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Re: How did the meeting go?
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Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:42:24 GMT
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Craig,
Thanks for the update, sounds like y'all had a good time. I would like to
visit the train station in Macon some time. I've driven past it before on my
travels, but never really stopped and looked at it in detail.
I had an idea about a get together in May. I am currently working on a train
display for Saturday May 27th (Memorial weekend) here in Atlanta. I don't
want to say to much about it since it's not 100% confirmed yet, and I'd hate
to jinx myself. But I was wondering if maybe some of the Dixielug people
would like some space on the layout to set up some scenes. This isn't a
"real" train show so anything goes really. I wouldn't mind having a castle
screen or your "Jurassic Park" as part of the layout. Really anything that's
mini-fig scale would work fine.
If anyone is interested let me know and I'll keep you up to date on the
details as they come about.
james
craig hamilton wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.org.us.dixielug, James J. Trobaugh writes:
> > Hey guys how did the meeting go this past weekend? I've been waiting for • an
> > update post.
> >
> > jt
> >
> > --
> >
> > James J. Trobaugh james.trobaugh@ngltc.org
> > North Georgia LEGO Train Club www.ngltc.org
>
> hey, james ~
>
> franklin, kenny and i had a great time! they got here around 3 in the
> afternoon, which gave me a needed breather after that gruelling morning
> rehearsal.
>
> franklin brought the bulk of his castle 'figs, which feature lots of
> super-cool mix-n-match originals. he also unveiled a trio of spider • chariots
> of the most flawless design ~ beautiful, and deadly. mr. cain's wit and
> infectious laugh kept me grinning constantly!
>
> kenny set up his train, which is a very modified version of #4559,
> featuring a lower passenger level instead of the cargo stow. it ran • through
> his very nice moc station house. kenny also brought his 5-story house of
> which each floor is a seperate unit. (OOPS, kenny forgot the 3rd floor! • even
> so, it still fits together as a nice 4-story! ;-) the fireplaces, chimney,
> and staircases are my favorite details of this model. the roof section is
> neat because it has a great realistic looking attic interior, but quite
> unique in that the roof is made of mostly 1x3 low slopes in many different
> colors. yellow is used intermediately throughout, with the result being
> unexpectedly effective!
>
> i just wrapped up the process of sorting. only the dinos and yellow • galaxy
> cruiser are left standing. (and of course, the alien & ripley, which i'll
> _never_ take apart.) but i do have lots of new customs, so i gave a little
> preview of my upcoming, very first, craigo-lego auction. franklin knows • his
> mini-figs, so i was pleased when he was stunned to (only momentary ;-)
> silence by my bootleg dragon master on a _blue_ torso! he also liked the • two
> new additions to my personal collection, the joker, and xena.
>
> we did some trading amongst the three of us which left us all very happy
> with our new elements. then we did some good deal shopping about town.
> franklin and i cleaned out the tru of #6236's. i found a stash of $13
> #6099's. we had dinner at "giambrone's", a ny-style italian place down the
> street, across from the "museum district"~ children's, sports, geogia • music,
> harriet tubman, the old train termanal/tourism offices).
>
> i brought up the possibility of DixieLUG doing some sort of model display
> here in macon at our children's museum, next year during the cherry blossom
> festival the museum would love to host us, and they have an on-going (how
> appropriate is this) _brick_ drive as their fund raiser! (give a donation,
> get a brick decorated in your honour placed in the sidewalk out front.)
> anyway, there's an idea for a group project, a great place and time to do
> it, and a year to plan it out. ;-)
>
> franklin and kenny got a bit of an opportunity to check out some of the
> briliant architecture of macon. james, you simply must see the terminal
> station here! i'm looking forward to us meeting in nicer weather so i can
> share this stuff with y'all! we have a gothic cathedral, that gorgeous
> italianate palace across the street from my house, (which we could tour one
> afternoon, and there are some incredible greek revival mansions, and
> antibellum victorians further up college street. it may seem off-topic a
> bit, but i always walk around macon soaking up inspiration for my lego • models.
> oh, and greg crisp called early in the afternoon, to say he couldn't make
> it, but he and i got a chance to chat. i called pawel later that evening,
> and we chatted with his school-burdened self for a while. franklin and • kenny
> stayed out late saturday night. we gabbed till well past midnight!
>
> a bit long-winded, but you asked, so i told! ;-)
>
> let's get together in mid to late may, y'all!
>
> later ~ craig~
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