 | | Re: Greetings, Chicago!
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(...) Geek with a SideKick alert! ;^D Any more clue on when you're comin this way for an extended time? Got a spare sofa bed sittin around here -- well, there's boxes on it... -Tim (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | Greetings, Chicago!
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Just blowing through O'Hare on my way to Portland OR for the PNLTC show this weekend... Hi! --Todd (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | Hello Springfield
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3 years without a post to the springfield group! Well anyway I am going to be in Springfield IL next week (6-11 April 2003) Any AFOLs in the area? Give me a shout, maybe we could get together? (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il.spr, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: Central Illinois
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Thanks, Chris. I'd appreciate that. Paul "Christopher Lindsey" <lindsey@nospam.mallorn.com> wrote in message news:HBtpys.1vGD@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | NILTC at Highwheeler 2003 and the All American Road Show
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Greetings LUGnetters! It's been a busy 2 weekends for the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club members. On March 8-9, we participated at the HighWheeler 2003 show at Harper College in Palatine IL. This was NILTC's second time at this show and we've (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.il) !!
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| | Re: Central Illinois
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(...) Greetings from Urbana, Paul! I know of a few AFOLs here, but there isn't any kind of formal user's group or anything. For my part I'm too anti-social to interact with other LEGO hobbiests, but I'll forward your message on to the other guys (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Central Illinois
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Hello, Is there anyone in the Champaign area? As far as I know I'm the only AFOL in a 100 mile radius at least! I'd really like to have a local (local as possible) group like some of the other areas have with a big get together once or twice a year. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: Looking for Rebel Blockade Runner in WI
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Yes, responding to my own post, but no one else was :-) TRU has about a dozen left at their Vernon Hills IL location. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.wi)
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| | Looking for Rebel Blockade Runner in WI
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Has anyone seen it in WI or northern IL, like TRU or Target? I'm looking for a store I could buy it in, rather than S@H or lego.com. Thanks John (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.wi)
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| | NILTC Show This Weekend - Cantigny Park in Winfield
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Hey Everybody - Well, in my (excruciatingly) busy schedule, I accidentally neglected one of my duties -- announcing the next NILTC show. So, here goes: This weekend, the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club will be displaying at Cantigny Park in (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | Mindstorms RCX users in Chicago metro area
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I'm looking for users and programmers of the Mindstorms RCX in the Chicago metro area. I'm currently using legOS and emulegos and would like to have a community in which to test my designs. (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | Questions about the Lego Store in Chicago
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Hi, I have some questions for Chicago residents about the Lego store in The Shops at North Bridge. Do they run product specials? Do you need local coupons for specials? Do they have a wide selection of products? Do they have out of production items? (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: NILTC at TCA National Convention show a success!
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(...) Hee hee!! :-) (URL) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC at TCA National Convention show a success!
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(...) And remember kids, when you call S@H and order those Train kits, tell them you want them "ONDREW SIZED"!! Bigger is better! (especially on those tight curves) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | NILTC at TCA National Convention show a success!
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Hi everybody - The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club had its second show last weekend, June 27-29, at the Train Collectors' Association National Convention. The convention was held at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. We had a wonderful (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.il) !
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| | NILTC to display at Train Collector's Association National Convention
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The Northern Illinois LEGO® Train Club will display a 16'x16' layout, complete with two loops of running trains, rail yard with functional transfer table/engine shed and intermodal container system, Chicago-style architecture, a kids' play area, and (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jun-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | Re: Anyone going to Gencon?
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(...) Interesting, what sorts of LEGO events? (22 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.wi)
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| | Next Con?
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When and where's the next Lego Convention in Chicago? Dave. (23 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | Lafayette (Indiana) Area Lego Robotics Club.
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We're proud to announce the formation of the Lafayette Area Lego Robotics Club in Lafayette, Indiana. The Lafayette Area LEGO Robotics Club is a group of people who meet once a month to discuss and build Lego robots and related subjects. We hope to (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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(...) thanks :) (...) thanks again, if you like the stuff on my Bshelf account, you may want to check out my webcomic, Subterfugitives: (URL) will be working on it again as soon as I get a new digital camera. self-promotion is a little out of (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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Joel, I really loved your layout for the show! The building architecture was really very nice, but it's the little details I enjoyed the most: the billboard ads, the women in skirts, the gaggle of nuns, the cobblestone in the park, the mods on those (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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(...) Nun1: "Hey sister, soul sister!" Nun2: "Go sister, go sister," <motorcyclists appear and snatch Nun1's purse> Nun3: "Hey sister! Go! Sister!" Nun2: "Better get that dough, sister!" That is a hilarious picture. I love the minidress girl too (a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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In lugnet.trains.org.niltc, Joel Kuester writes: <snipped GREAT descriptions> Jason said he was thinking about coming, so was I, with him, but two LEGO(r) events in a row is too much for the NLSO. Sorry we missed it! Sounds (and looks) like an (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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(...) Absolute agreement, it was a ton of fun, and I'm really looking forward to our next show! (...) Yeah, it was a real learning experience for me personally. I have never packed up 48 square feet of Lego brick and moved it 120 miles before :) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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IE centric site again... When will people learn IE is NOT the only browser out there.... sites should always be checked in other browsers to be sure they work... Tamy (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC first show a success!
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(...) They do indeed take a tremendous amount of energy. One of MLTC's main issues right now is trying to figure out how to reduce that amount. Congratulations to you all on figuring out how to deal with a no-show, it can be tricky. (...) They are (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | NILTC first show a success!
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The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club's show this weekend at High Wheeler '02 went great!! Here are some links to pictures taken by Eric Wackerfuss, one of our newest members, he joined the club at the show. (URL) will be more pictures coming soon (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il) !!
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| | Chief Illinirok
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UofI fans should appreciate this: (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.us.il.cha)
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| | Re: Anybody alive?
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(...) Hi Keir - The GMLUG newsgroup isn't often used, to my knowledge. So, I'm crossposting to loc.us.il. I'm in Wheaton, up in DuPage county directy west of Chicago. There's a small handful of us in the Chicago area. Also, John VanZwieten lives in (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: Who all is coming to the meet?
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(...) that would be good! I would love to have some idea who's coming. for the headcount: I'll be there... probably ;) cheers! Joel K ___...___ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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| | Who all is coming to the meet?
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Can we get a public headcount of who is coming to the meeting? I'm coming, and bringing Brandon Grifford and Ondrew Hartigan, possibly a third person as well. See you all there! -Tim (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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| | Re: Milwaukee AFOL/NILTC meet; December 15th, 2001
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Reminder to everyone! Meeting at Joel Kuester's next Saturday in Milwaukee. See quoted message below. See you all there!! -Tim "Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gn0Js2.9yC@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) planned (...) (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.people)
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| | Milwaukee AFOL/NILTC meet; December 15th, 2001
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Hello again, After the last local meet, (URL) discussed the best time for another one, and nearly everyone agreed that mid December was the best time. Since there is a monthly NILTC meet planned about the same time, we thought it best to combine the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.people)
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| | CMLTC/CMLUG Calling all St. Louis area AFOL's
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As before I am still trying to start a train/users group in Saint Louis area. Currently I am hampered (gratefully) by my wife’s Pregnancy problems. I am looking for a few good AFOL’s to help me start some thing mostly informal. I can host a meeting (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.loc.us.mo.stl, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.org.us.cmlug)
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| | Ivy Tech State College Evansville - Competition II
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Ivy Tech State College - Southwest (located in Evansville, Indiana) is once again hosting a Lego Robotics Challenge for area high school and middle school students. The challenge will be held November 9, 2001 at the main campus building. For (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.ky, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.events) !
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| | Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
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No, But I am across the Ohio River in Kentucky. In Paducah. James Mark Chittenden <mdublade@aol.com> wrote in message news:GI8uC5.1xF@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Reminder - NILTC on Saturday!
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Reminder - there's a Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club gathering tomorrow in Crystal Lake at Brian Williams' house. All are welcome - note his message at: (URL) you there!! -- Tim Courtney - tim@ldraw.org (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Hello from Southern Illinois
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Seems like a fairly large Northern group here - anyone else besides me in the south part of the state? (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | ShopKo Clearance
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My local ShopKo (Burlington, IA) has the <set:3411 soccer bus> marked down to $3 each. I bought five. :-) You may want to check a store near you. (23 years ago, 16-Aug-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | NILTC Meeting This Weekend
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Attention: The next meeting of the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club will be held this Saturday, August 18th, in Crystal Lake, Illinois at Brian William's house. It begins at 10:00am and finishes at 6:00pm. Come see The Royal Train (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.events)
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