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| | | There was a some interest in having an alternate NELUG Logo that used the "Fallen Flag" motif that John Neal has been promoting. John came up with a neat Boston and Maine alternate for us... (URL) I thought it might be neat to have a minifig (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | (...) Hey Eric- I think having that minifig inserted in the BM logo is a great idea! (were you all to decide to pursue and alternate). I think that the little guy needs to be in silhouette like the original, and that he should be standing on a slope (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) Heh! I was already thinking that way (and working on it before the last post): (URL) if we're not careful, this will either degrade into a competition or a partnership! 8?) ) Matt (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Tom Duggan
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| | | | | | | Can I join the Great Minds Club? I had the same idea last night before going to bed, and worked on it this morning. All i Did was take Eric's picture and convert it to a pencil drawing. Its at (URL) Tom D (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | | | (...) These are all great ideas, everyone - but can I make a small suggestion? If the minifig's face were made more visible, I think people - even non-AFOLs - would be more apt to recognize it as being LEGO. These look like a lot of fun! JohnG, GMLC (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) J-1 is correct. If the perspective is changed a little so that the face shows and that we are looking up at the fig, it would be perfect. -John (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Matthew Gerber writes: <snip> (...) offense to John or Tom yours are all better than my attempt. It captures the feel of the origional best IMO. What does the rest of NELUG think? My oppinion is that this could make for a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Craig B. Agricola
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| | | | | | | (...) I had meant to join in the chorus of support for this last week, but I didn't get a chance, and now there is so much to choose from. I am *definitely* in favor of having this alternate logo, not only because I think it would look more (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Jorge Fernandez
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| | | | | | Neat! an alternate logo with dual capabilities. Congratulation to all those artists out there, amazing work. Really cool. Love it!. J.- (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Dean Husby
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| | | | | (...) It should be a sword or spear should it not? Dean (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Well, if he is a minuteman, then I'd say a musket. I'm posting a silohuette fig and a rendering of a NELUG initial logo like the BM. -John (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) OH NO! Too funny! Great minds and all that! Where's the link? I can't wait to see your idea! Matt (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Ha- I posted and then uploaded! And when I did I saw your version:-) All I did was make a silohuette of what Eric had done. I was going to suggest to him to change the perspective of his fig a little. But yours is excellent! If you just (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks John! (Boy, this mutual appreciation society of ours is getting a bit sappy, ain't it?) I used the Eldorado Fortress instructions as the source, so the fig is sorta' in "LEGO" perspective...not that that will mean much to non-LEGO folks (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) I know what that thing is...it's a.... what *IS* that? (remember that SNL bit where the whole skit was 2 mothers on a porch looking at something and not being able to ascertain what is was? :-) Well, this was fun:-) Now I gotta hit the hay. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) It's a plow. That is the Concord Minuteman statue (as opposed to the Lexington one). Frank (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Frank Filz writes: <a la Inspector Clouseau> Thee mystery is solv-ved;-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) And did you then fall over a desk and crash out a second story window? If not, then it's not a TRUE Clouseau impression! 8?) I'm thinking that the handles of one of the hand trucks in black would work. Still don't know if I want to work on (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Swine parrot... (...) Indeed-- don't waste any "real" time unless they decide to proceed. In the meantime...;-) I clicked off a pic of a minifig pose showing the perspective idea I was talking about: (URL) you could make your fig from that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) Do youh have a lee-sense for ze LAY-GO min-ky? (...) Coolsville, Daddy-O! I'll save that image and re-draw the image right over it in Illustrator (if I do it). Matt (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) hehe Duz your deuahg beight? -John (finally FUT off-topic.fun:-) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | (...) Wow, thanks to everybody who has been donating some time and effort to make this happen! John and Matt have been performing a wonderful service in helping us out with this ... and both have mentioned their willingness to continue if they could (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Gerlach
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| | | | | (...) If you can get a completed logo to John Neal - or have him finalize one, I've got an Alps printer and would be happy to print up a few pages for you. (...) The Alps has a white ribbon, we used it to do a white 'backing' (on clear decal paper) (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John Neal
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| | | | | (...) With regard to the shrinking question: I found 3 logos of the B & M-- one of which was an actual silohuette: (URL) even if the lines couldn't stand up to miniaturization, the silohuette version could be employed instead. Or use the larger (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | (...) I would probably encorporate the logo into something, although probably not in time for our upcomming show. (...) Probably but it problably wouldn't be the best quality. (...) Well John has offered to help out. There are also some services (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) Ooh! Pushy-pushy, huh? I'm working on the site update for BricksWest right now...give me a couple of days and I can take a crack at it in my down time (unless John wants to start from scratch and tackle it right away?)...basically I'll be (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | (...) Chop chop ;-). Didn't you hear... We are New Englanders!! That means we are pushy by nature and always want things done yesterday. Unlike you westerners who like to lollygag about. GDR!!! OK we New Englanders are also known for our dark sense (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Boston and Maine / NELUG alternate LOGO possibility —John P. Henderson
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| | | | (...) I certainly would enjoy that. Judging from the other responses, everyone likes the idea of the alternate logo, and there are no objections to be seen. (...) If rushing to get the logo means lower quality, I'd just as soon wait. There will be (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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