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(...) I suppose it's up to us to change that impression when we give interviews. If we (collectively) make a conscious effort to say they are not just for kids, perhaps it will change over time? -Tim (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) The article doesn't make more than the usual number of errors (BrickLink.com as a source for "LEGOS" ...) but I do wish the media would give up on the "adults playing with kids toys" angle, it gets a little tiresome. If some LEGO sets are (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) Gosh, I'm tired. I meant this last parenthetical to mean ... "this was a problem, since they were being so disruptive." -Tim (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) Ohh, I wish that was our problem :-) There's a mentally handicapped child who is at one of our shows every year. He really loves the trains, but is quite loud and disruptive - and his parents have difficult time controlling him. One of our (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) You've had problems with guest trains in the past? Do tell! The only problems the GMLTC has had recently is when a kid brought his Hogwart's Express. We're so used to running our 8-wide trains - they require almost full throttle - we ran his (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) Well, we discourage "guest trains" from the audience, simply because we had a rather unique experience with a kid whose trains we offered to run. BUT - if you're an established member of an established train club, I don't see how running your (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) What is the NILTC club policy on "guest trains"? If someone were to say, make a road trip, and brought a train (8-wide, of course) - could they run it on your layout? Great pics, btw - lots and lots of fun 'eye candy', and great work modelling (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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(...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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The Northern Illinois LEGO® Train Club is showing at the Day Out with Thomas event at the Illinois Railway Museum this weekend and next. Show dates are: August 15-17,23-24. For more details, see the Illinois Railway Museum site at (URL) site is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il) !
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| | Looking for Road Show volunteers
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I'm looking for a few people local to the Chicago area (or in neighboring states willing to come out) to help with the LEGO Road Show display. NILTC was going to display, but unfortunately our tour dates were moved to a weekend where we had a very (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events)
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| | 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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