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(...) MichLTC is 2 for 2 on awards at train shows. January '01: GATS Novi MI - 2nd July '01: GATS Grand Rapids MI - 1st I am not sure how we did at the SF convention ConTraption... I don't think there were other layouts being competed against. (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) The GMLTC has received three awards that I can remember: First Place (blue ribbon) at a GATS show in St. Paul, Minnesota. "People's Choice" at the La Crosse, Wisconsin show (1999 ?) "Club's Choice" at the La Crosse, Wisconsin show (2000 ?) The (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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In hopes of completing a long term project in the next few months I was wondering if the members of various train clubs could post if the club layout recieved an award at a show (GATS, Greenberg, etc) and which show it was. I know this a lot of this (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Saturday pictures of MICHLUG/LTC at GATS
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Whoops first I send a blank post and then I inflict some REALLY terrible ascii art on you. I should go to bed. Wait! I haven't inflicted the art yet. Here goes. Do a view raw post if you have to First off, small scale end view (looking down the long (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I agree, James. We definitely need to figure this out so we can incorporate it into our club design. I'm awake and still having a hard time visualizing this design. Sounds like an intriging design. Later, John Warren (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I too wish you took some pictures of that. I'll have to re-read your description again in the morning when I'm a bit more awake, I can't quite picture it right now. I really want to figure it out though, I think the plex attachment is the only (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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OK here are some pics from Sunday. (URL) is our wont, we changed things around on Sunday before the open. (Chris has corrupted everyone else into this habit!) Jason put interior details into his go cart factory (including an assembly line for carts) (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Thanks but on rereading the article I guess my issue is that people might come away thinking that I had more to do with those stunning PNLTC pictures (and the unimaginable planning and hard work that the PNLTC had to do to get a Guinness (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Drat, I KNEW there was something I forgot to take better pictures of. These are amazingly clever, worked out great, and are highly recommended. Bear with this verbal description. Credit goes to Steve R. (this was his maiden show and he ROCKED (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Na... All they do is race trains and not vary well:) hehe... But kidding aside, ATL works for me, there is to much to do in mouse town (Orlando) as it is. There would more local people at the event in ATL. Robin (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Well, you'll have to take that up with your SE neighbor JT & his merry band of NGLTCers;-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I guess that means we can have it in sunny Orlando or Tampa in 2004!!!:) Robin (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I'll second that! I gotta get by there again, later this month. Josh (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Repeat after me: "Minneapolis, and the Mall of Amercia";-) (...) We come to *your* house! -John (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) When I meant bleak, it was on the part of the LEGO® Group itself. Not for us trainheads of course.-Harvey (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) As far as you knew. At this time last year the GMLTC was at the Kidvention, and the future to me couldn't have looked brighter.... (...) Well, you don't have to imagine what fans thought; go back and *read* what they thought. Your analogy (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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IMHO, these are indicative that quite a bit of people are discovering that special magic that our beloved ABS trains seem to radiate. Already, the WLTG (formerly the ELTC) which I had founded, has nearly thirty members. I had no idea this would take (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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<snip> I think the LTC's & LUG's should go to multipe places each year, like a big place such as LegoLand. But the only stipulation would be that you need more advertisement, & more then one layout, thatly prove what you can actully do, it'll draw (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: The Fest out West (was Re: Brickfest, Westfest, Whateverfest)
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tom wrote: <snip> (...) Nope. It will be the biggest exposition of LEGO trains the world has ever seen! People from around the world will be attending. Brad will be there to unveil some cool surprise (...maybe, but certainly there will be TLC (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.trains.org)
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