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The Southern California LEGO Train Club (SCLTC) is pleased to announce our
second appearance at the Fullerton Railroad Days at the Santa Fe Train
Station in Fullerton, California. Our club members are busily at work on
what promises to be an exciting layout! The layout will be approximately
25' x 35'. Lots of new elements will debut on the weekend of May 3rd and
4th. Here’s a sampling what you will see in our layout:
Hi-Rise Downtown
A recreation of a building from one of the University of California campuses
"Old Town" section
California Coastline complete with a lighthouse
Baseball field
Passenger Train Stations
R/R Maintenance Facility and working Round House
Intermodal Yard
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Duplo Train Layout
Stop by and see us at the Fullerton Santa Fe Depot in Fullerton, California
92832
Saturday, May 3rd 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 4th, 9:00 - 5:00 PM
ADMISSION is FREE!
For additional information, please visit our website, www.scltc.org
Ray Silva
Layout Coordinator - Fullerton RR Days Show
SCLTC
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Re: Return of the Swallows, Mission San Juan Capistrano, CA
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The Mayor of San Juan Capistrano (Hon. John S. Gelff) along with Gerald
J. Miller (Administrator of the San Juan Capistrano Mission) stop for a
moment to admire a diaorama of the San Juan Mission crafterd entirely in
LEGOs by members of the Southern California Lego Train Club.
At this years Swallows Festival, five of the SCLTC club members
contributed their time and efforts to render historic scenes depicting
the notorious pirate Hippolyte Bouchard raiding the mission grounds.
The layout is composed of thousands of multicolored LEGO pieces
representing the tireless commitment of each of the club members.
This layout included:
1. Over 150 LEGO minifigs including pirates, Imperial Soldiers, native
indians, Padres and Frairs
2. Dana Point harbour with fortified Imperial soldier garrison, wharf
with and two pirate galleon ships
3. Battle scene where soldiers confront the pirates
4. Montanez Adobe - Dona Polonia home, nicknamed the 'pied piper of San
Juan,'
5. San Juan Mission complete with stone church
6. Vineyards, farm, stable, native shrubby, Sycamore trees and 100's of
flowers!
Club Members participating
Dan Drew for co-ordinating the event and also supplying the
Mission itself
Ray Silva for providing the Dana Point Harbour with galleon, Minifigs, plus
garrison
Susan Michon for providing the historical Montanez Adobe
Brian Stokes for all the MiniFigs with galleon
John Gramely for trees and native indian habit
Raquel Ybarra for the vineyards
For more information see:
http://www.scltc.org/pages/news/announcements.asp
http://www.missionsjc.com/pirate.html (look for the layout on the bottom
of the page)
http://www.missionsjc.com/swallowsfest.html (Annual Festival Details)
Ray
SCLTC
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In lugnet.pirates, Ray Silva writes:
> Some of the SCLTC club members will be bringing a slightly enlarged "Pirates
> attacking the Mission" layout for this year's Return of the Swallows
> Cellebration at Mission San Juan Capistrano (expected size is 70" x 120").
>
> The Pirate theme was requested by the event coordinators to help promote one
> of the many upcoming Festivals held at Mission San Juan Capistrano
> throughout the year. This year's Pirate Festival will be on October 25th.
>
> ADMISSION PRICES
> $6.00 Adults
> $5.00 Seniors 60 +
> $4.00 Children 11 to 3
> FREE Children under 3
> Tickets sold only at the Mission Entrance (no advance purchase of tickets)
>
> HOURS:
> 8:00 AM to 5:00PM both days
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> PARKING - "Metered" street parking around the venue and there are other "fee
> based" public parking facilites within walking distance from the Mission.
>
> DIRECTIONS:
> Directions From The North
> The Mission is located 2 1/2 blocks west of Interstate 5 on Ortega Highway.
> From the Los Angeles area, take either Interstate 5 or Interstate 405 south
> to the second San Juan exit, which is Ortega Highway. Exit the freeway and
> turn right onto Ortega Highway. The Mission is straight ahead 2 1/2 blocks.
>
> Directions From The South
> The Mission is located 3 blocks west of Interstate 5 on Ortega Highway. From
> the San Diego area, take Interstate 5 north to the second San Juan exit,
> which is Ortega Highway. Exit the freeway and turn left onto Ortega Highway.
> The Mission is straight ahead 3 blocks.
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Some of the SCLTC club members will be bringing a slightly enlarged "Pirates
attacking the Mission" layout for this year's Return of the Swallows
Cellebration at Mission San Juan Capistrano (expected size is 70" x 120").
The Pirate theme was requested by the event coordinators to help promote one
of the many upcoming Festivals held at Mission San Juan Capistrano
throughout the year. This year's Pirate Festival will be on October 25th.
ADMISSION PRICES
$6.00 Adults
$5.00 Seniors 60 +
$4.00 Children 11 to 3
FREE Children under 3
Tickets sold only at the Mission Entrance (no advance purchase of tickets)
HOURS:
8:00 AM to 5:00PM both days
PARKING - "Metered" street parking around the venue and there are other "fee
based" public parking facilites within walking distance from the Mission.
DIRECTIONS:
Directions From The North
The Mission is located 2 1/2 blocks west of Interstate 5 on Ortega Highway.
From the Los Angeles area, take either Interstate 5 or Interstate 405 south
to the second San Juan exit, which is Ortega Highway. Exit the freeway and
turn right onto Ortega Highway. The Mission is straight ahead 2 1/2 blocks.
Directions From The South
The Mission is located 3 blocks west of Interstate 5 on Ortega Highway. From
the San Diego area, take Interstate 5 north to the second San Juan exit,
which is Ortega Highway. Exit the freeway and turn left onto Ortega Highway.
The Mission is straight ahead 3 blocks.
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In lugnet.trains, Greg Perry writes:
> wow, Wow, WOW! Thanks for posting these pictures Ray. What a great layout.
> I'm still digesting the whole gallery but I wanted to immediately respond
> with a rave of appreciation for the scenes set in the park. The playground
> is just incredible - I cannot believe how well done the "wooden" play
> fort/jungle-gym/obstacle course structure is - it looks exactly like the
> kind of thing I've seen at playgrounds.
Greg,
Thank you for the very kind words. I had a lot of fun building most of the
park. The playground came together after a couple of rebuilds. It wasn't
designed as a copy of a real-life structure, but a sense of realism was the
most over-riding concern.
> My other favorite is the gazebo structure. I love octagonal buildings (both
> in 'real' life and rendered in LEGO). The way that roof is put together
> using the variety of pieces involved is mindboggling (at least to me) in its
> cleverness. And then the whole scene with the band/audience is just
> perfect. Award that builder a gold brick!
The gazebo (and audience) designed by another member of our club, Susan
Michon. I had a chance to study it when I was coordinating it with the rest
of the park area. It uses some very intriguing building techniques. I
agree that it is very impressive. The band itself is great, too. She does
deserve a gold brick for the concert scene.
> The expanded park picture revealed to me the trees. Fantastic!
The sculpted trees were a lot fun to build. I usually build trains and
buildings with a keen eye toward balance and symmetry and it was a stretch
for me to build trees with an "organic" feel. I really appreciate your
positive feedback. I wasn't very sure how the trees would go over given the
fact that LEGO actually produces single- and multi-part trees.
John Gramley
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In lugnet.trains, Ray Silva writes:
> For those of you unable to attend the Inaugural BricksWest, I've posted a
> variety of pics from the event on my BrickShelf page
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=12135
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> I currently have some of the pics of the SCLTC Layout that was up in the
> LEGOLAND Park. I will be adding more pics later, but thought I would at
> least get these up for all to see now and will let you know when I've added
> more pics as well.
>
> Enjoy!
> Ray
wow, Wow, WOW! Thanks for posting these pictures Ray. What a great layout.
I'm still digesting the whole gallery but I wanted to immediately respond
with a rave of appreciation for the scenes set in the park. The playground
is just incredible - I cannot believe how well done the "wooden" play
fort/jungle-gym/obstacle course structure is - it looks exactly like the
kind of thing I've seen at playgrounds.
My other favorite is the gazebo structure. I love octagonal buildings (both
in 'real' life and rendered in LEGO). The way that roof is put together
using the variety of pieces involved is mindboggling (at least to me) in its
cleverness. And then the whole scene with the band/audience is just
perfect. Award that builder a gold brick!
The expanded park picture revealed to me the trees. Fantastic!
Okay, I'm out of adjectives. Time to go look at some more pictures.
Greg
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