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Re: N. California Sites/Events?
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Mon, 17 Jun 2002 23:26:17 GMT
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Thanks. Can I put in an order like this:
1 differential gear
6 10-lug axles
20 2x8 bricks
4 24t gears
etc.?
I suspect not, but I sure would like something close. I think I'll go to the BayLug and see Tom
McDonald. He sounds like he could provide something like it.
AF'sOL??
Maggie Cambron wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> The northern California hotbed of LEGO activity is the Bay Area-- BayLug
> actually meets fairly regularly (I think down in Fremont). Otherwise it is
> pretty dead up here, although a while back someone from the Reno area was
> looking for fellow AF'sOL.
>
> http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=33530
>
> As for Bricklink, it's easy once you get the hang of it. Suppose you do attend
> a BayLug meeting and Tom McDonald is there and you talk to him and decide you
> just have to have a Spamcake Diner(tm) for your own town. Of course you need
> Spot the Dog, so you go to Bricklink and, on a hunch, type in "Spamcake" in
> the search box at the top of the page. Voila, there's that cute canine, in
> Maggie's LEGO Finds. (Okay, okay, shameless plug.) And you also see some cool
> Spamcake San Brickcisco T-shirts at Brickwear & More (no, John didn't pay me to
> mention this, but I do feel absolved!).
>
> Really though, type in something like "rotation sensor" or whatever you really
> need, and then click on the one(s) that interest you and browse their shops.
> You'll see you have all sorts of choices, and it can be way cheaper
> than the usual sources like Shop@Home or Pittsco Dacta.
>
> HTH!
>
> Maggie C.
> FUT appropriate group(s)
>
> In lugnet.robotics, Wayne Watson writes:
> > Thanks. I'm new to this game. I'm aware of bricklink but my initial take is
> > that one needs to search their list on the home page for a dealer and then
> > order through them. Maybe this isn't true. Maybe
> > one just orders on bricklink and a dealer responds.
> >
> > Jona wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Wayne,
> > >
> > > I do not know of any events in that area, but I wanted to tell you that I
> > > have had great luck with http://www.bricklink.com for misc. pieces. Since
> > > you order the parts directly from the individual stores/storeowners, it
> > > doesn't really matter where you are located. I have even bought items from a
> > > shop in Germany.
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > >
> > > Jona
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Wayne Watson" <mtnviews@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:10 PM
> > > Subject: N. California Sites/Events?
> > >
> > > > Are there any Lego events going on in N. Calif. in the next month? Are • there any used part sources
> > > > in this area? I'd like to pick up some misc. bricks for RIS 2.0.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet), Nevada • City, CA
> > > >
> > > > Crop circles? Why not snow and sand circles? Are aliens just • lazy?
> > > >
> > > > Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
> > > > Imaginarium Museum: • <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews/imaginarium.html>
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet), Nevada • City, CA
> >
> > Crop circles? Why not snow and sand circles? Are aliens just lazy?
> >
> > Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
> > Imaginarium Museum: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews/imaginarium.html>
--
Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet), Nevada City, CA
Crop circles? Why not snow and sand circles? Are aliens just lazy?
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
Imaginarium Museum: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews/imaginarium.html>
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