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(...) It has happened to us and another club that I don't remember the name of. Apparently there are train clubs that have told GATS that if a LEGO Club comes, they won't be there. I was hoping the publicily of the recent NMRA Display in Cincinatti (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: GFLTC NOT at GATS Clearwater this weekend
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(...) GATS asked a LEGO Train club to NOT come to an event?! I guess they must be tired of being a popular show and drawing in crowds/money. David Gregory (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | GFLTC NOT at GATS Clearwater this weekend...
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GFLTC News, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) will NOT be displaying at the Great American Train Show (GATS) this weekend (July 16-17, 2005) in Clearwater, Florida. We were just recently informed that they do not have space for us in their (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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| | Help set a LEGO world record this weekend!
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SCLTC and the 2005 Orange County Fair invite our friends in Southern California to help us turn 200,000 red, white, and blue bricks into the world's largest free standing United States Flag this weekend. Construction runs daily from 10:00 to 20:00 (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, FTX) !!
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| | Re: TCLTC layout Pics from the NMRA show
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(...) For the most part, simply 1x1 black plates. I used black plates to bind the walls for strength, and then "greeblied" them in order for the load to look random. The secret is to turn the 1x1s at various angles so that the eye doesn't pick up (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: 6 wide autorack
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(...) Hi Thomas, Saw this the other day and was most impressed. It really looks like the real thing. You should make a little (as in scaled to six-wide train size) car to go with it. Thanks for posting the .mpd too. I may 'liberate' some design (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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i was finally able to complete a working design for a autorack, pictures are here (URL) moderation) (URL) model is only single level due to size, however i am happy to say you can fit some cars in it, and maybe even a small truck to. (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: TCLTC layout Pics from the NMRA show
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: (URL) (...) What are you using for the load in the hopper cars, as shown in this photo? (URL) Thanks for sharing the photos, always an inspiration ... Robert (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Furka Oberalp Loco at NMRA
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(...) I have to say I was quite exited when I saw it, I thought I was the only Lego trains person interested in Swiss metre gauge stuff! The loco looks good and I would have recognised it (maybe a little slower) even without the big FO on the side. (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Great Northern SD-45 "Hustle Muscle"
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I built this loco right after the BNSF set came out, but never got around to taking pics of it. Better late than never... It took the equivalent of around 15 sets to get all of the necessary dark green tiles and 1x1 slopes to make this, and BL (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Still More NMRA Pics:-d
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Paul Foster, founder of the GMLUG, made the trek to the show from Wisconsin and asked me to post a link to his pics, as he was having posting issues. They are nice & complete and can be found (URL) HERE> JOHN (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Furka Oberalp Loco at NMRA
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(...) didn't realize it was even there until today. The loco is indeed the well-known Furka Oberalp from the Swiss Glacier Express route. The cars are from another regional Swiss line, the Bruenig-Bahn (I think), that operates around the Brienzsee. (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | TCLTC layout Pics from the NMRA show
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(URL) Wow. What an incredible show! Though it was a 12 hour plus drive for us, it was well worth it! There were so many folks taking great pics of the event that I decided to just take some snaps of our layout and download the others:-) A few show (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | an A1A A1A 68000 in six studs
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Hello all, Here is the first version (at least the first I accept to show :) ) of an A1A A1A 68000, a french locomotive. Thanks to BrickJournal who provided us with a solution for a three axles bogie. A great journal ! (URL) Here is an original (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at National Train Show
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I'll see about converting them to wmv, he deleted my folder with the movs in it. My idea of setting up an ftp server is dead, as I can't get Filezilla to even create a "listen socket", whatever that is. -Stefan- (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at National Train Show +Aerial views
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(...) Hello all, Well I finally caught up on my sleep and resized my pictures to save space on the one and only Brickshelf. During the last 20 minutes of the show I figured out a way to take aerial pictures of the displays. Most came out OK, some (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: just checking in, home safe and sound
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(...) The NGLTC and CUT groups are also now home, and cleaning up the mess that Dennis left in Atlanta (some of the streets near me are still flooded, but thankfully my apartment was left unscathed). I had never been to an event at this scale; I've (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: NMRA 2005
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(...) Wow, My favorite pics from your gallery because of how well they showcase the depth of the layout (and I don't even think they show trains) (URL) seeing all these great pictures I am so much more bummed now that I missed out on going to Ohio. (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ILTCO at National Train Show
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(...) It certainly looks like fun! (...) Well according to the BS main page, "Multimedia files are now available between 8pm and 10am EDT", so BS may be the place to put them. Seems to work on my WMV files... ROSCO (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at National Train Show
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A big thanks, I'm sure on everyone's part, to the people who help made this possible! That was easily the most fun I've ever had at a show, and an experience I won't forget. As a member of the community who's never been to Brickfest, it was also (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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