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Just trolling a line to see what bites!
We have a club called HRMUG in Norfolk, primarily interested in Mindstorms.
There is also a legend about a train club in Chesapeake, but its members
seem to be as rare and elusive as the Sasquatch. Also, if you're into Lego
models and trains, RICHLUG in Richmond is a good group.
If you want more information about HRMUG (or any of the others) leave a
message for us in our newsgroup in the ORGANIZATIONS section of LUGNET.
Build On!
Rich Jenkins
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The Hampton Roads Mindstorms Users Group (HRMUG) is sponsoring a series of
SUMO-theme meetings and exhibitions during the second quarter.
Our meetings are held the third Saturday of each month from 2-4 PM. April's
meeting will be at the Pretlow Public Library in the Ocean View section of
Norfolk. Pretlow is at the intersection of Granby Street and Ocean View
Avenue, about 1 mile from I-64.
Our SUMO arena is a 4 ft X 4 ft plywood sheet, painted primer white with an
8 inch wide flat-black circle with outer diameter approximately 4 ft. The
objective is to 'push' or otherwise get the opponent to exit the white
circle of the arena. Except for a maximum size of 1 ft in any dimension and
no weaponry designed to cause damage, the rules are up in the air. We'll
make some concrete rules at the next meeting.
Other club activities include a MOC display and contest, BYOB (Bring your
own Bricks), and a Freestyle Play area (for those who just want to play with
some bricks.)
For more information, just post or e-mail me. I check these boards every
few days.
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We've finally gotten it together!
Here is a link to information about the first meeting, to be held January 26
in Norfolk, Virginia!
http://www.lugnet.com/~774/hrmug
The club will feature design challenges, discussion groups, MOC displays,
and in-meeting building!
See you there!
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Hi again!
I'm still working on getting a Mindstorms group together in Southeastern
Virginia.
So far, I've gotten some interest from a younger group (8-16 year olds) in
the Hampton Roads area. With a little luck, this December we'll be having a
first meeting with some show and tell for the younger devotees and some
discussion with the adults to determine the scope of the project.
Although it was originally my intention to form a group of adults who like
to build with Mindstorms, I'm as excited to find out what these young minds
can come up with. So if you're interested let us know, no matter what your age.
Thanks,
Rich Jenkins
rjenkins@dailypress.com
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