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I just received the July-August Brickmaster magazine today, and on page 23 it
tells of a LEGO Castle Adventure that’s a touring exhibit. It starts on January
31, and guess where it starts...
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis!!! (Really nice for us Hoosiers)
Here’s what the page 23 blurb says:
LEGO Castle Adventure Exhibit Tour
Building Challenge!
We’re putting together one of the biggest LEGO projects ever, and we want you to
be a part of it!
LEGO Castle Adventure will be a huge, fun-packed touring exhibit filled with
castles, treasure, dragons, and lots of hidden LEGO surprises. It all starts at
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis on January 31st, 2009!
The LEGO Master Builders are creating lots of amazing new LEGO Castle models for
the exhibit...and they need your help to make the best one of all!
THE KNIGHTLY CHALLENGE
Imagine what it would be like to live in a castle! Who lives in castles, and
what do they do all day?
Show us your idea of what castle life would be like in a cool scene made from
your collection of LEGO bricks!
THE KNIGHTLY PRIZE
Out favorite scene of castle life will become the inspiration for a model in the
LEGO Castle Adventure exhibit tour, and the builder will win a trip for four to
see the exhibit’s grand opening at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis!
(Includes airfare and hotel costs only.)
3 additional winners will each receive a LEGO set of their choice worth up to
$100!
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Contest open only to LEGO Brickmaster subscribers and members of The
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis between the ages of 6 and 13.
2. Build a scene of life at a castle using pieces from your LEGO brick
collection!
3. Take 3-4 color photographs of your model from all sides. Only in-focus photos
and glossy photo-quality printouts will be accepted—no Polaroids, please!
4. Write an essay of 500 words or less about life inside your castle. Don’t
forget to tell us who lives there and what they do!
5. Send your photos, along with your name, mailing address, daytime telephone
number, and the name of your model to:
LEGO Castle
Adventure Challenge
P.O. Box 1625
Enfield, CT 06083-1625
All photos must be received by AUGUST 31st, 2008!
LEGO really knows how to overuse the exclamation mark, don’t they?
I’m going to try to see if IndyLUG can have any kind of
Castle display there. LEGO has given us a 7 month heads-up on this event, so
hopefully we can get some kind of AFOL involvement at this event.
David Gregory
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IndyLUG will be doing a LEGO workshop in Greencastle, Indiana on Sunday,
February 10.
Location:
Greencastle City Hall
1 N Locust St
Greencastle, IN 46135
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Come by to see LEGO creations by IndyLUG members, hear about building techniques
and ask all those incessant questions that we never get tired of.
This LEGO workshop is for people of all ages. Anyone, from kids who have just
learned how to click LEGO bricks together to adult LEGO fans, are welcome to
join us for a fun time of learning about the best toy ever made.
After the
workshop, IndyLUG members will meet at Mark’s house for the February meeting and
probably some other general nerdiness.
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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The January IndyLUG meeting will be on Saturday the 10th at 2:00 PM at Matt’s
house. (If you’ve never been to Matt’s place, or have never been
to an IndyLUG function and would like to join the club, please email me for
directions.)
Things we’ll be doing at the meeting:
• Considerations/nominations for club officers
• Character creation/fine tuning for those who want to play in Jeramy’s D&D
campaign at the February meeting
• Set draft of 2007 Advent Calendar, bring $13 to participate
Please note that this meeting will be on a Saturday instead of Sunday.
See you there!
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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:: Competition XI Press Release - For Immediate Release!
The School of Technology at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and the
Evansville Chapter 73 of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers announce the
student Lego robotics competition XI titled "The Ascent". In this competition
autonomous robots (not remote controlled) will be required to scale to new
heights and perform a series of tasks to obtain points.
Registration is open to area middle, high school & college teams. Entries will
be limited to 30 teams. Each team MUST have four student members and one
mentoring adviser. One team per school will be admitted through October 26th,
2007. After that, multiple teams from the same school will be admitted on a
first-come-first-served basis until the 30-team limit is met. Deadline for ALL
registrations is November 2nd, 2007. Registration instructions are available at
the robotics competition web site located using the following address:
http://faculty.ivytech.edu/~scombs/cgi-bin/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Lego.CompetitionXI
Teams will receive the exact scope of the competition and programming
instructions from the official competition web site listed above on October
19th, 2007. The competition will be held November 17th, 2007. Registration will
begin at 8:00am at the North Entrance of the main campus building. The
competition will be held within the Vectren Auditorium from 9:00am-12:00pm.
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In lugnet.licensed, Tim David wrote:
> Do we need a lugnet.licensed.indiana ?
No. Indiana is a very powerful state in terms of LEGO use, but we're not (yet!)
powerful enough to license our state name. Thanks for asking!
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Brian Davis
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In lugnet.org.us.gtwlug, Jack Hawk wrote:
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GtwLUG is going to Evansville on Saturday, Sept. 22nd for the Evansville Old
Time Train Show & Swap Meet.
More details availabe on our web-site.
--Jack
GtwLUG
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Forgot to include Evansville ...
--Jack
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To All,
We're having another meeting soon and we'd love to see new faces around!
There'll be free Lego and food for all! Ok, not really (though there might be
potato chips). But we'd still love to see you there!
Here are the details:
When:
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Time:
12:00AM EST / 1:00PM EST - ?
Place:
Chad's house
Address:
South Bend, IN
Watch the website for further information, and feel free to email us if you have
any questions or require more details!
Sincerely,
Stefan G.
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Stefan Garcia
Secretary, Webmaster, Michiana-LUG: http://www.michiana-lug.org
Website: http://www.brickspace.net
LEGO Pages: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=sastrei
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The June IndyLUG meeting will be on Sunday the 10th at 2:00 PM at Mark’s
house in Clayton. (If you’ve never been to Mark’s place, or have never been
to an IndyLUG function and would like to join the club, please email me for
directions.)
Things we’ll be doing at the meeting:
• Planning for the BABR show (July 20-22)
• Planning for things we’ll be doing at BrickWorld, for those who are going (June 21-24)
• Planning for train layout(s) at the NMRA, for those who are going (July
27-29)
• Watching David use Mentos to blow up a 2-liter of Diet Coke
See you there!
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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The March IndyLUG meeting will be on Saturday the 21st at 2:00 PM at Jeramy’s
house in Danville. (If you’ve never been to Jeramy’s place, or have never been
to an IndyLUG function and would like to join the club, please email me for
directions.)
Things we’ll be doing at the meeting:
• Planning for the upcoming 500 Festival (Sunday, May 20)
• Planning for the BABR show (July 20-22)
• Having a cookout (check the IndyLUG website for who’s
bringing what)
• Watch a tutorial on how to submit pictures to the Bricklink
catalog
• Planning for things we’ll be doing at BrickWorld, for those who are going (June 21-24)
• Planning for train
layout(s) at the NMRA, for those who are going (July 27-29)
See you there!
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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The March IndyLUG meeting will be on Saturday the 17th at 2:00 PM at Mark’s new
house in Clayton. (If you’ve never been to Clayton, or have never been to an
IndyLUG function and would like to join the club, please email me for
directions.)
Things we’ll be doing at the meeting:
• Plant MOC contest - build any sort of plantlife *Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd*
• Discuss the Child and Parent Expo, if it gets rescheduled
• Nominate a club Vice President (No one ran for this office, so it’s currently
vacant.)
• Discuss buying and the layout of club business cards
• Talk about how we’re all going to BrickWorld! ; )
See you there!
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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To All,
We've a special meeting planned! The first meeting at our club President's new
home. We also plan to have a sorting party going on during this meeting.
Here are the details:
When:
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Time:
12:00AM EST / 1:00PM EST - ?
Place:
Scott's NEW AND IMPROVED Lego Storage Facility I mean House. :)
Address:
Warsaw, IN (address to be confirmed)
Watch the website for further information, and feel free to email us if you have
any questions or require more details!
Sincerely,
Stefan G.
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Stefan Garcia
Secretary, Webmaster, Michiana-LUG: http://www.michiana-lug.org
Website: http://www.brickspace.net
LEGO Pages: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=sastrei
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To all,
The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming RMRC Show on
Saturday, January 6.
Event Details:
10:00AM - 3:30PM CST
Address:
Home School Building Gym
5625 Burlingame Ave
Wyoming, MI 49509
Admission:
Adults: $4
12 & Under: Free
Additional Information:
From website...We will have operating layouts for your enjoyment and door
prizes. There will be over 145 tables of trains in all scales for sale.
This will be our second showing with RMRC. Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Stefan G.
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Stefan Garcia
Secretary, Michiana-LUG / Michiana-LTC http://www.michiana-lug.org
Webpages: http://www.classic-space.com/brickspace
LEGO Pages: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=sastrei
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The December IndyLUG meeting will be on Sunday the 10th at 2:00 PM at Jeramy’s
house. (If you’ve never been to Jeramy’s house, or have never been to an IndyLUG
function and would like to join the club, please email me for directions.)
Things we’ll be doing at the meeting:
We will be having a gift exchange with a price range of $15.00-$20.00. If you’d
like to partcipate, simply bring a wrapped gift.
We will also be discussing/planning the upcoming Home Show that’s in January.
See you there!
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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In lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, Bryan Pardue wrote:
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Hello, I am a closet Lego maniac in the Muncie/Anderson IN area. I have been
a Lugnet member for about four years and was just wondering about coming out
of the closet and seeing what is out in the world of Lego around me. Any
direction would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Hi Bryan. We have an active club centered around Indianapolis called
IndyLUG. We’re always interested in meeting new LEGO
Maniacas and seeing their creations. If you’re interested, our November meeting
will be on Sunday, November 12 in Danville, IN (just west of Indianapolis). The
weekend after that we’re going to play a game of BrickQuest at the same location.
Since you’re in the Anderson/Muncie area,
you’re relatively close to Dayton, Ohio where there’s going to be a National
Model Railroad Association (NMRA) show this coming weekend.
If you have any
questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. Contact information and most of our
online communication can be found at the IndyLUG website.
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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Hello, I am a closet Lego maniac in the Muncie/Anderson IN area. I have been
a Lugnet member for about four years and was just wondering about coming out
of the closet and seeing what is out in the world of Lego around me. Any
direction would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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There will be NO IndyLUG meeting for October. We don't have any shows coming up
soon, so we're just going to chill for a while.
Please use this Sunday afternoon to sort. ; )
David
IndyLUG Secretary
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To All,
We are having another meeting! We'll be sharing stories of BrickFest 2006,
discussing future shows for the club, as well as showing off our latest MOCs!
Here are the details:
When:
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Time:
12:00AM EST / 1:00PM EST - ?
Place:
CHAD'S! House
Address:
18314 Balston Circle
South Bend, IN 46637
If you need further directions, or have any other questions, feel free to e-mail
me!
As always, any and all are welcome. The more the merrier! If you have any
questions, feel free to ask, and see you Saturday!
Sincerely,
Stefan G.
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Stefan Garcia
Secretary, Webmaster, Michiana-LUG: http://www.michiana-lug.org
Webpages: http://www.brickspace.net
LEGO Pages: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=sastrei
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David "Fuzzy" Gregory wrote:
> ----SNIP-----
>
> If a proper venue could be aquired, such as the Indianapolis Convention Center,
> then there would be ample room for an enormous Brick Bazzar. A LEGO store is a
> great thing to have at Brickfest, but without one, the people selling on site
> could do much more business.
>
> I've been to the LEGO stores in the Chicago area, and I love them. BUT they are
> smaller than the Patomic Mills store, and thus would make the mad rush even more
> maddening.
>
> I for one am willing to help with BrickFest, should it come to Indianapolis.
>
> David "Fuzzy" Gregory
> IndyLUG Secretary
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>
Me too. I'd be very happy to assist with the endeavor in any way I can.
--
Joe Greene
UNIX Systems, Network and IT Specialist
If you aren't having fun, you're doing the wrong thing!
All opinions expressed are mine alone. You Can't Have them!
42.857142857142854% of me is a huge nerd! How about you?
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:
> In lugnet.events, Jordan Bradford wrote:
> > A small contingent of folks expressed interest in moving BrickFest to
> > Indianapolis next year due to its several positive factors:
> >
> > - It is closer to the many AFOLs who don't live on or near the east coast.
> > - It is cheaper to get a hotel room than in the Washington D.C. area
> > - More imporantly, it is cheaper than another centrally located city, Chicago.
> > - It has a large convention center, and BrickFest was already too big for the
> > Sheraton Premiere this year
> >
> > I'm not speaking for anyone on the BrickFest staff -- I'd just like to know if
> > anyone else thinks BrickFest needs to stay in the D.C. area, if a cheaper place
> > to stay is helpful, if some other location is closer to where you live, etc.
>
> Jordan,
>
> I do not mean to speak for Christina or the BrickFest 2007 Staff but I do have a
> few comments:
>
> Other venues outside of Washington will be explored. Many fans have brought up
> the fact that a centralized location could cut down driving and flight times and
> encourage more fans to attend. Many midwest cities offer convention centers and
> lower hotel and food costs. The main problem with cities like Indianapolis,
> Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City, etc is they do not currently have LEGO Brand
> Stores. The Chicago area has three stores. This is a very large draw for fans
> attending BrickFest. The savings found at stores can offset expenses such as
> travel and hotels. Holding BrickFest in a city without a store is not
> impossible, but it is unlikely.
>
> Ben Ellermann
> BrickFest 2006 Castle Co-Coordinator
If a proper venue could be aquired, such as the Indianapolis Convention Center,
then there would be ample room for an enormous Brick Bazzar. A LEGO store is a
great thing to have at Brickfest, but without one, the people selling on site
could do much more business.
I've been to the LEGO stores in the Chicago area, and I love them. BUT they are
smaller than the Patomic Mills store, and thus would make the mad rush even more
maddening.
I for one am willing to help with BrickFest, should it come to Indianapolis.
David "Fuzzy" Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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The August IndyLUG meeting will be on Sunday, the 13th at 2:00 PM at Jeramy’s
house. (If you’ve never been to Jeramy’s house, or have never been to an
IndyLUG function and would like to join the club, please email me for
directions.)
Things we’ll be doing at the meeting:
Leah’s Movie Vignette Contest - If you already have a vignette for this
postponed contest, don’t forget to bring it. If you never built one for the
original contest date(s), then get crackin’ and make one.
Set Draft - We’ve
discussed using
Stay tuned to the IndyLUG Yahoo Group
for more info on which set we’ll be drafting.
Club discussion - Any pertinent official club business
See you there!
David Gregory
IndyLUG Secretary
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