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(...) Robin (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Sigh ... Now I'm *really* disappointed to miss the meet tonight! Oh well, please take lots of pix, and document it well. I want to see everything that Claus brings. Welcome back, Claus! Oh, and keep in mind that you'll have to bring all the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) David is coming too. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Answered in email. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Swoon... a man with potential Lego for me!!! I think I'm in love. Hey, isn't that how I married Dean? Polyandry still isn't legal in Canada, is it? ;-P "Flowers die, but Lego is forever" -- Xandria (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) not my scene... sorry... hrm... nah... I'll tell you guys at the meet... =) ...oh heck... one word... "freebies!" =) See ya soon! (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Other??? You don't have any illegal substances do you? In this I am, of course, referring to MegaBloks or other clones... Glad to see you back... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I thought you were 'off' that stuff man? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Woohoo! I'm salivating already... ahem... Meeting is still happening. Still pirate theme and more. Usual place, 7:00 -- and no visiting the Village!!!! heh heh... Looking forward to seeing you and your Lego. Xan Claus Thiim <Chunky@trideja.com> (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Kevin, my email is down, I can recieve, but not send... If there is a meet tomorrow (Friday) could you kindly bring along my ebay winnings so we can settle the books? Thanks kindly... C. (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Just got back from vacation tonite... Got plenty of LEGO with me, and "other". So what's the plan? When I left, last I heard was that there would be a meet on Friday at the usual place. Any changes here? Lemme know!! (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) engine. (URL) colour changes. Blue, Yellow and I JUST completed a Gray version. Looks nasty! (URL) latter one was inspired by the fact that a 2001 Studio set will include 3 of the 4x8 (with 2x6 studs) plates in Gray! But I couldn't wait and (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I've got two of the 4565 sets. I just decommissioned the 4565 engine (Red) to build the alternate. I do have a 4565 engine in Blue though, and half a one in Yellow that I hope to finish. (...) Black 5 high with no slats in them. The ones (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I'm coming, and my Mum from the UK will be coming with me... not so much that she's a mad Lego fan, although she likes it (she helped me sort plates the other day for the mega-plate sale I have up at the moment!) but there's no point me (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) *sigh* Mine is still in a sealed box. Don't have the heart to open it yet! Today I just realized that the engine's sides are built on tilt hinges! (Sorry, for those of you who knew this a LONG time ago) What I'm curious about is how the scale (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I've just finished the 4565 Alternate Model... Should be a good one to run for a bit... I've also worked a bit more on the custom track sensors needed for the single bridge, double loop project. I should be setting up the test track by this (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) At this rate, no one will be there... We'd better sound off... Who's coming to this Fridays Meeting? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Yes sir! That's what I've been waiting to hear for a while... (Now that the due dates to his assignments have been postponed, Bryan digs his bricks out and starts building...) Sorry, can't make it to this Friday's meeting. :( Bryan (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Yes! Great! I'll try to prod Xan into creating a Press Release for us being at the show... With all the Lego in the news lately they might bite and give coverage... All right everyone one, we need houses and Stores! Get building! Dean -- (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) We are definitely in as an exhibitor, but they are still juggling space and can't tell us yet which layout option we'll be doing. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Hi guys, I'm stuck (literally) up in Edmonton. We came up for the Thanksgiving weekend, but on the way up our truck's engine decided to pack it in, so we'll be marooned here until at least Friday (arrrgghhhh!) before we head back. I can't do (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Kevin, could you phone the train guys and confirm that they have our Fax and that things are progressing? On another note I just finished the Points switcher. It should work great for RCX controlled switching... Now on to the custom sensors (3) then (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Ya, I need it finished so I can get a Lego Road side Billboard for our club built... Oh the ideas... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Hey, People: Just wondering where we stand with the logo? Comments, criticisms, ideas... Thanks. Xandria (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Greetings and salutations, I have had tremendous difficulty finding at any information about reserving space at a community center (some of them are on strike). Therefore, if anyone has any other aspirations to reserves some space, it would be (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) My list above are all things I want to add to my own collection anyway... I have to build a few sensors for the tracks. SHouldn't be too hard. The programing will be a snap. The only other difficulty will be to create a reliable way to switch (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) You don't have to do ALL the train stuff, Dean :-) I think the most important thing that no-one else can do but you is the 2-tracks-into-one-track and back into 2 again section under RCX control. Passenger station and freight yard can be (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Well, after about 20 hours I've completed the furnishings of my office building on the half plate. It's on half a road plate and is half of a 3 story office building. Full minifig scale. I don't know if I should post pictures of it or save it for (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I don't have _that_ much lego, a mere 138K or so pieces. (I can verify that I have that many, I probably have 10-20K more than that total...esp. considering the for sale stuff...)(I have 580+ pieces of straight 9V track in that too! :) Also, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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In lugnet.org.ca.vlc, James Brown writes: <snip> (...) Actually, that wasn't luck. I knew I'd need to do some improvising for monorail supports, (certainly didn't expect as much as there was though) so asked "Mr. Castle" to bring his grey (which (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Not bad... Mine is black with black office 5 high windows. The bottom floor with double doors is blue tinted windows. The rest are clear. I decided to stager the window layout to give it a diverse look. I'm going to create cubicles and (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I wrote to Tony after he posted, telling him about the club, but he said they have a new baby on the way and he's too busy. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Actually, I think it was the other way around. I was surfing around lugnet one day, and stumbled on a thread that Dean had started about launching a local club. Up to that point, I hadn't bought anything from Kevin, or any other current (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Alex sent a list to all the people on that list. I think that's how we got Robin... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Paulh70@yahoo.com Kevin (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Dean, have you seen my office building??? (URL) (sorry, I cannot loan it to you, I'm not yet back to BC...6 months!) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) That's the guy, I'm sure of it. Matt, the collector I was chatting with, speaks very quickly, and I could easily have misunderstood the name. He did mention that Paul sold on eBay. What is his eBay user name? Robin (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Ugg... I made HALF a office building with ALL the black bricks I can find... ugg... About $50 bucks worth of windows in the thing! It's only three stories high but has 7 bricks high room on each floor. It's the dimensions of the green bricks. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Nothing since you got the stuff faxed to him. I imagine they are juggling space at this point. As soon as I hear anything I'll post here, don't worry! Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I already do, but there really aren't very many. Whne we started the club I wrote to all the people in BC who I'd sold to previously. (...) I emailed last year with a guy called Paul Hetherington who lives on the North SHore and was (and still (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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