 | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | (...) Those are 2x2 5h girders. They were available in black in 6444 Outback Airstrip, (URL) in red in 1682 Space Shuttle (URL) think 1682 has 8 of them. Conan has a shoebox sized bin about 1/2 full of the red ones. He parted out a LOT of 1682s. (26 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) I don't have quite that many in black, but I do have a bunch (parted out a BUNCH of 6444s). (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Paul Sinasohn
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| | | | | (...) THey look like they would be perfect for my amusement park's Drop Tower - How do I contact Conan, and what are his usual terms? Thanks, Paul Sinasohn Drop Tower seats are designed, thanks to Dave :-) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) Conan is a one way street. The Lego only goes one direction;-) He laughs when we tell him the value of certain pieces he has, or what something sold for on Ebay. He does have a ton of MIB sets that he wants to eventually sell off (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Paul Sinasohn
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| | | | | | | | (...) Thanks, John I'll just have to keep an eye peeled for them...Maybe Frank F. will sell... (26 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Pass a message through one of the John boys. (Gerlach, Kelly, Neal). He has an antiquated mac and never surfs. (...) "<smile> Not for sale". That's his standard answer, anyway. (26 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Paul Foster
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| | | | | | In case anyone is still interested, I had to move the GMLTC layout pictures to the following location due to disk full warnings. (URL) Paul Foster (URL) (26 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | Cool thanks Paul, don't want to lose track of those pics! they are some durn good eye candy :) (...) Keep Bricken' -Tamy Follow the bouncing boxes! (URL) (mirror site) Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life! (26 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Stephen F. Roberts
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| | | | (...) ...Ok, this is a piece we need to plan a secret night raid into LEGO headquarters to liberate... I could name at least 4,122 uses for those girders, not the least of which is to make great bridge supports... (26 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Christopher Masi
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| | | | (...) Good luck, LEGO Systems Inc. runs 24 hours a day. Maybe you need to do a weekend night raid. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Convention Coverage (was GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention) —Paul Foster
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| | | | | So has anyone heard of any magazine coverage of the NMRA convention. What monthly issue of Model Railroader usually covers the convention? Any other mags to check? (26 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Stephen F. Roberts
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| | | | | (...) ...Well, I think it might be the only choice we have! They don't take personal orders (like for the 13,592 2x4 red bricks I need), and they don't want to release good service packs (like a 20 of girders)... I think a night raid just might be (...) (26 years ago, 15-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Steve Demlow
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| | | | (...) According to a video at Legoland-California, the brick molding operation runs 24/7 but only 320 days/year. Steve (26 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention —Christopher Masi
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| | | | When I worked in the factory (12 years ago) we had no contact with the brick molding people. We knew where they were, and every once and a while one of them would come out with a dumpster of deformed bricks. It looks like maybe a Chistmas Eve raid (...) (26 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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