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Subject: 
Lego Road Show: the Prequel
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Date: 
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:12:33 GMT
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As I'm sure many of you know, Lego's planning a tour of about 20 major cities
across the US this summer:
http://www.lego.com/eng/create/events/

So, in case you didn't know, they've also asked a bunch of local LUG groups to
help out at these shows by showing up with their own creations in order to get
the creative juices flowing among the crowds (hopefully) of kids that show up to
these events.

This weekend, however, they held a 'pre' event at their US headquarters in
Enfield to get a feel for the flow of the road show. They invited Lego
employees, their families, AND us! (being NELUG).

I took a bunch of pictures (sadly my camera was in the wrong light setting, so
they're a little ... uh.. "pastelly" at the moment), as did Dan & Jenn Boger:

http://www.suave.net/~dave/pre_roadshow.cgi
http://peeron.com/pics/nelug/RoadShowDemo-20030620/
http://peeron.com/pics/nelug/RoadShowDemo-20030621/

All in all, a most entertaining event-- despite scattered rain, we had a great
time, met slews of Lego employees, and got to take a gander at the Lego grounds
themselves :)

DaveE



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  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
(...) Lots of nice creations, and a good job showing them off. I especially love the details and humor in the medieval layout. The underground cut-aways are superb! Brian (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events)
  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
(...) especially the castle section with all the great jokes. I'm not sure what I found funnier - the Wolfpack guys trying to fly with the dragon wings (splat!) or the treasure hunters digging away right next to the big red X that is obviously (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events)
  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
I got a few photos at the event as well. (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events)
  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
Dave, that medieval layout is superb. I'd seen some of your creations in the recent BrikWars photos, but the new stuff had me in stitches. I gawked in awe at the fossilized skeletal remains of the dragon in the underground cut-away. Excellent corn (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events)
  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
(...) Sweetness. (...) Dave, Thank you, Dan, Jennifer, and Travis for the numerous photos and sharing the unique experience. I'm so sorry your AT-AT bit the dust. You can rebuild him without too much hassle, right?! I have to echo Brendan Powell (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events, FTX)
  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
(...) Very nice castle ruin settings Dave - I mostly like the peasant stealing the timber from the ruin! I could have used a close-up picture of the chickens behind the house. How come there is a giant skeleton-head-plant-thingy on Travis' pictures, (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events)
  Re: Lego Road Show: the Prequel
 
Wow... I love the tank. (URL) did that? "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:HGv24x.1p6r@lugnet.com... (...) setting, so (...) Boger: (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events)

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