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In lugnet.loc.us.pa, Dustin Jones wrote:
> Hi! I've just moved from the Seattle area to Erie - and was starting to unpack
> my collection today - when I had the thought I should post on LUGNET and see if
> there were was anyone close to Erie that builds or displays at shows. I noticed
> the two Penn clubs look to be on the eastern side of the state - so I wanted to
> see if there was anyone in western Penn who was looking to form a club.
>
> Hoping to hear from ya!
>
> Dustin
is there an erie, PA LEGO club?? I have a client looking for one.
www.brickmuseum.net
Dan Brown toymuseum@Hotmail.com
thanks
Dan
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Howdy folks,
Here I am again. That pesky old-timer who refuses to go away while refusing to
actually do anything lego-related!
No, that’s a lie, I actually built a MOC last year. Never got around to posting
about it, ergo, it never existed.
So, what am I doing here again?
Easy answer: coming to the East Coast!
In lugnet.people, Shiri Dori wrote:
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Hi folks!
Well, it has certainly been a while. (Four years, to be precise.)
Yesterday, I landed in Boston for a one-month visit to the East Coast.
This (following ten amazing days in Holland) is to celebrate my Masters
graduation (with honors, yay me!). Before I dive into the corporate world
(and hopefully not belly-flop), I’m taking a well-earned break from
everything work-related.
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OK, I had a short visit last year in which I got to see Tim (yay Tim, you rock
for making it up to Boston!) but different constraints meant I saw zilch else (I
was partly working, traveling with BF, etc.).
This time, I’m coming for another visit and a bit less constrained.
My schedule... <drumroll please>
- Land in NYC Jan 26th, fly to Boston next day.
- Jan 27th to Feb 3rd - Boston, MA.
- Feb 4th to 9th - flexible, planned destinations NYC and Philadelphia.
- D.C. potentially still possible between those dates.
- Fly back from NYC Feb 9th.
So, if you care and my schedule fits yours, drop me a line. I am still available
by email, as below:
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I am available at the coveted
firstname.lastname at gmail. <grin>
Glad to be here,
-Shiri
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...and still glad to be here.
-Shiri
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Hi! I've just moved from the Seattle area to Erie - and was starting to unpack
my collection today - when I had the thought I should post on LUGNET and see if
there were was anyone close to Erie that builds or displays at shows. I noticed
the two Penn clubs look to be on the eastern side of the state - so I wanted to
see if there was anyone in western Penn who was looking to form a club.
Hoping to hear from ya!
Dustin
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For the second year in row PennLUG (Pennsylvania LEGO Users Group) will be
displaying a LEGO train layout at the Euro East
Train Show in Marietta, PA. Euro East is the largest European train show east
of the Rockies featuring several operating layouts, vendors and seminars
centered around European Trains. While PennLUG’s layout isn’t European themed
the organizers love the idea of LEGO trains and have asked us dispaly again this
year. If you happen to be in the area August 11th or 12th feel free to stop in.
More Info can be found on Euro East’s web site.
http://www.euroeastonline.com/index.html
Pictures from last years layout.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=200126
Cale
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DelVaLUG, the Delaware Valley LEGO Users Group, successfully
exhibited a group layout at the comics and pop-culture expo
Wizard World Philadelphia
pop-culture expo on 15-17 June, 2007, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Participating members were Tim Caffrey, Roy Cook, Alice Leber-Cook, and Phillip
Thorne, plus new members and first-time exhibitors Arthur Stromberg and Amy.
Set up in a 10x10-foot parcel near the front of the show (amidst the major
corporate exhibitors), the layout was 6 Fleske-modules in size, in a “J” shape,
and featured one train loop, two trains, seven buildings, numerous vehicles, and
a plethora of minifigs; including:
- The Hall of Justice
- Four Freedoms Plaza
- Café Corner
- A dark variant of Café Corner
- Interpretations of robot-mode Bumblebee, Megatron, and Optimus Prime
- Vehicle-mode Bumblebee and Ironhide (from the new movie)
- The three-segment Fantasticar (from the new movie)
- Official minifigs from Batman, Harry Potter, and Spider-Man
- Custom minifigs from the Fantastic Four, Justice League, Spider-Man III, and X-Men
An article
about the show, with one photo of the exhibit, appeared in the Monday 18 June
2007 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer. About 80 people added themselves to
the club’s email announcement list (for post-show photos and upcoming-show
announcements), including several likely prospects for new members. The exhibit
cross-promoted Philcon 2007, which is likely to be our next
major activity.
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DelVaLUG, the Delaware Valley LEGO Users Group, will be exhibiting at the
Wizard World
Philadelphia pop-culture expo on 15-17 June, 2007. The event is held at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Featured elements of the display will be custom models tied to three of this
summer’s action movies: “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” “Spider-Man
3,” and “The Transformers.”
Behind the scenes: This is an event that DelVaLUG members first proposed before
the 2006 show, but we finally approached Wizard Entertainment this April. You
have to be diplomatic when cold-calling, and cite the right advantages; but they
were very happy to have us. After all, the company isn’t just comic books -- it
does publish the magazines ToyFare and ToyWishes, so a toy-based display
that can adapt itself to the show’s themes is definitely appropriate.
We’ll be using this event for AFOL promotion and club recruitment; the product
literature distributed at BrickFest will be used. Since I’m deeply involved
with the Philcon SF convention, I’ll also be promoting
that. It’s not a big segue; a matter of “Oh, and we’ll be appearing later
this year at Philcon -- different theme, much more convivial, and you get to
build with the parts.”
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Philcon 2006, the 70th edition of the annual
Philadelphia Area Conference of Science Fiction and Fantasy, will run this
coming November; and for the third year, I’ll be conducting a set of LEGO-themed
events. Here are some pics of the
2004 event and
2005.
There will definitely be an Open Build and a MOC display with pre- and
at-con-built SF-themed models, and maybe a Space-themed train layout. I might
run a couple of QuikWars games, or arrange a screening of SF/F-topic brikfilms.
There may be slideshows and building technique workshops.
How can you help?
- Do you want to come and present on a topic such as Bionicle, Castles, Mecha, Micro, Moonbase or Space?
- Want to contribute images and anecdots for such a slideshow, run by someone else?
- Itching to run a game of BrickQuest, BrikWars, or QuikWars?
- Got a fancy new Mindstorms NXT bot to demo?
- Have a MOC you can send by mail?
- Have MOC plans you can send by e-mail, that I’ll recreate locally and display under your name?
- Got a brikfilm you’d like to screen?
Why should you help?
- To show off your building prowess to an audience outside AFOLdom: over a thousand people from DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, and VA.
- To expand the awareness of advanced LEGO building, and AFOLdom.
- Because you need another collaborative LEGO fix two-and-a-half months after BrickFest.
If you’re interested, please contact me at kids2006@philcon.org for details and planning. Thank you. (Philcon is a
copyright of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. Philcon 2006 runs the
weekend of 17-19 November 2006 at the Sheraton Center City, located near City
Hall. LEGO activities at Philcon are considered a sub-track of the Children’s
Program only for organizational purposes. This message has been cross-posted
because... well, there are lots of reasons you might logically be interested.)
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Hi folks!
Well, it has certainly been a while. (Four years, to be precise.)
Yesterday, I landed in Boston for a one-month visit to the East Coast.
This (following ten amazing days in Holland) is to celebrate my Masters
graduation (with honors, yay me!). Before I dive into the corporate world (and
hopefully not belly-flop), I’m taking a well-earned break from everything
work-related.
While home-base is generally Boston, I am not confined to there. I will be
visiting other locations in and around the East Coast. Certain locations are
Philadelphia (date uncertain) and Virginia + D.C. (25th of July til August 4th).
New York (both City and State) are likely but not certain. Other destinations
along the coast are optional. I intend to rent a car and I’m good to drive far.
I will be flying back from D.C. on August 4th.
Of course, classically, I’m missing the big fests, but hey, what can you do - my
best friend is getting married on August 6th. Wouldn’t miss it for the world
(even if it were a model built of bricks).
I will be glad to meet anyone who wants to do so, especially in these areas but
also other areas along the coast - like I said - are potentially good. If you
want me to come see you somewhere else, that I haven’t listed - I’ll be happy to
come if you can provide me with lodgings.
As you might expect, I have been quite neglecting Lego, but that is easily
remedied in the USA.
I am available at the coveted
firstname.lastname at gmail. grin
Glad to be here,
-Shiri
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Recently PennLUG was contacted by the York Dispatch newspaper to do an article
on the LUG and on the hobby in general. We haven't seen the article yet
ourselves but they asked a lot of questions and took a lot of pictures so we
hope it will be an informative one. You can read the article in this weekend
edition of the paper or go online at http://www.yorkweekend.com/ they said the
article should be up Thursday the 9th,sometime in the afternoon.
For those of you unaware there is a LUG in PA,,nows your chance to learn about
it and possibly join us us.
We meet every third Saturday of the month in an abandoned warehouse at an
undisclosed location, where we discuss world LUG domination and other fun
things.
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Hi, everybody!
For the past 3 months, I’ve been working with folks from Gortons Seafood on a sculpture of the Gortons’ Fisherman (as seen in
their logo.)
Alone, he’s not such a big model -- but I was asked to build EIGHT of them!
See photos on my MOCpages site
Six of the models will be touring the U.S. over the next month, in conjunction
with their new “Build dinner around Gorton’s” campaign. They will be visiting
about 100 supermarkets across six metro areas: Los Angeles, Chicago,
Indianapolis, San Antonio, Harrisburg, and Charlotte. (There’s a
full schedule on my web site.)
The remaining two models will go on permanent display in Gorton’s headquarters
and their marketing firm’s headquarters.
I hope folks get a chance to get out and see the model sometime over the next
few weeks! Unfortunately, I don’t live near any of those cities, so I won’t be
able to see any of the finished models “on site”... If anyone happens to snap a
photo of it while they’re there, I’d love if you could e-mail me a copy!
Each model is 2 feet tall from the waist to the head, and contains about 6,000
LEGO elements. It’s a straightforward “sculpture”, using almost entirely
studs-up construction and just basic LEGO bricks and plates. (I had to giggle,
actually, that one of few places that I actually used some SNOT was... on his
nose.) :)
As some of you know, I just moved back to New York City, after spending a few
years in Texas. What fun it was to move 2000 miles in the middle of a giant
commission! I’ve been working out of boxes and in a very temporary
makeshift-workshop for the latter half of this project... I’m looking forward
to finally being able to set my space back up! :)
Oh, and oddly enough: midway through this project, I was coincidentally
commissioned to build Nemo and Marlin
from Disney’s “Finding Nemo”. What are the chances I would be asked to build a
fish & a fisherman at the same time? :)
I’ll part with a “fun-fact”... If you stacked the LEGO bricks from all 8
Gortons’ Fishermen one on top of another, they’d go higher than the Empire State
Building! :)
Sean
- - - - -
Sean Kenney
LEGO Certified Professional
http://www.seankenney.com/lego
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Hi All,
Below is a list of the clubs that have indicated that they are participating in
the Philly show this summer. I know many of the clubs at last year’s show talked
about doing it again, so if your club is NOT listed below and you plan to be
part of the Philly show then simply send me a confirmation and two rep names.
They will be added to the mailing list for the show coordination and layout
design discussions etc. We’ll wait a bit longer but we need to start talking
about space allocation and layout design ASAP.
Please note that there are several of you that have requested to be on the email
list, which I have added. If you do NOT show on the list below then I didn’t
realize that your club was opting in. If this is in error then please LMK.
Thanks
SteveB
my email is steveb (at) sstanamera (dot) com
Club List
Jeramy Spurgeon - IndyLUG
Matt Bieda – IndyLUG
Geoff Gray - SHSL (Sand Hills Short Line)
Scott Sanburn - Michiana-LTC
Cale Leiphart - PennLUG
Mike Gibney - PennLUG
Billy - COLTC
Paul Janssen - COLTC
John Neal - TCLTC
Jim Foulds - DelVaLUG
In lugnet.events, Steven Barile wrote:
> There has been many questions sent in so I decided that I would answer them in
> this post for all to read. Sorry if this gets to your inbox more than once, once
> the mailing lists are in place there will be no more ILTCO NMRA NTS spam! Please
> send me your address to be included in either the ILTCO NMRA NTS 2006 info mail
> list or as a participating club rep.
>
> Where:
> Philadelphia, PA
>
> Venue -
> Pennsylvania Convention Center
> 1101 Arch Street
> Philadelphia, Pa 19107
> www.paconvention.com
>
> Hotel –
> Undetermined (TBD)
>
> When:
> Setup – July 5-7
> Wednesday, July 5, 12:00noon - 8:00pm
> Thursday, July 6, 8:00am - 8:00pm
> Friday, July 7, 8:00am -10:00am
>
> Show – July 7-9
> Friday, July 7, 10:00am – 6:00pm (10 – 12, NMRA attendees only)
> Saturday, July 8, 10:00am – 6:00pm
> Sunday, July 9, 10:00am – 5:00pm
>
> Teardown – July 9
> Sunday, July 9, 5:00 pm - done
>
> Who:
> Our host is Tom Draper of the National Model Railroad Association National Train
> Show (NMRA NTS) www.nationaltrainshow.org
>
> Participants:
> ILTCO member clubs
> All LEGO Train Enthusiasts
>
> Gate:
> ~20,000 public visitors
>
> Coordination:
> Steve Barile will be the primary coordinator for this event. As others emerge as
> assistants they will be listed here.
> We will mostly follow last year’s process, as it was extremely successful!
> Each participating club will appoint two reps for an NMRA NTS mailing list.
> Volunteers on that list will jointly design the overall layout once each club
> submits their local design.
> Various clubs will provide show necessities; skirting, track for yard, etc. more
> to come.
>
> Schedule (subject to change):
> NOW - Jan 15th – Club participation conformation (75% confidence level) with two
> reps named (and signed up for the NMRA NTS rep mailing list, sent requests to me
> at SteveB (at) SSTanamera (dot) com)
> Feb 8th – Space needs per club (layout shape and adjustments and space
> availability may dictate iteration)
> Feb 15th – Club conformation (100% confidence level)
> March 8th – Overall layout design 1st iteration final design
> March 31st – Overall layout design complete
> To Be Continued…
>
> Communications:
> There will be two mailing lists for this event:
> 1) A club representative mailing list (new for the 2006 show). It is mandatory
> for each participating club to have two reps on this mailing list, both are
> assumed to be attending the show and be the club rep and backup rep on site.
> This list is where the business of the show coordination will be conducted and
> will have a reasonable amount of traffic.
> 2) An info mailing list for those who just want periodic updates and not all the
> gory details. Useful for not reps and individual AFOLs that are not part of a
> larger contingent
>
> There will also be an info page on the ILTCO web site linked to from the ILTCO
> home page.
>
> Any private correspondence can be sent to me at SteveB (at) SSTanamera (dot)
> com.
>
> Layout Basics:
> Flowing last year the main goal is quality, NOT quantity! Here are some guide
> lines -
> All areas will be 100% stud covered.
> All structures will be minifig scale (L Gauge)
> All areas will be fully detailed with minifigs, vehicles, etc (as scene
> requires)
> All areas will be modeled after a realistic scene in an appropriate era (when
> trains existed)
> All areas will consist of at least 90% MOCs.
> Each Club will be responsible for a section of the layout. There will be several
> regional main lines each spanning multiple clubs’ areas, coordination will occur
> after we get the club’s local submissions. It was determined last year that a
> giant continuous main line would be problematic as well as none eventful that
> same philosophy will be followed this year.
>
> Misc:
> Show attire: Day 1 (Friday) is club shirt day. Day 2 (Saturday) is event shirt
> day. Day 3 is your favorite LEGO shirt day.
>
> In accordance with the NMRA rule for participating clubs… all staff will dress
> in appropriate attire suitable for the general public including kids and
> maintain appropriate hygienic practices.
>
> That’s all I can think of for now.
>
> Thanks everyone for participating!
> SteveB
>
>
>
> In lugnet.events, Steven Barile wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Well it’s that time again. We are delighted to announce that ILTCO has been
> > invited to display at the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) annual
> > National Train Show (NTS) again! This year the NMRA 2006 NTS will be held in
> > Philadelphia, PA (immediately following the NMRA National Model Railroad
> > Convention), at the Pennsylvania Convention Center July 7 – 9, 2006. We have
> > been allocated as much space as we would like at the show; as last year’s layout
> > completely blew them away!
> >
> > Last year we had 13 ILTCO-member clubs and visitors from several other clubs;
> > about 75 AFOLs total. We are looking forward to seeing you all there weather you
> > are part of a large club contingent or just a LEGO train enthusiast wanting to
> > have a great time and join in the fun. We plan on plenty of after hour’s
> > activities (aka parties) too, where the opportunity to hang with the great
> > builders from all around the country is top priority, this time we even hope to
> > lure some international folks.
> >
> > As many of you know the NMRA is the biggest model railroading organization
> > worldwide, and their annual conventions and train shows draw tons of visitors
> > from the US, and many from abroad. Last year we had over 20,000 visitors to the
> > train show and it was clear that the LEGO layout was one of the largest
> > attractions due to all the hard work and artistry of the AFOLs that
> > participated. The NMRA NTS is the ultimate platform to show the LEGO train hobby
> > to fellow train enthusiasts, as well as to the general public.
> >
> > We will periodically post updates on the coming show and hope you will have a
> > chance to participate in the display in Philly. If you and/or your club plan to
> > participate please send me an email ASAP. We are gathering info from the clubs
> > now in terms of number of attendees and space allocation for the layout.
> >
> > …see you in Philly!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve Barile
> > SteveB (at) sstanamera (dot) com
> >
> >
> > For more information on the NMRA 2005 National Train Show visit:
> >
> > www.nationaltrainshow.org
> >
> > For information on ILTCO:
> >
> > www.iltco.org
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(This article also appears as an
entry on my blog)
My wife and I visited her family in Williamsport, PA last September. There is a
very small airport there which just has one gate, served by US Airways Express
turboprop planes. So imagine my surprise when I saw LEGO on display there!
They had a glass display case with LEGO sculptures of Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger
and Toucan Sam characters, along with some of the Kellogg’s product boxes.
I don’t know why these were there, or if any other airports were included in
this program, but I was very impressed with the models and very surprised to see
them in such an unexpected location. As far as I know, neither LEGO nor
Kellogg’s have any particular connection to Williamsport.
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There has been many questions sent in so I decided that I would answer them in
this post for all to read. Sorry if this gets to your inbox more than once, once
the mailing lists are in place there will be no more ILTCO NMRA NTS spam! Please
send me your address to be included in either the ILTCO NMRA NTS 2006 info mail
list or as a participating club rep.
Where:
Philadelphia, PA
Venue -
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19107
www.paconvention.com
Hotel –
Undetermined (TBD)
When:
Setup – July 5-7
Wednesday, July 5, 12:00noon - 8:00pm
Thursday, July 6, 8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday, July 7, 8:00am -10:00am
Show – July 7-9
Friday, July 7, 10:00am – 6:00pm (10 – 12, NMRA attendees only)
Saturday, July 8, 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, July 9, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Teardown – July 9
Sunday, July 9, 5:00 pm - done
Who:
Our host is Tom Draper of the National Model Railroad Association National Train
Show (NMRA NTS) www.nationaltrainshow.org
Participants:
ILTCO member clubs
All LEGO Train Enthusiasts
Gate:
~20,000 public visitors
Coordination:
Steve Barile will be the primary coordinator for this event. As others emerge as
assistants they will be listed here.
We will mostly follow last year’s process, as it was extremely successful!
Each participating club will appoint two reps for an NMRA NTS mailing list.
Volunteers on that list will jointly design the overall layout once each club
submits their local design.
Various clubs will provide show necessities; skirting, track for yard, etc. more
to come.
Schedule (subject to change):
NOW - Jan 15th – Club participation conformation (75% confidence level) with two
reps named (and signed up for the NMRA NTS rep mailing list, sent requests to me
at SteveB (at) SSTanamera (dot) com)
Feb 8th – Space needs per club (layout shape and adjustments and space
availability may dictate iteration)
Feb 15th – Club conformation (100% confidence level)
March 8th – Overall layout design 1st iteration final design
March 31st – Overall layout design complete
To Be Continued…
Communications:
There will be two mailing lists for this event:
1) A club representative mailing list (new for the 2006 show). It is mandatory
for each participating club to have two reps on this mailing list, both are
assumed to be attending the show and be the club rep and backup rep on site.
This list is where the business of the show coordination will be conducted and
will have a reasonable amount of traffic.
2) An info mailing list for those who just want periodic updates and not all the
gory details. Useful for not reps and individual AFOLs that are not part of a
larger contingent
There will also be an info page on the ILTCO web site linked to from the ILTCO
home page.
Any private correspondence can be sent to me at SteveB (at) SSTanamera (dot)
com.
Layout Basics:
Flowing last year the main goal is quality, NOT quantity! Here are some guide
lines -
All areas will be 100% stud covered.
All structures will be minifig scale (L Gauge)
All areas will be fully detailed with minifigs, vehicles, etc (as scene
requires)
All areas will be modeled after a realistic scene in an appropriate era (when
trains existed)
All areas will consist of at least 90% MOCs.
Each Club will be responsible for a section of the layout. There will be several
regional main lines each spanning multiple clubs’ areas, coordination will occur
after we get the club’s local submissions. It was determined last year that a
giant continuous main line would be problematic as well as none eventful that
same philosophy will be followed this year.
Misc:
Show attire: Day 1 (Friday) is club shirt day. Day 2 (Saturday) is event shirt
day. Day 3 is your favorite LEGO shirt day.
In accordance with the NMRA rule for participating clubs… all staff will dress
in appropriate attire suitable for the general public including kids and
maintain appropriate hygienic practices.
That’s all I can think of for now.
Thanks everyone for participating!
SteveB
In lugnet.events, Steven Barile wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Well it’s that time again. We are delighted to announce that ILTCO has been
> invited to display at the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) annual
> National Train Show (NTS) again! This year the NMRA 2006 NTS will be held in
> Philadelphia, PA (immediately following the NMRA National Model Railroad
> Convention), at the Pennsylvania Convention Center July 7 – 9, 2006. We have
> been allocated as much space as we would like at the show; as last year’s layout
> completely blew them away!
>
> Last year we had 13 ILTCO-member clubs and visitors from several other clubs;
> about 75 AFOLs total. We are looking forward to seeing you all there weather you
> are part of a large club contingent or just a LEGO train enthusiast wanting to
> have a great time and join in the fun. We plan on plenty of after hour’s
> activities (aka parties) too, where the opportunity to hang with the great
> builders from all around the country is top priority, this time we even hope to
> lure some international folks.
>
> As many of you know the NMRA is the biggest model railroading organization
> worldwide, and their annual conventions and train shows draw tons of visitors
> from the US, and many from abroad. Last year we had over 20,000 visitors to the
> train show and it was clear that the LEGO layout was one of the largest
> attractions due to all the hard work and artistry of the AFOLs that
> participated. The NMRA NTS is the ultimate platform to show the LEGO train hobby
> to fellow train enthusiasts, as well as to the general public.
>
> We will periodically post updates on the coming show and hope you will have a
> chance to participate in the display in Philly. If you and/or your club plan to
> participate please send me an email ASAP. We are gathering info from the clubs
> now in terms of number of attendees and space allocation for the layout.
>
> …see you in Philly!
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Barile
> SteveB (at) sstanamera (dot) com
>
>
> For more information on the NMRA 2005 National Train Show visit:
>
> www.nationaltrainshow.org
>
> For information on ILTCO:
>
> www.iltco.org
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Hi All,
Well it’s that time again. We are delighted to announce that ILTCO has been
invited to display at the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) annual
National Train Show (NTS) again! This year the NMRA 2006 NTS will be held in
Philadelphia, PA (immediately following the NMRA National Model Railroad
Convention), at the Pennsylvania Convention Center July 7 – 9, 2006. We have
been allocated as much space as we would like at the show; as last year’s layout
completely blew them away!
Last year we had 13 ILTCO-member clubs and visitors from several other clubs;
about 75 AFOLs total. We are looking forward to seeing you all there weather you
are part of a large club contingent or just a LEGO train enthusiast wanting to
have a great time and join in the fun. We plan on plenty of after hour’s
activities (aka parties) too, where the opportunity to hang with the great
builders from all around the country is top priority, this time we even hope to
lure some international folks.
As many of you know the NMRA is the biggest model railroading organization
worldwide, and their annual conventions and train shows draw tons of visitors
from the US, and many from abroad. Last year we had over 20,000 visitors to the
train show and it was clear that the LEGO layout was one of the largest
attractions due to all the hard work and artistry of the AFOLs that
participated. The NMRA NTS is the ultimate platform to show the LEGO train hobby
to fellow train enthusiasts, as well as to the general public.
We will periodically post updates on the coming show and hope you will have a
chance to participate in the display in Philly. If you and/or your club plan to
participate please send me an email ASAP. We are gathering info from the clubs
now in terms of number of attendees and space allocation for the layout.
…see you in Philly!
Thanks,
Steve Barile
SteveB (at) sstanamera (dot) com
For more information on the NMRA 2005 National Train Show visit:
www.nationaltrainshow.org
For information on ILTCO:
www.iltco.org
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PHILCON is a three-day science fiction convention held
annually since 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. As an AFOL and operator
of the con’s Children’s Program (since 2003), I initiated a LEGO sub-track in
2004. (Report to LUGNET.) This year it
had a slightly different location and a much greater turnout.
Although GardenSLUGger Eric Sophie was unable to return this year (his giant
robots are always crowd-pleasers), I instead had the assistance of fellow
DelVaLUG member Joe Cook. (The rest of DelVaLUG was exhibiting at a train show
the same weekend.)
Being an SF con, the sensible model themes were Space, Space Replica, and Mecha.
Since I had to carry everything to the hotel (models, bulk brick, other Kids
Prog supplies) the sensible scale was Micro. (Castle would also be compatible,
but it’s not one of my own themes.)
In addition to 20 of my own models, and 3 from Joe, I had 14 “virtual”
contributions from 3 well-known SF micro-builders -- that is, I recreated their
posted designs with my own brick supply, and identified the originators with MOC
cards. (To wit: Jason Allemann, Brian Cooper, and Chris Deck of Germany. My
plan to build a copy of Chris Doyle’s “Snack Sized Serenity” fell through.)
Over the weekend, some 20 attendees (both youngster and adult) built 28 models
(more if you count individual customized minifigs), some of them drawing upon
leftover fragments of my own models. There’s more exuberance than skill in
many, but that very separation from AFOLdom resulted in some very interesting
parts use.
Photos of the display, at-con MOCs, and happy builders are in
this Brickshelf
gallery. It also includes a spreadsheet (MS Excel and CSV versions) detailing
the models.
The Display and Build were located in the front of the large room dedicated to
Gaming, just off of and visible from the con’s Registration and Info area,
resulting in lots of foot traffic. They ran all-day Saturday and Sunday. On
Saturday it was adjacent to a contingent from the FIRST Robotics League. To
prevent the display of micro-ships from resembling a tabletop parking lot, I
built a “docking spire” of Znap pieces to elevate them.
Activities:
- Display
- Open Build
- “LEGO Gaming 101”
- “BrickQuest”-derived “Harry Potter”-themed game
- “LEGO Builder X-Treme” board game
Activities that did not happen:
- Micro Moonbase Themed Build fell through (I didn’t get to build any explanatory samples)
- Impressive MOCs slide shows (returning item)
- Stop-motion film fest (returning item)
- Large-scale space combat sim (the con’s semi-theme was Mil-SF, thanks to Author GoH David Weber and Artist GoH David Mattingly, his cover artist)
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PennLUGs open house will be November 19th from 12-4pm. MOCs, dislpays, video, and door prizes! See you all there! respond to my email above for directions and other info if needed
Mike G
PennLUG
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Hey Gang,
The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm in "The Court" section of the King of
Prussia Mall in the seating area across from the Pottery barn located in the end
of the building by Borders and The Cheesecake Factory.
- Jim F.
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PennLUG will be having its first open house some time in Sept or Oct. This
will be an opportunity for AFOL's around the area to meet up and help bring out
some of the "sleepers" as I think Jake McKee called them. This will be more of
a display than a meeting to show potential members what kind of things a LUG
might do and all the fun they have.
Any AFOL's who could offer some assistance pulling this off would be GREATly
appreciated. Advice/ display material/ MOC's/ anything to make this a sucess
for all of us and help get PennLUG off the ground.
I have some door prizes (lego sets) set aside and other goodies. I am also
going to have a large container filled with LEGO® . The old "guess how many are
in there" game.
If the Venue I want is available, I will have access toa large screen TV that
will play video i took at brickfest as well. I have a few other things planned
as well.
So anyone who wants to get involve is welcome to do so! I hope to hear from you
all very soon!
Mike Gibney
PennLUG
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Well gang,
The meeting on May 21st went very well. Jeff, Tim, and I met up at the Lego
store in Bridgewater, Nj. We moved on from there to the Lego store in the
Rockaway mall. Throughout the travels we discussed upcoming events such as
Brickfest and possible trains shows.
A good time was had by all. It's always fun to explore pick-a-brick in a group
setting!
Look here for future posts of upcoming meetings
- Jim F.
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