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(...) Rob- Gee, first Larry P wants us to get the cord right and now you want us to be able to fold it! (Us and what combination of forklifts and cranes?) -Ted (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) The mentioned link doesn't work anymore. Did you move your descriptions, or just deleted them? Where can we find those instructions now? Regards, Ludo (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains.org)
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Very Impressive, you all should be proud. I would have loved to make it out and help out, but alas I was constrained to attend Comic-con that weekend. Congradulations on an impressive feat. Scott (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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"Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> wrote in message news:IJu4z8.1Mp3@lugnet.com... (...) Awesome! Be sure to fold it up properly when you get done... ;) Rob (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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SCLTC has claimed a world record for the largest United States flag ever made of LEGO bricks. Built by visitors to the 2005 Orange County Fair during the weekend of July 15 through 17 under the direction of SCLTC, the flag contains the 127,624 LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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(...) Larry- We initially planned to embed the stars, but a number of reasons converged to make overlaying them the best choice: Since we put a wave in the surface, the union is not flat and embedded stars would have been more complex. We wanted to (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) That's really cool. I was sort of surprised to see the stars attached rather than embedded in the layers but I guess a lot of early flags (sewn) have stars sewn on... How is the flag going to be supported, it seems like it would put a lot of (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Wow thats really coming along nicely! (...) Do I get a prize for guessing that strip 9 has 6 at brick 2 and 5 at brick 14??? Hope you didn't get too much sunburn! ROSCO (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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Here’s some Day 2 pictures of the world record US flag build attempt at the 2005 OC Fair. Stripe #7 is the first to have the blue union (sometimes called the canton) and stars. To precisely locate the star centers, we used a horizontal measuring (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX) !
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(...) Wow, SCLTC, looking good already, you guys made amazing progress... looking forward to todays update. Janey "Red Brick" (19 years ago, 16-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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Here's some Day 1 pictures of the world record US flag build attempt at the 2005 OC Fair. With the flag pole reaching high into the sky (or so it seems!), we're ready to start. (URL) Jeff Elliott and David Michon confirm that the starter course of (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX) !
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IndyLUG has had an excellent expierence with GATS over the years. We do their show twice a year, October & January. We always get all the space we want, a decent apperance fee plus we also do a couple of paid workshops entitled "How LEGO Trains (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) It is just me, or is GATS hard to deal with? I've heard several cases where GATS was just a pain in the a**. I know NGLTC missed a Greenberg show to committ to at GATS show, only to have GATS back out of it. O, S, HO, N, TT, Z... let's see. (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Those S,N.O,TT,HO,L,Z!!! I hate 'em! :P Rob (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) now i'm not saying you should do anything but dosen't the press usualy eat up a juicy story like this? just food for thought. ondrew (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) It has happened to us and another club that I don't remember the name of. Apparently there are train clubs that have told GATS that if a LEGO Club comes, they won't be there. I was hoping the publicily of the recent NMRA Display in Cincinatti (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) GATS asked a LEGO Train club to NOT come to an event?! I guess they must be tired of being a popular show and drawing in crowds/money. David Gregory (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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GFLTC News, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) will NOT be displaying at the Great American Train Show (GATS) this weekend (July 16-17, 2005) in Clearwater, Florida. We were just recently informed that they do not have space for us in their (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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| | Help set a LEGO world record this weekend!
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SCLTC and the 2005 Orange County Fair invite our friends in Southern California to help us turn 200,000 red, white, and blue bricks into the world's largest free standing United States Flag this weekend. Construction runs daily from 10:00 to 20:00 (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, FTX) !!
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| | Re: TCLTC layout Pics from the NMRA show
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(...) For the most part, simply 1x1 black plates. I used black plates to bind the walls for strength, and then "greeblied" them in order for the load to look random. The secret is to turn the 1x1s at various angles so that the eye doesn't pick up (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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