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Re: Greenburg Show?
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Date: 
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 23:35:04 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Tom Duggan writes:
> > Any more information on the Greenburg show in Wilmington in December?
> > I have been building away, and have come up with a postal distribution • center,
> > and a McDonalds for the display.
> 
> I guess I was hopeing to talk about this quite a bit at the BBQ.  We do need • to
> get signed up soon to reserve our space.
> 
> Again my initial thoughts are a 10'x10' table for our first show.  (If we go
> crazy with scenery maybe more but I would rather have a smaller setup that is
> packed full of stuff than have a huge setup that is sparcely populated with
> stuff).  Of course there is some expense to the tables and a skirt for the
> table.  I am willing to contribute a fair amount to this but I would like it • to
> be a group expense as much as possible.  Of course there are many ways to do
> this.  Either people could contribute the cost of a single table and would • then
> own that table or the tables would be owned jointly by NELUG and we would have
> to figure out storage.
> 
> We also need to first define the dimensions of the tables and then get the
> supplies and build them, probably as a full day event sometime between now and
> the show.
> 
> Like I said before I want to talk about this more at the BBQ.  I definitly
> think there is enough interest for us to do something.  We just need to define
> what exactly what that is and then make a list of tasks and responsibilities • so
> that we can be ready by December.
> 
> If people have ideas for this that they would like to post before the BBQ I
> would love to hear them.  I will have what I have of my Town and my couple
> trains on display at the BBQ.  Unfortunately once I run out of supplies (which
> in a couple cases has already happened) I won't be able to replenish those
> supplies very quickly.  I have allocated a budget for some Track and train
> stuff plus the tables but thats probably going to be it before the show.  At
> least until we figure out how hard the little one is going to strain the bank
> account.
> 
> 
> I guess thats one thing... If people could inventory their train stuff no
> matter how little it is we can then figure out how short we are in terms of
> track.  Also for those of you buying up SnowBlowers for the raidar dishes if
> you could figure out how many Trucks (sets of train wheels) and Boggie plates
> (basically a 4x6 tile with a peg in the middle) you have then we can have an
> idea of how many cars we can build for the train.
> 
> 
> Anyway more to come at the BBQ I am sure.
> 
> 
> Eric Kingsley
> 
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/



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(...) I guess I was hopeing to talk about this quite a bit at the BBQ. We do need to get signed up soon to reserve our space. Again my initial thoughts are a 10'x10' table for our first show. (If we go crazy with scenery maybe more but I would (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)

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