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(...) Do I make the trip into the Big Smoke, or do I go home and begin my LEGO weekend building/sorting fest? All week I've been anxious to get mired into ABS, and basically not leave my basement for 48 hours, but then there's dinner... Hmmm... (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Screw that, I've got the subway to pay for. At least you have a chance at free parking. :-) Derek (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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7PM Royal York SC. If you have to pay for parking, Derek will be reimbursing everyone. :) Calum (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I cant help but notice that you still NEVER answer the first question. (pulls dave aside and whispers) Dave, if ya want to run an event you got to take the bull by the horns- tell people EVERYTHING. if you don't know the size. say so. BUT also (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, putting lotsa work into this... Replied to Dave off-line. Gonna see about getting me some marbles! I've lost all mine! Dave K (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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did anyone ever reply to you? since I am not running this game I cant say for certain. I do know that in the past we have used the marbles out of the CHEAP chinese checkers games from TRU. its hard organizing a game. cut dave some slack. ;) Chris (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So now that Derek has joined the legion of 6 wide, I wonder what type of train cars and engines he will make? Hmmmm.... Looking forward to it! Get pics up ASAP! :) Dave K (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Phew. I can now go back to building interfering structures. Thanks! I started disasssembling buildings too. The grain silo on the train2 poster, the great Sewing Machine Factory on the train1 poster, and more were disassembled last night over (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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The "Go" train is gone, finished packing away the last of it's pieces this morning. So no more worries about clearance in turns or train stations. :-) I'll be building trains to our more compressed standard in the future. I've still got designs for (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | New Train Layout in my basement
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(URL) yesterday, after sanding all modules (so now they all fit!) Made a new building, which is completetly and titally inspired by Calum's yellow loading dock building--I was even going to use yellow but thought that'd be a little too much. Other (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train6L, more revisions than the Zorro III arbitration and the A3000 Buster Chip.
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) I've visited many train shows over the years--some permanent layouts in people's homes/garages and some weekend shows like NMRA. The permanent layouts usually do something like a U or an E (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I posted it at 2AM or something, on the assumption it would be read the next day (and perhaps the moderators would have got it). Oh well. What's that Larry good for anyways? :) (...) I like the crossover (though I've always said it's the most (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ever look at them. (...) lines. It means it is no longer possible to just setup two trains and just let them run. You have to be constantly watching them. There really isn't enough space there to do a proper ramp to make a bridge crossing (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto November Dinner
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(...) too late. this is one of the neat things about being the organizer.... I can almost arbitrarily say..... TRU OS is the new standard. I have a pic at home that Bruce did up with dimensions, and what not...... i can post that or send it to iain (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: BOARD ROLL CALL - C$
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(...) yes. (...) I have 2 (...) more below (...) Somehow, I missed this question in the original post. No, all my team members graduated from a little US school called Purdue. Given that I won't be attending the dinner this week, here's a little (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | A NEW C$ BOARD STANDARD!!! Re: BOARD ROLL CALL - C$
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OK, it took some work, but a decision has been made. enough people have the Toys-R-US OLD STYLE board, and that is what the standard will be. I THINK that the other boards are close enough in size/shape that with a bit of lego shifting you can make (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Some inspiration for your robot building
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"Iain Hendry" <militaryduckjock@rogers.com> wrote in message news:Ho5xxq.1nvn@lugnet.com... (...) guy (...) That's OK, just turn down the gravity, and pick the poor pathetic thing up of the floor, it'll be fine, and no one will notice the damage (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Train6L, more revisions than the Zorro III arbitration and the A3000 Buster Chip.
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JeffVW house meeting layout studies: (URL) one is based on the train6k Dave sent out. If we try the Derek method of using curves to get into the station, we might be able to get a terminus station in the top corner there. Also, I drew in yellow a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | spare xl baseplate
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I showed up with 13 xl grey baseplates Got 2 as a housewarming present (thanks Jeff!) and I just counted all the ones I have in my basement--16! Something doesn't add up properly! Not that I mind having 4 modules covered completely with xl gy (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Can-Brick Builders at The Hobby Show - Report
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(URL) This year marked the 25th anniversary of (URL) The Hobby Show> which takes place every first weekend in November, at the International Center in Toronto, Ontario. This year was also the first time that the LEGO hobby was represented at the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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