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Re: Layout and train MOCs: part 3
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Date: 
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:14:05 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:

> Hi Gianluca,

Hi,Ben,it's been a long time...!

> thanks for sharing these pictures of the Itlug!
> I would like to know just a little bit more about the Itlug trainheads:

Ok,tell me,I'm ready! :-))

> - do you have this room as a permanent club room? (I think the room problem is
> one, lots of us suffer at...)

No,it's divided in 5 modules and everyone has his own module at home.

we designed it with Track Designer once we (5 guys,the 6 ones you met at
Zwolle less the tallest one) met at Carlo Ottolina's home and then divided
it in 5 modules.

We decided to assemble and show it to public twice (pre and post-summer
Legofests).
This,also to compare each other's areas (compatibility of architectonic
stiles,colors,etc....)

> - how often do you meet per year (per month?)

As Itlug members,about 5 times a year (the so called "legofests")
As layout builders,I never meet the others outside Legofests (because I live
too far away from them), but the Ferrari brothers live in the same town area
and Carlo Ottolina and Ezio Maino live in different towns,but separated by a
10 minutes distance,and,afaik they meet every wednesday to build together
their modules.

> - how far over Italy are you spread out? What are the (average and maximum)
> ways to go, when you meet? Do you meet always at the same location?

Italy is long and narrow. Too bad :-))
Well,most of us live in the middle/northern part,so LFs (legofests) are
always in the neighbourhoods of Modena and Bologna

> - have you plans to present that train layout to the public (or has that
> already happened, and I just missed to read about it)?

It is (will be) usually presented at LFs .Its first appearance was in late
july (LF in Modena),but it was 10% completed,as you can see from pics.
It will be assembled again on OCT,6th (LF in Firenze/Florence) and we hope
to bring it to Zwolle.

> I think as European neighbours we might share some experiences that differ
> from the LTCs in the US and so I am interested in you point of view.

Yes,I agree!!

> As you know we have no GATs (or comparable) shows here, so it is difficult to
> display a train layout. For a future ITLUG+FGLTC meeting we might ask the
> Legoland Park in South Germany (nearly same way for both of us, since FGLTC
> is basically active in northern Germany), if they are interested in hosting a
> big AFOL-train layout, like the American Legoland did once? But maybe we need
> some more town area, before we are ready to do so.

....hmmmm...don't know if such a thing would be possible. We could talk
about it when we meet in Zwolle..

> Thanks and hope to see you (+ the other ITLUG people with MOCs) soon in
> Zwolle! I am already working on some new buildings for the show there (and
> ISCC II entry).

ISCC.....aaaaah,If I had time enough...it's the second one I miss!

BTW,I've added 2 more pics:
http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=248855
another view of the park and town portal

http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=248856
Again,the bavarian-like train

Ciao,
Gianluca



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