January 28, 2009 – 6:51 pm
This weekend NCLTC will have a large train layout on display at LEGOPalooza. LEGOPalooza is a joint effort between NCLUG and the Morehead Planetarium. Located on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, Morehead Planetarium has a large exhibition hall which will be filled with all sorts of LEGO exhibits. The train layout is just one of the exhibits which will be on display.
Dates and Times
- Saturday January 31st: 11 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday February 1st: 1PM – 4PM
Location
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January 28, 2009 – 11:53 am
NCLTC has done quite a few shows over the years and pictures from the various shows we have done are scattered over BrickShelf, Flickr, and now defunct web sites. I have gathered up some of the old pictures and have started posting them to Flickr and creating pages for each show on this site.
I have posted pictures from a couple old shows, check out the page links to see some interesting old photos of the first few NCLTC layouts.
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January 27, 2009 – 5:54 pm
The track plan for LEGOPalooza is now finalized. It has moved around quite a bit but at this point, I think it is done. It needs to be! This is by far the largest layout NCLTC has ever done. If you are in the Chapel Hill, NC area this weekend, drop by Morehead Planetarium and check it out.
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January 19, 2009 – 12:31 pm
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.
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January 13, 2009 – 4:08 pm
As LEGOPalooza approaches, the NCLTC track plan is getting close. The current state of the plan is shown below.
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December 31, 2008 – 10:30 am
I have posted a preliminary track plan for the LEGOPalooza 2009. Right now the only confirmed contributors are myself (Mike Walsh) and Carin Proctor.
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December 30, 2008 – 9:48 am
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, 11am-4pm
- Sunday, Feb 1, 1pm-4pm
- Breakdown Sunday, Feb 1, 4:01pm
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October 17, 2008 – 4:47 pm
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.
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August 13, 2008 – 10:52 pm
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.
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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.
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