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Re: Greenburg Show Dec 2nd & 3rd in Wilmington MA
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 02:39:43 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> I have wanted to talk about this at a more detailed level for a while now but
> until our next meeting or the BBQ, whichever comes first, I thought I would
> give everyone something to think about.
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> As many of you know the Greenberg folks have placed an open invitation for • LEGO
> groups to do Train layouts at their shows. I know I am interested and it
> talking with a few other members I think some others are interested as well.
> Fortunately if we want to do this we have some time to get ready but we still
> need to make a commitment one way or the other relatively quickly.
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> It is pretty much open as far as how big a setup we want to do. I think we
> should think modestly but I also don't want to just to one 3x6 table. In
> looking at the PNLTC website http://www.pnltc.org/ they have a ton of
> information about doing shows like this. They also have plans for a modular
> table system that is at least affordable although it is an added cost.
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> I think if we tried for a 10 foot by 10 foot layout that was about 2 1/2 feet
> wide with a opening for a control station in the middle and a single loop
> of track that we could handle it. That would require building 6 of the PNLTC
> modules and having skirts for the table (black sheet stapled to the front).
> That would be our primary expense.
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> I could supply a train and the track and some scenery so the biggest LEGO • needs
> will be for some modern scenery and also for some Mindstorm controled
> mechanisms for the train. Thinks like a crossing gate or a trolly system or
> something much more complicated. With our group I think the Mindstorm control
> area is where we could really shine.
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> There is wording in the contract about an honorarium if we have a Layout
> although it does not say what that would be. There are other ways to
> participate however and if we think a layout is to ambitious we can do
> something else. In the personal letter I recieved this was the most important
> of the paragraphs.
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> " There are many different avenues in which your Club may wish to participate.
> If you have a modular layout we will offer space to display your trains. We
> also offer tables, at no cost to promote your group. You can use these tables
> to display memorabilia, promote membership, or to increase awareness. We also
> encourage members to offer workshops on a number of related topics or to lead • a
> discussion in a particular area of expertise. We will offer you an honorarium
> if you are able to bring your layout to the show."
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> That should give you a basic idea about what it is we can try and do for the
> show. If we decide to do the layout we will have to talk about how and when • we
> will assemble the tables. My hope is that the honorarium will cover some of
> the costs of the tables and if we like this enough to do other shows we will
> eventually cover all our table costs and have a little money for the group to
> either expand the layout or do something else for the group.
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> Again if you have any ideas or would like to express your interest in this
> group project please post here and we can talk about this some more at a
> meeting in the near future.
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> Eric Kingsley
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> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
You can count me in. Like I said before, I am not much of a train nut, but
could come up with a few buildings. I think we should get together at someones
house, preferably someone with a basement, and put something together. We
should be able to come up with a few folding tables, and get a final
determination of the size we will need. We could also maybe consider a display
in the window of The Construction Site, as sort of a dry run, sometime in the
fall, say end of October? (Actually, this is for my own selfish reasons, since
seeing the last two displays there, I have been aching to do a Town set up.)
Tom D
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| (...) I bet the fire coverage for our layout would be about the best of any LEGO train/town layout :-). As far as the tables go I think we could knock out 6 tables on the PNLTC model in an afternoon easy. They have plans for their tables on their (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| I have wanted to talk about this at a more detailed level for a while now but until our next meeting or the BBQ, whichever comes first, I thought I would give everyone something to think about. As many of you know the Greenberg folks have placed an (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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