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(...) The GMLTC doesn't do too many appearances each year. But, almost all our appearances are at 'train events' - model railroading shows and at the Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul. We consider ourselves model railroaders first, and Lego (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure post anything that you feel would be helpful. The reason I wanted to focus on clubs is that they are essentially providing free advertising for LEGO which can be quantified and have a value attached. Any time you can say that LEGO will (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Eric, Is there anyway for you to also gather input from "club-less" LEGO train enthusists? While I don't belong to a club or do exhibitions, I do have my own home layout for both myself and my children. And I too have a big investment in 9V gear. I (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lets post it on LUGNET for all to see. I will then collect it and put it together in a single document for those at LEGO to go through. Again honest answers without the vitriol is important. I won't include any fire-brand comments in my (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Iwuo0x.BMJ@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Do you want this feedback via e-mail or posted to LUGNET? Mike (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ted, This is very important feedback. Lets try an informal poll... If 9V trains do get discontinued... 1. Would your club disband or significantly cut back on public appearances? (List your club and number of appearances) 2. Are there any (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Eric- Thanks. Glad to know you and the others are on top of this issue that means so much to many of us. At SCLTC we have almost 5 years invested building our club and have reached the point where venues come to us and we have as many events (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes there are LEGO Ambassadors, I am one. We are under NDA so we are very limited in what we can say without permission. If we recieve permission to release information we do so immediately. I honestly can't say what the official status of the (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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The silence from LEGO since Jake's departure has been deafening. Jake's blog used to be my first stop in my daily web news crawl. But since the keynote at BrickFest ((URL) there has been very little solid news about the IR train system and the LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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"Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> wrote in message news:IwtA9E.oJw@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] You have to find a "ship to" address in France. I ordered a bunch of stuff from LEGO Sweden a fair number of years ago and had (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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