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Whew, we made it home, all safe. What a weekend. This was without a doubt a LEGO landmark. I am so glad we were a part of it. I took 224 pix and I know I missed a lot. Thanks to Paul and Steve and all who hosted and provided for us. The most common (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Have a great NMRA
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(...) The 'National' train show is an annual event. As to the LEGO community coming together like this? We don't know if this was a 'once in a lifetime' thing, or if it will happen again. I hope it happens again, and I bet a lot of other people (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | just checking in, home safe and sound
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The GMLTC contingent made it home safe and sound, although having travelled a bit farther than expected. (Ok, I'll admit it - I got on the wrong freeway heading out from one of the Chicago Lego stores! D'oh!!) The show was absolutely unbelievable. (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It is annual. Next year it'll be in Philly, and in 2007 it'll be in Detroit (if memory serves). :-) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at National Train Show
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(...) awesome show here are my photos (URL) Peterson IndyLUG/CILTC (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's this — a track cleaner?
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(...) correct that is a track cleaner that I built one of the days we were there. It works quite well and there will be more information at a later time on how to build and what to use. thanks Mark Peterson IndyLUG/CILTC (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | ILTCO at National Train Show
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Well, we did it!!!! 70+ AFOLs from 13 clubs and the CUT team build a 50-70 foot Lego display at the National Train Show in Cincinnati. It took approx. 750 (wo)man-hours to build. It will be impossible to describe in words how much fun it was, but we (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.town) !!
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Browsing pics from the NMRA show, there are so many amazing things, one hardly knows where to begin... but I have to ask about this one: (URL) What is this thing? A track cleaner? I'm guessing you pull it around the track, and the little felt roll (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Have a great NMRA
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(...) That's awesome. I wish I could have been there, but I was moving to Colorado -- just unfortunate timing. It sounds incredible, and I can't wait to check out the pictures. Does anybody know whether this was a once-in-a-lifetime thing, or an (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Furka Oberalp Loco at NMRA
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(...) Tim, That was created by the GMLTC's Steve Demlow <demlow at visi dot com>. (URL) searched his page and couldn't find any pictures of it :( I did find some in a couple other galleries... (URL) the GMLTC's club website is down at the moment. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: M>ltc voted 2nd best layout at Stawell Train Show
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(...) (snip) (...) Hey M>ltc congrats on your 2nd place! Your layout is becoming quite impressive (I ran through the deep links). Oh btw, I am not entirely clear, was it cold??? Janey "Thank gosh it's summer here, Red Brick" (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.mltc, FTX)
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| | M>ltc voted 2nd best layout at Stawell Train Show
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M>ltc displayed our current layout at the Grampians Train Show in Stawell this weekend. It was another great weekend, with a few noteworthy points: 1. It was cold! (2 URLs) 2. Unfortunately, not enough tables were available to display our full 8x3 (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.mltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !
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| | Re: Spanish Brotli-Bahn Swiss Adler
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(...) Yeah, I knew about those; there was a discussion on them recently. Just thought it would be really cool if they were mass produced in red at some time. Legoswami (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Furka Oberalp Loco at NMRA
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Does anyone have any more info on the loco and train seen in the background of this shot? (URL) Tim (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) --SNIP-- Hi Jason, That is impressively nerdy. Amazingly so! This is coming from a physicist who programs in his spare time and should be taken as a compliment. Tim (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Add a Piece
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A new game was invented last nite at Billy and Kirsten's house party at the Cincinnati NMRA/NTS convention... Basically it works like this: (these rules are subject to cleanup, lots of people were involved in inventing this, we made it up as we went (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: SCLTC opens at the Orange County Fair!
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(...) Ah, you're probably in lot E off of Merrimac.. If you go all the way to the East end of that lot, you'll see the Technology Building, where I teach. If it were open you could see some of the LEGO stuff I do for my CAD class.. :) (...) Wow, (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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| | Re: SCLTC opens at the Orange County Fair!
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(...) Darrell- Gee, it would be hard for you to miss us! As exhibitors, we receive free parking, but we have to take a shuttle bus from our designated lot at...Orange Coast College! All are venues are within the fairgrounds (i.e., admission is (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) I'd guessed they were painted from the slight difference in luminosity in one of the pictures, but wasn't going to say in case it sounded too nerdy :-) Hey, it was a pretty good colour match. Actually, as I understand it TLC have used red for (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ParLUGment Canada Day Display
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(...) Chris, as the person who 'funded' the railway construction and the mill, I can confidently say that the track is planned to turn away from the mill without risk it or the surrounding environment. ;-) Thanks, Jude (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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