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I'm not sure where this should be posted, so I placed it in events, general, and
storage. Stacy and I are planning to attend Brickworld and possibly BrickFair
this year. We would like to exhibit at both, but this year will be our first
time doing any kind of public exposition. Since we're first-timers, we have a
few questions (and I warn you this could get long) about AFoL events.
First we'll focus on Brickworld since it is closer to us in distance. We will
be driving (probably a MINI) from the La Crosse, WI area and will be coming down
either Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Our questions...
1) How do most of you transport your MOC's and layouts to shows?
2) What types of containers do you use...if any?
3) How much stuff do you usually bring?
4) How do you determine what to bring?
5) How much stuff your first time exhibiting?
6) Does anyone collaborate on transport (i.e. multiple groups renting a U-haul)?
Next, we have BrickFair. This would involve us flying in...which presents a new
challenge. I'm leery of letting the airlines handle my MOC's, but I don't
really have the vacation available to drive out to VA. So...
1) If you fly to an event...do you brings MOC's?
2) If so, how do you get them to the show (airline, UPS, etc.)?
3) How much stuff do you usually bring to shows you fly to?
4) If you bring MOC's on the airline...how do you package them?
5) If you ship them, what type of container do you use?
I think this covers most stuff. We're just trying to get the logistics down for
going to these shows and bringing our MOC's, if possible. This will be a
new...and fun...experience for us. Can't wait to meet some/most/all of you this
summer!
Oh, if anyone is passing through the La Crosse area on the way to Brickworld and
has some "transport space for hire"...we'd be interested. :-)
Thanks,
Dave
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| I have driven and flown with MOCs. For driving, I just load them into boxes. I might put a bit of padding around some items, but mostly they just get stacked up. Note - my larger MOCs tend to break down into smaller modules - with the exception of (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| Hi Dave & Stacy, I've been to BrickFest '06 (in my backyard) and I've driven to Brickworld (12 hours in small SUV). I'll start one step ahead of your questions. I go out of my way to create MOCs that are built-to-show. In BF'06 I made a mosaic. It (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Hi, Dave (& Stacy:-) I've been much too quiet around here, so I'm taking this great opportunity to sound off. I remember being in your shoes not so long ago. Our first show was LaCrosse:-) So I will share with you all I can. But for sure let's (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Dave- We've been hauling LEGO around since 1995, first for contests, then commissions, and later for small events around town. In 2001 we started doing LTC shows and in 2004 we started attending BFs. Initially we carried fully assembled MOCs (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| let me tell you about Brick Show 2008. You can bring you MOCs, you can build MOCs at the show, or just jump in on the mass builds. www,brickmuseum.net dan Never tried to fly with MOCs, usually we bring glued models so packing is very easy...but we (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) snip (...) I am sure that many will find this post to off the wall, but if I ever go to another event--which of course I plan to--and I if I decided to take all my equipment with me and a layout, etc. I will never go again without simply (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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