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  Re: New iPaB Wall View on BrickBuildr
 
(...) I'll make sure to gather that info when I'm there. I'll be going to the store in the Northbrook Mall, the Woodfield store in Schaumburg and possibly the new Discovery Center close to the Woodfield Mall. David (16 years ago, 27-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Article on LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Chicago area
 
(URL) party Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg is first in the US July 31, 2008 By MIKE DANAHEY Staff Writer Had Led Zeppelin recorded a song called Whole Lotta Legos instead of Whole Lotta Love, it would be on Dan Morey's iPod. Morey, a (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-08, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.loc.us.il)
 
  BrickWorld Highlights
 
As many others have said already on LUGNET, BrickWorld was a fantastic event! All of us coordinators were blown away by the attendance at this very first year for BrickWorld. Here are some event highlights that I really enjoyed: • Watching a new (...) (17 years ago, 28-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Chicago Bears logo mosaic
 
Using the (URL) PicToBrick> program, I have made a (URL) studs-out mosaic> of the Chicago Bears NFL logo. Once I had downloaded PicToBrick (and enough auxilliary components to get it to run), I had a lot of fun running random pictures through to see (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  HoB 2006, one month away
 
(URL) This is a friendly reminder that Chicago House of Bricks is rapidly approaching. Come join us May 12-14 in Downer’s Grove, Illinois! Please be sure to register soon if you plan to attend. (URL) Visit our website for more information.> We hope (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.ky, FTX) !! 
 
  House of Bricks, 2006!
 
(URL) Chicago House of Bricks will once again be held in conjunction with To Be Continued! A fine cut of LEGO will be served with savory science-fiction, buttered fantasy, and field-fresh gaming. But the ‘piece de resistance’ will be the fun (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.ky, FTX) !! 
 
  House of Bricks (May 12 -14, 2006) is Coming Up!
 
I’m very happy to announce that registration for Chicago House of Bricks at To Be CONtinued 5: Legends is now online. Prices and information for registration can be accessed <https://2becontinue...conreg.php here>. Registration is not exclusive to (...) (19 years ago, 20-Feb-06, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.ky, FTX)  
 
  LEGO Gortons' Fisherman, coming to a supermarket near you
 
Hi, everybody! For the past 3 months, I've been working with folks from (URL) Seafood> on a sculpture of the Gortons' Fisherman (as seen in (URL) logo>.) Alone, he's not such a big model -- but I was asked to build EIGHT of them! (3 URLs) See photos (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.tx.ant, FTX) !! 
 
  MichLUG Meeting Report and Long over-due CHoB report
 
Meeting Report MichLUG members got together for a meeting on Saturday, July 23rd. (3 URLs) Meeting Report> Chicago House of Bricks Report House of Bricks was a blast! Three days of LEGO filled goodness. Unfortunately things got (URL) really busy> (...) (19 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.events.houseofbricks, FTX)  
 
  CLB & NILTC take part in the National Trust Celebration
 
In cooperation with LEGO®, Wonderworks, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, members of CLB and NILTC volunteered to help 'LEGO day'-- a family building event held in Oak Park, Illinois. A great time was had by everyone. (URL) Ken Nagel (...) (19 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Re: PromoBricks.com needs your help! (Pictures of Lego stores)
 
(...) (Breezes through Lego's pictures (URL) what's the deal with Illinois? They've got "Woodfield, IL" and "Schaumburg, IL" as two different stores, despite the fact that they point to the same store! (Woodfield looks like it immediately bounces (...) (19 years ago, 3-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.de)
 
  Re: PromoBricks.com needs your help! (Pictures of Lego stores)
 
Mark, You can find pictures of most of the store fronts on the LEGO.com site using the store locator. Of course these pictures are property of LEGO.com but if you asked nicely they might let you use them for your site....never hurts to ask. jt (...) (19 years ago, 3-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
 
  Re: PromoBricks.com needs your help! (Pictures of Lego stores)
 
(...) It is probably worth mentioning that some malls do not allow pictures to be taken inside the mall, and even if some malls do allow them, individual stores can still say no. I know this from experience. Russell BayLUG/BayLTC (19 years ago, 3-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
 
  PromoBricks.com needs your help! (Pictures of Lego stores)
 
Hello everybody! While I was checking out the newest Lego store in Ontario, CA (ok, getting the opening bricks would be a better term) I thought it would be nice to try to get a basic picture of the front of each Lego store that has issued a (...) (19 years ago, 3-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
 
  Chicago House of Bricks 2005 - Castle Awards
 
I'm pleased to announce that we will be giving away awards (and prizes!) in the following categories for the castle room. Best Vignette Best Small Detail Best Medieval House Best of Show - Castle A team of judges will examine all the creations on (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)  
 
  MichLTC to display at Chicago House of Bricks
 
MichLTC is going to setup a 15'x15' train/town display at the Chicago House of Bricks. Expect to see Larry P's (URL) Super Chief Project>, Jason Spears' (URL) Hotel>, Chris Leach's (URL) red factory> and much more. Hope to see many of you there! (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il, FTX)  
 
  Call for GBC modules - House of Bricks
 
It’s the Great Ball Contraption - LIVE! You are invited to build modules, or just watch the action, live & in person. We will be constructing a Great Ball Contraption (URL) at the House of Bricks (URL) event at the Chicago Marriott, Schaumburg, on (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic) ! 
 
  Robotics Competition
 
Hello, I am working with the events coordinator of Capricon 26 (Chicago, IL) (URL) to plan a robotic challenge event for the February 2006 convention. He has also asjked if I could help find a few people interested in providing a LEGO Robotics (...) (20 years ago, 19-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug)
 
  Re: Chicago House of Bricks is Coming!
 
(...) Good idea. I've also included .loc.us.il.chi as a regional area and kept .events in there because it is indeed an event. (...) Unfortunately no. Still the price for a weekend pass to (URL) 2BeCONtinued4> is comparable to other brick (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting in Deerfield - Dec 18th
 
What? It's just a meeting, an informal gathering of other lego builders/fans/collectors in the Chicago area. People will likely bring creations to share. Past meetings have had lots of lego related conversation, ranging from online buying (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
 
  Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ DG Library - Nov 20th
 
What? This will be a meeting, a chance to get to know other people on the (URL) list> and other lego fans in the area. Talk about what other things we might want to do as a club, show off creations, and other general lego themed conversation. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
 
  John Hancock Center Revisited
 
As promised, I have completed the redesign of my John Hancock Center as a follow up to the revamped (URL) Sears Tower> model. The model is 27 inches tall including the antenna. (URL) You can read more about the details of the model and compare it to (...) (20 years ago, 8-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX) !! 
 
  Next Chicago Lego Builders Meeting?
 
On the (URL) yahoo group>, we were talking about the date for the next meeting. We sorta found that the third Saturday of the month worked for the majority. November 20th would be the date for the next meeting. The last meeting was at the Downer's (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Downers Grove Public Library
 
We have a location now! Sorry about the short notice, we haven't gotten all the kinks out in our planning system yet. Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
 
  Sears Tower Revisited
 
After visiting the Sears Tower for the first time this past summer, I decided my (URL) existing microfig model> was sorely in need of a major rebuild. So I completely dismantled it and started from scratch using the multitude of photos I had taken (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX) !! 
 
  Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting @ Woodridge Public Library
 
We have a location now! Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, sharing building techniques and we will see from there. What? This will be a meeting, a chance to (...) (20 years ago, 4-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)  
 
  Chicago LEGO Builders Meeting
 
Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, sharing building techniques and we will see from there. What? This will be a meeting, a chance to get to know other people (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, FTX)
 
  Loyalty Cards at the Lego Store?
 
The Woodfield Mall web page mentions: Loyalty Cards 08/25/04 - 09/01/04 Beginning in September, we will have Loyalty cards available. ***...*** Does anybody have any info on these? Are they like the cards this summer ($10 off after spending $100)? (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
 
  Re: More on the huge Lego assorment for sale.
 
(...) Another Chicago area AFOL coming out of the woodwork... you're welcome to join the Chicago LEGO Builders' mailing list on Yahoo - email me your Yahoo ID if you have one and I'll set you up. -Tim (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
 
  LEGO BBQ - June 26 - Bring Your Own Bricks!
 
Everyone is invited to a LEGO barbecue next Saturday, June 26, at my house in Wheaton, IL. Bring your models bring some food, and have some fun. When: Saturday, June 26, 3:00 pm Where: Tim Courtney's House (email for directions) Bring: Everyone who (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, FTX)  
 
  Re: Chicago Pick-a-Brick
 
hey cool, i'm working 12-4 so come on up. i'll be happy to tell you all the little tricks and secrets to packing cups. i'll also have a little extra something to show everybody. ondrew (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Re: Chicago Pick-a-Brick
 
(...) Sweet. I have a friend (he made it to the MichLUG meeting on Saturday) that may show up as well. Doesn't sound like any other Michigaders will be there though. (...) Sure, only like 30 minutes away. Slightly different selection. If you haven't (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Re: Chicago Pick-a-Brick
 
(...) After looking at Ondrew's inventory, there is about a 90% chance I will be there (with LEGO friends from Indiana) on the 10th. We'd like to visit the other store, also. (Northbrook?) This time, I'd like to skip the long lunch in the expensive (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Re: Chicago Pick-a-Brick
 
(...) The trip for me is more reasonable, about a 2hr drive. I probably wouldn't be able to justify making the trip as often as I do, but my wife likes shopping there, so I can get away with it. I will be there on April 10th and there was some talk (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Re: New Yahoo Group: chicago-lego
 
(...) Ken, If you don't want to mess around with joining the yahoo group, but would like to sign up as just a mailing list you can send an email here: chicago-lego-subscri...groups.com Subject: Subscribe and no message text. That should do the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
 
  Re: New Yahoo Group: chicago-lego
 
(...) I'll do my best to post events on LUGNET also. -Tim (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
 
  RE: New Yahoo Group: chicago-lego
 
Went through a load of crap to try and join this and finnaly got to the point that it won't let me join because of the security software on my computer. I hope you'll still be posting dates on lugnet as it's not worth giving yahoo free reign on my (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
 
  New Yahoo Group: chicago-lego
 
Hi everyone - I have created a new Yahoo group tonight to coordinate meetings and other stuff among Chicago area LEGO builders. I've called it chicago-lego. It is publicly listed on Yahoo, but new members must be approved to join. I'm doing it this (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
 
  Re: Interest in LEGO wargaming?
 
(...) That's fine. We could just reply in this thread when we've got something together worth fielding. (...) We could do castle vs. space in BrikWars *malicious grin*. I'd be fine throwing a bunch of my TL2 legionaries or samurai or whatever else I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
 
  Re: Interest in LEGO wargaming?
 
(...) I'm probably less familiar with the rules than you are :-) I'd also have to spend a bit of time building up armies, so I suppose it wouldn't be for a little while. I don't have a lot of Castle or parts/figs that would be conducive for a TL2 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)


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