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Greetings! I have finally got my web pages about our September train show participation past all the local critics :-), so I'm announcing them here. They can be seen at: (URL) also put up a little page for Lego fans that are also geeks: (URL) Don't (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Supertrain 2001 (was Re: Making up our collective minds...)
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(...) I forgot to include - yes, we calculate distance St. Paul to Calgary. "4. Shortest one way travel distance from _your_layout_ to Calgary" SRC (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Supertrain 2001 (was Re: Making up our collective minds...)
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(...) Well it's at "The Big 4 Building in Stampede Park" and they mention that "we may have to place pillars within or adjacent to your display" and that no propane or internal combustion during the show, so I think that there's a lot of room. I was (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) One of the things I noticed about the large buildings at the PNLTC Guiness layout was that windows were often black bricks or bricks of a contrasting color to the building, or no bricks at all. It looks quite good, especially from a distance, (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Making up our collective minds...
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(...) February 17 & 18. James (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) :) That's cool. I may also do a S@H order over the winter, and get some bulk windows, for a skyscraper. I've got a decent amount of 4w3h windows & a bunch of classic windows, too. Enough that I could do a few more houses without strain. James (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) True. Have you gotten any indication from them what size they would give us? The largest we can take up (without using the roundtable) is 120" x 180" or 150" x 150". If we have the roundtable, we can increase that to 150" x 180". Obviously we (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Chris Gray wrote in message ... (...) welcome (...) got (...) next (...) Ditto. (...) tables & (...) in (...) necessarily (...) shift (...) Hmm. What is the date of the show? I probably will be swamped with a project by then. I may be able to sneak (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) And, just to be ornery, I'll continue this one. :-) My thinking has mostly been centered around what I like, and what I think I ought to be able to contribute. So, here is what I'd like: - a goodly stretch of straight, paired, track, with (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Looking forward from now, this should be a go for me. (...) I think I have to decline on that one. I'm OK for within the city of Edmonton, but until I retire, that's about it. (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I have about 30 of the 4 wide x 3 high opening windows in various colours. About half include the shutters. 23 of the 5 high x 4 wide x 2 thick doors (all have red frames - some yellow door, some white). About 20 of the yellow or red sloped (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Absolutely. I RX'd by snail-mail the application form for Supertrain 2001 in Calgary. There's a couple of things I should mention right away, as it will affect the thread greatly I suspect. 1. There are three categories of attendee - Our (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Yes - Also viewability - Unless I'm the only one whose monitor is wider than it is tall... :-) SRC (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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OK, like Michel suggested, it's probably a good idea to slow down the tossing around of new ideas, and make some decisions. Before we start deciding on specific layout considerations, we should get some ground level stuff out of the way. When's our (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) When I take apart my castle (near future, I'm afraid), I'll do my best to salvage the lighting set-up. At the moment, it's buried near ground level in a ~2 x ~4 x ~2 foot module - not exactly portable :) James (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I think we have enough Lego for a building like that - the catch is we might not have enough for other buildings. I seem to recall that the one thing we're all short of is town stuff. (windows & doors, and minifigs, oh my.) Bricks we can do (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) a (...) Solvable. :) (...) Heh... No, but it's not a bad idea. :) I can, without having to stretch my collection at all (although my big castle will have to come apart - which is OK, it has to anyway) raise a 61" square by 20 bricks. I suspect (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Thanks John, When I get to that stage, I might borrow those plates from you. I guess James has used regular lights, (but it would take a lot of them!), to do something similar. James could you bring it for a demonstration, the next time we meet. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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James, The switching yard looks better. Unfortunately moving the mountain up, means a curve leads into it, requiring significant clearances. Not insurmountable. Lifting the city portion is a neat idea, but I couldn't help but notice that the WAMALTC (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Look on the right hand side. The mountain has been moved up about a table, and a three spur ladder-style yard broken off the outside loop. (...) Why, out of curiosity? More of a pain to turn it into a jpg? James (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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