Author Archives: NCLTC Administrator

Wordpress Update

August 12, 2007 – 8:51 am

The NCLTC web site has been updated with the latest Wordpress (2.2.2) release.
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NCLTC.us offline

July 28, 2007 – 12:44 pm

The NCLTC web site has been offline due to the database server crash at Northstar Computers.  It is back up and running and I will try and resurrect all of the old content over the next couple of weeks.
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NCLTC Modular Neighborhood Standard

March 14, 2007 – 6:11 am

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.

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NCLTC at LEGOPalooza

January 26, 2007 – 9:51 am

Next weekend NCLTC will have a small layout on display at LEGOPalooza at the Morehead Planatarium in Chapel Hill. LEGOPalooza is a 2 day event this year jointly run by NCLUG and Morehead Planatarium. LEGOPalooza runs from 12-4 on Saturday and Sunday, stop by and see some amazaing creations.Â
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SHM Holiday Layout Ends

January 11, 2007 – 4:07 pm

This morning I turned the trains off and the 2006 SHM Holiday Layout is officially over. The layout was supposed to run until the 20th of January but SHM Management decided to close Holiday Junction early.Thanks to everyone who helped contribute to the layout and to all of those who came out to see it.
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New Domain for NCLTC

December 29, 2006 – 11:18 am

NCLTC has a new domain – ncltc.us. Unfortunately ncltc.org is still unavailable, it has been registered for years but never used. Every year I try to grab it but it is always renewed. Anyway, a .us domain is more recognizable than a .cc domain although the .cc domain will continue to work for the forseeable [...]

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NCLTC at LEGOPalooza

December 28, 2006 – 10:42 am

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 [...]

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SHM Holiday Commercial

December 12, 2006 – 11:52 pm

While I haven’t seen it myself, I understand the SHM Holiday Commercial is running regularly between midnight and 1 AM on WRAL-TV and the NCLTC layout is featured prominently. Time to break out the TiVo!
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Commercial Taping Postponed

November 25, 2006 – 9:53 am

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 [...]

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Train Layout is up!

November 24, 2006 – 8:36 pm

NCLTC’s Holiday Layout display at South Hills Mall is now open for public viewing. South Hills Mall is open from 10 AM – 6 PM Monday through Saturday and the layout is visible during normal mall operating hours. The layout features 4 train loops on two levels. Stop by and check it out!
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