Category Archives: Planning

LEGOPalooza Plan Update

As LEGOPalooza approaches, the NCLTC track plan is getting close.  The current state of the plan is shown below. 1,245 views view

Preliminary Track Plan

I have posted a preliminary track plan for the LEGOPalooza 2009.  Right now the only confirmed contributors are myself (Mike Walsh) and Carin Proctor. 1,631 views view

NCLTC at LEGOPalooza 2009

NCLTC will exhibit a LEGO Train layout at LEGOPalooza 2009 at Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, NC.  More details will be posted over the next couple weeks, if you are interested in participating, contact Mike Walsh ASAP! LegoPalooza 2009 Location Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill, NC Set up Friday, Jan 30, 12:30pm-9pm Show Saturday, Jan 31, [...]

What’s going on with NCLTC?

Nothing!  Unfortunately it is fairly accurate.  We don’t have anything lined up for this coming Holiday Season but I haven’t really been seeking anything out either.  We won’t be doing a LEGO tree at Tinsel Town, at least not with a train, there was too little disregard for the train and it took a pretty [...]

NCLTC Modular Neighborhood Standard

I have resurected the NCLTC Modular Neighborhood Standard and added it to the new NCLTC site. This was originally created several years ago in preparation for a GATS show. It had fallen off the web when the NCLTC site moved from PostNuke to WordPress. 918 views views

NCLTC at LEGOPalooza

Details are still a bit sketchy but NCLTC has been asked to set up a layout at LEGOPalooza. LEGOPalooza is an annual (this will be the 3rd) event run by NCLUG and hosted by Moorehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. This year LEGOPalooza expands from 1 day to 2 day (Feb. 3-4). More details to come [...]

Commercial Taping Postponed

The commercial taping which was to take past this past Wednesday was postponed due to the weather. Apparently the camera man didn’t want to bring his equipment out into the torrential rain we had! The commercial should be filmed either this coming Tuesday or Wednesday and is still expected to start airing on December 2nd. [...]

SHM Update – Commercial Taping

On Wednesday South Hills Mall in conjunction with WRAL-TV 5 is going to film a commercial for South Hills Mall’s Christmas Display. Prominently featured in the 30 second advertisement will be our LEGO Train Layout. The commercial will air 35 times between December 2nd and 25th. This is nice exposure for us but it means [...]

Ready for Setup

We are ready for set up at South Hills Mall! The tables are up, the track is roughly in place, so we are good to go. I plan to drop off my first load sometime later this week. You can set up during the hours Tom’s Train Station is open (10-6 daily except Sunday).  When [...]