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Re: Croydon Lego convention
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Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:45:46 GMT
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August 12th is coming up fast. I'm working flat out to complete several
fairly ambitious models finished in time. One aspect of the displays on show
will be a large spacecraft hanger for any sci-fi models which are brought
along. I'm also planning a medieval zone, a Lego Racers display and
depending on what people bring along with them, a nice train/town layout.
There are a large number of tables available, so everything can be kept off
of the floor.
For Piece by Piece, I am following a well established mold for this type of
event. Other collecting/building based hobbies such as Action Man, Beanie
toys, Hornby Railways and Meccano all hold large public events (And Lego
too, abroad). Meccano especially is huge in this country and is in the kind
of position I believe that Lego should be in. We could go down the route of
more cultish hobbies such as Star Trek, Dr Who, Transformers, etc, where
attendees are charged much more for entry (£25-£30), due to the limited
number of people who are interested. I believe Lego is bigger than that but
please let me know if this is a format that you would preffer in future.
With a public event however, we will be able to hire larger venues and
hopefully attract some fresh blood along the way. Several new AFOLs have
contaced me already and will be bringing along their stuff.
The hall I have hired is fairly large but could people please let me know if
they are bringing anything to the event. Personally, I'd like to put on a
good display of what UK AFOLs can do. C'mon, aren't we the best around?
Craig Stevens.
In lugnet.loc.uk, Craig Stevens writes:
> You shouldn't worry. The general public are nice. As is the case with
> antique markets and toy fairs, things don't tend to get stolen. Unsavoury
> types have other things to do! To be on the safe side, I will be bringing
> along a number of non-Lego friends along to help keep an eye on things, one
> of whom will be dedicated to security all day (You wouldn't want to argue
> with him!). I am concerned though about letting children in without an
> adult. Does anyone have any ideas on this? There will be plenty of 6ft
> tables to use at the hall and refreshments provided. In short, everything is
> being laid on for the day. All you need do is turn up!
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> Craig Stevens.
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> In lugnet.loc.uk, Peter Reid writes:
> > Hello all,
> > I agree with Tony, this is excellent news. Craig, could you let us know
> > about getting/bringing tables, as I can't wait to show everyone my latest
> > MOCs. The only thing that worries me is the 'open to the public' bit, are
> > the public nice?...What if we're overrun with horrible children or light
> > fingered Croydon youths? The NBLTC guys must know what to expect from the
> > public, could one of you ease my fears? Also, I suggest we put Jason Railton
> > on the door to discourage any potential bad guys.
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| (...) Sorry to break this to you, but August 12th has been and gone. Did you mean October? :-) You said this event has been advertised nationally, but this is the first time you've mentioned the phrase 'Piece by Piece'. Do you have a website? How (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) In fact it's gone!! Good job you mean October :) (...) How long do we have to set up Craig? I take it you'll want help with that. I reckon it would be good if we could get an idea of what we want to do beforehand so we can be ready for the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) Hi everyone, I'm starting to get excited about this one, and with the promise of all that space, I'm going to bring quite a bit of stuff. I reckon I can fill about five 48x48 baseplates with my space creations. If all goes according to plan, I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) What do you need to know? I am planning on attending and bringing my mini-excavator and bobcat (based on Jen Clark's models) - (URL) and (URL) could also bring EITHER one of my castle/pirates mocs - (URL) and (URL) (which would appeal to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| You shouldn't worry. The general public are nice. As is the case with antique markets and toy fairs, things don't tend to get stolen. Unsavoury types have other things to do! To be on the safe side, I will be bringing along a number of non-Lego (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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