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Thanks all for making this a fun meet. Our club Lego is growing!!! What a build a thon we had! Time really does fly when you're having fun. What did we build?: * Dean worked on his robotics with assistance from Claus and David. * Tara built a house (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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Sounds like a good idea to me. I will get on that this week Silas Kevin Wilson wrote in message <397B8E82.B2E78F8@co...ve.com>... (...) sizes, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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(...) How about posting them on Brickshelf? Assuming that Dean abd Alex don't have time to post them on teh VLC website. Kevin (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: G'day From Down Under
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(...) Vancouver Lego Club is having a "free-for-all" meeting in August (ie no specific theme) but haven't set a date and theme for a Sept meeting yet. I'm sure you (and your wife if she's interested) would be very welcome to come as guests. Check (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Looking for the Model Team Helicopter?
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Hey guys, I remember that a couple of people were interested in the Model Team helicopter that I brought in a couple of months ago. I see it's available on special from Lego S@H. (URL) like a good price too. Somebody commented that the windows would (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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Well its nice to see I was missed. I do still have the pictures from the last meeting. I have cropped and compressed them to reasonable file sizes, so they can be e-mailed Silas Alexandria wrote in message <397000FC.BFA7D0C5@a....bc.ca>... (...) (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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(...) I'll be away starting on August 19th, so I can only make it on the 17th or 18th. But that also depends whether I get hired for a job or not... If I do go, I have my own means of transportation (unfortunately I have a tiny car) and I'll (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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(...) The show is August 17th (Thurs) to SUn 20th. We haven't decided yet how many are going or what exact date. I am still offering my van as trasnport: I can carry 4 passengers and still have cargo/Lego room :-) We have also been offered crash (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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(...) Hi all, It's nice to be missed :-). I was thinking of you all last night, and once again hoping that you were taking lots of pics. I've been crazy busy for the last several weeks, and had a conflicting appt with last night's meeting. I didn't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: sorry I couldn't make it
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Major bummer, dude. You should have seen the technic! So cool. And Kevin brought this magnificent ferris wheel. Dean and I didn't get around to making anything because we've been so busy with our new business. You were missed... as was Robin. Robin? (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | sorry I couldn't make it
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Sorry I couldn't make it to the gathering. My transportation option fell through, and it would have been an expensive cab ride! I could take a bus, but by the time I figure out which ones to take, and get to the stops, etc it will be quite late. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: The future...
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greetings, Perhaps this will be easier and less intimidating: (URL) much, Xandria (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | The future...
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Vancouver Lego Club Memorandum from Dean and Xandria Husby to other VLC members and those wishing to be members (but have not, as yet, joined for whatever reason). The VLC has been holding Member Meetings since early this year. As we took the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: June 16 meeting
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Well I would agree that I had fun. To top it off, on Saturday I went to Victoria and visited the Victoria Lego crowd. Two days of Lego mania in a row! We built a couple of rocked powered Lego cars, which was a blast! see for yourself. (URL) I am (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Structure of VLC
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(...) I agree. I'd say we reserve the first 30 minutes or so for our 'admin.' meetings and new business. To keep things simple I suggest we adopt the 'Robert's Rules of Order' for our meetings. I also suggest that we appoint/vote for positions of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Dead Horse
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(...) That wasn't my point. I was saying that a public event where everyone isn't playing with LEGO would be safer (from the standpoint that nobody's private property would be likely to go missing) would be safer than if the events as they currently (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Dead Horse
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This is my last post regarding this subject because the horse is more than dead, and if the concept cannot be comprehended, my continued blatherings are certainly not going to clarify. (...) Who would like to organize such an event? (...) SAFER? (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Public Events
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(...) That's definitely a good idea. (...) Well, it's still only for those people that have actually caught wind of what's gonna be talked about. I can understand why you enjoy the kind of get-togethers that the VLC has currently, and I would never (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Structure of VLC
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After the discussions on Friday, I did some thinking... One thing that became obvious is that trying to have business discussions as part of a "zoo" member play event like Fridays is difficult. People (eg ME) just don't remember things that are (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Public Events
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(...) Well, I went to Legoland Windsor last summer (pics are on my web page) but because we only had time to "do" miniland there just wouldn't be a presentation in it. If there were several people who had been to the different Legolands, that might (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Public Events
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(...) Well, for getting someone to talk about their excursion to LEGOland, the first thing to do would be to to find somebody in our little group who's actually been there that is hopefully willing to spend some time talking about it. Anyone? (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Public Events
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As I've been saying... These are all wonderful ideas -- the question becomes, who is willing to undertake the task? Ideas are never lacking... only support. Xandria PS: Personally, I enjoy the Member meetings very much and would prefer Member (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Public Events
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So... let's talk about it. I think it wouldn't be a bad idea for a meeting to have one or two people speak who've been to LEGOland. I haven't gone there yet, and I think it'd it'd be a real hoot to hear about somebody's experiences there. Maybe a (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Town layout at Friday meeting
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(...) Yes, I'm an avid .trains reader. As soon as I get the page done I'll post it to trains and such. Thanks for the kind words. I'll endeavor to be quick about it. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Town layout at Friday meeting
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Dean Husby wrote in message <394BB912.29F9E5D3@a....bc.ca>... (...) Nice work. It looks like the complex slopes from the droid fighter are finding plenty of uses. I see you also did 4565 in yellow. I hope you'll post to .trains when you've got (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | June 16 meeting
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greetings and salutations: I believe I can safely say we had another successful meeting. Kevin's creations always inspire maximum drool factor. by the way, thank you for the donation of those awesome posters to the VLC. Dave -- it is wonderful to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Public Events
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Mark, What you describe is exactly what we have been saying all along, and what I tried to also explain last night -- the concept of Public Events. Until such time as the majority of the members of the VLC deem it unnecessary, there will be two (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | No more flame mail! Please! :)
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I may not be the sort of person who will always be the first to admit he was wrong, but hey, aren't people allowed to make mistakes? When I first saw the idea of a "secret" location in connection with an advertised club, the concept made me somewhat (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Town layout at Friday meeting
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(...) Aren't trains an integral part of any townscape ? (...) I had been wondering what use people would find for the droid fighter brown bits. They go well with the brown part-arches. A nice MOC ! (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Town layout at Friday meeting
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(...) As you all saw, I only showed off my new goodies I've created. I'll have some pics of the goodies up soon. There was my Old style Cable car & my 4565 train in BLUE. Some temporary pics can be found here: (URL) make a new page soon. The 'a' (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Town layout at Friday meeting
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we will have lots of road plate as well.we have all kinds of assorted plates from various eras. I am not 1 00 percent certain about this, but we may also have our special Lego tables by then. We cannot wait to show them off -- the workmanship is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Town layout at Friday meeting
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I just went through all my road plates and stuck labels on the bottom in order to bring them to the meeting, and realised I have very few T and X road junctions. I hope someone has more and is planning on bringing them! Things to bring.... buildings (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Meeting this Friday
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(...) You bring up a good point in that you do need to know something about the club/ someone insdie the club in order to attend the meetings. This is quite true. There may very well be another LUGOLA that doesn't use LUGNET to communicate to one (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC Exclusivity - open letter to Dean and Alexandria
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(...) I am not able to make any commitments to helping out until I've at least attended a meeting. I'll be there tomorrow and can discuss the idea with you further at that time. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Exclusivity in VLC
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(...) IIRC, our agreement about kids was that to come on their own they had to be 15 or over, but that people could bring younger kids and stay to supervise them, which would obviously cover you. I brought my daughter and a friend from her school (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Exclusivity in VLC
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(...) I'll do that. As it was, I felt it necessary to obtain some assurance that this club wasn't just some sort of LEGO equivalent to a stereotypical high-society club where only "important" people can get in. Or worse, some kind of cover for some (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC Exclusivity - open letter to Dean and Alexandria
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The type of meeting you describe falls under our "Public Events" and not "Member Events". Such a public event would be advertised EVERYWHERE possible to inspire growth and attention. However, the initial group of VLC Members decided to have both (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Exclusivity in VLC
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(...) At the moment, the space being used is large enough, and yes it's communal-use space on private property. If it becomes too small - which I predict it will quite soon - then we'll need to look for alternatives eg schools, libraries, churches (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | VLC Exclusivity - open letter to Dean and Alexandria
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Dean and Alexandria, Thanks for your polite responses to my commentary on this issue. I realize that my tone may have easily incited some degree of wrath (and it has, in fact, from one person so far... I'm sure more will follow). Most of the clubs (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Exclusivity in VLC
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Mark, The points you raise here might be valid. Still, these clubs (VLC or any other LEGO-oriented clubs) aren't going to put up signs all around town saying "come to our lego club", or actively publishing their meetings. Most of the local groups (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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