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Peter & All, (...) What in the world are you thinking? Wasting precious bricks on a TRAILER?!?! Better use would be module tables or something! Or a larger Shell Station, or a donation to Scott's Brick Funds. ; ) Scott S. -- (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) What the heck are you thinking? If you want a trailer, you BUILD IT OUT OF LEGO! Should be sturdy enough... just look out for potholes. (Do they make 6' long technic axles yet???) If we all chip in a couple dozen tubs we should have enough (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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To All, (...) Right. I might consider getting one, once certain debts are paid off, my lasting contribute to MichLUG. : ) We can paint a big logo on the side or something. How much do trailers go for, anyway? 8,000? I have no clue. Future (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) GMLTC owns (well, Conan owns) an enclosed trailer... (takes a lot of U Haul rentals to pay for a new 2 axle trailer though!) ++Lar (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) One thing that's not apparent from the pictures is that the hinge arrangement locks the landing gear from rotating -- it can only extend and retract. Which is not something you'd notice from just looking at it; you have to play with it to tell (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) You took the first two. Trevor took the third. Or at least, that's what the MichLUG site tells me. (...) Thank you, Scott! I totally couldn't remember. My bad. (...) Doh! I had forgotten that part! Steve (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) <snip> Yes, those are quite nice. I used the same parts for the 'gear on my Space Police Viper. I do like the ones in the pictures, however, because they use the parts in two directions, which would give the ship a bit more stability than just (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) One last vacation day today back to work tomorrow(pay day) and thursday, off friday. (...) Sounds good.Sandy had alot of fun and wants to go again:-) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Chris & All, Got home early today Chris? : ) (...) Indeed. I can drive up to 6 comfortably, and we can strap stuff up to the top, and tow a U-Haul. Chances are I will end up buying it at the end of the lease, so milage won't be a problem anymore, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Hmmmm Hitch the trailer to the suburban sounds good.Think how much stuff we could take to next years fest! (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Steve & All, (...) Hey, I took those pictures! ; ) I wish I would have gotten more! Scott was having too much fun to worry about pictures! : ) (...) That ship is Mark Koesel's creation, an M-Tron MOC, which I loved to death. I took the picture of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) At the first MichLUG meeting, there was a ship with a very cool, but simple design for landing gear. Here are some picture links: (3 URLs) Unfortunately, they're all detail shots, and the ship is upside down. The basic idea is to put together (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Chris & All, (...) That's good to hear. I think the airport wows everyone. : ) (...) Wow. (...) I am planning on bringing just about all my plates, just in case. Are we still missing any, I found some T's, but I don't know if they are mine or not. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Scott, Ya Sandy and I drove all the way only ran into one delay(an hour).It was a blast!Got to meet alot of people from this newsgroup.I was sursprised at the number of people who saw my nametag then said i have seen your stuff/know you etc..I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Chris & All, (...) Shoot, there go our plans. Abort, abort, abort. ; ) Hey Chris, did you have fun? Dsid you drive out there? I heard you won a prize, what was it? Are you going to be in shape for GATS? Details, sprink, details! : ) Scott S. -- (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) I'm BAAA...AAACK! (25 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) This boxcar would be for later... no big rush. (I got inspired by seeing the GFLTC, NGLTC and NCLTC boxcars all of which look very sharp). The logo, ideally, would be much smaller, taking up an area of maybe 4 bricks high by only about 10 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Larry & All, (...) 4 bricks? Hmm.. I don't know, I have two printouts here and it is a tad over 3 bricks, so I don't know what is going on. Whatever. (...) Right. (...) Ach, I thought I checked it a zillion times, and it is still screwed up. I will (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Even at 4 bricks high, the state map part of the logo is too big on the one you printed, although by just a hair, I had to cut the very tip of the Keewenaw off (...) Yes. (...) Yes. DO NOT SWEAT THIS!! The car is on its way, it looks sharp and (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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