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Re: Things needed for the shows
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Mon, 7 May 2001 21:53:19 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Scott E. Sanburn writes:
> Tony & All,
> 
> > > What kinds of things do you want me to do? I dont have much interest (or
> > > money) in trains right now, so what kind of landscape work do you need?
> > > 
> > > A lighthouse? I am building one, thinking of scrapping. Will continue if
> > > needed.

Tony are you talking about buildings for both the GR show and FR show?

> > A lighthouse would be good. The last show we did, we didn’t have one. We did
> > not have a power plant. We don’t have a truck stop. We don’t have a sawmill.
> > We don’t have a food store. We don’t have strip malls. I just made a small
> > one a couple days ago. (Two buildings). I thought a putt putt and go-cart
> > place would be neat. We have a thought of making a theme park. If anyone has
> > an idea on how to make a roller costar that would be cool to have. A water
> > ride would be relatively simple to do. We don’t have a school or school
> > buses or a garage for the busses. We don’t have a place to sell cars. We
> > don’t have a park. We don’t have a campground. We don’t have a library. We
> > don’t have a capitol. We don’t have a clock tower. That’s all I can think of
> > right now. If anyone has something to add fell free to suggest something.
> > And if anyone has one of these items then let us know. I’m making these
> > suggestions on the basis of my own knowledge, not the club as a whole. I
> > don’t know the detail on everyone in the club. I going on what we had in the
> > last train show.
> 
> Indeed. Due to the limited space we might have, maybe we should keep
> creations maybe one or two for each person for right now. I hope we can
> eliminate most of the stock LEGO buildings. Here are a few more ideas:
I have been working on a custom Police station along with a building "under
construction" that matches my big red tower.
> 1) Custom Police Station
> 2) Custom Freight Company
> 3) Coast Guard
> 4) More residential housing (non cookie cutter for variety, older houses perhaps
> 5) Classic Downtown (side by side buildings)
> 
> Any word on the GATS size, Chris?
Scott right now we are still at a 16x20 foot display but he will try to get
us more space.



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  Re: Things needed for the shows
 
(...) I’m just talking in general and for the future. The GR show I know will not be very big. I’m just trying to make suggestions on what we don’t have. I know we have lots of police and fire stations. We have your cookie cutter homes and some big (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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Tony & All, (...) Indeed. Due to the limited space we might have, maybe we should keep creations maybe one or two for each person for right now. I hope we can eliminate most of the stock LEGO buildings. Here are a few more ideas: 1) Custom Police (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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