baylug site? Also, anybody have any white 2x4s they can spare? Thanks, mark (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | BayLUG Gathering: 15-car Metroliner! fred@drbmar.com (Fred Yokel), bloss@enter.net, mbates@sd.rss.rockwell.com, willc@halcyon.com, laygoman@earthlink.net, steveb@codenet.net, david@graham167.freeserve.co.uk
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Mike Poindexter (Fresno, CA) brought 12 cars, including two alternate-model engines, and many "subway-style" (center-door) passenger cars. Erik McCarthy (Newark, CA) added three more cars to the train. Mike also made an inclined track section, with (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Looking for pieces to trade at the meeting (November and December )
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I am planning on bringing a bunch of town stuff like 1592 6383 the crane part of 730 the crane from the 8888 expert builder 6684 6390 (again) 6395 (full loop race track) Some classic space stuff 6861 6951 6929 6846 6804 I also have a bunch of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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(...) I will be planning on being there between 9:00 and 10:00 am, as I have a lot of train track to set up. Mike Poindexter (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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The boys and I have put together an Islander display, and are planning on showing up for a little while. What time will people be there? -gyug (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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I know I won't be able to make either meeting as classes are ending during that period and I'll need all my spare time to finish classwork. I'm working Saturdays now and just can't afford to take the time off of work. I also might be starting a new (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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(...) one. (...) Well, I can't argue with a statement like that. I will be there. I will also try to get more train stuff together, lest I show up and seem like I am all talk, no show. (...) Get the new Supercar. That will keep you busy all day! :-) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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(...) I was planning to be at the Nov 27 meeting, mainly because I was really hoping to meet you and see your trains! If you decide not to come I really hope you can make it to the Dec 4 meeting. Zonker wrote: (...) Me too, so at least four of us. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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Well, it sounds like there will be three or four of us, so I guess we're still on for Saturday. It'll be an intimate gathering, but so much the better for that. ;-) I'm also planning to attend on the 4th of DEC, which will be the following weekend (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Fremont meeting - Should I stay or should I go now...
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Zonker, Let me know if there is going to be anyone at the Fremont meeting. I am currently planning on attending, but would hate to show up and be the only one. I have been busting my butt on getting my train station closer and closer to completion, (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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(...) Yeah, cancelling sounds the best. There's been comparatively minimal feedback about the 11/27 meeting. It's really no wonder why that weekend was open at the library. Even if there's minimal or no walk-in traffic on 12/4, that's okay, cuz I'm (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Zonker says: (...) I'm going on Saturday. I was planning on being there. I thought there were others too. I'd like to know before I drive up that way if everyone is bailing. Bringing whatever I have to bring at that time. Fred - - - - - - - - - - - (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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Zonker, I was planning on being there with a bunch of town and classic space stuff. But I was planning on being at the Newark meeting as well so if you cancel November I'll simply have to go through withdraw and wait a month. Janet -----Original (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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Sorry Zonker, We're booked at the Outlaws 'till Sunday. The following weekend is a no-go too. If it looks bad for the 27th, cancel soon so as to not piss off the Library people. It is the best place I know of for us, and would like to be welcomed (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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Well, it looks like there may not be anyone but ME on Saturday at the LEGO meeting in Fremont. :-( So, is there anyone who WILL be there this weekend? :-) My plan is to submit myself to the horrors of travel on a holiday weekend to get back to the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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I won't be making the 11/27 meeting either, I forgot I'll be in SoCal this week. I don't know if I'll have time for the 12/4 meeting either. Dang. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
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Watching the recent discussions in lugnet.org and lugnet.org.us has been a lot of fun. The groups are serving their purpose well as venues for sharing ideas on formation and nurturing of regional user groups/clubs. But I think there is still much (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: 6031 on sale at Newark Toys R Us
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(...) Well, I'm not from around there :^) Kohl's is a Wisconsin based mid priced discounter/departmnet store. I'm from one of the suburbs of MPLS/St Paul in MN. I started into this thread with thru the web based interface and the recent posts (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Re: Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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(...) not (...) Under further consideration, FWIW, I won't be coming to the 11/27 meeting after all, as it's just too busy a weekend :(. But I'm glad you arranged one for 12/4 which I do plan to attend :). I won't bring tons of stuff, just what I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: 6031 on sale at Newark Toys R Us
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(...) horse (...) will (...) watched, (...) Wow. Thanks for the info. I gues I'm lining up at Target. (...) of (...) sets (...) Where's Kohl's? Never heard of them. Does MacFrugal's sometimes have LEGO? I have one Bat Lord that I bought at $2.97, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Re: 6031 on sale at Newark Toys R Us
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snip (...) be (...) the (...) one (...) Hmm, those backpacks are ok, that would be set to find cheap though. The horse armor IS called "barding", if I EVER find an inexpensive set with it in, I will buy TONS. I have bought many Samurai Lords mostly (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Re: 6031 on sale at Newark Toys R Us
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(...) here, (...) I don't think there exists such a thing as a Ninja polybag. I would love to be proved incorrect. I have a Samurai Lord set. At the $2.97 I bought them for, it's too expensive for what you get. But if they were discounted to say (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | places to find good selection/deals?
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Hi, Just wondering if anyone can share where they find the best selection and/or deals on LEGOs around the South Bay? The places I have hit are: * Sunnyvale TRU: great selection for a TRU; sometimes, there are good deals on polybags. A few bucks off (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) I (...) I (...) Hmm will have to scope out the TRU's for the polybags, thanks for the tip! I *ABSOLUTLY* love the polybags, esp the castle ones :^) I have many,many Fright Knight poly bags bought on sale or clearance just waiting to be (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) Oh my. Actually, regarding the polybags: at the Newark TRU, they had some I wanted, but i scanned one and it turned up $1.99. I kinda figured they're all that price, since none of them were marked. I did find a whole bunch of Bandit's Wheelgun (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) <SNIP> Not only that, but the best bargain at TRU would be the little Bags 'O LEGO hangin' round the section on the $0.97 tag. Zounds!! Racers, RES-Q, Knights, Townies, Spacers and Cowboys with parts, accessories and a mini-fig all under a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) Plenty more? Sounds like somebody has already hit there. I bought like 30+ of these at a local TRU a few months ago and was told then, that someone had mentioned finding some a few months before that. If I were to find them locally I would (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Re: NMRA Convention in San Jose
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I am talking about the entire module system, including the huge chunk of 2x4 and bricks covering a 96x144 area stacked 20 bricks high. I will be making 5 wood tables to mount the modules on as well, which will have the 29" tall banquet table folding (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: NMRA Convention in San Jose
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I'm unclear what a "module" includes. Are you talking about just a wood table or are you including the bricks that are part of the top of the GMLTC layout? I was in St. Paul over the weekend and got to see their setup. It is awesome, if I can do (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | NMRA Convention in San Jose
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I was wondering about the possibility of having a display at the NMRA (National Model Railroad Association) convention in San Jose this summer. There has been some talk of a National Lego Train convention, but it is unclear whether it will be at the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Announcing an extra Q4 BayLUG meeting!
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Hello Bay Area Lego Fan, With Zonker's help, my wife Nancy and I reserved a meeting room at the Newark library for December 4th, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Everyone is welcome! Since this room is smaller and older than the Fremont library room, it will (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: How to McDonald's Sets Cheaper!
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2 McD stores in the Oakland area are charging $1.83 for the toy only. They are the Fruitvale/MacArthur store and the 66th/San Pablo store (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Re: California Lego Train Club
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(...) I would like to join CLTC but i could only attend if in the So Cal area. i live in chatsworth just north of LA matt morgan (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.fno)
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| | Re: California Lego Train Club
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(...) How about Bakersfield? It's pretty close to dead center. I happen to be a resident of this dismal rut, and might take interest in coordinating such a meeting of the minds. What kind of floor space are we talking about? I've never (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.fno, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: next BayLUG meeting
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Russell Clark (rclark@telis.org) wrote: : In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Mark Benz writes: : >Hi, : >Lets book Fukaya for the next quarter now then? How about Feb 19th. I'll : >bet the room is available. Is that President's day weekend? : Hi Mark, : Have (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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