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(...) Thank you, Richard. Actually, I could have, but I have forsaken cyprus trees because I prefer to build my own trees instead. I do have four trees that I plan to "plant" in front of the chateau; I just didn't include them in the pics. Pics of (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Very impressive John. I especially liked the use on the tree's on the origional version, they seemed to add a sense of grand scale. Its a shame that you could not fit those at the front of the new version. Richard (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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When I built my chateau a few years back, it was simply an exercise of love-- bulk bricks had just become available, and the doors to creating larger and more complicated and detailed MOCs were opened. It, however, became this large labor of love (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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PNLTC has done this as well and found that it is a big hit. We've watched families "play" this together as a team effort... they'd spen sometimes an hour at it. We did several flavors of this too at different layouts, I think it started as a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, Larry. I really enjoyed building the Veranda Turbine a.k.a. "Big Blow". My inspiration for this model came from a new O scale model that was shown in the November 2002 Magazine "Classic Toy Trains" on page 136. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) VLC did this for the first time last weekend, and the kids loved it. We'll make it a little easier next time, though, there were some things on there (eg the water cooler) that many kids didn't even know (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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To day local kindergarteners helped out the North Georgia LEGO Train Club by making ornaments to decorate our tree at this years Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Festival of Trees. The children are students at Matt Elementary school in Forsyth (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) We find that people will spend quite a bit of time looking for everything on the list and will ask about things they can't find. The kids are especially excited to find Spiderman or Yoda. We also put some extra things on just for ourselves! (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Search and find in other ways as well: (URL) J-3 talks about his incorporation of a dragon head into the side of (you guessed it) Dragon Mountain... (J-3 to a tot: "Do you know *why* we call it "Dragon Mountain"?)-- just another fun little (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) What is that one? Shaun makes a Guinness vanish? :-) Oh, you said TRUCK, not trick.... the #4 item threw me off a bit, what can I say? It should be noted that MichLTC has done these lists, for fun, the last couple of shows. We print them on (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) They were available in service packs, you'd get 8 concave (inner corner), 8 convex (outer corner), some top pieces (double sided slopes), and some regular slopes. These packes were great, too bad they don''t sell them anymore. As soon as they (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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"James Seibert" <james@vci.net> wrote in message news:H5G0AK.53D@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) [ ... snipped ... ] A couple of years ago LEGO released service pack 5216: (URL) was still available up until three or four months ago as I recall. I wish (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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After being inspired and awed by the train engines, I noticed the houses in the picture below. (URL) did you find all the black corner roof pieces for the houses in this picture? "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Steve Barile wrote in message ... (...) oppisite (...) VLC was showing this weekend, too, at the local NMRA chapter yearly show (Trains 2002) in the Vancouver area. We haven't posted new pictures since it was the same layout as we showed at (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) offset in the gray-top of the nose: (URL) general, thanks for posting all the photos. Excellent pics of excellent MOCs. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Umm... TWO in Canada- VLC also was displaying at Trains2002- I know, 'cause I was there! James P (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Plus one in Canada! (URL) that cool or what? (...) You got that right! And it just keeps getting better and better... (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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This is so great! 2 wonderful shows back to back (SCLTC & NGLTC) on oppisite coasts. Actually there are shows all the time now! Boy these are the days! SteveB (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) striping on the windshield as it worked out nicely! Digging those other two UP diesels too. One seems vaguely Alcoish (the one with the rounded cab roof and nose) while the other seems more EMDish (the one with the sloped cab roof and nose). (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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The NGLTC had a great time at the Atlanta Greenberg Toy & Train show this past weekend. We had quite a turn out of fine Train MOCs from club members: Lewis showed off his new Shay #5: (URL) had his Big Boy (not sure the version, I've lost count :) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl) !
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