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(...) you call that huge... I can hold TWOOO...OOO modules..... :) (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Speaking of suitable for the layout, if someone could build a holder for a 8.5x11 Portrait aspect holder for a sign for rtlToronto, and also a holder for all of those Lego Train brochures. Here's a preview of the TGV in it's new colour scheme (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Got one today, just for the show. Also 'testing it' 'cause at Laidlaw over the past 2 months, 5 laptops have been snivved by no-good-fer-nuthin thieves. Eh, whatrya gonna do. (...) I have a chicken! It walks around! It's a very scary chicken, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Why not? Drop chain for laptop. (...) I have a little one using the new sets. It's light blue and used to pull a sprayer. I just loaded the red station (unmodified from last time. Aaargh. Not enough time) into the Accord. Full module with a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think that's your cue to stop. :) Seriously, unless you want to sell them to us at a dinner or event, there are marketplace NGs who would probably find much more readers for your sales. Most people in this group who are interested probably (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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You might want to talk to Gabe over at penny-arcade.com - looks he is "gonna need more Legos" (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sounds like a cool idea... Chicken farm is build... I still need to build a tractor.... Jeff VW (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I was thinking about making a 'small tower' to put right on the south west corner (the empty corner where the road is) and disguising in the tower one vision command camera, which would then be connected to my laptop during the show, and have the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I only do this when the deals are really good, and I have good access to 8735 motors right now, cases of them (6 units) for 33 CAD per unit. Normal price I think was 50-60 CAD. Individual units 44 CAD which is still a good deal. If this type of (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The love in this room is just overwhelming! Put this in your IE address field-- (URL) turn off all filters) That's how I read LUGNET. So when I see Chris Magno posting, I read his post, no matter which newsgroup it happens to be in. And I see (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'm spoken with the library and they cashed the cheque. We are booked for Sept. 13. for the "rice game" As soon as I get my hands on the back hoe I'm gonna win this!!! actually everyone should know all this already BUT since I've switched from (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Here is info (probably read it before, but better safe than sorry :) ) " Our International Centre halls are #1 and #2 and are located right on Airport Rd. The lighting in the halls is fairly good but please make sure that you have booked your (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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THough not much of one-- Got a phone call from Doug--event organizer, and he was just confirming our attendance at NMRA. I also had Bruce removed from the list and Jeremy added. That's about it, really. I'll be leaving work at around 4 p.m. and (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Are y'all a bunch of pedantic losers? :) Basically I'm estimating larger, because of a) the space required is a rectangle and b) there's plenty of slop between modules and for space to get around the outside of modules. Erring on side of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum has this bazaar need to round 30.25 inchs to 3 feet. He also has difficulty counting. Therefor we get 15 feet, skip the half module, by 21 feet, lets count an extra module. :-) Derek (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually, I just looked at Track Designer, the feature 'Area', and our layout's 14 feet by 15 feet(approx) So there you are. Dave K (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's 5.5 x 6 modules... (URL) works out to ... carry the 11... :) forgive me Iain.... 5.5 x 30 is 165" = 13.75 feet.. 6 x 30 is 180 = 15 feet... Calum... Are you feeling ok??? :) Jeff VW (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) I think the layout's only 12 x 15 But I could be wrong. If it is 15 x 21 then I'm going to have to do some fast calling... Dave K (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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NMRA Maple Leaf 2003 Train Show July 19-20th, 2003 Saturday 10AM-5PM Sunday 10AM-4PM International Centre 6900 Airport Road Mississauga, Ontario Adult $10 Kids under 6 Free Kids (age 6 -12) $4 Seniors $8 (URL) folks, rtlToronto will be presenting (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains)
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(...) You mean like the time we used the 300Mhz Tektronix scope to watch the DCC project? Or the FPGA/PAL/GAL/PIC machine to program the PALs for the DCC encoder? Or the time we misappropriated a workstation to program ProjectX (or for that matter, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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