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(...) I think JT's got it exactly right. Organizations grow and change and keeping multiple containers is a way for other organizations to track that growth and change. Just out of curiosity (not that I won't find out soon enough) what's changing? (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) I think the "fun" is the collectablilty of the containers. It's natural for the designs to change over time thus making each container a type of time capsule of the event they were swapped at. The NGLTC container will be new this year but I (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Mike - The ostensible reason is that it's easier to keep track of everything if we do a direct swap (we failed to keep good track of the original bunch). The real reason is that a few of us in the club don't really like the look of the old (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) MichLUG/LTC records indicate we have no SCLTC cars. :-) We do, however, have an SCLTC container, which we'd prefer to keep if possible. We would be happy to trade with you for your new one though. (as it turns out, the MichLTC container went (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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"Thomas Michon" <thomas@michon.com> wrote in message news:I2789C.Au8@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) 2004 (...) ones (...) be (...) have, (...) Why would you want to do this? Honestly, I'd prefer to keep the one we have AND get the new (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) The SCLTC would like to exchange every existing SCLTC car with a brand new 2004 model. We are bringing 22 new containers and would like to bring the old ones back with us. If clubs that have our cars could bring them to DC, it would be greatly (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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I posted this... should have crossposted. Which trainsets did use the old couplers, but are not blue? Read more here: (URL) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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"Michael Huffman" <mhuffman@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:I26ry8.13zp@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) NCLTC will be bringing a new container to BrickFest. It is essentially the same container design we have used in the past (see (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Interesting idea for boats/towns/train layouts: Falkirk Wheel
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The Union Canal in Scotland has a pretty interesting lock mechanism for moving boats between two levels, called the Falkirk Wheel. Here's an animation to show it off: (URL) Boats move between the top and bottom levels via the wheel. More images are (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Here's a link to the swap matrix: (URL) Let me know if there's any questions, problems or concerns. --Michael BrickFest 2004 Container Swap Coordinator See you in Arlington! (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Roundy Roundy
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Rick Clark wrote in message ... (...) loops (...) One of our previous Vancouver Lego Club layouts had hidden sidings under a mountain controlled by Mindstorms (courtesy of the automation genius of Dean Husby) so that one train entered at one end and (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) somewhere...anyway, Here's the reference page for the Train Operating presentation I did at Brickfest PDX back in Feb, which included a case study of the VLC operating weekend: (URL) includes links to the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LMS Coronation-class 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" in LMS maroon livery
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or, "the little wheelbase that could..." This is my latest MOC steam locomotive, a 4-6-2 Coronation class in the maroon livery of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. This is number 6233, "Duchess of Sutherland". Click for gallery: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Blue Tubs Set #4107
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I need several of the tubs from the Creator set #4107 in ok condition with lids. I would like to pick them up at BrickFest. I will pay a resonable price. If you have some and are willing to part, please email me. Thanks... Don Lugnet #1239 GtwLUG (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: COLTC Dennison Train Festival Show Report
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(...) I finally got my pics of the show posted. (URL) John Bucy> Later, John (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:I23tox.901@lugnet.com... (...) up (...) In anticipation of this potential problem, we took two precautionary actions (please note that the container pictured is "001" which RichLUG will (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) (URL) (...) Awesome container! I've built the LOWLUG containers, "only" need to apply the stickers now... *sigh* BTW I'll also be bringing along some containers from the FGLTC on behalf of Ben Beneke in case some clubs still don't have that (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I'm working on it now... I've been e-mailing clubs with final total of containers that they'll need to bring with them. Once I'm finished, I'll post the swap matrix... Brian, I think you're next on the list for me to contact. (...) Actual (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Michael H. should be posting it very soon... full clubs are looking somewhere near 30 and delta clubs around 10 (there are a lot of new clubs to trade with!) He's the keeper of the real numbers though. I'm just guessing (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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"Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I23nxu.1L8v@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) (URL) (...) only (...) track (...) clubs (...) participating (...) for (...) Good looking container although I will mention one little nit. Your (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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