Probably not but we are getting close. With LEGOPalooza less than two weeks away, the (near) final track plan has been posted. It is coming together – I am pretty sure this will be the largest train layout NCLTC has ever done. It certainly has the largest and most interesting rail yard we’ve ever had. It may even be possible to add another train loop to the right side of the bar if we have enough train track – we’ll have to play that by ear though.
As LEGOPalooza approaches, the NCLTC track plan is getting close. The current state of the plan is shown below.
I have posted a preliminary track plan for the LEGOPalooza 2009. Right now the only confirmed contributors are myself (Mike Walsh) and Carin Proctor.
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!
Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill, NC
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 good beating.
Shaun Sullivan announced his LEGO Train Odomoter (aka LEGOdometer) on LUGNET last week. Shaun’s LEGOdometer measures the distance a train runs up to 99.99 miles and is remarkably accurate. This is truly a remarkable project, the description of the whole project is well worth reading. It really is amazing what some people figure out what do to with LEGO elements.
Ever since the demise of GATS, there hasn’t been a regular train show in the Raleigh area for NLCTC to participate in. The Nuese River Valley Railroad Club puts on a show in November but it falls on a weekend which I have a prior commitment and until I am finished with the Y-Princess program, it will continue to be a conflict.
I had hoped we could gain some traction with Marbles Kids Museum (they have no shortage of space) but they don’t seem to be interested. I may take a run at them again for the Holiday season. Personally, my motivation is waning (already waned?) for things LEGO and the last few times we have done a train show I haven’t had much help. It is a lot of work to get the tables and all of the infrastructure where it needs to be and without help, I can’t bring myself to do it for a weekend show.
If anyone is interested in NCLTC having a long term exhibit (at least a month), don’t hesitate to contact us, that is the sort of show I am interested in doing.
Today the NCLTC site was updated with Wordpress 2.5.1, the latest version of WP. Everything seems to be working, several of the plugins were updated as well.
Did you catch the NCLUG/NCLTC Christmas tree at Tinsel Town? Interested in building some of the ornaments for your own tree? Check out this article on the NCLUG web site.
The joint NCLUG/NCLTC Christmas tree is on display at Tinsel Town at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. The tree is near the walkway down to the ice rink, next to the Wake Med tree. The tree looks really nice and is getting a lot of attention from Tinsel Town visitors.
Tinsel Town is located within the Koka Booth Amphitheatre which is in Regency Park in Southern Cary.
