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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 (...) (17 years ago, 27-Aug-07, to lugnet.org.us.delvalug, FTX)
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