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The empty tables
when John arrived
before setup of the layout began. A bit
overwhelming. Here
is a closer shot.
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NALUG people hard at work with the frantic
setup.
It is about 5:00pm at this point and we
only have until 10:00pm. A few minutes later,
James and Lara were seen setting up some
buildings.
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James Powell's bin of straights
was eventually
emptied as John set up all of the track.
Some of these preassembled track segments were
already removed and placed on the tables in the
background.
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Kalen,
daughter of the Browns, rests in the
middle of chaos near the uncompleted main line.
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John built the NALUG sign out of
red, white, and
green basic Lego bricks. To simplify transport,
it splits in the middle. Kudos to
Eric Harshbarger,
of course.
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Center section
of the layout with the elevator,
high speed line, and the highway. The
two right tracks belong to the large
loop and the two left tracks are part
of the smaller loop between the town
and the port.
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The blue Via train approaches on the
high speed mainline, which
intrigues a
curious onlooker. The town and elevator are
visible in the background.
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Track winds past the mountain
and
off into the distance. Here is
another view.
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Track near the town.
The highway is located
to the right.
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Citizens of Calgary inspecting our
layout.
Steve's bridge
was a popular feature.
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This view includes Adam
in the white shirt,
the mountain, our sign, and the yard.
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Another view of the layout
that includes
the entire length of the high speed line.
Note the concrete-filled red Lego buckets holding
the rope barrier posts--this is a result of
Michel's inventiveness and everyone's hard work.
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The same side of the layout
as above, but
this shot was taken from the other end
at the end of the first day.
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Another view of the layout
with the town and
Metroliner in the foreground.
Four NALUG members
can be seen chatting on the right.
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Children's Play Area that
we set up beside
our layout.
About 10000 pieces are on each table
in the blue tubs. It was not as tidy
after the invasion
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Children's Play Area full of
happy youngsters.
Fortunately, it was supervised
by show volunteers.
At the end of the first day, it looked
like this.
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The NALUG town. Most buildings
were built by James, and some by Chris and John.
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One of James' excellent houses.
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James' train station at the
far edge of town.
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John's police station is
a modified version of set 6386.
There is a parking lot at the rear.
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James Jessiman Memorial Park.
This park occupies
a full block in the center of town.
As with
everthing else, it is built entirely out of Lego.
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Closeup of the
James Jessiman Memorial Park.
Near this location
is the water tower.
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John's warehouse with
attached office.
Mr. D. Z. Harris donated a few garage
door panels;
here you
can see the open center bay door.
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Warehouse office
with office workers inside.
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Old brick school with children.
James is a prolific builder.
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Clapboard house with
an old man and biker.
Who built that tree?
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Downtown at night.
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Michel's grain elevator
that was mechanized by John.
Small grey buckets
moving up the conveyor belt in
the center seem to
fascinate the crowd.
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The grain elevator
with the hinged wall closed.
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Elevator and trains.
Some of Michel's hoppers
and
Zonker's cars were
seen near the elevator.
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Mountain exterior that used
about 15000 bricks.
Two tracks
pass by the mountain and head to infinity.
The mountain was built in sections.
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James' Mountain interior.
The two tunnels
allow clearance for 8-wides, which
complicates the support structure.
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Tunnel entrances on the
side of the mountain close
to the yard.
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Three versions of a CP engine.
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The large engine is known
as "Big Red".
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Rolling stock.
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Blue Via train with Metroliner cars.
Here is the
same train
returning several minutes later.
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Some of Kevin's amazing
rolling stock.
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Big Red emerges from the tunnel.
Here it is again.
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Kevin's CP Rail caboose.
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The familiar club car that
Michel sent along.
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Two trains underway on
different lines. The one
on the right is ready for top speed.
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A fourteen-car passenger train.
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The NALUG ambassador car.
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The large yard
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Yard and an amused fan
in the white shirt.
Yes, there is still some LEGO
in the bins under the tables.
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Closeup of the modular containers.
The view from above.
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A series of points. This
configuration
was an efficient use of space.
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Several boxcars, tankers, and hoppers.
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Another view of the yard.
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Bird's eye view of the yard.
Everytime you look, it will appear
different.
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A final look. While passing
through the yard,
all trains were run at reduced speed.
Steve used
electrical zoning to accomplish this.
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The second place ribbons
won by NALUG.
The blue ribbon is from the Greater Edmonton Train
Show (GETS) in 1999 The black and white one is
from Supertrain 2001 in Calgary.
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NALUG members were honored to receive this
People's Choice Award.
Thanks to everyone!
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