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Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:Fyuu21.6rC@lugnet.com...
> > Tomorrow afternoon (8/6/00) the North Carolina LEGO Users Group will • exhibit
> > for the first time. The display will be set up a stationary caboose • that
> > belongs to the New Hope Valley Railway in Bonsal, North Carolina (about • 15
> > miles south of Raleigh). More details and the planned layout can be • seen
> > at: http://www.nclug.net/events/nhvry_000806.htm
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> > I will try and post some pictures tomorrow night.
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> > FUT: lugnet.org.us.nclug,lugnet.trains.org
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> > Thanks,
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> > Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
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> This is a little delayed but better late than never. I was reluctant to
> post until I got some pictures uploaded but since I lost my USB cable, • that
> has taken a little longer than I expected.
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> All in all, we had a very successful innaugural exhibit. The weather was
> extremely hot and humid and while we were inside, we did not have any AC • and
> the air was not really moving. Did I say it was hot? ;-)
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> We ended up with a series of four tables laid out in an 8'x5' • configuration.
> Because we were in a caboose, there was not a lot of room so kids (and
> adults) were right up next to the display. We had a few fingers touching
> things but no major issues. We only had one crash and it was my own • caboose
> that hit the floor. Frank Filz's tanker suffered minor disassembly in the
> same incident but I think we have it all back together.
>
> Overall the response was very positive. The New Hope Valley Railway folks
> were pleased that there was an exhibit and that we had a LEGO version of
> their train. They all recognized it so I guess it is a pretty good
> representation of it (pictures of just the engine are here:
> http://www.nclug.net/members/mw/trains/engines.htm).
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> We had far more trains than we had time to run so many train cars had
> minimal (if any) track time. We definitely need a bigger space. While
> being in the caboose was kind of neat, August in North Carolina is • probably
> not the ideal time of the year to be in a non-air conditioned venue. We
> hope to do one of the train shows in the fall sometime.
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> Pictures of the exhibit are on both Brickshelf and the NCLUG web site:
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> NCLUG: http://www.nclug.net/events/nhvry_000806/index.htm
> Brickshelf: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1041
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> Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
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Thanks for the pictures and the report Mike. Everything looks good!
Who else was able to be there? What belongs to whom? Regret I wasn't able
to be there . . . [Don't know how much help I would have been - i would
have snuck off to ride the train at some point ;-) ] How much time did
it take to unload and set up and break down and reload?
sheree
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