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Re: Review and pictures from COLTC's GATS show last weekend
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Fri, 13 Feb 2004 02:14:07 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Mike Gallagher wrote:
> Hello LUGNET members,
>
> Last weekend COLTC put on our largest single display (25'x25') at our local GATS
> in Columbus Ohio. And it turned out great! We received our first official 1st
> place win during the GATS in Columbus. Hopefully a start of something great to
> come. Everyone loved to see our display at the GATS this year. From what I heard
> this was the first time a Lego display was at the Columbus GATS show. All the
> hard core GATS visitors wanted to make sure we were back next year in Columbus.
> I talked to some who came back the 2nd day just to see the Lego display again.
>
> I think the best part was meeting several other Lego collectors and talking with
> them. They never knew people displayed there Lego train layouts like this. Or
> that there was such a big community like LUGNET out there. Our fliers and
> business card were going fast. Some of the kids were even happy to find out all
> this information about the community and groups through out the world.
>
> We had out kids table again (Special thanks to Lego and Jake for the event kit!)
> and as all ways it was a big hit. We had Bob the builder looking over the kids
> area during the show. The kids just loved getting pictures next to Bob. Some
> kids even made add ons for Bob the Builder from the event kit. We did not have
> many people staying long term at the kids table like we have in the past. Might
> have been related to the only down-point of the show, we were given a smaller
> space than originally planned and this cut down on the walk ways and the area
> around the kids table.
>
> We had many new MOC's showing for the first time, a castle display with a
> medieval village, several new skyscrapers from the downtown Columbus Ohio area,
> new city blocks and apartments, Weezer concert, School, McDonald's, and a 30"
> cliff with a fort on it. Members also added to the water mill, and extended the
> suspension bridge to 10 feet. We also went all out in filling all the areas in
> between the models. Many new cars and people were added along with hundreds or
> greenery through out the display. Most of the downtown area used some custom
> road plates, and cross walks with lights.
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> We have several members links below to check out the pictures from the show
> along with Troy's pictures that he posted on Saturday. Check back to this post
> later because we have some video made from the trains point of view. Once we
> find a home on the Internet for the files I will post to let you all know.
>
> If you are from the central Ohio area and wish to join our group or would like
> to be notified directly of upcoming shows that COLTC will be putting on, just
> drop me an email and I will make sure it is given the attention it needs.
>
> Enjoy
>
> Mike Gallagher
> COLTC member
> gallaghersemailNOSPAM@yahoo.com *remove the NOSPAM before sending*
>
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> COLTC groups maim web site www.coltc.org
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> Michael Huffman
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=71949
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> John Bucy
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=71965
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> J. Jacob Hopkins
> http://teched.net/~jacob/models/coltc/cmhgats2004/
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> Paul Janssen
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=71906
> skyscrapers
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=71885
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> Troy Cefaratti
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=71728
Hello. A couple of videos have been added to Jacob Hopkins' page. Here is the
link again. The videos are at the bottom of the page.
http://teched.net/~jacob/models/coltc/cmhgats2004/
They were made by mounting a video camera on a train car and having the train
push it around.
Thanks and enjoy
John
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