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No one knew where it came from. No one knew what it was capable of. No one knew what how to stop it. No one knew what to do. Though it was young, it was strong. Very strong. No one could stand up to it's awesome power and speed. Many of us have (...) (22 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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All right folks, I still don't have a *new* chapter for you, but how about a new chapter for you? I have successfully illustrated a previously unillustrated chapter, and it's awaiting viewing by the masses. I've taken the part 2 of chapter 3, The (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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howdy fellow Texans In case you forgot(or if you do) Texlug had a meeting last month. My pics from the meeting can be found on Brickshelf at: (URL) for the lateness of putting these pics online but, I figured I wait untill most forgot about Texlug, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) I'm sorry to hear that Pat. You've done a good job so far and everyone appreciates the time you've put into it. I'll gladly help where I can, but I don't think I'm up for taking on the whole website myself. I don't know if anyone has contacted (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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Greetings. Due to ever-shrinking free time, I am declaring open the unofficial, informal position of website coordinator (or webmaster if you prefer) for the AFOLA/TEXLUG website. In case of any confusion, that website is here: (URL) am doing Texas (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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| | Final Notice: Houston AFOL Meeting, Saturday April 13
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Hello all, On Saturday, April 13, the Houston AFOL community will be holding a local meeting at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute for Biosciences and Technology (also known as IBT) in Houston, Texas. We plan on having a train layout (...) (22 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.hou, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug) !
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I've been pretty busy lately. The following represents about two months of work and it's all stuff I built for the recent TEXLUG meeting. For the 2002 TOWN contest: D Large buildings (URL) Row Buildings 3 small connected office buildings. N Bridges (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.us.texlug) !
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| | Re: Photos from the gathering
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(...) (URL) (...) Ditto! Here are my photos: (URL) thought I had taken more, but I guess I was having too much fun! Laura PS I updated my Cathedral Pics with those from the gathering, too: (URL) let you know when my LUGNET page is done) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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| | Re: TEXLUG Meeting Wrap-up
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(...) Makes perfect sense since "Margaret" IS Greek for "Your Highness". :D Margaret C. (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, since you've "butt" in (which is just fine, any advice is welcome ;-) how can you alter the direction of a train motor? Can you modify the motor or controller? TJ (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe that we were considering using some cross pieces in our layout. I admit to using the "head-on" term incorrectly for dramatic purpose. One train would run into the side of another. Leonard (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) My wife would concur! TJ- who definitely knows who "the boss" is, and it's not him ;-) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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In lugnet.org.us.texlug, Leonard Erlandson writes: <snip> (...) I don't mean to "butt" into y'alls group, but I was wondering how you plan on running two trains so that they can hit head-on? You can't do that with the standard out of the box LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) lol! Finally, a man who knows the proper place of women!! Margaret did good... BTW, I really enjoyed meeting both of you on Saturday. Welcome to the group! Laura (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Her name is . . . Margaret. I'm used to saying "my wife" becuase I'm used to posting to groups who haven't met her. I'll refer to her as Margaret from now on. You, however, can refer to her however you like, but I would suggest either Margaret (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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Okay Leonard, When TJ wrote Mr and Mrs Leonard I forgave him for not knowing your wife's name (because I managed to forget it, too). You should use it, though. She is as valuable a member of Texlug as you (even more so, because she is a woman). So (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Thanks! (...) deserves the credit for the model. I had looked at it once and tried to duplicate it by memory. I think I was close. Thanks Jake! (...) Well the bridges were great! I didn't mind the problem. Most of the trains made it through (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) The bridges were plenty wide. The boxcar my wife built was just too wide in design. She's working on a redesign right now that I think will be much more visually pleasing and a bit narrower. I'm also working on my engine, but I'm afraid it (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Uh, I guess no one bothered to check my math, but the list contains 14 people, and not 13 as previously stated. Doh! And I'm supposed to be good with math! TJ "the scatterbrained" ‹;-þ (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Ah! Sorry I didn't catch the name. A most excellent model! (...) Do you mean Jake McKee's boxcar: (URL)We ran various train combinations around the tracks and bridges, and we (...) Ha! I though I was being conservative in my bridge design. I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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