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My wife and I met Peter Barth, another IndyLUG member, at Dan Brown’s Toy and
Brick Museum in Bellaire, Ohio on Friday April 11 to see what it was all about.
Like this post’s title says, it was well worth the trip. I was so impressed that
I wanted to tell others about the museum. There is a lot of everything LEGO at
this old neighborhood school building located right smack dab in the middle of
Bellaire. It’s only 10 minutes from I-70 southwest of Wheeling, West Virginia.
Dan has accumulated a bunch of MOC’s from well known AFOL’s and LEGO Master
Builders. You’ll also get to see many one-of-a-kind models, vintage store
display’s, antique wooden LEGO toys, Roadshow cast-offs and AFOL layouts.
Take a look at these pictures, but they are only a fraction of what’s there:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=313328
Be sure to call or email ahead to let him know you are an AFOL and he’ll meet
you at the museum for a one on one behind the scenes tour. One of the best
parts is when he takes you behind the closed doors in a couple of the classrooms
where he has oodles of loose brick piled waist high. (You will drool all over
yourself, guaranteed.) He’ll also give you insight as to how he’s acquired his
collection and what he has in store for the museum’s future events.
If you like LEGO, you’ll love the Toy and Brick Museum.
Brian Darrow
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Home of the world’s largest LEGO(r) image.
Home of the largest private LEGO(r) collection
www.brickmuseum.net
The one, the only, Bellaire Ohio Toy and Plastic Brick Museum
We will reopen FULL TIME on April 16th, 2008.
also will be hosting Brick Show 2008 in Sept.
www.brickshow2008.com
Thanks
Dan
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, John Patterson wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
I don’t know if this makes a difference but Ebay removed the listing, wonder
why? John P
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Maybe because I posted that on Mon, 24 Jan 2005
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never mind...did not see any dates. We just did that listing about 3 weeks ago.
Dan
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, John Patterson wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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I ran across this listing on eBay:
Lego museum. DISPLAY, Statue, and DONATIONS NEEDED
We are going to open a LEGO museum. We need TONS of blocks, displays, and
any other lego “stuff” we can come up with. Presenters gain a place in
HISTORY. We are selling space on a Plaque that will be put on the front of
the building, as well as smaller plaques that will be put in front of
individual display items. We are also purchasing LARGE amounts of special
items for this project. Those people will not be included in the plaques,
but will be put in a buying bio at the computer room (lego games a’
running). We will have a web sight in the NEAR future, and we already have
purchased the building (old school house, 36,000 sq.) so we have all the
room in the world to do this.
Anyone know anything about this? I’d like to hear more if so.
jt
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I don’t know if this makes a difference but Ebay removed the listing, wonder
why? John P
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Ebay did not remove the listing, it ran its 10 day course!
I sold 2 tickets off of it, and got a couple of NICE sponsers as well.
Dan
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, John Patterson wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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I ran across this listing on eBay:
Lego museum. DISPLAY, Statue, and DONATIONS NEEDED
We are going to open a LEGO museum. We need TONS of blocks, displays, and
any other lego “stuff” we can come up with. Presenters gain a place in
HISTORY. We are selling space on a Plaque that will be put on the front of
the building, as well as smaller plaques that will be put in front of
individual display items. We are also purchasing LARGE amounts of special
items for this project. Those people will not be included in the plaques,
but will be put in a buying bio at the computer room (lego games a’
running). We will have a web sight in the NEAR future, and we already have
purchased the building (old school house, 36,000 sq.) so we have all the
room in the world to do this.
Anyone know anything about this? I’d like to hear more if so.
jt
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I don’t know if this makes a difference but Ebay removed the listing, wonder
why? John P
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Ebay did not remove the listing, it ran its 10 day course!
I sold 2 tickets off of it, and got a couple of NICE sponsers as well.
Dan
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, Dan Brown wrote:
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well everyone needs to be somewhere.
And in Ohio we are within driving distance of EVERYONE on the east coast!!!
Dan
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I hope to get there some day soon.
Ohio is an interesting state, demographically. I never extended this, but it was
in response to a posting about Ohio:
http://news.lugnet.com/market/shopping/?n=11573
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, John Patterson wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
I don’t know if this makes a difference but Ebay removed the listing, wonder
why? John P
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Maybe because I posted that on Mon, 24 Jan 2005
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, Dan Brown wrote:
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well everyone needs to be somewhere.
And in Ohio we are within driving distance of EVERYONE on the east coast!!!
Dan
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Hey Dan, you do realize you are replying to a post from 2005 right? :)
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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I ran across this listing on eBay:
Lego museum. DISPLAY, Statue, and DONATIONS NEEDED
We are going to open a LEGO museum. We need TONS of blocks, displays, and any
other lego “stuff” we can come up with. Presenters gain a place in HISTORY.
We are selling space on a Plaque that will be put on the front of the
building, as well as smaller plaques that will be put in front of individual
display items. We are also purchasing LARGE amounts of special items for this
project. Those people will not be included in the plaques, but will be put in
a buying bio at the computer room (lego games a’ running). We will have a web
sight in the NEAR future, and we already have purchased the building (old
school house, 36,000 sq.) so we have all the room in the world to do this.
Anyone know anything about this? I’d like to hear more if so.
jt
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I don’t know if this makes a difference but Ebay removed the listing, wonder
why? John P
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well everyone needs to be somewhere.
And in Ohio we are within driving distance of EVERYONE on the east coast!!!
Dan
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, Orion Pobursky wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, Adrian Drake wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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I ran across this listing on eBay:
Lego museum. DISPLAY, Statue, and DONATIONS NEEDED
We are going to open a LEGO museum. We need TONS of blocks, displays, and
any other lego “stuff” we can come up with. Presenters gain a place in
HISTORY. We are selling space on a Plaque that will be put on the front of
the building, as well as smaller plaques that will be put in front of
individual display items. We are also purchasing LARGE amounts of special
items for this project. Those people will not be included in the plaques,
but will be put in a buying bio at the computer room (lego games a’
running). We will have a web sight in the NEAR future, and we already have
purchased the building (old school house, 36,000 sq.) so we have all the
room in the world to do this.
Anyone know anything about this? I’d like to hear more if so.
jt
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The bid is listed as being from Bellaire, Ohio which is way down south-east
on the border with West Virginia, across the river from Wheeling. An
interesting and very out-of-the-way place to put a museum.
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That’s what I was thinking also. Why would you put it in the middle of “no
where” (no offense to anyone that lives in that area) but you would want it
in a location that people would visit on a trip or something.
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The same reason the professional baseball and american football hall of fames
are in out of the way spots?
-Orion
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It is only 1 mile from Rt. 70 between Columbus and Pittsburgh!
Even Pres and Mrs Clinton came to our town in the last 2 weeks!!!
We may be in the middle of nowhere, but nicely placed in the middle of nowhere!
Dan
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, Ray Sanders wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.oh, James Trobaugh wrote:
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I ran across this listing on eBay:
Lego museum. DISPLAY, Statue, and DONATIONS NEEDED
We are going to open a LEGO museum. We need TONS of blocks, displays, and
any other lego “stuff” we can come up with. Presenters gain a place in
HISTORY. We are selling space on a Plaque that will be put on the front of
the building, as well as smaller plaques that will be put in front of
individual display items. We are also purchasing LARGE amounts of special
items for this project. Those people will not be included in the plaques,
but will be put in a buying bio at the computer room (lego games a’
running). We will have a web sight in the NEAR future, and we already have
purchased the building (old school house, 36,000 sq.) so we have all the
room in the world to do this.
Anyone know anything about this? I’d like to hear more if so.
jt
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We opened to the public in Aug. We are the Toy and Plastic Brick Museum
www.brickmuseum.net
We are not just LEGO(r) brand. We have a pile of other toys, and we are working
on other brick related displays as well. We welcome AFOLs to come and build at
the museum, and create a unique place!
We are sponsering the Brick Show 2008
www.brickshow2008.com
And will be having a ton of stuff leading up to it in the coming weeks
Dan
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"Neb Okla" <n_okla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:JD0r5w.n8D@lugnet.com...
> If anyone sees this set in a Central Ohio retail store, please let me
> know. :)
>
> http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=4953&LangId=2057&ShipTo=US
>
> Regards,
> Mark
Never mind. I found it. :)
--
Osama is still free. Are you?
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I am pleased to announce the BrickNebula PodCast,
Episode 15: Marcon
Recap.
This is a quick podcast -- it’s a audio recap from our club meeting about the
Marcon display. It might be boring to the casual listener -- and if you’re a
fan of Mike & Dave, you might pass on this one -- but it’s an interesting look
into club dynamics, and Lego display angst.
Thanks for listening & have fun!
--Mike & Dave
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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.
Visit our website for more
information.
We hope to see you there!
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I am pleased to announce the BrickNebulaPodCast,
Episode 14: Going
Batty.
In our latest podcast, Dave & I talk about the new Batman, Mindstorms NXT,
V-Pods and more!
Thanks for listening & have fun!
--Mike & Dave
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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 camaraderie had by all. Come join us May 12-14 in Downer’s Grove,
Illinois!
2BeCONtinued brings together fans from all domains. Last years attendees
mingled with celebrities, comedians, pirates, artists, and more. This year
looks to be just as exciting. Though HoB is held in conjunction with a science
fiction convention, all themes are invited to attend (the train layout was a
crowd favorite last year).
Visit our website for more
information.
We hope to see you there!
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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 here.
Registration is not exclusive to House of Bricks and will allow attendees access
to all areas of the convention. To Be CONtinued 5: Legends is being held at the
Doubletree Guest Suites and Conference Center in Downers Grove, which can be
seen here.
For Dealer information, please click on the Dealers link on the sidebar.
What’s really neat is that the Guest of Honor of this convention is
Weta Workshop, the effects facility that was
responsible for the visual effects to all of the Lord of the Rings movies and
King Kong.
Currently, plans are for a Great Ball Contraption and sci-fi models. Attendees
are encouraged to bring models that tie into the movies mentioned above, as
there is a nice SPACE to fill!
If you have questions or comments, please post them to
lugnet.events.houseofbricks, as others may have similar questions. Questions can
also be sent to HoB@2BeCONtinued.com which will forward to me as well as other
members of the ToBeCONtinued staff. Please refer to the following list of event
coordinators for any specific question.
Joe Meno
Chicago House of Bricks Coordinator
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Here are the COLTC meetings schedule for 2006:
- Sat. Feb. 4th, 2006 from 2-5pm
- Sun. April 2nd, 2006 from 2-5pm
- Sun. June 4th, 2006 from 2-5pm
- Sun. Aug. 6th, 2006 from 2-5pm
- Sun. Oct. 1st, 2006 from 2-5pm
- Sun. Dec. 3rd, 2006 from 2-5pm
Location: Panera on Mill Run (3625 Fishinger Boulevard, Columbus, OH 43026)
Any AFOL in the central Ohio area is welcome to attend. Dates & locations are
subject to change; please visit our web-site for the latest meeting information.
Hope to see you there,
--Mike.
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