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Re: Pictures From Big April 28th Southern California Meeting
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Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:08:17 GMT
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I just wanted to thank Brad and Shelly for being wonderful hosts.  This was my
first LUG meeting ever, and it was a fantastic experience.  It makes such a
difference to see models in person.  I'm a big mecha fan, but I was VERY
impressed with the detail and creativity expressed in Brad's city.  One could
spend hours admiring all that was going on.  And Dan's carrier was awesome!  I
just couldn't get over the detail and care with which his spacecraft were
built.  He put a lot of thought into how spacecraft might appear given their
methods of propulsion, whether or not they were atmospheric re-entry vehicles
or not, etc.  I wouldn't be surprised if sci-fi movie makers asked him to do
some consulting after seeing his models...

As for the mecha, well I was in awe of being confronted by these models who's
pictures I had gawked over for years.  It really makes a difference in seeing
them in person and feeling how they work.  There was detail in Mark's mecha
that I never noticed in photographs; his engines for his Helldog II were
unbelievable!  As for Bryce, if you haven't seen his mecha in person, then you
really haven't seen them. If you're a mecha fan, and your ever in California,
you've got to these things!  One thing about his mecha that you'll never get
out of the pictures - they take a pounding!  I could pick up and handle Big
Blue without fear.

There was way too much going on for me to describe, or even process.  I was
EXTREMELY honored to be in the presence of such talented builders from all over
the country.  It will take me weeks to digest everything that I saw...

Thanks again to Brad and Shelly for hosting such a wonderful event.  I would
also like to thank Bryce and Dan for their hospitality.  I don't think I would
have made it down without Bryce's encouragement.

Christopher



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  Re: Pictures From Big April 28th Southern California Meeting
 
Hi Christopher, I'm glad you had such a great time. Christopher Snead <chalcedony@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GCMFxt.3su@lugnet.com... (...) was my (...) a (...) could (...) awesome! I (...) their (...) vehicles (...) do (...) who's (...) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
  Re: Pictures From Big April 28th Southern California Meeting
 
(...) Wow, thanks Chris! On that same note, all of us were amazed at your stuff as well. Your joint system for the "Terminator" totally defines the term "kick a**"! (...) Hey, come see us again soon! :) Dan (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)

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  Pictures From Big April 28th Southern California Meeting
 
This meeting was a big smash with over 35 folks from LUGOLA, the Southern California LEGO Train Club, and many out-of-town guests. Here is the index to the pictures: (URL) is a group shot showing most of the people: (Big): (2 URLs) the left, the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.people, lugnet.general) !! 

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