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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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(...) AFAIK you can't (this type of order can be placed "everywhere" in europe but is not publicized by TLC and you have to know LEGO item numbers - the ones you can see in the BOM at the end of some 2006 BIs) . Anyway, I'm afraid the Electric 2x4 (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Ergh, didn't they set up some kind of Ambassadors or GlobalAFOLs or something comprising people who are supposed to relay this kind of info back and forth between TLG and the great unwashed masses? I think if anyone knows who any of those "in (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ross- Gee, I've despaired of getting any 9V electric plates for a long time. Last I look there were some in Spain or Hungary, but that was about it. I wonder how someone in the US places an order in France? (...) Ross- OK, so "almost no". (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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That may all be true (but I would point out that last I heard, Lionel is alive and well, yet there are folks who only do vintage tinplate Lionel), but my main point is that by chosing to be 100% pure to a single manufacturer, we are totally at the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, this is an interesting question that is distilled into the LTC vs LUG debate. I think that there are distinctions between the two. The TCLTC's motto is that our layout is simply a background for our trains. Without the trains, the whole (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) These are apparently (URL) available> from customer support in Europe. (...) The (URL) 8421 crane> definitely uses the new 9V motor, and a new (apparently studless) battery box has appeared in some photos of the recently announced Technic (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Frank- I see two signficant differences between LEGO train enthusiasts and fans of defunct products from defunct companies: 1. TLC is not defunct and although it's had problems, we all expect it to recover and thrive. 2. While many (most?) of (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Further, it appears (whats left of the) the Santa Fe cars and the TTX Double Stack car are on sale in Europe. Signs of things to come in the USA? Are these the last of what is considered a 'hobby' set aside from the BNSF Loco? (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not showing up on the sales and deals page are the MOT locomotives which appear to be on sale now as well. As far as the essentials, I'd get what you think you'll need in the forseeable future, while you can, now. Definitely a drag. Jonathan (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The more and more I think about the whole LEGO train deal, the more I think that we've set ourselves up for these let downs. Almost no other model railroad sub-hobby limits itself to a single companies products. The exceptions I am aware of (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Ted. I was going to request to cancel this post before anyone responded because of the rambling and negative tone. Plus...it is not very well written. I don't post very often in lugnet.trains but follow it regularly. I've been buying 9V (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Bert- This certainly doesn't look good. I couldn't see anything good when Jake announced at BrickFest the introdution of the new "play train" system and the reclassification of the 9V train as the "hobby train". So far, there has not been a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wow! Very cool & fun! The landscaping looks great! And, great job Ross, on the sound card and getting it all to work. Great idea and great presentation! Jonathan "I don't think the heavy stuff is going to come down for a while, sir" (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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I'm not usually an alarmist but I did notice the new U.S. sale prices on selected 9V items, including the Train Motor, Speed Regulator, Level Crossing, and Train Engine Shed (in new bley which was somewhat good news, as we hope this set will be (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) [snip] (...) Hi Elroy, always great to see different LEGO cranes, and I like this one! Has got that adventurers "feel" to it - I especially like the steam greebling. All the important elements of a useful crane are there, in a slightly (...) (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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Samarth asked me why I link to the whole threads from the sidebar. My reasoning is that that is how I like to read the posts, however I'm not that sure if that is what the majority prefers (He also pointed out its more download time, important for (...) (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I have to say I really like the mountain/viaduct, when looking on BS before reading this post my immediate before I noticed the image names was that it looked Swiss. I like the FO train too, but I have commented on that in the past. The Hiawatha LRT (...) (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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While getting ready for (URL) NELUG's> upcoming train show, I was rebuilding my (URL) Adventurer's Train>. The question always comes up about how Johnny Thunder and crew unload their vehicles track-side if they are traveling through the tundra. The (...) (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.adventurers, FTX) !!
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(...) So, when are you getting your spacebar fixed? (URL) Legoswami (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Seemed to work for me. You have to have Quicktime of course. Well done. Clearly that took Lotsofworkbehindthescenes. A real tourdeforcetobereckonedwith. Spotlightedthanksforsharing. ++Lar (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) You asked for it, you got it, Toyota: My first ever (URL) video> (Hope it works) JOHN (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(URL) The GMLTC once again showed our layout at the annual La Crosse and Three Rivers show in La Crosse, WI last weekend. We won the "People's Choice" award voted on by show attendees. (As Conan Collopy, who owns the layout, put it, "Yeah, we have (...) (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Oh no, no, no. Yes. (...) Yes, I've got a video; I'm now trying to figure out how to edit it and create a small .mpg file suitable for online viewing. I've got vids of the bubbling fountain and the burning building, too:-) (...) Yes. I along (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) OK, just to be clear, this used sound from a NON LEGO device? :-) Cool. Need some vids (with sound) though. Apropos of nothing except that it was the next pic in the folder: (URL) Kirby> ... what a shame. One of the nicest players in baseball. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(URL) The (URL) TCLTC> exhibited at a train show in LaCrosse, Wisconsin last weekend where we debutted our newest modules which featured an homage to the cult classic Caddyshack. I did most of the landscaping, while Ross did the heavy lifting, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) Nice snot work. I will give it try this weekend. I'll post before and after close ups. (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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This weekend, the Central Ohio Lego Train Club will display a ~30 x 30 foot layout at the Great Train Expo show in Cincinnati, OH. The show is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM - 4 PM. We will show many new creations, and this will be the first (...) (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) !
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I just wanted to post a big 'Thank you!' to everyone who's replied, you've all been a great help to me. Don't stop, by the way, I have much to learn. I also wanted to give a little public update on my progress - I built a prototype passenger car (...) (19 years ago, 23-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) HERE> is a better shot showing all three of us. And the thing is that we couldn't have hooked up very easily even if we wanted to because of compatibility issues. I liked the way it worked out that your fire station ended up being (...) (19 years ago, 23-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Last weekend at the La Crosse & Three Rivers Train Show in La Crosse, Wisconsin, there were three separate Lego train layouts! (URL) the picture> (I'm stealing a picture from John Neal's brickshelf folder!) TCLTC is the main part of the picture, (...) (19 years ago, 23-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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