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Nelug has it's own Spamcake that was built as part of a block of stores.
You can see it here. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=15655
these pictures were taken before John sent me the doggie for the roof.
There is also a 7-11,KFC,Starbucks, and a Dunkin Donuts on the display.
Larry is right, in that at the train shows, there is alot of recognition
from the people. I don't know how many times I heard "Look, a Dunkin Donuts!"
Tom D
At the train In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes:
> The history behind the term "spamcake" is a funny one, germinating from Tom
> McDonald's hilariously creative spamblock warning sigs. Do a search for
> "spamcake" in off-topic.fun sometime if you don't know what I'm talking about.
> When Tom came out with his Spamcake Diner, I was in love. What a great idea,
> paying homage to a great bit:-) Here is his official Spamcake Diner web site:
>
> http://www.baylug.org/titan/spamcake/spamcakediner.htm
>
> Luckily for me, I got the chance to meet Tom and see the original Spamcake Diner
> for myself at the Kidvention last year. It occurred to me that it would be
> really cool if every LTC had a version of the Spamcake Diner somewhere on its
> layout, to sort of build club camaraderie. It would be a kind of like a Hard
> Rock Cafe thing, only with an AFOL twist. Tom and I even talked about printing
> up T-shirts with the Spamcake Diner logo and particular cities printed
> underneath, a la the Hard Rock Cafe:
>
> Spamcake Diner
> San Francisco
>
> Spamcake Diner
> Twin Cities
>
> Spamcake Diner
> Your Town
>
> Sooo, I copied his Diner from online pics, changing it here and there, but
> keeping the basic look of the original. I have yet to detail the interior; I
> think I will wait to get some really good shots of the inside from Tom. The dog
> spins, and the roof is on a hinge, allowing easy access and interior viewing.
> Here is my version:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6920
>
> What do y'all think about building a Spamcake Diner for *your* layout?
>
> -John
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