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Re: after action report
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lugnet.org.ca.nalug
Date: 
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?
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > I really think the barriers are needed, it was really hard to keep
> > an eye on everything.
> 
> 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.

SRC



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