 | | Additions to the ILTCO Library, and a call for a librarian
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ILTCO is pleased to announce some additions to the ILTCO library. Many of the presentations given during the train sessions at BrickFest 2003 have been archived and are available for your reading pleasure here. (URL) include presentations on - (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce.iltco, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.publish) !
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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In lugnet.trains.org, John Gerlach wrote: Hi John, you got by far more feedback, than lots of other requests in lugnet.trains get in average. Is it asked for too much, if I beg you, to give us some more informations about your thoughts on our (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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(...) Mike Gallagher (windmill builder) asked me to post this on his behalf: I just put up some detailed pictures of the Wind Mill I had at the Lego's Cleveland Road Show and Tuttle Mall. (URL) made some deconstruction photos to show some of the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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(...) I'm not sure I can help you get the members enthused about working on the layout again, but I might be able to offer some suggestions that could help the club get back that close knit feeling. Recently I asked the question "What makes a good (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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(...) There were some pics we posted last week, here's a shot: (URL) was made by Mike Gallagher, It's performance was dratically improved betwen the Clevceland show and this one, only a few days later. I'll ask him to get some more detailed pics on (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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(...) There seems to be a wind powered generator, but I don't see any very good shots of it. Are there more, did I miss it/them? Is it something else? Ken (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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"Michael Huffman" <mhuffman@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:HJv7p8.24nn@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) for (...) their (...) Congrats! Doing a GATS show after doing a mall gig will be a piece of cake. You have already done the hard (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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Despite very large visitor numbers (1000's), this little guy.... (URL) only spotted by less than 10 visitors, who all thought it was hilarious. So did the brickshelf moderator, since it was approved.... (as I hope is obvious; we meant no offense, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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Following close on the heels of the inaugural show of the Central Ohio LEGO Train Club (COLTC), we had our 2nd display at the Mall on Tuttle Crossing, in Dublin, Ohio. Set up was on Friday night & the display lasted 2 days. Now to the picts! We have (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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(...) Try expanding beyond trains. MichLTC is a club within a club of MichLug. We include all themes. There have even been space ships seen parked at the airport in one of out shows. Castles can be worked into displays (Remember castle is just town (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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Several people have already offered advice, and they are no doubt more experienced, but maybe I can offer a newcomer's view. (...) If some of your members have lost interest in the club, lose interest in them in turn. Let them live their own life. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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(...) Smaller shows, more "fun" shows- don't go to a show that doesn't at least offer free donuts. Don't sweat the detail level- make a fun running toy train layout, and let the smiles on kids faces bring you back into it. I realistically would NOT (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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Sounds you like you have to prune the tree. Those who don't contribute should be expelled. Apathy is highly contagious and must be stamped out immediately. This is a hobby, and thus voluntary, but some sort of minimum contribution to the club's (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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Hey John, I started to write a response to each of your questions, but realized that I kept answering them with the same question, "Do you still enjoy building with LEGO?". If you answer this no then I would suggest that you find something to build (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs
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(...) forget about the brick do something that has nothing to do with it or better yet find something to do as a groop that would flush some ideas out. (...) i have learned that if you have to ask someone to do something it will never get done. so (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Question to all the other train clubs / Long answer from FGLTC member no. 1
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In lugnet.trains.org, John Gerlach wrote: Hello J1, I am very sorry to read about your not too good experiences on the clubs development. The GMLTC has always been one of the highlights in the train scene and - at least from European view - it has (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Question to all the other train clubs
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Our train club is stagnating. Hardly anyone shows up to our building sessions, and productivity has dropped to almost nothing. We've lost direction, we've lost enthusiasm, we've lost committment. Help?! What can our club do to make things fun again? (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Drafting 101 (was: Re: Partout Acitivity Guidelines)
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(...) Well as it happens, MichLUG has done this quite a few times and had a blast every time. I have recieved requests in the past on how to do this, and had finally got around to writing something up. (URL) This is by no means the be-all, end-all (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | COLTC Cleveland Road Show Report
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The inaugural show of the Central Ohio Lego Train Club / Lego Builders Group (Coltc) took place during the Lego Road Show, in Cleveland. The location was nice, in the back of the Great Lakes Science Center, with a view of the lake and the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org) !
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| | Re: NCLTC Takes 1st Place at Raleigh GATS! (Long)
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"John Morgan" <trees@utk.edu> wrote in message news:HJ7s83.1rxn@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Thanks! (...) well (...) trains (...) site (...) some (...) so (...) I don't know if padding would have helped, it might have. (URL) camera sits (...) (21 years ago, 6-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org.ncltc, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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