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Re: NELUG at 04/06 - 04/07 Greenberg show (Plus some bonus footage).
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug
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Mon, 8 Apr 2002 13:58:13 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Alex Cruz writes:
> In lugnet.general, Eric Kingsley writes:
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> > ambitious layout to date. Features included an amusement park with 5 working
> > rides plus a static roller coaster, WWII trains, a huge down-town area, and
> > much much more.
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> Eric, that was quite the layout. Question: who created the "Octopus" ride and
> is it fully functional? ie: spinning up and down and seats spinning. I would
> love to see a video of that in action.
Alex,
The Octopus ride was created by Joe Comeau and yes it is fully functional. The
mechanism is actually very clever but also very simple. I have included
org.us.nelug on this post to make sure Joe will see this and he can explain it
better. Joe also created the fully functional Merry-go-round.
Other fully fuctional rides include a Ferris Wheel (Jorge Fernandez), Salt and
Pepper (Jamie Berard), and another ride that I can't remember the proper name
for, it is similar to a Tea Cup but not quite (also Jamie Berard).
All of the added motion that these rides add to the layout make for a very
interesting display. Plus it keeps the spectators around a lot longer. We
also had 2 functioning raidar dishes and a functioning light house. Those
arn't nearly as interesting but it dose add some movement.
Eric Kingsley
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