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| "Cedar Sith" <cedarlug@bresnan.net> wrote in message news:JCr1zD.GCx@lugnet.com... (...) I prefer TrackDraw over TrackDesigner for the single reason that you can whip out new parts really quickly if you need it. Mike (19 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
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| (...) Scott, Great suggestion. I downloaded Track Designer and in about 15 minutes had recreated the last show. What a great program. Thanks for the advice and direction. (19 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
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| Brian & All, (...) Indeed. At MichLUG's first show at GATS in January of 2001, (URL) did pretty much the same thing - a lot of people brought stuff, and we basically filled in places as we went along. I am not sure if we had an actual layout in mind (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
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| (...) Scott, Thanks for all the positive feedback. Getting started is very difficult. I was surprised at how challenging it is to design a lay-out at the show and then fill in the space with buildings, etc. Question to all Train Clubs. How do you (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
| | |  | | NXT for $200
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| Inspired by the gentleman selling NXTs for $200 (I didn't have a checkbook with me or I probably would have got one), I did some searching on the web (I think I used Froogle) and found them for $199.99 from A Child's Delight, a toy store in (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | |  | | Re: January 2007 SMART meeting notes
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| (...) Thank you. (...) This robot was just finished before the meeting so the ears went on but I never got a chance to program them. The idea is just as you describe and I did try use the View feature to see how directional the sound sensor is. My (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| Brian & All, (...) It is always nice to that interaction with the crowd, even if it is the 50th time you heard it. : ) (...) It is great to have some interactivity like that in a layout - I need to do more of that in ours. (...) The most important (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
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| (...) Brian- Congrats on your first show.It's a lot of fun to put your stuff out in front of a crowd for the first time. I especially liked the decorative archway, dino museum, bridge, fishing hole, and mech. Good stuff in any layout! Small idea: Be (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug, FTX)
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| (...) I like Gus' line-following dog. How well do the ears work? Could it turn towards sounds? Steve (19 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | |  | | ULUG Train Show
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| Over the weekend ULUG (Utah LUG) participated in "The Ophir, Tintic and Western" Train Show at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. We are a newer LUG (under 6 months) with 9 active members and this is our first Train show as a LUG. We were pleased to (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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