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Re: New Castle TCS Window Project (was Re: NELUG meeting report from 12/16/1999)
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:05:24 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Eric Kingsley wrote:
> > We have also decided to do another Window display at The Construction Site
> > in Waltham MA ( http://www.constructiontoys.com ).  This setup will be
> > focused on a Castle theme and will include many MOC's as well as some of the
> > new production sets.  There is still quite a bit of planning to be done on
> > this so we don't all build the same thing and end up with 20 towers and no
> > city/town stuff.  I think we probably need to start a discussion just on
> > this subject so that we can at least get a start on something then at some
> > point in January or so we can have another meeting to see how things are
> > going and try and set a date for setup at The Construction Site.


I have cross-posted this to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos (because that is where TCS is
after all).

I think we are starting to get some Ideas and I think I will probably start a
dedicated thread for this project very soon.

> Here's an idea for the initial setup - I think we should use the old 'modular
> Castle'-type setup for the walls and towers: the walls being 1 wall piece
> high, connected with Technic pegs at specified heights, with the battlements
> looking a certain way - that way the wall will look more 'unified'.  The only
> change I'd consider making would be the possibility of using green baseplates
> instead of green regular plates for the 'ground'.  We'd probably also want to
> accomodate people who want to use the different colors of wall sections
> somehow - I know I have a lot fewer lt. grey walls than I would like.

I like this idea a lot but we need to figure out exactly what we are going for.
I know we have said that we would like to include some of the current sets in
the set-up because that helps The Construction Site sell sets.  I guess we need
to decide what our theme is.  I have a few Ideas and will list them when I
start the dedicated thread.

> 
> I'm tempted to do a troupe of travelling actors a la the ones in _Rosencrantz
> and Guildenstern are Dead_ (or _Hamlet_ I suppose) that have come to visit the
> town.  Maybe we could go for a sort of 'market day' atmosphere?  I'll also
> volunteer my LEGO sheep and perhaps I'll try to make a LEGO cow now that I
> have some horns to put on it...

All very cool sounding stuff.  I think part of the dedicated thread will
include having people put down what they can contribute.


Eric

The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/



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  New Castle TCS Window Project (was Re: NELUG meeting report from 12/16/1999)
 
(...) Here's an idea for the initial setup - I think we should use the old 'modular Castle'-type setup for the walls and towers: the walls being 1 wall piece high, connected with Technic pegs at specified heights, with the battlements looking a (...) (27 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us)

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