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> The tables are 2'x8', so $40 would give us a good chuck more space
> than we have with the existing tables. The cost shouldn't be an
> issue due to the "gate-share" cheque - the better our display, the
> more votes, the bigger the cheque. The tables are what take most of
> the room in the van and are the main pain with setup and tear-down.
> I'd rather spend several hours setting up a van full of LEGO, than
> half the time and half the LEGO with all the extra table hassle.
> Besides, the tables there would probably be lower to the ground,
> and that's going to make all those "shorter viewers" happier, not
> to mention easing the strain on parents shoulders. :-)
I was just talking to the chairman of Supertrain2001 by phone, and
I'm thinking that perhaps it would be best to use both the existing
tables AND some rentals. With James Powell's large contribution,
we have enough track and trains to make a layout far larger than we
could fit on Michel's tables. The track could incline up from the
lower tables to the higher ones - I'd only need incline supports on
one side of my bridge instead of both. Perhaps we could even
incorporate the mountain into the differential, resulting in an even
larger mountain. This is just me throwing around some ideas - All
things considered, I'd probably still go with a bunch of rental tables.
I told the chairman that we can basically fit anywhere. All the other
layouts need particular dimensions and can only show on certain sides.
We can have any shape and/or display sides - corners and building
support pillars don't bother us a bit. I used the analogy of propeller
planes and supersonic jets - still flying airplanes, but a whole new
scenario. That's the kind of shift we're talking about when it comes to
flexibility between LEGO trains and conventional model trains. :-)
We discussed the kid's play area - he's going to look into getting tables,
volunteers to supervise the kids, etc., and I've heard back from TLC...
" We are very happy to support you with this. Please let me know where
you would like the K8's sent. " (There's another part of the e-mail that
I'm dying to share, but I've gotta make sure it's alright to do so.) ;-)
The chairman also mentioned that there is a (12yr old?) boy who will
be displaying his own LEGO train(s) there also. We'd better make
sure that he doesn't show us up - we'd never live it down. 8-)
SRC
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| Sorry I am so late in replying to this thread. We just came back from California, and yes, Legoland is neat. I was disappointed by the selection of Lego in their store. No large technic sets, only train sets were the track, the station and loading (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Just as a note, we can only rely on two people all weekend to keep an eye on this layout, and interact with the people outside. If the layout is much bigger than our GETS show was, you and I aren't going to be able to keep an eye on (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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