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| | | (...) Ah, excellent, a philosophical argment. Recall, if you will, that I've been getting TRAINS since 1970, and it was only recently that I let my Model Railroader subscription, started in 1969, lapse. So I'll see your "model railroading (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Perhaps one could argue that it's all about *LEGO*. When push comes to shove, we at the GMLTC don't push *trains* necessarily, but the concept of *LEGO*-- creativity, etc. Most of us were fans of the brick first. So whether dad is inspired by (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Right, point taken. I neglected that perspective, but it is indeed the one that most of us come from (and rightly so(1))... LEGO hobbyists who happen to do things that train shows attendees enjoy, rather than model railroaders who happen to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —John Kelly III
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| | | | | ...snipping... (...) ...Snipping... (...) John- There was no surprise that we were going to have problems with some of the building you've built. We talked about it before you built them. We talked about our focus not being miniland, but more along (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Now I've done it-- I've upset the J-s:-/ (...) Ouch. Compared to AlGore.... how low have I sunk? -J-2 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —Scott Holcomb
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| | | | With all due respect to all parties involved, I don't understand what is going on here. In our club (GFLTC) we have created an environment that is malleable enough to accommodate anyone’s ideas and creations. This is not work, this is play. Play is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Hey Scott- Let me just jump in here and say that the GMLTC is unique in a few ways. First, since we are solid modules of bricks, everything must have an exact place, and usually that will not change for the life of the layout. The GFLTC and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —John Gerlach
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| | | | | (...) WHAT?? Is this a case of history being written by the victors? You lobbied for MONTHS about switching to 8-wide... You brought over several train cars you had built 8-wide, you even brought some to shows, knowing they wouldn't fit on the old (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Pic: New Green Building —John Gerlach
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| | | | (...) A minor addition: If we make our buildings using a 'standard' footprint, it will allow us to mix & match them a little bit, so perhaps our town might get re-arranged between (or during!) shows. The way the town is currently "planned" (a word (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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