 | | Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —James J. Trobaugh
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| | | I have a question for all the LTCs that have had "kid play areas" on thier layouts. This summer we at the NGLTC had a section that the kids were allowed to drive the trains, and this October we're planning on going a steop futher and having a full (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | | (...) My experience with kid play areas on one of my LEGO layouts at a train show was that I let the kids touch or modify any moveable portion of the entire layout - small layout of course. The kids were allowed to play as long as the parents were (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Laura Gjovaag
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| | | | | (...) You build it very solidly, put gutters around the table to catch bricks, and have one or two members watching it. You don't include *any* personal stock or anything you care for dearly in the Kids Rail Road. They will take it apart. Even if (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | [snipped lugnet.trains from newsgroups header, doesn't everyone who reads one, read the other?] In lugnet.trains.org, Laura Gjovaag wrote [about Kids areas in LTC displays]: (...) So, has anyone asked LEGO Direct to sponsor a Kids Railroad Area by (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Well actually - no. Our club (NALug) is all LEGO, not just trains, and we are having our first train show in a couple of weeks. Laura's feedback is very helpful and interesting, but I only read it because it was in lugnet.trains, which I read. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | (...) A loan of a K-8 would be a great way to stock a KRR. All you'd have to add then would be track, a few train motors, some train wheels and some couplers, and possibly some large plates. I would assume one would pre-stock the KRR with some (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | | | | | "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:39C77BDA.4287@m...ing.com... (...) So has anyone figured out a way to have LEGO donate (or loan) a K-8 to support a LEGO exhibit at a train show? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I'd guess you'd contact an employee of TLC, probably in the LEGO Direct unit, and make a request. Steve (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) If you live near a LEGO store/imagination center/park ask the manager to loan you a K8 for the show. They keep a couple of them around to stock the play table in the store and for special events. Another alternative is to ask Lego Direct (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | | (...) Besides being a box size that LEGO uses to store bricks (as I remember it, not that many bricks styles were actually stored in the K-8 size boxes, but that was 10 years ago) what is a K-8? Thanks, Chris (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —John Kelly
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| | | | | | | | | Just a reminder that I never read that email account anymore, just been too lazy to change my account here. K8 is roughly 24 inches by 18 inches by about 36 inches. LEGO was moving to a plastic bin for storage internally when I left. I'll have to (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | (...) was (...) These days, the playtables are usually stocked with K-8s that have been filled with parts from semi-recent sets. They don't seem to be complete sets, so I don't know if they are damaged sets, end of run leftovers, or what. Frank (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | | (...) So when you say K-8 you mean a K-8 sized box filled with random bricks. I should clarify what I said. I was a factory slob (material handler), so when I mean stored I mean that the bricks get molded placed in a box, and then the box is emptied (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'm still not sure - Could you please clarify what " K-8 " is/means? I seems from what I'm reading that it is not the name of a set or style or "line" of LEGO, but rather a nickname for a container that holds excess LEGO that can't be put in (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | | | (...) A "K-8" is a standard size storage box for LEGO. It's about 30"x18"x16". I have one at home, I'll get an exact measurement and post it sometime. JohnG, GMLTC (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) Another thing to do is if a kid gets abandoned for very long is to get the show staff (if you are displaying at a regular show) involved. It should not be the responsibility of vendors and demonstrators to police this. (...) That of course is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —James Trobaugh
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| | | | Just a follow up to the results of the Kids area at the recent NGLTC show. First of all it worked great, these kids were climbing over each other to play. So next show the table will have to be twice as big. For this show I had a 3'x6' table, 2' (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —Steve Chapple
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| | | | (...) We're looking at incorporating a kid's play area into our show layouts. How did TLC's donation come about? Did Brad contact you or vice versa? SRC NALug (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts —James Trobaugh
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| | | | SRC <LEGOArches@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G2JFwE.DBF@lugnet.com... (...) show. (...) I (...) and (...) track (...) to (...) Not (...) run (...) boys (...) it (...) donation (...) about (...) I contacted Brad and made a request for some help. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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