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Well, without the Portland GATS Show (*sniff*), should we have a regular
meeting towards the end of this month? It's been far too long already!
Besides, it will also be fun to publicly humiliate our opponents by recounting
their immolation in the upcoming TL6 Brikwars game to everybody, gruesome blow
by gruesome blow.
So I vote for a meeting! For the second half of this month, it looks as if any
weekday night will be good for me.
-s
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"SHaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message
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>
> Well, without the Portland GATS Show (*sniff*), should we have a regular
> meeting towards the end of this month? It's been far too long already!
>
> Besides, it will also be fun to publicly humiliate our opponents by • recounting
> their immolation in the upcoming TL6 Brikwars game to everybody, gruesome • blow
> by gruesome blow.
>
> So I vote for a meeting! For the second half of this month, it looks as • if any
> weekday night will be good for me.
>
> -s
I'm up for a meeting! Name the date...and we'll see who's going to publicly
humiliate who.
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So, uh, what's the chance of having an evening meeting, for those of us who
can't make it to these fabulous BrikWars games? I would at least like to bask
my coward's hide in the glow of your valourous glory. Or something.
eric
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> So, uh, what's the chance of having an evening meeting, for those of us who
> can't make it to these fabulous BrikWars games? I would at least like to bask
> my coward's hide in the glow of your valourous glory. Or something.
I kinda had hopes of doing a dry-run of the Hoth base with Shaun before
BrickFest, and for any who might want to see it, I figured the best
place/time to do a dry-run might be a NELUG meeting... (Also I could take
some inticing pictures before the event).
One problem is of course that it's huge... I'm essentially planning on about
a 5'x7' area (about a queen bed) for the entire display. Franca's probably
narrows itself out of doing a dry-run though, unless maybe we were able to
weasel our way into the function room and pack some tables together... BC
probably has similar issues, though I'm not sure there'd be enough tables to
seat us *and* display stuff... And of course one other option would be a
meeting somewhere with the NELUG tables, but that takes mucho time. Any
other suggestions?
Of course I don't *HAVE* to do a dry run of the base... But I'd like it...
Maybe I'll drop by Franca's and see what we could do about getting the
function room, and see what it looks like. If I have to shell out a few
bucks to reserve it or something, I'm fine with that.
Thoughts? Dates? I'm pretty much free weeknights between now and BrickFest
that I know of...
DaveE
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> > So, uh, what's the chance of having an evening meeting, for those of us who
> > can't make it to these fabulous BrikWars games? I would at least like to bask
> > my coward's hide in the glow of your valourous glory. Or something.
>
> I kinda had hopes of doing a dry-run of the Hoth base with Shaun before
> BrickFest, and for any who might want to see it, I figured the best
> place/time to do a dry-run might be a NELUG meeting... (Also I could take
> some inticing pictures before the event).
Wow!... that would be such a treat!!!
Let's do it!
J.-
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
>
> I kinda had hopes of doing a dry-run of the Hoth base with Shaun before
> BrickFest, and for any who might want to see it, I figured the best
> place/time to do a dry-run might be a NELUG meeting... (Also I could take
> some inticing pictures before the event).
Alas, I will not have my AT-AT or AT-ST before the end of this week. As a
result, I'm thinking that we should hold off another week on the Hoth Base
dry-run ... however, that does not preclude a mosaic/bridge-disassembly
meeting, or anything like that.
Sorry to throw a monkey wrench into the works ... so what's the revised plan?
-s
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> Alas, I will not have my AT-AT or AT-ST before the end of this week. As a
> result, I'm thinking that we should hold off another week on the Hoth Base
> dry-run ... however, that does not preclude a mosaic/bridge-disassembly
> meeting, or anything like that.
>
> Sorry to throw a monkey wrench into the works ... so what's the revised plan?
Actually, that's not bad from my perspective :) It may give me time to
complete the top 1/4 or so of the mountain side in white (though the
*interesting* parts of the base are pretty much good to go). It'll also give
some time to check out Franca's and see if we can't get the big room on some
more notice (assuming they'll let us and that it's work-with-able).
Any particular dates for next week you had in mind?
Oh, and here's a favor I'm gonna ask of anyone willing-- Hoth troopers. I've
got 12, and Shaun's are mostly used up in other creations IIRC (or he had
maybe only a couple to spare? I forget exactly). Anyway, despite my
searching for more Snowspeeder sets, I've found nil. Does anyone have some
spare rebel Hoth troops they could lend for the dry run? How about lending
for BrickFest? (I'm looking for probably 20-30 troops total)
DaveE
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> > Alas, I will not have my AT-AT or AT-ST before the end of this week.
> > [snip]
> >
> > Sorry to throw a monkey wrench into the works ... so what's the revised plan?
>
> Actually, that's not bad from my perspective :) It may give me time to
> complete the top 1/4 or so of the mountain side in white (though the
> *interesting* parts of the base are pretty much good to go). It'll also give
> some time to check out Franca's and see if we can't get the big room on some
> more notice (assuming they'll let us and that it's work-with-able).
>
> Any particular dates for next week you had in mind?
HA! You expect too much from me! As always, I *cultivate* a lack of opinion.
Actually, my weeknights are looking pretty free for the next couple of weeks.
Early next week, perhaps, or any night the week after that?
> Oh, and here's a favor I'm gonna ask of anyone willing-- Hoth troopers. I've
> got 12, and Shaun's are mostly used up in other creations IIRC (or he had
> maybe only a couple to spare? I forget exactly). Anyway, despite my
> searching for more Snowspeeder sets, I've found nil. Does anyone have some
> spare rebel Hoth troops they could lend for the dry run? How about lending
> for BrickFest? (I'm looking for probably 20-30 troops total)
On a related note, if anyone has any star-wars-esque space hanger "things"
they'd like to see included, pelase feel free to convey them to either Dave or
myself. AT MIT Mindfest, we did a nice job of packing the hanger with
scaffols, droids, machines, equipment, and the like. Now our hanger is larger,
and we have fewer vehicles in it, so any contribution would be most welcome!
-s
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> On a related note, if anyone has any star-wars-esque space hanger "things"
> they'd like to see included, pelase feel free to convey them to either Dave or
> myself. AT MIT Mindfest, we did a nice job of packing the hanger with
> scaffols, droids, machines, equipment, and the like. Now our hanger is
> larger, and we have fewer vehicles in it, so any contribution would be most
> welcome!
Well... while the display is larger, the actual hanger is smaller! Eric's
hangar had about 5,880 square studs of floorspace. And that's not including
the extra 3 48x48's that we put behind it for the *grand* layout, which
would make it 12,792 square studs area. The new hangar bay, by a quick
count, is 5,814 square studs of floorspace.
(http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/atat/echobase/layout1.gif)
However, it's currently slated to only have 2 vehicles in it (3 if you count
that little silly roving golf cart they show in ESB running around). Since
it's only got 3 actual ship-bays, one will be empty, and the middle of the
hangar will be "empty" in that regard as well. It's all got to be filled
with storage crates, fuel cells, robots, rebels, engine parts, power packs,
and whatever other greeblies we can get going. I've got a fair amount at
present, though I'm sure we could always use more!
DaveE
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, David Eaton writes:
> > In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes:
> >
> > I kinda had hopes of doing a dry-run of the Hoth base with Shaun before
> > BrickFest, and for any who might want to see it, I figured the best
> > place/time to do a dry-run might be a NELUG meeting... (Also I could take
> > some inticing pictures before the event).
>
>
> Alas, I will not have my AT-AT or AT-ST before the end of this week. As a
> result, I'm thinking that we should hold off another week on the Hoth Base
> dry-run ... however, that does not preclude a mosaic/bridge-disassembly
> meeting, or anything like that.
>
> Sorry to throw a monkey wrench into the works ... so what's the revised plan?
OK Looks like we will be doing disassembly tomorrow (Wednesday). I will be
there between 5pm and 6pm and I now work fairly close by.
Few Requests:
1. Eric J. could you notify Crispin.
2. The more stuff people volunteer to take with them the happier I will be...
(And so will my wife). I definitely cannot take it all. (Even just the frame
may be to much).
See you tomorrow,
Eric K.
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> OK Looks like we will be doing disassembly tomorrow (Wednesday). I will be
> there between 5pm and 6pm and I now work fairly close by.
I'll be there-- though I get out of work at 6, so I'm guessing I can get
there around 6:30 or so, depending on traffic, etc.
And to follow up, I went by Franca's last night to find out about the
function room. But sadly, as I walked in, I noticed the sign: "Closed July
1st - 8th". So they'll be unavailable for meetings next week :(
Anyway, I figured while I was there I'd find out about the function room in
case we ever wanted it. He said it'd probably cost roughly $150-$200 to get
the function room, and of course that he'd want advance notice.
So for next week, I guess it's BC?
DaveE
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> 1. Eric J. could you notify Crispin.
Errr. Oooops.
Perhaps I should have mentioned that I wouldn't be able to be there tonight
because I'd be doing things that would also keep me away from the computer.
I hope everything worked out alright, but I expect I'll hear about it tomorrow.
eric
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Ok, since no one has thrown out a date *and* it's the last week of the
month, I'm going to propose Wednesday, 6/26. We can meet at 7:00pm at TCS.
If we want to do the Hoth thing (which I am strongly for), then I suggest
Bison County, since it has the biggest room that I can think of, even if
it's not big enough.
- Joe
"SHaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message
news:GxCnFF.9oE@lugnet.com...
>
> Well, without the Portland GATS Show (*sniff*), should we have a regular
> meeting towards the end of this month? It's been far too long already!
>
> Besides, it will also be fun to publicly humiliate our opponents by • recounting
> their immolation in the upcoming TL6 Brikwars game to everybody, gruesome • blow
> by gruesome blow.
>
> So I vote for a meeting! For the second half of this month, it looks as • if any
> weekday night will be good for me.
>
> -s
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This sounds good to me but it seems we also need to disassemble the bridge and
Mosaic this week before the 4th of July as they have a need for the space. The
Childrens Museum has temporarily fallen through so we need to have some
volunteers to help to store the Mosaic, Bridge, and Frame.
We can either to this Wednesday as part of the meeting or do it Thursday as a
separate meeting. Any thoughts?
Eric Kingsley
> Ok, since no one has thrown out a date *and* it's the last week of the
> month, I'm going to propose Wednesday, 6/26. We can meet at 7:00pm at TCS.
> If we want to do the Hoth thing (which I am strongly for), then I suggest
> Bison County, since it has the biggest room that I can think of, even if
> it's not big enough.
>
> - Joe
>
>
> "SHaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message
> news:GxCnFF.9oE@lugnet.com...
> >
> > Well, without the Portland GATS Show (*sniff*), should we have a regular
> > meeting towards the end of this month? It's been far too long already!
> >
> > Besides, it will also be fun to publicly humiliate our opponents by • recounting
> > their immolation in the upcoming TL6 Brikwars game to everybody, gruesome • blow
> > by gruesome blow.
> >
> > So I vote for a meeting! For the second half of this month, it looks as • if any
> > weekday night will be good for me.
> >
> > -s
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> This sounds good to me but it seems we also need to disassemble the bridge and
> Mosaic this week before the 4th of July as they have a need for the space. The
> Childrens Museum has temporarily fallen through so we need to have some
> volunteers to help to store the Mosaic, Bridge, and Frame.
>
> We can either to this Wednesday as part of the meeting or do it Thursday as a
> separate meeting. Any thoughts?
I'd be willing to help disassemble and store the display before our meeting.
I can even show up early.
Jonathan D.
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Jonathan Dallas writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > This sounds good to me but it seems we also need to disassemble the bridge • and
> > Mosaic this week before the 4th of July as they have a need for the space. • The
> > Childrens Museum has temporarily fallen through so we need to have some
> > volunteers to help to store the Mosaic, Bridge, and Frame.
> >
> > We can either to this Wednesday as part of the meeting or do it Thursday as a
> > separate meeting. Any thoughts?
>
> I'd be willing to help disassemble and store the display before our meeting.
> I can even show up early.
Wednesday I can't help, but Thursday I can.
I don't have really good storage space, but we can resort to my damp mildewy
basement if we need to.
eric
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> This sounds good to me but it seems we also need to disassemble the bridge and
> Mosaic this week before the 4th of July as they have a need for the space. The
> Childrens Museum has temporarily fallen through so we need to have some
> volunteers to help to store the Mosaic, Bridge, and Frame.
>
> We can either to this Wednesday as part of the meeting or do it Thursday as a
> separate meeting. Any thoughts?
I can definitively help on Wednesday, but I can't make it on Thursday.
J.-
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> This sounds good to me but it seems we also need to disassemble the bridge and
> Mosaic this week before the 4th of July as they have a need for the space. >The Childrens Museum has temporarily fallen through so we need to have some
> volunteers to help to store the Mosaic, Bridge, and Frame.
>
> We can either to this Wednesday as part of the meeting or do it Thursday as a
> separate meeting. Any thoughts?
Sorry for not following up more quickly-- I haven't gotten a chance to check
out Franca's meeting room as I was busy Thursday night and was out all
weekend on a camping trip. Although now that I think of it, Franca's is
closed tonight, isn't it? Dang. Maybe I'll drop by there tomorrow...
I don't have any real plans for this week though, so any time we want to
meet and/or take down the Mosaic should be ok with me.
Oh, and on a side note, while coming home from camping this weekend, I was
introduced to a rather cool toy store in Maine. They've got some old stuff
that you can't necessarily find anymore (1996+), although it's all at full
price (or nearly-- IIRC they had a bunch of 5988 Pharoah's Forbidden Ruins
for $76 and I think they were originally $80). We're likely going to be
visiting again, so if anyone wants anything, lemme know. Some of the scarse
stuff I can remember they had:
- 5976 River Expedition (Jungle Adventurers w/ boat)
- 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins (Jungle Adventurers big set)
- 5988 Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins (Huge Egypt Adventurers set)
- 6493 Flying Time Vessel (Time Cruisers flying boat)
- 6975 Alien Avenger (UFO big round ship)
- 6979 Interstellar Starfighter (UFO ship w/ fiber optic, black 1x4 lights!)
- 6999 Cyber Saucer (UFO ship, the one with the mask)
- 7140 X-wing Fighter (not the UCS one)
They also had some of the older Basic sets that have become somewhat scant
in recent years as Creator and Jack Stone have invaded, though I don't
recall which ones they had.
Interestingly enough, they also have some other old stuff too. They piqued
my curiosity with what must be an OLD model kit of the "Attack on Hoth",
along with other old models of things like a light-up Star Destroyer, and
other oddities. And for anyone who likes Playmobil, I don't think I've ever
seen such a wide variety, the exception *maybe* being FAO Schwartz, though I
think they had even more at this place.
Anyway, very cool little toy store. Called "Toyland", IIRC, though I forget
the town it was in. I'll have to ask my friends who were taking me there...
DaveE
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, David Eaton writes:
> Interestingly enough, they also have some other old stuff too. They piqued
> my curiosity with what must be an OLD model kit of the "Attack on Hoth",
It might be an old copy, but that model was recently re-released with the
original packaging, so it might not be.
It's not the best kit in the world, either. But it is (as far as I know) the
only place you can get a Rebel Transport model without resorting to
scratchbuilding.
eric
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I'd be fine with breaking down on Wednesday. I can try and get there by 6:30
or earlier.
- Joe
"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message
news:Gy6tyt.4ry@lugnet.com...
> This sounds good to me but it seems we also need to disassemble the bridge • and
> Mosaic this week before the 4th of July as they have a need for the space. • The
> Childrens Museum has temporarily fallen through so we need to have some
> volunteers to help to store the Mosaic, Bridge, and Frame.
>
> We can either to this Wednesday as part of the meeting or do it Thursday • as a
> separate meeting. Any thoughts?
>
>
> Eric Kingsley
>
>
> > Ok, since no one has thrown out a date *and* it's the last week of the
> > month, I'm going to propose Wednesday, 6/26. We can meet at 7:00pm at • TCS.
> > If we want to do the Hoth thing (which I am strongly for), then I suggest
> > Bison County, since it has the biggest room that I can think of, even if
> > it's not big enough.
> >
> > - Joe
> >
> >
> > "SHaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message
> > news:GxCnFF.9oE@lugnet.com...
> > >
> > > Well, without the Portland GATS Show (*sniff*), should we have a • regular
> > > meeting towards the end of this month? It's been far too long already!
> > >
> > > Besides, it will also be fun to publicly humiliate our opponents by • recounting
> > > their immolation in the upcoming TL6 Brikwars game to everybody, • gruesome
> > blow
> > > by gruesome blow.
> > >
> > > So I vote for a meeting! For the second half of this month, it looks • as
> > if any
> > > weekday night will be good for me.
> > >
> > > -s
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