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(...) This is better and a good play on words (See 'm Lug). Should we publisize to the world? Andrew Reynolds (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) I can finish the demo one that I have built and bring it when we meet. (...) Uhhhhhh... A LEGO site, trust me. :) It worked yesterday, sigh. Perhaps they are having server problems or something. That should have been the GMTLUC (or whatever) (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) scaling (...) involve (...) long as (...) figure (...) long, 12 (...) town (...) high (...) OK, I agree. Try to provide for 8 wide. I hope, too, that our MOCs are better than Lego's designs. I'd be embarrassed if they aren't. Perhaps I was (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) Grin. I switched to town from castle as well. I figured I could only build so many castles. And I have always liked trains. I agree that scaling the whole thing to 8 wide trains (and therefore, 6 wide cars, ect) will involve a lot more work, I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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That has seemed like a good idea and should be proposed in the other loc groups, not that they need to be involved in the naming, but then again, maybe there is an unheard from nomenclator who could help us. As those of us in this discusion are (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) to (...) Oops! I meant CMLUG. Central Mid-West Lego Users Group. But whatever everyone decides on is fine by me. (26 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) I was thinking of something along the lines of MALUG. It would be easier to appeal to a larger region, instead of just the St. Louis area. I would like to try to hook up with the people in KC for instance, for the larger shows. But I'm (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) I think it's got potential for confusion. (...) I can't stop you from putting something like that on your member page. --Todd (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) Although I have not a lot of train track, I do have a good amount. (...) I think summer is a good shooting point. (...) I was thinking 10 x 10 to start or the equivalent Lego scale. (...) There is no reason why we can’t do multi theme areas. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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Wayne Green wrote in message ... (...) thing. (...) I (...) about (...) year (...) havn't (...) build (...) Well, we'll need to figure that out. I am good with the idea of starting over, I don't have many Trains built right now. I would like to buy (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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I thought of SLUGNET (or SLLUGNET). I thought that was pretty cool, but not sure if Todd likes or not. I like it better than the other two, but I don't want to step on anyone's toes. Todd let me put it on my Member page here on Lugnet (URL) I guess (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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We need a name now that we are thinking more serious about a club. I had thought of at least one SLAMALUG or Saint Louis Area Metro Adult Lego Users Group or Saint Louis Area Mid America Lego Users Group. Andreas Stabno thought of MALUG or Mid (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) suprised. (...) June (...) I like this too. I think it would bring new members. And I don’t think we need to big of a layout right a way it might be better to start small and work our way up. (...) module. (...) suprised (...) This sounds like (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) Either one works for me. I began my acent from my dark ages about a year and a half ago, and just got interested in trains about 6 months ago. I havn't made up any decent MOC's yet. (I'm still waiting to get a new place for my collection. I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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Levering A. Reynolds wrote in message ... (...) (no (...) I haven't built anything in 8 wide yet, but that doesn't matter, since I want to build new stuff for this project anyway. You guys can decide about the scaling, just let me know. Maybe we (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) Deffinetly 8 or even 10 studs for tunnels (...) to (...) I think we can modify the table with support underneath to carry any weight. I have been trying to find another show ether GATS or something else, Toy show etc. I think if we could have (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) The only real difference is clearances on tunnels and that sort of thing. (no point in tearing up a whole section to move a row of bricks by one stud. I havn't looked at that table page in awhile, I guess I need to take a look at it again. My (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) Agreed (...) to (...) I like this idea a lot it would promote the layout better at a 3-foot height. PNLTC has this to say about tables with directions on how to build, (URL) . They mention a table holding 9 32 x 32 baseplates witch is the same (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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(...) At least I got to ride metrolink for the first time. I never really had a reason to until now. (grin) The O gauge layout they had set up (in my opinion) was rather poor. I don't belive that it made any grade changes whatsoever, along with no (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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I am sorry to have missed you we had some things to do in the morning that took to much time. We still made it down to the show and I to was very unimpressed with it. I think a Lego layout would be perfect. The only scale close to Lego was not very (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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