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| This will be MichLTC's 4th year displaying at the Great American Train show in Novi, MI. We frequently pull out all the stops for this show and this year is no exception. Looks for many new creations. We will have multiple drop sections, 3 9v train (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Meeting - Saturday , January 3rd
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| Agenda: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. We will be voting on club officers and discussing an amendment to the bylaws. We will also we doing a draft, either 4714 or 4400 (or both). Date: (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, MI
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| MichLUG will be displaying at the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, MI for a second year running. In addition to a town/train layout, which we displayed last year, we will also be showing a Moonbase layout. The train layout will feature 3 train loops, many (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.space) !
| | | | | 3 Show Reports from MichLUG - Town/Train & Castle Displays
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| Well we have been really busy lately. 4 Shows in November and December with yet 1 more at the end of the month. We have 3 report finished up so I thought I would announce them all together. The last report will be forthcoming. 19th Annual Festival (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !!
| | | | | MichLTC & COLTC to display at COSI Museum in Toledo, Ohio
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| The Michigan LEGO® Train Club is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the COSI museum's Toy Factory Trains weekend. On December 12th and 13th from 10am till 5pm, MichLTC will be running the trains, answering questions about our 20 ft (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
| | | | | MichLUG to display at 1st Annual Midwest Lego Train Show
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| MichLUG will be displaying at the 1st Annual Midwest Lego Train Show in Wheaton, IL the weekend of December 6th & 7th, from 9am till 4pm. MichLUG will display a 5ft by 10ft Castle/Pirate layout as well as a 10ft by 15ft Train/Town layout. MichLTC's (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.castle) !!
| | | | | Re: MichLUG to display at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees - Detroit
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| As a followup to the announcment, here are some photos from the setup day yesterday. Classic Castle fans should note the pretty extensive medieval village in one corner of the display (separated from the rest of the layout by a "reality barrier" of (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | | | | | MichLTC to display at the SE MI Model Train Show
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| MichLTC will be displaying at the Annual Southeast Michigan Model Train Show in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 30th, from 10am till 4pm. There will be over 100 tables of model trains and railroadiana for sale, several operating layouts, and trains (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees - Detroit
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| MichLUG is happy to announce that we will be supporting the Children's Hospital of Michigan by sponsoring a tree at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees (Detroit). Festival of Trees is the largest annual special event fundraiser for Children's Hospital (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !
| | | | | Re: multi club show offer
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| (...) crossposting to state groops since I forgot to do so earlyer. Also there is still plenty of space so if your interested in hanging out with people from at least 4 different clubs let me know. -->(roj2323@yahoo.com) ondrew p.s. I have a place (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
| | | | | 3 Year Anniversary Meeting - Saturday, November 1st
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| **Important Note** This meeting was orginally noted on our website in a different location. That site fell through and so we have moved to the location listed below. Agenda: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG @ the Motor City ComiCon - Caslte & Space Layouts
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| MichLUG was happy to display this past weekend at the Motor City ComiCon in Novi, MI. This is our second time displaying with them and we again had a great time. We had a complete castle layout, with 2 castles, 1 haunted keep, a village, a forest, a (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX) !!
| | | | | MichLUG to display at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, MI
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| Motor City Comic Con Description: ComicCon is a huge comic book convention, featuring lots of dealers, anime and gaming, and a long list of guests, including the actors who played Geordie LaForge and Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation. - (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org) !!
| | | | | MichLTC - Hamburg Railroad Days - Show Report & Pictures
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| MichLTC completed another show this past weekend. This time at the Hamburg Railroad days show. Chris created a few new buildings for this layout. Steve Ringe showed some new train models for the first time at this show as well. We also had a small (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC to display @ Hamburg Railroad Days - Hamburg, MI - September 20th
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| The city of Hamburg, MI is having their annual Railroad Days festival and MichLTC will be diplaying. Our members have been busy working on new creations to fill those city blocks. We will have an area approximately 19'x13'. The current plan includes (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
| | | | | Re: Sumo-bot event in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 9/20/03
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| Just cross-posting. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday September 6th
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| **Important Note** This meeting, like last month, will NOT be in DeWitt, this month it will be in Kalamazoo. Agenda: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Peter Guenther has mentioned that he will (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Re: MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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| (...) Layout looks terrific! And from the photos, looks like you guys had GREAT weather! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liason LEGO Community Development (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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| MichLTC had a great time doing the roadshow this past weekend. Featuring one of our most unqiue layout plans yet, we had 2 trains running, 5 city blocks and a small area for misc MOCs. (4 URLs) MichLUG.org> -Jason Spears Webmaster (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG - August Meeting - Report & Pictures (Pirate Game)
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| MichLUG had our monthly meeting on August 2nd. In additional to our normal meeting activities we also ran a session of (URL) Evil Stevie's Pirate Game>. Jason Spears (me) ran this game and by all reports everyone seemed to have a good time. Pictures (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Roadshow 2003 - Chicago
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| LEGO® is having a "What will you make America?" roadshow. Clubs are helping them in locations across the country. MichLTC will be there in Chicago. We will have a 75 square foot layout/display space. We will have trains running on two seperate (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - Saturday August 2nd
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| **Important Note** This meeting is deviating from the norm, in that we will be meeting at a member's home. Not in DeWitt, MI. Date: August 2nd, 2003 Agenda: Show off MOCs, talk about upcoming shows and general Lego related conversations. Time: From (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Meeting - Saturday July 12th
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| **Important Note** This meeting is deviating from the norm, in that we will be having the meeting on the second Saturday of the month, instead of the first. Date: July 12th, 2003 Agenda: Show off MOCs, talk about upcoming shows and general Lego (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | 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)
| | | | | MichLTC - Durand Railroad Days - Show Report & Pictures
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| MichLTC had a modest 8x13 layout in Durand Michigan this past weekend. Featuring models by Jason Spears, Larry Pieniazek & Chris Leach, this show was a fun & relaxing show for everyone. Lots of Town buildings & Train creations to see, so check it (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !
| | | | | MichLUG Show Report & Pictures- Castle & Space Layouts
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| Contrary to popular opinion, MichLUG is not all about Train layouts. This past weekend we had a Space (partial Moonbase) layout and Castle layout at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi MI. A mix of Moonbase modules and other space creations, along with (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !!
| | | | | May Meeting Report
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| The May Meeting Report is now up on the website. A full debrief of the meeting, along with pictures of a number of great creations. Intercity housing, elevated trains, moonbase modules, Brick Quest monsters, and space creations. (URL) the May 6th (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space) !
| | | | | Re: Carpooling
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| (...) Normally I'd offer but this meeting is going to be quite hectic for me, and I may not be staying past the elections and business part of the meeting (in which guests might not be all that interested) XFUT org.us.michlug so perhaps others might (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
| | | | | Carpooling
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| I've been thinking that I might like to try out a MichLUG meeting just to see what it's like (and besides, it'll give me an excuse to miss a day of Turkish Dandelion Worship Week), but for a variety of reasons I'm not really interested in trying to (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr)
| | | | | MichLTC to display @ Durand Railroad Days - Durand, MI - May 18
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| (The following info is for the Train Show on Sunday only, not all of Railroad Days) Description: Model Railroad Flea Market and Model Train Show. MichLTC will display an 8 ft by 13 ft display. We will have 2 train loops, a mountain and a varity of (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | MichLUG to display @ Motor City Comic Con - Novi, MI - May 16-18
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| Description: ComicCon is a huge comic book convention, featuring lots of dealers, anime and gaming, and a long list of guests, including the actors who played Geordie LaForge and Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation. - MichLUG will have two (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Largest Bricks Ever Produced?
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| I just want to know if anyone has seen anything like these before? I picked them up at a garage sale a few years ago. What was told that they might have been from a Toys R Us promotion about a decade ago. I thought I would share them with the rest (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | Photo's of first human foot steps on Mars!
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| The Red Planet has been reached! Photo's of first human foot steps on Mars! Just a few captions to go with the pictures... Several MOC's that form a complete expidition to the Red Planet including: * Mars Expedition 1 Lander "Columbia" * Mars (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.space) !
| | | | | MichLTC at Curious Kids' Museum in St. Joe
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| MichLTC had quite the busy weekend. With only 2 days to plan we pulled off our very first museum show. We were very pleased with the result and the Museum was even more so. They definitely want us back and we are looking forward to it. Check out the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mi) !!
| | | | | MichLTC to display at Curious Kids' Museum - St. Joseph, MI
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| Short notice, I know, but we only found out for sure this afternoon. MichLTC will be presenting a modest 12' x 6' layout. This will take place during the Curious Kids' Museum LEGO CONTEST! (More information on this can be found at the bottom of this (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
| | | | | March Meeting Report Up
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| The March Meeting Report is now up on the website. A full debrief of the meeting, along with pictures of a couple of great creations. (URL) Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting on March 1st
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| Agenda: Show off MOCs and talk about general club business Time: From Noon till ~1:30: Club Business (Club Members Only) From ~1:30 till ~5:00: Open Discussion and MOC sharing (Guests Welcome) Directions: to Rick's Church: 2931 West Herbison Road, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at Great American Train Show
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| MichLTC will be presenting a 20' x 40' layout with 5 independent loops. Our large building table with thousands of bricks will be there for all to play with. (Bricks must stay at the show.) Kids will be encouraged to build and then run a train car. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
| | | | | MichLTC to display at Toy & Hobby Expo 2002
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| The Michigan LEGO® Train Club will display a 20'x 20' layout, complete with three loops of running trains, a mountain and quarry, a delightful town, a kids play area, and more! The layout is made out of 99.9% LEGO® bricks. When: December 27-29 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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