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It was a great weekend at the park.
OK, so there wasn't the vast number of MOCs you would see at a fest but there
were enough there that it certainly impressed the viewing public. Even with all
the kids there, the only MOC that endured a tough time was John Gramley's
excellent Darth Vader/Obe Wan dueling mosaic and that was Mother Nature's fault!
(Got blown down by the wind but John was able to fix it.)
A non-LEGO MOC from a LEGO enthusiast that got lots of attention was a full
sized remote control R2-D2 created by Mathew Clayson. Mat used to be a very big
Star Wars fan and created it during those days. BTW, there were three R2 units
at the park, two non-LEGO.
On to the ISD builds- no new records were set (or were there?) The time on
Saturday's build was about 1 hr, 34min and Sunday's was just under 1hr, 21 min
(more exact times will be posted). Two things made this ISD build different
that others posted: being outdoors and being surrounded by kids. Past ISD events
have been held indoors, not this one, not even inside the park's big tent (tent
sale season), so builders were faced with wind blowing instructions onto the
ground. Duplo bricks were given to use as paper weights but with a good gust of
wind (remember, LLCA is close to the ocean) and little kids on the edge of the
tables, well... Which brings us to the kids, there was no barrier between
builders and kids, their hands were on the edge of the tables used to build the
ISD. Fortunately, MC's would remind the public to keep their hands off but hey,
we're talking kids here.
Were the ISDs smashed? No. Were they given to participants for use in a parts
draft? No. The park has plans for the ISDs (more details later). They did
give some very nice gifts to the participants like the 6966 mini Jedi
Starfighter and a 7250 Clone Scout Walker signed by the LEGO designer Hans
"Solo" Henrik Sidenius (no, he did not sign it with "Solo") to name a few.
One very important thing this event did acheive was the getting together of LEGO
enthusiasts and organizations (members of LUGOLA, SANDLUG, SPLTC and SCLTC were
there) with LEGOLAND. Hopefully, this will help get the ball rolling again for
other such events.
Adr.
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