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Re: after action report
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lugnet.org.ca.nalug
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Thu, 28 Sep 2000 16:52:48 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Michel Magnan writes:
> > > That said, have you mentioned the Feb.17&18 2001 Calgary show?
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> > Not yet, I don't want to push my luck. It was bad enough that
> > she saw me sketching plans for the next layout last night!
Lol - I can see it now – other husbands hide photos of naked women,
while Michel has to hide layout diagrams. 8-)
> > > I was thinking that if you couldn't make it, and they wanted a LEGO
> > > train display enough to provide the table space, I could stay with my
> > > sister (who lives down there) and perhaps borrow some of your trains
> > > and buildings. I couldn't fit all of it into my Honda, and certainly
> > > not the tables, but certainly enough LEGO for a great display.
> >
> > Sure I could lend you some of my stuff. Lets talk about it later.
> > I was wondering if we should post a challenge on the Calgary Lugnet
> > site for the local guys to do a train display.
There’s a Calgary LUGNet site? Certainly Calgary AFOLs should be
the ones to do a Calgary show, but I thought we’d only found a couple.
OK – If you’re a lurker in Calgary – now is the time to speak up…
> I could also very likely go to Supertrain 2001. This would solve
> the transport problem; I could bring down all the tables & and a
> lot of the models.
And if you’re providing the van, you could make sure it was a
train and castle layout. ;-)
> > > We should also consider dispensing with the barriers entirely, as
> > > many of the other layouts there had done. If there are no loose
> > > items near the edge (just tracks and buildings) it shouldn't be
> > > a major problem, but the operator would have to keep a closer
> > > eye on trains running on the outside tracks.
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> > I really think the barriers are needed, it was really hard to keep
> > an eye on everything.
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> Me too. If we didn't have the barrier, then the hordes would have
> been hard up against the table edge - not good, IMHO. I'm pretty
> certain we'd regret not having either a barrier or plexiglass, and
> my strong preference is for a barrier.
I guess you’re right – we have a much higher want-to-touch-and-pickup
factor than the conventional model trains. Their displays are more
like a museum, while ours are more like a toy store.
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