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| | | I was poking around the GATS web site this evening and there is a GATS show scheduled in Raleigh next year. The dates are June 23rd and 24th. It will be held at the Convention Center. I have requested an exhibitor packet. Even though it is nine (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —James Beerman
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| | | | | (...) I agree. Lets start soon. (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) One scheduled February 10 & 11, 2001 - Dixie Classic Fairgrounds - 421 West 27 Street, Winston-Salem, NC also. Not suggesting exhibiting at this, just thought it might be nice to visit to get and idea about how stuff is set up. Might spark (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Mike Walsh
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| | | | "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G1H33G.JBB@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) West 27 (...) up. (...) to (...) Until we have done one of these I am somewhat reluctant to commit to something that is a fair (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) It is probably worth looking at some of the reports on shows from other groups. I recently read the NALUG one, and it sounds like they felt they had too small a space to be able to show very much (and of course you noticed that with the New (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —James Brown
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| | | | | (...) <snip> Yes. We only had 90"x120" to work with (or 9x12 baseplates), and it was cramped, to say the least. Hardly any space for buildings, and nowhere a train yard could go - this meant most of our switching was "5-finger switching", which is (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Mike Walsh
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| | | | "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:39D21778.6113@m...ing.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) My thoughts were at a minimum we would want a total of 10 tables configured in a 3x2 rectangle (which would actually be a square) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) Just want to get everyone thinking about this again. As usual, I have only questions :-) not answers... Such as who is interested in doing this (hopefully all!) and who thinks there is a possibility that it could be worked into their schedule (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Mike Walsh
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| | | | "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G5wDov.13B@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) only (...) Nothing wrong with questions, they usually raise points worth discussing. (...) This is a good idea. I have it blocked off (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Chris Leach
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| | | | | (...) Mike,the newly formed michigan lego train club(MILTC) is doing a 20'x20'display at a GATS in 3 weeks.We are skiping the tables and building on the floor.Our display will have over 500 plates.Make sure you guys ask TLC for support.Today TLC (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) I'm interested. I guess I should block it off in my calendar. Of course should it happen to conflict with Brickfest, I might have to bail out, but I think if anything, Brickfest will be earlier next year. (...) I haven't read their reports (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —James Beerman
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't have a calender, but I'm committed. (...) I've built three tables, and they're all of different heights. And one wobbles. I would rather do it all together. The main thing is having some space to (...) I could keep some. I would like (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —James Trobaugh
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| | | | | | In lugnet.org.us.nclug, Frank Filz writes: <SNIP> (...) Hey guys, just thought I'd share something we here at the NGLTC learned about the plexiglas. We found that it's best not to screw the glass to the layout, but rather clip it. We had the glass (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | | "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:G5x9o0.8yK@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ...] (...) found (...) clips (...) James - Thanks for the tip, sounds like a good one. You are more than welcome to join us. You have a fair (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) Just stirring the pot again... Where are we by the PNLTC FAQ? (URL) this where we should be? Timetable? Yet to be deteremined will GATS conflict will Brickfest? Recap: +Mike Walsh, chief organizer +Frank Filz (if no conflict w/ Brickfest (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G77vHr.10M@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I'll have to wait until I am online to review this, I am in the back of a Taxi right now. (...) There are others (three that I (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | (...) I think it would definitely be worth getting a generous space. (...) That was definitely the most unexpected store meeting I've had. We cleaned out that Target pretty well didn't we? In addition to preparing for the Pirate Game at Brickfest, I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | | | In lugnet.org.us.nclug, Mike Walsh writes: <snip> (...) All sounds good. Just trying to figure out what I can contribute. My Fabuland stuff may not fit in well with the layout, in which case I will come up with some other constructions to complement (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) My feeling would be to find a way to work your Fabuland creations in. While they don't fit the seriousness of model railroading, to me, part of the appeal of LEGO is that it is a toy, and can have silly misplaced things. Of course for a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Will Hess
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| | | | | | (...) Think amusement / theme park :-) Will Lego Beach Fire and Rescue: www.crosswinds.net/~hokie Bricksburg Depot: (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G77vHr.10M@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) outstanding. (...) I finally had the chance to review this again and I think we are in decent shape. I have a couple more weeks (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Chris Leach
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| | | | | | (...) Mike,what size layout are you guys doing? (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —James Trobaugh
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| | | | sheree rosenkrantz <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G77vHr.10M@lugnet.com... (...) outstanding. (...) I'll know better as the spring gets here if I'll be able to attend, I really want to make it up to the show. Like to take the Rail (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —Mike Walsh
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| | | | "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:G7E2yx.FL4@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) really (...) and (...) use (...) like (...) if (...) can (...) I'd love to have both ... how much space do you need for each of (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | | | | | Re: GATS Show in Raleigh/ June 23-24, 2001 —James Trobaugh
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| | | | 25x25 is a good size to ask for I've found, the NGLTC layout this year was 18'x18' with the KRR 6'x6' with a 20'x20' space we went over the allotted area but it worked out fine. Next time I'll ask for more space. The drag strip is about 15' long (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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