Tag Archives: NCLTC

Layout Planning with BlueBrick

January 30, 2010 – 10:24 pm

I have been using TrackDraw for layout planning for years. My friend and former NCLTC member Cary Clark wrote TrackDraw and I authored many of the parts in the TrackDraw library so I had a vested interest in using it.  Compared to TrackDesigner, TrackDraw was a huge improvement particularly if you were planning a large [...]

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Participating in LEGOPalooza 2010

December 24, 2009 – 11:21 am

Periodically I get asked or see a comment about how to participate in LEGOPalooza.  The best way to participate is to join the NCLUG mailing list (which is actually a Yahoo Group) because that is where all of the information is first shared and where just about all of the discussion takes place.  Participation is [...]

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LEGOPalooza 2010

December 13, 2009 – 10:58 am

This morning I committed to coordinating the NCLTC train layout at LEGOPalooza 2010.  LEGOPalooza is an annual public display put on by NCLUG at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  It is a fun couple of days but usually very hectic.  Looks like the exhibit space problem we faced last year will not [...]

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Final Layout Plan for LEGOPalooza

January 27, 2009 – 6:10 pm

My area of the layout got tweaked a bit today as we finalize the layout plan.  In general the layout is a bit cleaner and it is by far the largest layout NCLTC has ever done.  I have a few things to figure out but for the most part, I think I am in pretty [...]

By Mike Walsh | Posted in Events, LEGOPalooza, NCLTC, NCLUG, Planning | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

School House circa 2001-2002

September 27, 2008 – 7:26 pm

School House This is the first building I took apart today.  I built this school house in 2001 or 2002, I am not really sure.  This is actually the second incarnation of it.  It originally sat on a 16×32 baseplate but looked pretty much the same.  I remember when I built this that I was [...]

By Mike Walsh | Posted in MOC, NCLTC | Also tagged | Comments (0)