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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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Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:58:57 GMT
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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
> -----Original Message-----
> From: news-gateway@lugnet.com
> [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
> Of Zonker Harris
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 10:05 AM
> To: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com
> Subject: 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
>
>
> 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 an oval that
> spanned 16' to 20' in length to account for the rise and fall
> of the track on the straight portion.
>
> The train needed three motor units to pull the train around
> a curve, and then up the incline. The train passed the top of
> the grade about the same time the last car was passing through
> the curve, so the downhill run was a bit exciting.
>
> In the middle of the loop was Mike's gorgeous white 2-story
> main station. While it's still under construction, he's made
> some excellent design adaptations. (He's looking for lots of
> clear and trans-lt.blue skylight pieces...and other white-framed
> window segments. I gave up the window-wall of my roundhouse to
> help him finish a wall of this beautiful station.)
>
> Mike also built a small freight loop, with a 2-engine, 12-blue
> hopper train. He also had a few other engines and a mail car to
> put out on static display.
>
> I built a small nested freight loop, with a couple of sidings,
> and set out some of the recent freight stations as well. I also
> brought the roundhouse, and my train display shelf.
>
> Janet Graff brought lots of town and etc. Erik McCarthy brought
> a great 6-story observation center built from paradisa/belville
> components, including spiraling staircases, and a fantastic garden
> and promenade, and a tall beige spire monument.
>
> We also had a huge box of LEGO to dig through, thanks to Paul
> Sinahosen. (Thanks, Paul!)
>
> Our crowd turnout was light, but better than most of us expected.
> We got a lot of drop-in public traffic from about 1pm to 4pm. We
> actually had a bunch of folks asking how long we'd be there, and
> they were disappointed when the answer wasn't measured in days. :-|
> We've gotta find a better way to advertise these events.
>
> Don't forget, we'll have another meeting THIS SATURDAY, 12/4, at
> the Newark Library. (Members only 10a-12p, public from 12p-4p)
> Eric wanted to remind us that we CANNOT have food in the Newark
> facility, so please enjoy your meals elsewhere. ;-)
>
> -Z-
>
> --
> Zonker Harris (zonkerh@corp.webtv.net, zonker@gnac.com)
> Onsite Network Support, currently at 1250 Charleston Rd., Mt. View, CA
> voice: 650.614.8403 fax: 650.326-5277 pager: via email
>
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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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