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What!!!...!!! Kevin Wilson is running out of basic bricks???...??? Say it ain't so.... Xan "Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:G3sK4p.4s3@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Here goes my anal retentive language critique. "... lower mainland that share a love of..." should read: "... lower mainland sharing a love of""... While colour would be cool, I think black and white would suffice. Otherwise... those kick ass, dude. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) No, I brought Bricks... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Did you actually bring a baseplate to the fabric store? That must have turned a few heads! ;-) "Quick Dean, nobody's looking. Hold it up against this bolt ..." Robin (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) What do you need? Perhaps I can help. I'm doing a couple more things for the water area, but I'm about done building. I will bring a heaping pile of black 2x2's for the monorail supports. I located a small baggie of the short supports as well. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Evening all, Just an update. The sign should be done by tomorrow sometime. T-Shirts are done and look great! I've also put together a flyer. A draft version called "Train 2000 Flyer.jpg" is sitting in the top level of our X-Drive. Please have a look (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I just talked to David, and he's doing a police station as well as the monorail station. Airport terminal building is mostly done. It's a bit multi-colored, but I'm running out of basic bricks! Kevin (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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We picked up the fabric today. A close match on the gray I think. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message news:39FCF669.7E57BF...a.bc.ca... (...) I generally agree with Dean's experience. I'll add my list of +s and -s good points: fairly complete package for making short cartoons not movies very (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I finally found a source for the blue tubs! (I won't be going to get any soon since I crashed my pickup) I bought my first last week at the Coquitliam TRU (On King Edward) I took the wrong exit off the Trans Canada and ended up lost in Port (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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| | Re: train show for january 13-14
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(...) I'm sure we will. Next time we will know what to expect too. And we can hammer out some layout rules for future... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I completed a very nice looking blue and gray rig last night. I used a turn table instead of the pin. So it can't really disconnect... Matching trailer too. Heh. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: So will we have an airport?
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Kevin Wilson wrote in message ... (...) (fences (...) Well I got sucked in and started building an airport terminal, so don't anyone else go and do it too! Kvin (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Dan Parker wrote in message ... (...) Sounds interesting! Depending on whether we have fun this weekend or not, I guess :-) Kevin (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Beautiful! Can't wait. Robin (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Robin Sather wrote in message <3a08b521.116442673@...et.com>... (...) Don't think so. It doesn't look even slightly like an airport terminal... it would take as much time to turn it into one as it would to just build a terminal. Lets see what we (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Robin Sather wrote in message <3a08b572.116523640@...et.com>... (...) I will bring mine (custom black one), and I believe David will bring one as well. Kevin (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Robin (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I've located both monorails (6399 and 6990). Is anyone else planning on bringing a monorail? Kevin? Bryan? I suspect that I'll only bring the Airport Shuttle. I don't know. I also located several more control tracks, so Kevin, I won't need your two. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Maybe with some slight modification, your hotel could be extended to become an airport terminal? And station? Robin (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: So will we have an airport?
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(...) Today, I picked up my 6399 Airport Shuttle (and my 6990 Futuron Monorail). I could put the airport shuttle in as a station at the very least. I also picked up a helicopter set to use on the tarmac. Someone else was building and/or providing (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Bryan Wong wrote in message ... (...) anyone (...) I dunno. If my hands feel better by Fri/Sat I may be able to make one but right now they are still #$%#$%-ed :-) from too much buildng all at once last week. Maybe we can replace it with something (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | So will we have an airport?
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Hi, So are we still gonna have an airport/monorail station? Ever since I announced the fact that I won't be able to make them, I haven't heard anyone say that they're doing it... Argh, I feel partially responsible for this. Bryan (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Vehicles?
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(...) I may have some of those, in white I think, but it will be in the "unsorted" stuff, so it may take some time to track down. I do have piles of these pieces available, probably in any colour you need: (URL) and (2 URLs) and (2 URLs) you could (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) I can't find a way to make do the job of the following: (URL) anyone has one I could buy/borrow that would be great. If you have the ball stick thing that would be great too. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Vancouver Lego CLub to participate in Train Show Nov 12
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Cross Posted to lugnet.trains & lugnet.trains.org Followup to lugnet.org.ca.vlc (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Hm, so a further $70, eh? Plus of course the cost of the additional camera... (...) The point I was making was that it didn't look that "ghastly" to me. Maybe I have a higher tolerance for that than you do, or maybe my expectations are lower (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| | Vancouver Lego CLub to participate in Train Show Nov 12
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We're pleased to announce that the Vancouver Lego Club will be taking part in "Trains 2000" on Nov 12th at the Cameron Recreation Centre in Burnaby, BC, Canada (9523 Cameron St) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We'll be exhibiting a 16' x 6' lego train (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea) !
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| | Re: Vehicles?
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(...) Wow! Looks like we're covered then. Robin (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Good points. Perhaps we're OK then. (...) OK, OK! No more throwing of wrenches into this well-oiled machine! ;-) Robin (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Robin Sather wrote in message <3a06ef4c.237397@lugnet.com>... (...) We actually have Sat morning and Sat evening for last-minute building, assuming we do our setup from 12 noon onwards and the hall closes at 4 or 4:30 pm on Sat afternoon. The hall (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Robin Sather wrote in message <3a071284.9261932@lu...et.com>... (...) I have a lot of vehicles ready-built that I'll bring - 30 or so. Not planning on building any more. My hands are pretty much used up. Kevin (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Last Night I finished 3 little cars and one Little Green and black rig with trailer. (Trailer is green and black) I'm going to make one more Rig today but I'm all out of the little trailer pin piece so I'll have to be inventive. I've been (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I just had a thought while ruminating (daily $10 word ...) over the layout. Is anyone building cars, trucks, buses, etc. at all? We don't want a ghost town. I suspect that the power builders out there (Dean and Kevin primarily) are incorporating (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Earlier Test Run?
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(...) What you posted makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, I'm busy on Wed AND Thursday night... My Friday evening, however, pretty much belongs to the VLC. :) Perhaps the others could do something on Wed or Thurs night? Oh yeah, I received an email (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I shrunk the studs down a little on the brick graphic, and it looks better. The change is not dramatic but does help. For time's sake, I'm not posting it anywhere. It will go into the sign printers today. I'll also begin the T-shirts. Robin (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I'm just wondering if it would be wise to see if it would be possible for us to get together sooner for our test run. If we could meet wednesday or thursday night, then we would have more time to do some more building, or adjusting. Meeting friday (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) ROTFL!! Now that's funny ... Robin (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Grin. Quite, I would hope that EVERY department of TLC is the "lego" department. On the brick shape, note that no less a personage that Todd himself has seemed to get round this with his Fibblesnork(tm) backgrounds... He acknowledges TLC (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Grin. Quite, I would hope that EVERY department of TLC is the "lego" department. On the brick shape, note that no less a personage that Todd himself has seemed to get round this with his fibblesnork backgrounds... He acknowledges TLC rights (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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