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Good Morning-
The Greater Portland LEGO® Railroaders (GPLR) warmly weclomes
Mr. Allen Smith as its newest club member
as of January 15, 2007.
Welcome Allen - Play Well!
Greater Portland LEGO Railroaders
GPLR is:
Steve Barile, Matt Chiles, Jack Duncan, Frank Filz, Bob Kojima, Ben Fleskes,
Richard Lange, James Mathis (Hon.), Kelly McKiernan, Jeremy Rear, Allen Smith,
Kim Toll, Dwayne Towell & Dave Vinzant
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WE HAVE LIFTOFF!
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lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.loc.us.or.eug, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains
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The Greater Portland LEGO® Railroaders (GPLR) are not
exclusively about LEGO trains...
On Thursday, January 11, 2007 GPLR delivered their 4th LEGO
diorama installment at the
Washington Square LEGO Store (Tigard, Oregon) “Window Into The Community”
display.
The diorama is a Rocket Garden and celebrates LEGO Space Exploration, or as some
of us call it “Space Bricksploration”. This is
a Minifig/Town related theme LEGO has periodically marketed since 1990, with the
advent of set 1682 Space Shuttle.
Jeremy Rear and Kim Toll take the theme to a highly designed and engineered
level to build MOCs (My Own Creatons) with unique and unconventional details.
Please take a moment to
preview our creations. If you get a chance, stop by the Washington Square LEGO
Store and carefully look at the details.
In addition, these MOCs and thousands of others will also be featured at
BrickFest™ PDX 2007, March 30 - April 1,
2007. Be sure to register
and join the fun with the international LEGO community!
-jeremy
proud gplr member since 1998
visit: gplr
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NWBrickCon 2007 will be October 4 (load-in), 5, 6, and 7 at the Seattle
Center.
The rooms used in 2006 have been reserved again and planning is underway.
Look for registration information and updates to www.nwbrickcon.org as we
get closer to the event.
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
LEGO: CA+++ SW++ GA+c #++++++ LS+++ P+++++ YB77m
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At NWBrickCon2006 I showed my
first ever multi-colored sculpture.
It was a part of the moonbase display. It was an 8 foot tall cone with a
bulging red stripe spiraling up the side.
But the red stripe is structural. It’s not just tacked on the outside. It may
look boring to other people (after all it’s not
naked people), but it’s one of my
most important technical breakthroughs.
Comments welcome and appreciated.
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This year, The Puget Sound Lego Train Club (PSLTC) was asked to be the main
model railroad layout for the fair. The layout was a great success and thanks
goes out to all of the members and all of the people who helped out with
staffing.
Pictures:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=208017
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Every year the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup invites a train club to
display at the Fair. This year that club is the Puget Sound LEGO Train
Club (the first L-guage club so featured since the PNLTC displayed in
1999).
The PSLTC has a 32'x15' layout in the Hobby Hall featuring Jeff
Pelletier's downtown, Thomas Rafert's new (and old) mills, Brian Kelley's
offshore oil platform, and much more. The display is available for
viewing during regular Fair hours, 10am--10pm Sunday through Thursday and
10am--11pm Friday and Saturday, for the duration of the Fair (September
8--24).
Some pictures are available here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=202413
For more information about the Puyallup Fair, see
http://www.thefair.com/
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
LEGO: CA+++ SW++ GA+c #++++++ LS+++ P+++++ YB77m
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NWBrickCon 2006 is looking for people who want to present a talk, moderate
a roundtable, or run a special activity at the Con this year.
We already have some traditional activities---like a Dirty Brickster,
Wacky Races, and Draft---lined up, but there are still several spaces
open. In the past, we have had slideshows, presentations on building
techniques and styles, discussions of how to package MOCs for shipping,
and more.
The Con runs October 6, 7, and 8 (move-in October 5). Talks and
activities will most likely be scheduled Friday afternoon and evening,
Saturday and Sunday morning, and Saturday evening, with roundtables during
public hours (11-4 Saturday and Sunday).
If you are interested in presenting, please e-mail me (my first three
initials @morfydd.net) with the title of your talk/roundtable/activity, a
brief description (for the Event Program), and any time restrictions (if
you won't be getting in until later Friday, for instance).
Deadline is Sunday, September 10.
Presenters (and everyone else) can register for the Con at
http://www.nwbrickcon.org
Hope to see you at the Seattle Center!
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
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Only 2 weeks until the entry deadline.
In lugnet.loc.us.wa, David Winkler wrote:
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Just a reminder. NWBrickCon registration will be increasing from $38 to $44 on
Saturday May 6th. So register early at the website
and save yourself some money.
We are working hard and the event looks to be shaping up for one of the best
NWBrickCon yet! Hope to see you there.
Mark Neumann
NWBrickCon Team
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Hi All-
I’m trying to locate a gentleman who lives in the Portland, Oregon area named
Sheldon who joined us for the NW TrainFest 2006 two weekends ago (03.25.06).
Unfortunately I was not able to get his last name, or contact information during
the event.
Sheldon, if you read this post, could you please email me and give me your full
name and email address so I can contact you?
Has anyone had cooresondance with him?
Any assistance is much appreciated! Thanks!
-jeremy
Greater Portland LEGO Railroaders
visit: GPLR
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Hi All-
If you can make it to Portland, Oregon this weekend, please stop by the GPLR
clubhouse on Saturday March 25 for a day of fun:
Click for Details of the Event
We hope to see you there!
-jeremy
GPLR
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nwbrickcon.org is online
Hey folks, we’ve got great news. nwbrickcon.org is
online. Online registration is available along with ordering your NWBrickCon
tee shirt, commemorative model, and/or Brick Bazaar Space. Current
registration cost is $38.00 until May 5th.
Extra benefits this year
People bringing creations to NWBrickCon 2006 will have the opportunity to drop
off their MOCs a day early. We have secured space for unloading on Thursday,
Oct 5th. This time and space is for unloading only and is meant to make setup
on Friday morning that much easier!
Keynote Speaker
I am very happy to say that Steve Witt is going to be our keynote speaker at
NWBrickCon 2006. Mr. Witt is the Community Relations Coordinator for the LEGO
Community Team. We’re very excited to have him come and visit with us.
The NWBrickCon team continues to work to make this a great event. If you have
questions or comments don’t hesitate to let us know!
Mark Neumann
NWBrickcon Team
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NWBrickCon 2006 Coming This October!
Mark your calendars October 6-8 for NWBrickCon.
We're going back to the Seattle Center again with nearly double
the space we had the year before.
What's that mean for you?
It means, more room for:
*Moonbase
*Space
*Castle
*Town/Train
*Miniland
*Mecha
*Wacky Races
*Great Ball Contraption
*Sculpture/Art
*Microscale
*Presentations
*Brick Bazaar
*Rolling Death Stars
*and whatever YOU bring!
We're working on our website. Once our new site is up, we will start accepting
online registrations. Early registrants get a price break!
Prices for registration will be:
From online time until May 4 the price is $38
May 5 through September 15 the price will be $44
After Sept 15 the price will be $50
Single Day registration will also be available this year.
Shirts, Con models, and Brick Bazaar
tables will be in addition to the registration fee
and their prices will be available when the website is put
online.
Another perk worth mentioning will be the Thursay load in. We will have access
to the facility Thursday Oct 5th for loading purposes only. So, if you arrive
on Thursday and want to drop your stuff off to make Friday that much easier, you
can!
Keep checking back, we will be posting more information about
NWBrickCon as it develops.
NWBrickCon Team
Mark Neumann
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This is the Spaceport I built for the 2005 NW Brickcon.
Some features:
working baggage system (elevator takes it down to the tarmac, and a conveyor
takes it up to the baggage claim are)
monorail connection
it was made to connect with my gray civilian transport (see bricklink folder at
bottom for those old pictures)
Thank goodness for PAB in Bellevue.
8 gates, each at typical moonbase corridor height.
3 moonbase corridor connections (2 at 10 bricks high, one at 30 high)
Spaceport Bricklink folder:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=149516
Gray Civilian Transport Bricklink folder (for reference):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=126112
Thanks for looking!
Jeff Pelletier
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OK - this isn’t really a vignette, but it DOES feature Joe Vig.
This was a module made for the Haunted Mansion at the 2005 NW BrickCon.
It is pretty self-explanatory; Joe-Vig, as a symbol of all that is naive about
the mini-fig world is being roasted (literally) by the non-Mini-figs.
Bricklink gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=149520
Enjoy!
Jeff Pelletier
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In lugnet.loc.us.wa, David Winkler wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.wa, David Winkler wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.wa, David Winkler wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.wa, Thomas Rafert wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.wa, David Winkler wrote:
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The Puyallup Fair has a Lego competition.
September 9-25, 2005
Entries required by Sunday, August 28 6pm.
category for AGES 15 AND UNDER
category for AGES 16 AND OVER
Details and rules on page 48 of
http://thefair.com/InfoServices/EntryInfo/pdf/05_HAHH2.pdf
(including “Entire piece may not exceed 10” x 10” x 15” high.”)
Prizes include money.
Main Puyallup Fair website: http://thefair.com
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David,
I’ve been meaning to enter this year after year and never seem to get
around to it. It’s not looking any better this year. I’ve got a Castle
display I’m putting on this weekend with Dan Parker and then NWBrickCon
just around the corner. Ack! NWBC is only 6 weeks away.
Have you checked with them about having a special display for your angel?
Thomas
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There were some pretty cool entries that I saw. An amazing Jack-in-the-box,
and a really cool castle. Both amazingly detailed for the size constraints
of the contest. The person accepting entries told me that I wasn’t able to
take pictures. :-(
I dropped off my entry, a couple of linked rings, measuring 14.5” tall at
the center.
Plans and rendering for my entry:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/happyfrosh/Puyallup2005/
-dw
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Oops - should have made myself clearer:
The Puyallup Fair will be showing the entries during the fair September 9-25,
2005. Winners will be announced September 9, 2005. Photos will be allowed
during the fair.
-dw
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I posted photos of some of the entries to the Puyallup Fair Lego competition at:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/happyfrosh/Puyallup2005/
The grand champion in the youth category was a cow driving a pickup truck with a
pumpkin in the back: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1409652
The grand champion in the adult category was a building (I think a church):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1409566
(my entry of the rings got 1st in its subcategory and 2nd (“Reserve Grand
Champion”) in my age group
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1409568 )
-dw
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Yes, once again it is time for the Dirty Brickster at NWBrickCon. Yes, it is
once again time to peruse your various Lego and Lego related stuff to find that
perfect gift to exchange, that thing you don't really need but that someone else
may go ga-ga over, or possibly agree that it sucks, or maybe if they are lucky
will at least be able to trade it for something good at Wal-Mart.
So bring your gift, valued in the $10 to $20 range to NWBrickCon for the Dirty
Brickster. Make sure it is wrapped. We will draw numbers and you can choose a
mystery item or be a Dirty Brickster and steal someone else's treasure! Only 3
steels allowed per item (with the possible exception of the first person - we
will vote on that before the event).
This is always great. And I promise this year I'll be bringing something a lot
better than Mushroom Bins (although of course, these excellent sorting and
storing bins will once again be available for you to test and purchase!)
It isn't too late to register for the best Brick show in the Northwest.
Register now at www.nwbrickcon.org, and we will see you October 7th-9th!
-Matt :)
Dirty Brickster Coordinator at NWBrickCon
And also the Brick Bazaar Coordinator, so be sure to let me know if you want to
sell stuff!
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NWBrickCon 2005 would like *you* to present, facilitate, or run a talk,
round-table, class, or special activity.
NWBrickCon schedules several classes and special events throughout the
Con---seeing and sharing MOCs is fun, but a Lego fan convention offers
special opportunities for us to learn from each other and to share unique
activities.
Currently we have many special activities scheduled, including a draft, a
master build, a speed build, Wacky Races, and talks on Micro building,
landscaping, and packing Lego.
Past activities and talks not yet taken for this year included theme
roundtables, DCC and Lego Trains, the LDraw system of tools, and more.
Sessions typically run twenty to fifty minutes in length. A/V
presentation equipment (projector, PowerPoint, etc.) will be
available---please let us know about your needs in this area.
If you would be interested in running/giving/facilitating a
seminar/session/activity please e-mail
present (at) nwbrickcon.org
Please mail your proposal as soon as possible, but no later than September
16th (we need to firm up our schedule by then to ensure inclusion in the
Event Program). Scheduling will generally be on a first-come,
first-filled basis.
Presenters can present to AFOL Con attendees. Also, the Con incorporates
a public exposition (12--4 Sat & Sun) and we welcome talks or activities
directed toward the non-AFOL public.
Presenters must, of course, be Con attendees. Preregistration closes next
Wednesday, so register now if you haven't already. Information on
registration and the Con is general is available at
http://www.nwbrickcon.org/
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
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