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Re: VLC attends the Train & Hobby show in Chilliwack BC Canada! Pics!
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:27:25 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.trains, Dean Husby writes:
> > The VLC is proud to present some of the pictures taken this past weekend • at
> > the first showing of our new almost complete layout!
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> > We'd love to hear comments on our display. Larger images available upon
> > request.
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> Very nice. There are a lot of images to go through though, to get a sense • of
> what's all there, though. This may be one of the few times I was wishing • for
> less to look at.
It was a large layout, with very diverse sight lines. 275 pics is a lot.
That's why I did the many pages of thumbnails.
> I liked the chairlift: • http://www.akasa.ca/vlc/VLCChilliwackShow/vlccw085.html
> http://www.akasa.ca/vlc/VLCChilliwackShow/vlccw089.html (and others)
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> ... can you give more info on it? It appears that it actually operates?
This was one of three things that survived from last year.
Mpegs of it in operation can be found here.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6285
It's actually a gondola.
> As for this one: http://www.akasa.ca/vlc/VLCChilliwackShow/vlccw094.html
> I've never seen a wrecked bridge before... was that track deliberately
> distorted or did you have an accident (someone stepped on a piece of my
> track and I have one bent up piece, but not that bad) and decide to use • it?
> (something is about to happen to those canoeists as well!)
It was a failed accedent of a member trying to make some items for his
rollercoaster.
I think it was put to good use in the end.
> I think you hit your goal of "something different" all right. Very nice.
Thanks.
Dean
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