The last day of BayLUG‘s annual “Living LEGO-cy” show and teardown took place on Sunday, January 15th. My pictures from the show are below. This is an event we do every year at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA, as a fundraiser for the club and for the museum. This year we had excellent attendance, with a peak of 841 people coming through on the 30th, which was the most people we’ve had in one day since we started keeping track (and charging $2 admission).
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LEGO Events
Nice article about BayLUG museum show
A local newspaper has a great story on their Web site about the BayLUG/BayLTC exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto.
Palo Alto Museum Show now open
This weekend we (the Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group) set up our annual “Living LEGO-cy” show at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA.
BrickCon 2011 Photos
I’ve uploaded all the photos from BrickCon. There are 833 photos and 2 videos. Enjoy!
BrickCon 2011 Trip Report, Part 2
This is a continuation of the trip report which I started while I was waiting in the airport, interrupted by the boarding of my plane….
BrickCon 2011: Blogging Panel
I am at BrickCon, writing this in a classroom in the Seattle Center, in the audience of a panel on LEGO blogging. Josh Wedin and Andrew Becraft from The Brothers Brick (TBB), and Ace Kim from TBB and From Bricks to Bothans (FBTB), are talking about their experiences in the LEGO blogging community.
Registration is now open for Bricks by the Bay 2012
The 2012 Bricks by the Bay Convention registration is now open!
LEGO at NMRA 2011
Earlier this month I was involved in the LEGO display at the National Model Railroad Association‘s (NMRA) National Train Show held this year in Sacramento, California as a part of their annual convention.
Brickworld Trip Wrapup
This is the rest of my travel journal from Brickworld 2011 LEGO convention in Chicago. I’ve been home from Chicago for two days now, but it’s time to wrap up the journal. My previous installment took us up to Friday afternoon, before I even started taking photos of the exhibits. Carrying forward from that point:
Brickworld 2011: Lake Michigan Ballroom Pictures
I’ve taken photos of all the LEGO creations on display at Brickworld 2011 in the Lake Michigan Ballroom.
Brickworld 2011 Part 2
Here’s the second installment of my trip report to the Brickworld LEGO convention in Chicago, for Day 2 (Friday, June 17). I went to a bunch of presentations and events:
Brickworld 2011: Event Pictures
I attended a bunch of events on Thursday and Friday at Brickworld 2011 in Chicago.
Brickworld 2011 part 1
I flew to Chicago yesterday (Wednesday, June 15) for the Brickworld LEGO convention. I used my Frontier air miles to travel from San Francisco to Chicago Midway by way of Denver. It was a long trip – I left SFO at 9am and got to Chicago at 6pm local time – but it was very pleasant and had no problems. I shared a cab from the airport to the hotel with two other guys, who had flown in from Florida.
Maker Faire 2011
My local LEGO club, the Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group, has been displaying at Maker Faire every year since it started in 2005. Maker Faire is an amazing event, full of all kinds of creativity, from knitting to robots to welding to music. A lot of the art cars and artistic displays that Burning Man is famous for can be seen at Maker Faire in a much more pleasant climate. Regardless of your hobby, it’s a hobbyist’s paradise. And if you’re ever looking for a new hobby, it’s the perfect place to find one.
BayLUG April 2011 Meeting
We had our April meeting of the Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group (BayLUG) at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto on April 16, 2011.
Bulkhead Flatcar
This Railroad flatcar with bulkheads was inspired by the NMRA 2011 official HO gauge car for this July’s convention in Sacramento.
Interview with yours truly about Bricks by the Bay
A new interview I gave about Bricks by the Bay has been published on the KA-GO site.
Bricks by the Bay 2011 Registration now Open!
I’m happy to report that the registration form for the Bricks by the Bay 2011 LEGO convention is now available for general registration. I’ve been working hard with a team of volunteers (we can always use more help if you are interested) to get the convention organized and planned.
Wrapping up the Palo Alto museum show
Yesterday was the last day of the BayLUG/BayLTC show at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto for another year. We had hundreds of people come through to admire the exhibit including a few friends of mine.
MoAH 2010 Opening Weekend
This past weekend was the opening for the annual “Living LEGO-cy” museum display by BayLUG (Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group) over the holiday season at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA. The show runs through January 9, 2010 and is open Fridays through Sundays except holidays.
BayLTC at San Jose train show
The Bay Area LEGO Train Club (BayLTC) just got done with a train show in San Jose.
BayLUG October 2010 Meeting
On October 30, BayLUG had its October 2010 meeting at the Museum of American Heritage.