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(...) Thanks John! We had a great time! When you hear over the PA system, "Such-n such group is having a raffle--you can find them next to the LEGO layout!", you know you've made an impression. The layout was a definite crowd pleaser. And the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Welcome to the crazy world of displaying a Lego train layout! Glad to hear you had fun, I hope your group continues to 'dabble' in trains. And I'm *really* looking forward to what your RCX expertise can bring to the world of Lego trains. How (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) What's extremely sad about the general public is that they don't read. All of this information and more was on a frickin sign, standing on a post. I know they could all see the sign, because they took Lego Train brochures from the holder (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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SNIP (...) SNIP So if you had to guess how many bricks are used? (...) THAT'S not what Calum told me. he over heard how many of the REAL train guys were grumbling about how what you do is NOT real train stuff. Ergo your trains suck! (in the eyes of (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, John Gerlach wrote: <snip> (...) I didn't want to mention that part for fear of sounding a little 'braggish', but at least 6 tentative invites to other train shows. I don't know if we have the time to get somethign (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) You know, I'm sure among robotics enthusiast circles, they're thinking the exact same thing about our competitions. :) Iain (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) AH, BUT at no point do our games claim to be anything but what they are. the Train heads "claim" to be a real model train layout, but its Lego. (when compared to REAL model train layouts) us cool robot guys have NEVER said that the project x (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Boy we missed the banter in here... The event organizers loved the layout, the NMRA reps invited us to subsequent shows, and we seemed to always have a pretty large crowd checking out the layout and asking alotta questions. THe grumbling Calum (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh, that's not what I meant; I was thinking more like, the battle-bots, Mark-Tilden, Micromouse-that-can-...12-seconds types. I think anyone doing industrial robotics thinks what we're doing is cool (if they know about it) - as proof, Steve (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Man, I just love this group -- there is constant smack-talking! Good thing we all know you like each other, or this might get ugly... ;-) The NMRA seems to love Lego train layouts. The GMLTC got the same kind of reaction when we did 'The (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm not really sure who to side with, here. Let me think. First, the train guys say "ours" (LEGO) are not real trains. So, their 3 inch tall, .000001 horsepower monster IS? Oh, wait, it's just a model. It represents a real train. hmm. So, what (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dissin' wooden rollercoasters???? Every summer I looked forward to Crystal Beach and the Comet! Boy those were the days. These new steel sleek'n corkscrewy things had nothing on the bone jarring action of the Comet. And the bar across the lap (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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<Snip> (...) You all share one big head? Ralph (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Maybe you guys should change your name to RTFMToronto! ;) SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> (...) Hey Steve, are you in the right newsgroup? ;) Love the robots. Love the trains. I'm basically a LEGO junkie--any LEGO'll do. (1) Dave K 1-except pink. I think I *may* have up to 10 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) well, they are just freaks. I went to one of the (ugh) sumo games at OCA and well, umm, it was just sumo. and you know how I feel about that. and some of the other stuff, just not up to rtlToronto robot standards. like the beam stuff, or the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) LAUGH!! Calumball to the extreme!!!! Oh this is why I love rtlToronto... (URL) "The Yellow Dart" K (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh, you mean those "real" robotics competitions where they glue random walkman bits into "BEAM" robots? The ones with retarded homeschooled kids and their wacky fundamentalist parents? Sure. I'll let them think whatever they want. Calum PS-I (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It seems to happen on its own. (URL) Iain (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was going to say a lot but then i remembered this: (URL) do solar calculators have an off button? (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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