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Greetings.
I’m building a scale model of a Great Lakes lighthouse, and I’ve created a
Flickr photo set
that shows the progress. Check it out now and then if you’re interested in
watching it grow.
Happy building!
Duane Collicott
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Greetings to my fellow Michigan AFOLs!
The third annual Brick Bash will be held on Saturday, March 24, in Ann Arbor.
Brick Bash is a public LEGO exhibition for all ages, where we present many
different LEGO creations and hands-on experiences for the public to see and
experience. Last year we had thirteen exhibitors and 700 visitors. An
additional feature of Brick Bash is education, and to that end we also include
some hands-on learning experiences, such as free robotics lessons provided by
one of our Gold Sponsors, Rocks and Robots summer camp.
All AFOLs are invited to come show off their LEGO creations and have some fun
for a day. Admission is free, for both exhibitors and visitors. This invitation
is for individuals as well as the whole LUG.
Let me know if you’re interested. More info at www.BrickBash.com.
Thanks,
Duane Collicott / Bricks for Brains
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The start of the meeting has been pushed back to noon, but come when you can!
Peter
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The next MichLUG meeting will be held next Saturday. Come see a
variety of members' creations and bring your own to show off! For
part of the time, we will hold a club business meeting including
opening nominations for next year's officers.
Dates: Saturday, September 30th, 2006 - 1:00 pm till ~5:00
Address: Jim Garrett's house in Redford, MI. Email him for
directions: jsgarrett at twmi dot rr dot com
Questions regarding the meeting or MichLUG in general should be
directed towards Peter Guenther at peter at michlug dot org.
The Michigan LEGO Users Group is not endorsed by or affiliated
with the LEGO Group.
--
Peter Guenther
President, MichLUG
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purpledave -
I can't send you email becuase your mailbox is full. Please email me re: Brick
Bash with you are able to communicate. In the meanwhile, here's my reply to your
email:
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Dave -
I certianly appreciate your interest. The thing is, I think I'm running out of
space. That's the only thing I'm sweating about Brick Bash. For a change, I'm
actually on schedule as far as planning, but the capacity issue is possible
going to bite me.
So, while I'll say "go ahead and show up" I also need to say that you might be
squiched in with everyone else and you might not be able to show evrything you
bring. The idea of demonstrating MLCad is a good one. I'll have a VGA projector
and a microphone (and hopefully a wireless mic), so if you want to do that kind
of demo it would be great.
Next year I'm going to have to find some place much bigger. I was very surprised
by the response I got from AFOLs this year compared to last year.
So what do you think? Let me know if you still want to come.
- Duane
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Duane Collicott wrote:
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Greetings to my fellow AFOLs in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana!
(you may have also seen the general announcement, but this is an invitation
specifically to AFOLs in my area...)
On Saturday, March 11, I will be hosting the second annual Brick Bash, a
public LEGO-building party in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I am looking for AFOLs in
the area come and exhibit their creations. The event will be from 12:00 until
6:00, there is no admission, and I will be providing food and drinks.
The Web site for this event is www.BrickBash.com.
This event has several purposes:
- Evangelism: Introduce more of the general public to the LEGO building hobby, creating new hobbyists of all ages and bringing adults out of their “dark ages”.
- Fun: Provide a regional event for AFOLs to display their work to the public and other AFOLs.
- Education: Raise awareness of my educational work, Bricks for Brains (www.BricksForBrains.org), which is being established as a not-for-profit organization.
If any of you are interested in exhibiting, please contact me at
duane@collicott.com.
By the way, this is a family event. Therefore, MOCs should be selected
accordingly.
Thanks!
Duane Collicott
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Bump -- Brick Bash is just a month away (Feb is a short month don’t cha know!)
If any AFOLs in the are are interested, I’d love to have you at Brick Bash,
either as a group or as individuals.
I’ll be providing food, coffee, pop, and brick badges.
Also, your organization (LUG, whatever) is encouraged to plan on a table for
publicizing their groups. No fees for anything.
Hope to see you there!
Duane Collicott
duane@collicott.com
www.BrickBash.com
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Greetings to my fellow AFOLs in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana!
(you may have also seen the general announcement, but this is an invitation
specifically to AFOLs in my area...)
On Saturday, March 11, I will be hosting the second annual Brick Bash, a public
LEGO-building party in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I am looking for AFOLs in the area
come and exhibit their creations. The event will be from 12:00 until 6:00, there
is no admission, and I will be providing food and drinks.
The Web site for this event is www.BrickBash.com.
This event has several purposes:
- Evangelism: Introduce more of the general public to the LEGO building hobby, creating new hobbyists of all ages and bringing adults out of their “dark ages”.
- Fun: Provide a regional event for AFOLs to display their work to the public and other AFOLs.
- Education: Raise awareness of my educational work, Bricks for Brains (www.BricksForBrains.org), which is being established as a not-for-profit organization.
If any of you are interested in exhibiting, please contact me at
duane@collicott.com.
By the way, this is a family event. Therefore, MOCs should be selected
accordingly.
Thanks!
Duane Collicott
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Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others,
and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are
interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about
LEGO. (This month's club business meeting will include the nomination
of new officers. The business meeting will begin between 1 and 2 and
probably last about an hour.)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 17th, 2005 - Noon till ~5.
Address: South Dewitt Church Of Christ, 2931 West Herbison Road,
DeWitt, MI 48820
Directions: Get off of 27/69 at EXIT 85, go North on DeWitt Rd to
Herbison. Turn LEFT (at the horse barn), so you are going WEST on
Herbison Rd. Turn LEFT at the drive where the sign (DeWitt Christian
Church) is at. You should pass 3 buildings on the Left before the
church. The church is set off the road, about 200 feet.
Visit the Michigan LEGO® Users Group on the web at
http://www.michlug.org
Questions regarding the meeting or MichLUG in general should be
directed towards Peter Guenther at peter at michlug dot org.
The Michigan LEGO® Users Group is not endorsed by or affiliated
with
the LEGO® Group.
--
Peter Guenther
Webmaster, MichLUG
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In lugnet.admin.curators, Peter F. Guenther wrote:
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I’m taking over webmaster responsibilities for MichLUG from Jason Spears; as a
result, we would like to transfer the curatorship of lugnet.org.us.michlug &
lugnet.loc.us.mi to me.
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I’ll second that request. Peter having curator privileges would be great. As I
recall, more than one person can be a curator for a group, so probably no need
to remove me.
-Jason Spears
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MICHLUG 5 yr Anniversary Meeting
Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and
talk about upcoming shows. Guests / potential members are welcome. Send an email
to Jason for
directions/address. To celebrate 5 years of being a club, we will be grilling
burgers and having cake. (Non-member attendees are encouraged to RSVP to help
with food planning.) Also Spencer Rezkella host a “Featured MOC” presentation.
He will discuss his model and some of it’s history, design, inspiration, etc
with the rest of the group.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 22nd, 2005 from 1pm till 7pm
Place: Lester Witter’s house in Saline, Michigan (Just outside Ann Arbor).
Email me for the address.
Visit the Michigan LEGO® Users Group on the web at http://www.michlug.org
Questions regarding the meeting or MichLUG in general can be directed to Jason
Spears at “jason at michlug dot org”.
The Michigan LEGO® Users Group is not endorsed by or affiliated with the LEGO®
Group.
--
Jason Spears
MichLUG/MichLTC
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As announced here: http://news.lugnet.com/org/us/michlug/?n=3452 MichLUG/LTC
displayed at Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph MI this weekend.
Here are some pics from yesterday:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=146783 ... there will be more
galleries as others upload their pics but this should whet your appetite, the
folders are separated.
Note that as with last year, the local kids had a chance to enter into a
building contest... the contest subfolder shows their work. Turnout was not as
good as last year, perhaps since last year was in April, and this year, in
September, the start of the school year meant kids minds were on other things.
Enjoy!
FUT lugnet.org.us.michlug
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MichLUG has been invited back to display at the Curious Kids Museum in St.
Joseph , MI. This will be our third year with them. We will have a 15'x15'
town/train layout and a Space display.
Dates:
Saturday, September 24th 10am-4pm
Sunday, September 25th 12pm-4pm
Admission: $4.00 per person (This is admission to the museum, there is no
additional cost to enter the contest or see the layout.)
Address: 415 Lake Boulevard, St. Joseph, MI 49085
For more information about the Curious Kids Museum, you can visit their website
at: http://www.curiouskidsmuseum.org/
Questions regarding the display or MichLUG in general should be directed towards
Jason Spears at jason AT michlug DOT org
The Michigan LEGO® Users Group is not endorsed by or affiliated with the LEGO®
Group.
--
Jason Spears
MichLUG/MichLTC
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Announcing Buzz, the wily mascot from Georgia Tech:
I made this for my wife’s 30th birthday last February. I guess I hadn’t gotten
around to uploading the pictures. Anyway, this creation was made with the help
of Bricksaic.
Many thanks to Bob Kojima for that program!
-Alfred
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Meeting Report
MichLUG members got together for a meeting on Saturday, July 23rd.
Meeting Report
Chicago House of Bricks Report
House of Bricks was a blast! Three days of LEGO filled goodness. Unfortunately
things got really busy for me (and
other club members) after the con, so I didn’t get a chance to write this up
till now.
Event Wrap-Up
Jason Spears
Michigan LEGO Users Group
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I didn’t have the pleasure to attend the NMRA National Train Show in Cincinnati,
but many MichLUG members did. I’ve interview a few of those members to create an
intriguing report.
Read the
Interviews/Report.
Also lots of pictures from Jim Garrett and Larry Pieniazek.
Enjoy!
Jason Spears
Michigan LEGO Train Club
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This is a general call to anyone in the Ann Arbor area to come help Paul, Jenn,
and little Ian unpack their moving truck (including Lego) upon arrival in Ann
Arbor (not much stuff, really). Can be in the evening; will get pizza delivery
for dinner for all participants.
We'll be on the road for the next week or so, so please email
PaulBHartzog@panarchy.com with any replies.
Mucho Mucho Thx,
-Paul (who is very excited to finally be living in a state with a LUG)
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Description: Show off creations, check out creations by others, and talk
about upcoming events. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in
joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. (There will be
some club business discussion, it will probably won’t last more than 1hr.)
Date/Time: Saturday, July 23rd, 2005 - Noon till ~5.
Place: Lester Witter’s house in Saline, Michigan (Just outside Ann Arbor).
Email me for the address.
Visit the Michigan LEGO® Users Group on the web at http://www.michlug.org
Questions regarding the meeting or MichLUG in general can be directed to Jason
Spears at jason at michlug dot org.
The Michigan LEGO® Users Group is not endorsed by or affiliated with the LEGO®
Group.
--
Jason Spears
MichLUG/MichLTC
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