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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] Jason, it was really great meeting you and seeing your amazing MOCs. The Leonov truly deserved the award. Thanks to everyone else from Parlugment for hanging out. Jude, repeat after me: "y'all". This BrickFest was the first (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Highlights from a "first timer."
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(...) innocent. Yes you are right, that was the state, and the place, and the ungodly time was 11 pm. You will be happy to know, that even with my car unlocked and the windows wide open, the mocs and luggage remained untouched. It was fun running (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Highlights from a "first timer."
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(...) Um, the state was PA and it was at the service area around mile 78 on the PA turnpike (New Stanton service area) (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Who built the wagon train, buffalo hunt?
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(...) Say Bruce, It was "Buffalo Hunt", By Don Cox, "Indians out thinning the herd". (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: And finally I got to go to Brickfest..
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(...) It was great to actually meet you face to face, and thanks again for the drink! I'm glad you had the same kind of great memories that I did there. (...) -Brian (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | My Brickfest Pictures
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I had a blast! Here are my pictures: (after moderation) (URL) Before moderation (it appears that the moderators are whipping through them thoa!): (3 URLs) -Alfred (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: And finally I got to go to Brickfest..
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Couldn't agree more. The entire event, meeting all the "big" names so far only familiair from LUGNET and BrickShelf, "supper/breakfast" at 4am at IHOP with Todd Lehman (math during breakfast, +5 points on math geekism), Felix applying LEGO tattoo's (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Castle displays pilfered :(
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I agree with Stephen's suggestions. This was really a sad event in the castle room. It was hard to judge how busy Sunday would be at fest. The castle and space rooms were far too crowded with visitors during the Expo. Even with several afols (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: And finally I got to go to Brickfest..
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(...) Thanks for your comment. I got the quad convex bricks on Bricklink, I wish Pick-A-Brick had them, would have been much cheaper!! (...) I'll have to find the box, and fine my camera, hopefully within a few days I have time to locate them. Paul (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: And finally I got to go to Brickfest..
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(...) Wow nice! Where did you get all those lt. grey Slope Brick 75 2 x 2 x 2 Quadruple Convex pieces? Pick a Brick, I'm assuming? Can't wait to see what you're referring to as "creme de la creme"... -Bryan (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | And finally I got to go to Brickfest..
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After planning to attend and registering for 3 consecutive years, I finally made it to DC this year. Wow, and wow some more. The best thing was not the bricks, but the people. I recognized the vast majority of names, but only met a few prior to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Highlights from a "first timer."
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Another first timer from NJ: I have been on this online community for a couple of years. And was always impressed by how wonderful the people treated each other online. Always constructive criticism and compliments flow from everyone's posts. And as (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Animation Festival Entries - Downloads
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(...) Todd (and others who might want to avoid RealPlayer) - I don't have any handy links to any of the entries that may be in other formats besides RealMedia but I know some of the producers of the entries do have them available. Depending on how (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest Highlights from a "first timer."
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I want to start with a BIG "Thank You" to everyone who organized, attended, and helped me out at BrickFest. It was only a couple of days but they were incredible! I'm also in the "first timer" class and after going to this am left asking myself "Why (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Castle displays pilfered :(
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For those of you who heard about the incidents in the castle room where items on the displays were stolen, I thought I would update on a related incident. Someone took one of my farm chickens, also - I was unpacking today and noticed one missing - (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Many many thank yous and notes....
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(...) snip Joe, right back at you, out standing effort! Nicely played. (...) Oh I have to agree with that too! snip (...) space. !!!! (oops, I'm supposed to say "Micro" right?) snip again (...) LOL, thanks Dave. Wait a minute...rtlToronto??? Does (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Highlights from a "first timer."
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(...) Thanks for getting a good shot of my moonbase. I didn't get any pictures myself. Also, I wanted to point out this bike: (URL) guy (I believe his name is Derek) is 16, and wasn't sure that his stuff would rate to be at Brickfest. Besides the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Brick Fest 04 Pics Galore!
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(...) I think he was suggesting that was the ultimate goal of it. I got the same impression when he described it to me, but I believe what he was imply was that is what the robot is designed for, whether or not it can actually do it yet. (...) This (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Highlights from a "first timer."
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i gotta say, brickfest was an awesome experience and i'll definitely be back! so here's my take... after a rocky start.. having to take a bus to dc, then a cab..which ultimately cost me more than my bus fare, i walk into the doors at GMU to a line (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Photos, Minifigs, and Etc
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Hi all. This year was an amazing BrickFest. I was invloved in a number of different things and wanted to post a quick followup on action items I have for several people. * In regards to photos, I am in the process of downloading and cleaning them (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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