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In lugnet.events, Phillip Thorne wrote:
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I’ll be traveling to Japan to contribute (loan) LEGO bricks and expertise to
the 65th World Science Fiction Convention “Nippon 2007”,
the first Worldcon held in Asia, happening in Yokohama on Thu 30 Aug to Mon 3
Sep 2007. Although it’s a membership-driven event, parts of the con will be
open to the public. I’ll be reporting on my
blog, possibly daily.
I’ve managed to pack a decent parts and colors selection into a single large
rolling suitcase, so long as attendees limit themselves to Xpod-sized models
-- no SHIPs at this event. I’m not yet sure what activities or where --
possibly just an open build, or maybe impromptu QuikWars sessions -- but
it’ll be fun finding out.
Not too many prefabbed MOCs, though. Gotta optimize luggage volume somehow.
Although LEGO bricks have appeared at at least two “regional” SF cons in the
US (Balticon and Philcon), this may be
the first time they’ve done so at a Worldcon. And although Japanese LEGO
fans certainly exist (sometimes called “JFOLs”), it’s a bit tricky for
Western AFOLs to meet or communicate with them. For instance, I have no idea
if any JFOLs will coincidentally be attending -- my efforts at email outreach
were disappointing. Hopefully this convention will help bring the two camps
closer together.
I may also find out what LEGO Retail looks like in Japan, since I’ll be
visiting Narita, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe in addition to Yokohama. (There’s a
“Click Brick” store in the mall near the Pacifico Yokohama convention
center.) Watch this space for reports.
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Wow, that sounds cool. I know for years the Japanese afols have held Military
/Sci-fi Lego cons called LMO. You can read about that in the .mecha section.
Back in ‘04 when I was in the DC metro area I tried to contact Balticon for a
possible Scibrick/Wamalug display but I never heard back from anybody. I am
interested to hear what the recent Lego/AFOL representation was.
P.S. Don’t forget to take full advantage of you’re Gaijin Power!
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I’ll be traveling to Japan to contribute (loan) LEGO bricks and expertise to the
65th World Science Fiction Convention “Nippon 2007”, the
first Worldcon held in Asia, happening in Yokohama on Thu 30 Aug to Mon 3 Sep
2007. Although it’s a membership-driven event, parts of the con will be open to
the public. I’ll be reporting on my blog, possibly
daily.
I’ve managed to pack a decent parts and colors selection into a single large
rolling suitcase, so long as attendees limit themselves to Xpod-sized models --
no SHIPs at this event. I’m not yet sure what activities or where --
possibly just an open build, or maybe impromptu QuikWars sessions -- but it’ll
be fun finding out.
Not too many prefabbed MOCs, though. Gotta optimize luggage volume somehow.
Although LEGO bricks have appeared at at least two “regional” SF cons in the US
(Balticon and Philcon), this may be the
first time they’ve done so at a Worldcon. And although Japanese LEGO fans
certainly exist (sometimes called “JFOLs”), it’s a bit tricky for Western AFOLs
to meet or communicate with them. For instance, I have no idea if any JFOLs
will coincidentally be attending -- my efforts at email outreach were
disappointing. Hopefully this convention will help bring the two camps closer
together.
I may also find out what LEGO Retail looks like in Japan, since I’ll be visiting
Narita, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe in addition to Yokohama. (There’s a “Click Brick”
store in the mall near the Pacifico Yokohama convention center.) Watch this
space for reports.
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While at Wizard World Philadelphia, DelVaLUG met one of the organizers of
Dexcon 10, a gaming convention to be held
in East Brunswick, New Jersey, from Wed 18 Jul to Sun 22 Jul 2007. Said
organizer, Anthony Acampora (tinyDE at gmail dot com) was inspired by our
presence to seek any AFOLs who might want to run activities at the con.
It happens that most of DelVaLUG’s members will be unavailable at that time, but
I promised to put out a call for any other LUGs or AFOLs in the region
(NY-NJ-PA-DE) who may be interested in executing a display or running LEGO-based
games. (I mentioned BrikWars and QuikWars to him.)
Mr. Acampora, VP of Double Exposure Inc., may be contacted
at: tinyDE at gmail dot com.
Thank you.
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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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