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Re: Trains 2000 (Burnaby, BC Canada): Award Won
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Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:25:27 GMT
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Congratulations you guys, and I think I saw a glimpse of one of your VLC
t-shirts in the background of one of the pics?
-Adam
In lugnet.org.ca.vlc, Dean Husby writes:
> Kevin Wilson wrote:
>
> > Kevin Wilson wrote in message ...
> > > Highlights...
> >
> > How could I forget! Robin's lighthouse with the working, rotating light! And
> > the whales.... with the whale watching boat about to tip over.... and the
> > fishermen, one with an enormous catch and the other with just a tire....
> >
> > Kevin
>
> Gods that layout was fun! Though I almost fainted when we were awarded the "Best
> of the Show" award. I'll bet there will be grumblings about that for months from
> the "Real" Train guys. I guess we showed some of them with our "Not real trains
> trains"! (To be fair most of the other displayer's were great... And hung around
> our layout for quite awhile. [Just watched the vid, I have proof!]).
>
> We had a great time. Planning was productive and good natured. (Thanks to Matt's
> Train Designer!)
> Our test layout "Tape on the floor" went well and the track placement was
> relatively painless.
> Our Test fit Friday night went very well.
> And by Saturday's setup at the event was done in 4 hours!
> Sundays show was very fun I only caused a "FEW" derailments. ;-)
> Sunday tear down and packup was done in 1.5 hours! Way to go guys! Team work!
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> Special thanks to Kevin and Robins Parents for lending the use of their Vans for
> the event.
> Also special personal thanks from Dean and Xan to Claus, Robin & Kevin for the
> transportation to and from the events to us "Car-less people"
>
> Did I mention that we were approached by several "Show organizers" for various
> upcoming events and asked what WE needed to attend their shows! Also we were
> asked SEVERAL times by the Trains 2000 organizers if we would for sure be coming
> to their 2001 show!
>
> I think we did LEGO proud today and helped aid Lego Trains here on the west
> coast of Canada.
>
> Dean
> --
> Coin-Op's For Sale!: http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/coin-op.html
> Dean's Lego Workshop: http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/lego_wr.html
> Vancouver Lego Club: http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc
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