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Re: Making up our collective minds...
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Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:27:33 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Steve Chapple writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes:
> > 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 next show? This is the first thing we need to figure
> > out - it determines our deadlines.
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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.
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> 1. There are three categories of attendee - Our non-profit display
> category will be paid (unless I've read something really wrong) based
> on a formula that includes distance traveled (We can probably count
> it as from St. Paul, since that's where the bulk is coming from, even
> if Michel himself isn't.) and popularity with the show viewers. Given
> our 2nd place finish with the modest layout last month, and the distance
> from St. Paul, I wouldn't be surprised if we were the highest multiple.
> I have NO idea what size the payout pool is, but if we got $100 to cover
> food and fuel, that would certainly help. Who knows, we might even be
> able to buy some additional LEGO to make a bigger and better display
> next time. Such funds would also be a great source for a kids play
> section, since any losses wouldn't directly affect us.
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> 2. The expectation for a layout diagram (Kevin - Are we closest to O scale?)
> assumes that track and tables are fixed in their relation to each other.
> (ie. Our layout is 5’ by 15’ and this side should be backed against a wall
> or another display.) To be able to make a layout basically any size or
> shape is a HUGE advantage.
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 can also run longer and narrower if we want.
> I was thinking how cool it would be to show up all the conventional train
> guys by having the organizers provide the tables and one electrical outlet,
> with us arriving with a van full of LEGO. We’d build the layout right then
> and there, (everything pre-assembled but the track of course) even if there
> were pillars to work around (it’s a skyscraper in our town) and we could even
> change it from day to day. :-)
Neat idea. I'm not sure I'd want to do it late at night after driving through
a snowstorm, though. :)
> 1b. We can't accept a check written to NALug, so we'd have to use one
> of our names, unless someone has a better suggestion.
ME! ME! Pick me! Which is to say, nope, no better suggestions. ;)
> 1c. I can probably stay with my sister in Calgary - what about James
> or anyone else who wants to come - any friends or relatives?
I've got family all over Calgary, so that's not a problem for me.
James
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