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Re: bruised ego
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Sat, 24 Feb 2001 03:40:42 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> > Hi all. One of the reasons we all post pics on the web is cause we're all
> > proud ABS parents, but another is to critique and spur on new ideas... I've
> > noticed about 400 hits on our site in the last few days so someone's looking
> > at the GATS show... any comments?
> > SteveB
> > www.pnltc.org
> 
> Well of course its great stuff, allways is.  I did mean to comment on the
> Americana section.  While it is very impressive, that is not a Main Street I
> would want to drive down.  Between the traffic, lack of parking, and the
> "Bigger is better in America" theme of most of those stores I think I would be
> sick :-).  Thats in real life of course, in LEGO scale they are impressive
> models and I have considered doing one or two myself but I would be afraid of
> them putting the shops on my Main Street out of business.
> 
> I also really liked Kim's module.  Was it a pain to transport or did it break
> appart nicely into easily manageable, and stable, pieces?
> 
> Here is a question for everyone...
> 
> Are these displays getting to common place for us?  I mean are they so frequent
> and common now that we just arn't in as much awe when we see one?  Don't get me
> wrong I think the shows becomming common place is a good thing its just that
> they are all so great we just might be comming to expect them to be great and
> hence arn't as wow'ed as we once were.
> 
> Eric Kingsley
> 
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/

I do not these shows are getting old; I haven't even been to one yet. I have
been super busy, and I haven't gotten through all the pictures of the various
shows. I also tend to feel dumb if I don't have something to say other than
"wow".

Chris

PS I'll comment about the show when I get done with looking at everything.



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(...) Well of course its great stuff, allways is. I did mean to comment on the Americana section. While it is very impressive, that is not a Main Street I would want to drive down. Between the traffic, lack of parking, and the "Bigger is better in (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)

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