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(...) Hal is a great guy! I enjoyed all his fiction, and meeting him in person. He was a regular guest at the SF con we ran in college. I once heard about a Hal con, where Hal was Guest of Honor, Fan Guest of Honor, and Artist Guest of Honor (by (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Good Lord! I love Hal Clement, not for fiction, but for the lovely "Alternative Life Designs" piece he wrote for a SETI book some 15 years ago. He's a personal hero, and I don't have many. Who's the lucky soul who gets to drive Pete Abrams and (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Robyn & All, (...) Well, we will be having a display there, we will start to arrive at 4 on Friday, from other people, but I will be running a little late, I think. (...) All right, we will see you there. This is a more hap-hazard display yet again, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Re: Below Is there any sort of plan for a get-together at 'Fusion? I'm arriving early Friday afternoon after picking up Hal Clement at the airport. My wife and I have a room in the hotel. As mentioned earlier, I'm doing the KidFusion Lego event, as (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Sounds like a fine bird. :) btw, ATRIEDES OR HARKONNEN! :D. Maybe we can get a whole Dune scene, with the Emperor's Sardehar (sp?) troops helping the Harkonnen! :D Rick (24 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Having recognizable Sci-Fi models is a very good idea. My ISSCV is recognizable from Space: Above and Beyond for example. I am also working on a Babylon 5 Earthforce Omega-Class Destroyer for rendering. So anything recognizable would be neat. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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To All, I met many new people this weekend for our first GATS show, namely David Kohrman, Eric Brouwer, and Justin Pankey, and I wanted to say thanks for coming! Be sure to tell us what you thought, etc. and if you want to join our up and coming (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Lee Tucker of WAMALUG designed some of that as part of a coaling station of some sort. I shrunk it down to only include the engine and boiler. I had to drill out the 2x2 round bricks to allow the axles to go in and out, as well as gluing the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Amy Hughes wrote in message ... (...) (URL) Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths: (URL) Lego Web page: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Here are the photos I took of the setup yesterday. I've misplaced my photos from Friday but hope to find them soon. (URL) Kohrman Lugnet # 1117 (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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I know a few other people have posted pictures, but here are mine. I tried to get a few of the funeral procession, per someone's request. FireFighters: (URL) 103135 Main directory: (URL) Spears Michlug - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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One of the new features of the MichLTC layout was Steve Ringe's home layout module "plopped in" to a section of the show layout. (it therefore contained a "local loop" to allow I think he might be posting further about it. But just to whet people's (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.michlug) !
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James & All, (...) Nope. It is all in his head. : ) Automatic switchers, automatic decoupler, Mindstorms controlled turntable, it is crazy. But then again, so is Steve. : ) Scott S. - (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Who's roundhouse is this ((URL) are are there any detail instuctions on how it works any where on the web? jt (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) I did a quick lookie & the standouts from that were the Shell Station (which I had seen many pic of before) Griswold Place (same deal--that is huge!). The one little thing I really liked was the post office. Very nice. Thanks for sharing. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) To be exact, each table was on 9 tubs, without lids. Stacked 3 high, in 3 locations. This worked out to be almost exactly 23 bricks in height difference. Lucky us. If it hadn't been, we would have had to use shims, or something. -Jason (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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James & All, (...) Yes, indeed, but we will be correcting that sometime. I am going to raise the Shell Station and the Train Station for the next show. (...) super, even if Larry and Kai had to work on it until the last minute. As for my pics and (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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