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To All,
MichLUG has a great meeting on Saturday, October 20th, 2001. We were
celebrating the 1st anniversary of MichLUG, right back where we started, in
Dewitt, town of progress. : ) My apologies for the lateness of the post, it
was a busy morning.
We met at one of our member's churches, DeWitt Church of Christ, where one
of our members, Rick Hallman, goes. Big thanks from all of us to those who
let us use your great facility.
Here is the list of attendees (Took it from Rick's list, thanks Rick!)
Rick Hallman
DJ Carter
Jason Spears
Peter Guenther
Chris Leach (I cannot remember your kids names, sorry!!!)
Wife ? Sandy
Kid 1 - Kira
Kid 2 ? I forgot his name, son
Tony Hedglen
Scott Sanburn (!)
J. Spencer Rezkalla
Steve Bliss
Kristen? Kirsten?
Jamie Bliss
Son (forget name) Bliss
Ondrew Hartigan
Tim Courtney
Larry Pieniazek
Larry's son Nikolai
Kai Brodersen
Lester Witter
The meeting started at 12:00PM, I of course, was late, since I always seem
to be, even if I try to accommodate the time change. A lot of people
brought different creations; here is a partial list (with accompanying
links)
Overall Links:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7695
Here are some pictures of the meeting area:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77553
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77554
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77555
Here are some pictures of the kid's area, we had some track and some parts
so the kids that came could play, it was a nice thing to have, especially
when you have long meetings like we end up having! : )
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77580
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77581
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77582
Here is a cake we had (Ummm?. Cake?..)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77589
Creation specifics:
Jason Spears:
Jason brought some really nice buildings, which will be included in the
January show. He has a knack for large buildings. Here are some pics:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77578
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77579
Peter Guenther:
Peter brought some creations from across the board, from castle to town,
his creations are just crazy!
Train Stuff:
White / Light Gray / Blue train (I forgot the name Peter!)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77562
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77563
Streetcar:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77561
Dinosaur transporter:
This is really neat, he built a train car that has a dinosaur in it, and
when the train moves, the dinosaur gets upset and moves! : )
Here are the pictures:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77565
Here is Peter demonstrating it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77577
Middle age cathedral:
This was beautiful, he really captured the essence and feel of an ancient
church. Great job!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77564
McDonalds (New & Improved with Play Place!)
He modified his McDonalds into having a Play Place. It looks really great.
Here is a picture:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77566
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77567
Larry Pieniazek & Son:
Larry brought a few things, including a small rail station, some ideas for
a MichLTC standard car. Here is the train station:
(Bad Picture)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77570
His son Nikolai also brought some various creations, great job! : )
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77571
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77572
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77573
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77574
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77575
Spencer brought his outstanding rendition of the F-117A Stealth Fighter.
Just awesome! It is a sight to see, I am just amazed how he got the angles
and the look to it. (One of my favorites, obviously)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77556
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77557
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77585
Tony Hedglen brought his great Sawmill, complete with rotating water wheel.
Great job, Tony!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77583
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77584
Tim Courtney and his friend, made a visit, it was nice to see him again. He
brought his great Harrier model.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77587
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77588
Kai Brodersen brought his in progress Ore Dock, with pictures, it appears
he is well on his way to getting that complete, great job Kai!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77590
He also brought the Classics Metroliner and the Club car, here are some
pictures of him building it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77596
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77597
I brought some orders from my Brickbay store, so they could save money on
shipping. Thanks, everyone!
Overall meeting:
Here are a few leftover pics:
Chris Leach's wife, Sandy (A conversion to the AFOL side, heh-heh), is
busily working on a few models from idea books, as Steve Bliss's wife
plots. ; )
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77576
Here is Chris, Sandy, Tony, and Jamie looking at Larry and his game.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77593
Usually, we usually just sit around and talk, about upcoming events,
different items concerning, TLC, etc. This meeting was a little different.
Tony and I discussed the upcoming fundraiser, and our plans. It is coming
together, but I think it will be more along the lines of the Contraption
show.
We had some snacks, and after about 2 hours or so, Jason Spears called into
attention the meeting, and we raised some issues. One being the MichLTC
logo, and shirts, and what do we want to do. We voted for one finally, and
we are proceeding to the next step of getting them produced. Second, we
were talking about some other options in regards to the layout, namely
backdrops, and we turned them down. We discussed the kids area, and how we
would approach that.
After that, we decided to help Larry P. sorting out some of his 5542's. It
took a little while, but we got finished, and we then played his game. I
actually liked his other one better from our last meeting. Larry explained
it well enough in a previous post.
Here are some pics:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77552
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77591
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77592
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77594
After that, we talked a little more, and dispersed around 7:30 PM EST. Tony
and I went to his house and discussed some other items, and I drove to my
parents house in Flushing Michigan. Here are some totally irrelevant pics
from me. Here is my Mom's house:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77598
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77599
I always wanted to take some pictures of the attic, where my collection was
for many moons during my childhood. Here they are:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77600
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77601
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77603
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77602
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77604
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77605
I also stopped by the Ypsilanti Shell Station, right on 94 and Michigan
Road 12, where I got ideas for my Shell Station, I snapped a few pics. I
also got some of the newer promotion sets finally! : )
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77606
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=77607
All in all, it was a good event, I had a great time, and can't wait to do
it again! Although, I am sure getting tired of driving all weekend!
Scott S.
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Personal: http://www.scottesanburn.org
LEGO Page: http://www.scottesanburn.org/legoindex.html
Member - MichLUG - Michigan LEGO Users Group
http://www.michlug.org
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