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Colin Redner
Total Posts: 39
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Hey, the forums (and really the Train community) has been pretty slow lately, and there are over 600 Members here on RailBricks. So maybe we should get to know each other.
So, I encourage all of our members to reply to this post, but you dont have to answer all the questions.
Name:
Where your from:
How long you have been part of the community:
Any LUG's or groups?
Something you like or dislike about the LEGO and/or Train Community:
I'll Go first:
Colin Redner
Rural Michigan
3 years
MIchLug
Since the Train community really has only been around for a short time, it is evolving and growing very rapidly. In other Model Railroading Communities, most of the techniques and styles have been used before by someone else. Here, it seems like someone is always coming up with a technique that nobody has ever used before, and suddenly we are all using it.
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Elroy Davis
Total Posts: 22
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re: Introductions
Great idea for a thread. I hope we'll see a few more introductions, and some more activity here on the site.
For me:
Name: Elroy Davis
Where you're from: Southern Vermont, USA
How long you have been part of the community: Looking back at LUGNET, it appears that my first post there was around 2003, so roughly nine or ten years. I think I was following the community for a year or two before that, but wasn't really active.
Any LUG's or groups? I've been a member of NELUG for six or seven years, though I'm not as active there as I used to be. I'm also the current editor of RAILBRICKS, which has helped keep me connected to the community as a whole.
Something you like or dislike about the LEGO and/or Train Community: One of the things that I absolutely love about the train community is seeing what a large number of builders can put together for a display, and the absolute awe that shows on the faces of visitors to shows. Though I'm generally a fairly quiet person, I really enjoy interacting with the crowds at shows, and talking to kids about how they can build anything that they can imagine if they put their mind to it. It's also been fun to watch builders as they grow.
-Elroy
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John Zitrick
Total Posts: 3
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re: Introductions
John Z.
Eastern PA
not part of any train lug group but longtime railfan. AFOL interested re-ignited about 6 months ago. Most of my trains are O-gauge 3-rail, Lionel, MTH etc. I have found that 6 wide lego trains cars can be mounted on O-gauge trucks to shake things up. I am currently following the different car instructions on the site to hone my skills.
Might make it to BrickFest in VA this year, not sure.
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Peter Norman
Total Posts: 1
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re: Introductions
Name: Peter Norman aka Swoofty
Location: Los Angeles Area
How long?: Started building again in 2001 by copying the guys I considered masters.
Lugs?: Southern California Lego Train Club (SCLTC) member since 2007. SCLTC.org
Likes or Dislikes?: I miss 9v and even 12v. PF is great for some things, but it's not for 6 wide. The up side is that Lego train builders keep going despite this adversity.
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chris baker
Total Posts: 14
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re: Introductions
Name: Chris Baker
Location: Anna, Ohio
How long?: Came out of my dark age and started lurking in early 2010
Lugs/Groups: No Lugs (Yet) member in Eurobricks forum and Flickr (but don"t contribute near as much as I wish I could)
Likes/Dislikes: LOVE the inspiration,direction,and welcoming of AFOLS, Disappointed/aggravated(?) with difficulty aquiring large quantities of bricks,specialty pieces,sets(but I get ridiculously HAPPY when I get to buy some).
(Love the site, and I always look forward to new issues,MOCS, and general posts. Thanks Guys, from a newbie.)
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Adam Thompson
Total Posts: 4
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re: Introductions
Name: Adam Thompson
Where you're from: Florida USA
How long you have been part of the community: A year or two ago is when i discovered that im not alone
Any LUG's or groups? flickr
Something you like or dislike about the LEGO and/or Train Community: ?
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Falk Schulz
Total Posts: 1
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re: Introductions
Name: Falk Schulz (bricknerd)
Where your from: Berlin, Germany
How long you have been part of the community: James Matthis' wonderful Santa Fe Super Chief brought me out of my dark age, but it wasn't until I came across RAILBRICKS in 2009 that I started building my own MOCs.
Any LUG's or groups? Nope, just flickr
Something you like or dislike about the LEGO and/or Train Community: well, I was stuck with 4.5V as a kid and hated the dead batteries and bulky battery boxes. Now, 40 years later, I feel like having a déjà vu, and that's what's keeping me away from PF. I wish TLG would return to the marvels of 12V or at least give us some sort of power tracks. This said, it is breathtaking to see what you guys are capable of building out of these small bricks and I'm very happy to be a part of that very creative community.
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William Hough
Total Posts: 6
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re: Introductions
Excellent lead-in for my first post on RB Forums.
Name: William "Pat" Hough
Where You're From: Houston, Texas (USA)
How Long Have You Been a Part of the (RB) Community? Precisely 53 hours and unknown number of minutes at the time of this post.
How Long Have You Been a Part of the (AFOL) Community? Since August of 2001.
Any LUGs or Groups? Member of TexLUG in three Texas cities since 2001.
Something You Like or Dislike About the LEGO and/or Train Community: As I have yet to gauge the reaction of the RB community to a shameless intrusion onto their territory by a monorail devotee, I withhold answering.
- Pat (TM)
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