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Re: Thoughts on what to do next time
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 02:48:58 GMT
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Bryan Wong wrote in message ...

> Yeah I agree with this.  I felt quite rushed in preparing for this show.
> (For the last few nights, I didn't sleep until 3am on average!)  If we're
> gonna do something around Christmas time, we'd better start planning soon!
> Unfortunately, I barely have enough storage space for my LEGO, let alone
> built models!

I don't think I *can* do another show between now and Xmas. Not only can I
not afford the space to store the buildings, I can't spend the time - I
*have* to do some money-earning activity or not eat :-). ANyway I have
already demolished the town hall and the airport, sorted them and put them
away!

> > 2 Thomas engines (or Thomas plus another eg James) so he's always running
> > somewhere for the kids without one motor having to run non-stop all day.
> 
> To tell you the truth, I don't understand why everybody loves Thomas?! • He's
> always a hit!

The kids have seen him on TV, in books, a movie came out recently, there's
umpteen spinoff toys of him... they all know him. So I gues he's something
recognisable among the strangeness of trains. And to tell the truth, for
small kids, scale model railroads are pretty boring.

> > More space for the passenger station so we have a long platform for a long
> > metroliner (and 4561) train and the station buildings can look more
> > realistic and less squashed up.
> 
> How long is LONG?

Well, 3 Metroliner's worth: 2 locomotive/end cars, 3 middle passenger cars,
maybe a club car and/or baggage car.  That's 6 or 7 cars. Ans we could
easilly do a 4561 with 4 or 6 cars behind a decent size engine.

Kevin



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