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Re: Display at Greenberg's Great Train and Collectible Toy Shows
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:21:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Richard W. Schamus writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Carol Dix writes:
> > > We would like to invite Lego enthusiasts to display their layouts at our
> > > shows. Please check our schedule on the web at www.greenbergshows.com to • see
> > > which show fits your location. We would like to get a representation of • Lego
> > > layouts at all our shows! Please email me if you are interested.
> >
> > Wow, pretty shameless hustling by Ms.Dix. But it works for me. WAMALUG is the
> > top billing for the upcoming show in Chantily, Va., after only one show that
> > we've done for them. We seem to be the freshest breath of air that the train
> > hobby has. I actually welcome any other groups out there to go and get signed
> > up to do other shows for them, (the other show we've done for them was very
> > nice and they were gracious hosts). This will also push AFOL recognition to
> > greater heights, and legitamicy. (Not that I need that).
> >
> > We're the best thing since sliced bread for them. We should take advantage of
> > the opportunity that they are presenting.
>
> I agree. NELUG is considering doing a show but we have a long way to go.
> Fortunately we have until December for the Massachusetts show.
>
> I do have a few questions for you.
Ok, I'll give it a shot, as a psuedo spokeman for WAMALUG.
> 1. How big was your setup (How many tables and how big are the tables)
Our layout last time for Greenberg was initially 3x5 tables, (if I remember
correctly,) with one table out of the middle for the controler. Since then we
have done two unrelated to Greenberg shows, (GATS, and Manassas Train Fest),
and the number has increased. AFAIK, the number of tables for Manassas was 3x6.
Also you should know that we did have a couple of tables for just other things
not directly related to the train layout at all the shows. How big are the
actual tables? Surface area is 8 lengths of straight track by 8 lengths of
straight track, or, 4 - 32 stud baseplates by 4 - 32 stud base plates. This
corrisponds to the Track Designer program created (I believe) by Matt Bates.
Our next show will have nearly twice the amount of surface area from our last
show. How's that within a year? For more information and pictures from the
shows, go to www.wamalug.org .
> 2. How much did the show cost the group in terms of supplys (tables, table
> skirts etc.)
Well, it's our own personal collections with MOC for town and the unique
trains and such. No way to put a price on that, which I'm sure you know, (but
this is for the newbie who is lurking...) The Greenberg people paid us. How
much? Well, I don't know for certain. We got graded on our layout and we took
third place, which netted us a bonus beyond what we would have gotten in
general.
The cost of the tables is approximately $35. Tom Cook has been responsible for
most of the creation of the tables, and what a great job he has done. We're
all building tables on Sunday, to make sure we are geared up for the next show.
Travel to the show, to haul tables and MOC, and food, etc.... hard to say
exactly. These are local events, (or nearly local, so it's not that much).
> 3. How many trains did you run or did you only have one long oval of track?
With Tom Cooks' DCC conversion we ran at least 4 trains at a time on the
tracks. With out any DCC though we ran two loops, so that would be 2 trains at
any given time.
> 4. How much scenery did you have?
Go see the pictures.
> 5. How many people would you recommend for policing the layout and should
> there be someone in the center of the setup with others policing the outside?
At least 3 on the outside of the table layout. (Get a roap crowd barrier thing
made or puchased to keep little people on the outside; we wand people to have
a really good look, but you can understand, we don't want everyone to touch
every thing).
> Any info would be great because if we do this we want to know what we are
> getting into.
My best advice is do a smallish layout at first and see how it goes. You'll
know when you reach your saturation point. As it is now, we are going to have
to look at a trailer or a UHaul type of thing to lug our tables around.
> Thanks,
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> Eric Kingsley
>
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
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> View My Creations at:
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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