|
|
| |
For Immediate Release
Contact: Robin Werner
TAMPA, FLORIDA - The Greater Florida LEGO Users Group (GFLUG) is proud to
announce its participation in the Tampa Model Train Show this December 17-18,
2011 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Special Events Center.
The GFLUG all LEGO Gauge train layout will feature our large Downtown Tampa
scene with various skyscrapers, buildings, highways, a working drive-in and
much more. There will be multiple loops of running LEGO Trains and even more
trains on display in the two large working railroad yards. Also, don’t miss
the Kids Build and Play area where you can build with thousands of LEGO Bricks!
Show details:
http://www.gserr.com
7th Tampa Model Train Show
December 19 and 20, 2009
Florida State Fairgrounds
Special Events Center
Martin Luther King Boulevard
Tampa, Florida
Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 9am - 5pm
Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 10am - 4pm
There is a admission fee for Adults, kids 12 and under FREE w/adult.
Also there is a fee for parking (so carpool with friends)
One dollar off adult coupon:
http://www.gserr.com/shows/DiscountCard5.htm
--
Robin Werner
Co-Founder, GFLUG/GFLTC
http://www.gflug.org
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
| |
Unfortunately, I have forgotten who the perps were, and if they are reading
this, I would love it if you’d delurk and take a bow:-) Bravo!
|
Heh heh heh, who’d of ever thunk that TPing someone would turn out to be a
mitzva. I thought I had a photo of my coconspirator in the act, but I can’t
find that shot of Paul now. I’ve got to say though, tossing those tiny rolls
was murder.
Benn
|
I don’t know if this is a coincidence or not, but Paul essentially confessed AND
ratted you out on my FB page just today! LOL
Hope that you didn’t throw out a shoulder, Benn! :-P
JOHN
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
| |
Unfortunately, I have forgotten who the perps were, and if they are reading
this, I would love it if you’d delurk and take a bow:-) Bravo!
|
Heh heh heh, who’d of ever thunk that TPing someone would turn out to be a
mitzva. I thought I had a photo of my coconspirator in the act, but I can’t find
that shot of Paul now. I’ve got to say though, tossing those tiny rolls was
murder.
Benn
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains, David Koudys wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
| |
We have. I was just going through some old pics and I came across
this one and it
made me smile (again).
Unfortunately, I have forgotten who the perps were, and if they are reading
this, I would love it if you’d delurk and take a bow:-) Bravo!
JOHN
|
I’d love to take responsibility for that, but alas, I’ve never seen your
layout live :(
|
Now that you mention it, the prime suspects would be cheeky Canucks, but there
are so many cheeky LTDs that, at this point, EVERYONE is suspect!
Well, I fear that unless you ever plan a road trip to MN, you may never see it.
We have a great home here at Brickmania, and I think that any stuff we take on
the road will be other than this layout. Eek, the thought of joining the
underworld of the unwashed masses of plywooders....
:-)
JOHN
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
| |
We have. I was just going through some old pics and I came across
this one and it
made me smile (again).
Unfortunately, I have forgotten who the perps were, and if they are reading
this, I would love it if you’d delurk and take a bow:-) Bravo!
JOHN
|
I’d love to take responsibility for that, but alas, I’ve never seen your layout
live :(
Some day...
Dave K
|
|
| |
We have. I was just going through some old pics and I came across
this one and it made
me smile (again).
Unfortunately, I have forgotten who the perps were, and if they are reading
this, I would love it if you’d delurk and take a bow:-) Bravo!
JOHN
|
|
| |
The Greater
Midwest LEGO Train Club will be showing this weekend at the La Crosse & Three
Rivers Railroad Club 29th Annual Model Railroad Show.
Come see the GMLTC’s
18’x30’ ever-expanding modular all-LEGO town & 9V train layout.
Judy & Bill
Payne will also have their town layout featuring LEGO battery trains.
Trempealeau’s Dave & Stacy Sterling will be displaying their ToT-LUG LEGO Town &
Train layout.
As always, guests are invited to bring along their own LEGO
rolling stock to run on our layout.
There will be many other (non-Lego)
operating train layouts from all over WI, MN & IA, exhibits and displays,
railroadiana, railroad art, door prizes and hobby dealers.
Dates/Times:
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Admission:
$5 for adults. $4.50 for adults when a non-perishable food item is donated.
Children under 11 are FREE when accompanied by an adult.
Location:
La Crosse Center
300 Harborview Plaza
Second and Pearl Streets
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Free parking, Wheelchair Accessible.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=lacrosse+center,+lacrosse,+wi&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=43.888615,-91.240768&spn=0.174931,0.32135&om=1&iwloc=A
More info:
http://lax3riversmodelrrclub.com/Show%20Dates.htm
Hope to see you there!
--
Bill Toenjes
(TooMuchDew)
http://www.gmltc.org/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/gmltc/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=183883107508
|
|
| |
For Immediate Release
Contact: Robin Werner
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA - The Greater Florida LEGO Users Group and Train Club
(GFLUG/GFLTC) is proud to announce its participation in the RealRail’s Orange
Blossom Special Train Show this February 27-28, 2010 at the Manatee Civic
Center.
The GFLUG/GFLTC all LEGO Gauge train layout will feature the Downtown Tampa
Scene with skyscrapers. There will be multiple loops of running LEGO Trains and
even more trains on display in the railroad yard. Also, don’t miss the Kids
Build and Play area where you can build with thousands of LEGO Bricks!
Show details:
http://realrail.org/Shows.asp
RealRail’s Orange Blossom Special Train Show
Manatee County Convention and Civic Center
1 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, Florida
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 10am till 4pm
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 10am till 3pm
Admission: Adults, $7.00, kids FREE.
Directions from Tampa and St. Petersburg:
Take 275 south over the Sunshine Skyway bridge. After the Skyway, take US 19
South. 19 will end and merge with US 41. Just after this point, US 41 will
split into US 41 & Business 41. Stay left on US 41 (towards Bradenton). You
will go up and down 2 times (2 overpasses) and through 2 traffic lights. After
that, when you come to the 3rd light, the Manatee Civic Center is on the left at
the 3rd light (Haben Blvd).
--
Robin Werner
Co-Founder, GFLUG/GFLTC
|
|
| |
For Immediate Release
Contact: Robin Werner
TAMPA, FLORIDA - The Greater Florida LEGO Users Group (GFLUG) is proud to
announce its participation in the Tampa Model Train Show this December 19-20,
2009 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Special Events Center.
The GFLUG all LEGO Gauge train layout will feature our large Downtown Tampa
scene with various skyscrapers, buildings, highways and more. There will also be
a large beach scene with condos, hotels, a fishing pier and water front homes.
There will be multiple loops of running LEGO Trains and even more trains on
display in the large railroad yards. Also, don’t miss the Kids Build and Play
area where you can build with thousands of LEGO Bricks!
Show details:
http://www.gserr.com
5th Tampa Model Train Show
December 19 and 20, 2009
Florida State Fairgrounds
Special Events Center
Martin Luther King Boulevard
Tampa, Florida
Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 9am - 5pm
Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 10am - 4pm
Admission: Adults, $8.00, kids 12 and under FREE w/adult.
There is a Fee for parking (so carpool with friends)
Dollar off adult coupon:
http://www.gserr.com/shows/DiscountCard2.htm
--
Robin Werner
Co-Founder, GFLUG/GFLTC
|
|
| |
For Immediate Release
Contact: Robin Werner
TAMPA, FLORIDA - The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) is
proud to announce its participation in the Tampa Model Train Show
this December 20-21, 2008 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Special
Events Center.
The GFLTC all LEGO Gauge train layout will feature our large
Downtown Tampa scene with various skyscrapers, buildings, houses and
more. There will be multiple loops of running LEGO Trains and even
more trains on display in the expanded railroad yard. Also, don’t
miss the Kids Build and Play area where you can build with thousands
of LEGO Bricks!
Show details:
http://www.gserr.com
4th Tampa Model Train Show
December 20 and 21, 2008
Florida State Fairgrounds
Special Events Center
Martin Luther King Boulevard
Tampa, Florida
Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 9am - 5pm
Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 10am - 4pm
Admission: Adults, $8.00, kids 12 and under FREE w/adult.
There is a Fee for parking (so carpool with friends)
Dollar off adult coupon:
http://www.gserr.com/shows/DiscountCard2.htm
--
Robin Werner
President and Co-Founder, GFLTC
|
|
| |
In lugnet.org.us.richlug, Bert Waters wrote:
> We will post new photos of Tim's Virginia State Capitol...
I loaded photos from the Aviation Museum show on brickshelf several days ago and
am just getting around to posting. Here's a link to my favorite photo entitled:
Virginia State Capitol in the year 2525.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3103254
|
|
| |
Great to see some activity on the Trains newsgroup today! We will post new
photos of Tim's Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson, and soon
(hopefully) to be displayed at our State Capitol. This year we have a much
smaller display at the Aviation Museum. Perhaps next year the new system will
create more excitement, and we can once again promote LEGO trains.
The Richmond Lego Users Group (RichLUG) will once again present a display at
the Virginia Aviation Museum's Ninth Annual Wings n' Rails show in Richmond,
Virginia, on March 29-30. Hours for the event are 9:30 am to 5:00 pm both
days.The museum is located at the Richmond International Airport in Sandston:
http://vam.smv.org/
|
|
| |
The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club will be showing this weekend at the
La Crosse & Three Rivers Railroad Club 27th Annual Model Railroad Show.
Come see the GMLTC’s 18’x30’ ever-expanding modular all-LEGO town & train
layout.
Club member Judy Payne will also have a layout featuring LEGO battery
trains and Duplo trains.
Also see John and Ross Neal’s Twin Cities LEGO Train Club (TCLTC) layout.
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/org/tcltc/
As always, guests are invited to bring along their own LEGO rolling stock to run
on our layout.
There will be many other (non-Lego) operating train layouts from
all over WI, MN & IA,
exhibits and displays, railroadiana, railroad art, door
prizes and hobby dealers.
Dates/Times:
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Admission:
$5 for adults. $4.50 for adults when a non-perishable food item is donated.
Children under 11 are FREE when accompanied by an adult.
Location:
La Crosse Center
300 Harborview Plaza
Second and Pearl Streets
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Free parking, Wheelchair Accessible.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=lacrosse+center,+lacrosse,+wi&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=43.888615,-91.240768&spn=0.174931,0.32135&om=1&iwloc=A
More info:
http://www.trains.com/trc/community/events/event-info.asp?eventid=11335
Hope to see you there!
--
Bill Toenjes
(TooMuchDew)
G.M.L.T.C.
http://www.gmltc.org/
(not to be confused with the Great Missenden Lawn Tennis Club)
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, Timothy P. Smith wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, Chris Leach wrote:
Yeah, recycle those babies! They need be only 3 mm long! But mind you: My
“***Mutilation Alert***” also applied to my poor fingers! Jamming in
hundreds of those babies will make your fingertips cry in pain. (so my
advice is: employ children as I did;-)
JOHN
|
D’oh!
Insert the tube first- then trim it with something...
|
This is easier said than done (tried it-- one time). The other method was
safer, quicker, and more efficient.
JOHN
|
So after several shows upon shows with NILTC building and rebuilding my trees, I
finally took the time to ‘tube’ them in a similar fashion to yours. Sooooo much
better, I have to say. They stayed together like a charm. So I wanted to say
thanks for the idea (which i spotted not here, but when I saw the display at
Brickworld last year). I don’t use a rod at all for mine, but admittedly, mine
are slightly shorter (so far) and have a wider base (4x4).
When I did my tubing, I actually used a sharp razor blade knife and inserted the
tube first, then cut the remaining exposed portion off. It worked well enough
for me, and did save my poor fingers from hating me too much (originally I
started with a duller blade from my pocket knife which was awful). I’m just
glad I had over 4000 pieces of dark gray tubing to use...(though i probably only
went through maybe 100 pieces.)
Anyways, just wanted to mention that. As soon as I have a few pics of the trees
on Brickshelf, I’ll post a link.
-Kevin
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, Timothy P. Smith wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal wrote:
| |
In lugnet.trains.org, Chris Leach wrote:
Yeah, recycle those babies! They need be only 3 mm long! But mind you: My
“***Mutilation Alert***” also applied to my poor fingers! Jamming in
hundreds of those babies will make your fingertips cry in pain. (so my
advice is: employ children as I did;-)
JOHN
|
D’oh!
Insert the tube first- then trim it with something...
|
This is easier said than done (tried it-- one time). The other method was
safer, quicker, and more efficient.
JOHN
|
So after several shows upon shows with NILTC building and rebuilding my trees, I
finally took the time to ‘tube’ them in a similar fashion to yours. Sooooo much
better, I have to say. They stayed together like a charm. So I wanted to say
thanks for the idea (which i spotted not here, but when I saw the display at
Brickworld last year). I don’t use a rod at all for mine, but admittedly, mine
are slightly shorter (so far) and have a wider base (4x4).
When I did my tubing, I actually used a sharp razor blade knife and inserted the
tube first, then cut the remaining exposed portion off. It worked well enough
for me, and did save my poor fingers from hating me too much (originally I
started with a duller blade from my pocket knife which was awful). I’m just
glad I had over 4000 pieces of dark gray tubing to use...(though i probably only
went through maybe 100 pieces.)
Anyways, just wanted to mention that. As soon as I have a few pics of the trees
on Brickshelf, I’ll post a link.
-Kevin
|
|
| |
Well, we are all set up for our winter one day show, and we have a few new
surprises in store to boot! If you can’t make it by, look for pics right after
Christmas!
JOHN
|
|
| |
The Twin Cities LEGO Train Club will be having a 1 day solo show on Sunday,
December 23rd at:
Colonial Church
6200 Colonial Way
Edina, MN
It’s very easy to find; it’s just north of Crosstown 62 at the Tracy exit,
between 169 and Hiway 100.
Show times: Noon until 5pm.
We’ve never shown in our own backyard, so to speak, so this is a chance for
locals to see our layout IRL:-)
So come on out and check us out; there is no charge for admission.
Hope to see you there!
JOHN
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains, Chris Magno wrote:
| |
John, once again it was a BLAST seeing you and Ross. I had a nice time
meeting and seeing so many new people, and sort-a new friends I met from
Brickworld.
I cant speak for janey (who can really?) but I think we both had a fun time
hanging and chillin’. I know I tried my darnedest to convince many of you to
leave trains, and move over to a cool thing like robots. but hey.
As my $20 Blue, electronic name badge read, you suck.
:)
I want to thank “the locals” for pointing me in the direction of a “target”
where i got a sweet deal on my Snackmaster.
I also want to thank the members of ILTCO for taking my dirty brickster
cherry. what an interesting time that was. so “you people” just gather
around to try to steal lego from each other while janey tries to out scream
John Neal? interesting.
it was a fun time for me, and i just wanted to say thanks.
Chris
Lugnet member # 91
p.s. Dont worry Steve Witt you suck too.
pps to the other steve, (NOT Barille) i want pics of the magnet cars over the
trian layout.
|
Chris, I have some a picture of the underside of the road plates
here and very short
video here of Steve’s awesome magnet
cars.
|
|
| |
In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
| |
| |
| |
My ten-wheeler with a Sava/BBB inspired pilot (more to come on this
locomotive)
|
Wow... I’ve been straining my eyes to get a better look at this one and I
had a hand in its’ inspiration? And to think I was looking for inspiration
from it... (I still plan to).
|
Well, after building my Hiawatha last year I threw in the steam engine towel
for a while. The locomotive ran fine at home, but couldn’t take the bumpy
track we have at shows and it dirtied the track like no tomorrow. Then I saw
what you and Ben Fleskes came up with for splitting what should be the pilot
truck. Well, that got me back in the steam game. I’ve just uploaded my
detailed shots of the tenwheeler (they are off of my main brickshelf, under
NP, Full Gallery).
I’ll post to lugnet separately about the engine in a few days, but yes, it
incorporates great ideas from you and several other people. It is a good
runner.
Benn
|
I’m sorry to hear about the Hiawatha... have you localized the exact problem
when it goes into the uneven track? I’ve run into the same problem before on
most of my steamers, and I’ve found some solutions and still looking for others.
Do you have any plans to try and redesign the Hiawatha to perform better on the
show track? I’m far from an expert but I’d be happy to help out in any way I
can.
As for your NP 328 I’m thrilled to finally get to see some up close and personal
pictures. What an astounding level of detail you’ve put into it. The hatch
revealing the water tank on the back of the tender is priceless, as is the fact
you designed design the tender to have removable coal. The cab details are
fantastic, I love the look of those curved bricks marking back end of the
boiler. The SNOTwork on the boiler looks great too.
How well does it perform through points with the flanged wheels so far apart? I
have a design in mind that may require me to have such a large gap between
flanges, so it’d be nice to know how yours performs.
--Tony
|
|
|
