Bill Ward's Brickpile

Hollywood Display at Valley Fair Mall

April 23, 2026August 12, 2008 by Bill Ward

This past Saturday, we installed a new display into the “Window on the Community” display at the LEGO store in Valley Fair Mall (Santa Clara, CA).

LEGO fan convention in northern California?

April 23, 2026July 31, 2008 by Bill Ward

UPDATE – The convention, Bricks by the Bay, took place on April 9-11, 2010, and we’re in the planning process for the 2011 event. You can read more about it at the Bricks by the Bay site.

Sorting bins

April 23, 2026July 20, 2008 by Bill Ward

I recently bought some plastic bins at the local pharmacy (Longs Drugs, if you’re curious) and found them to be very useful for sorting LEGO parts.

Another 2006 Garden Gnome by another Bill posted by another Ward

April 23, 2026July 9, 2008 by Bill Ward

In Ted Ward’s pictures from Northwest BrickCon 2006 I came across a picture a while ago of a garden gnome, created by Bill Volbrecht, former LEGO Master Builder.

Spaceman/Nanoscale Display at Valley Fair Mall

April 23, 2026July 8, 2008 by Bill Ward

Last Saturday, we changed out the display at the LEGO store in Santa Clara.

Ski Slope Display at Hillsdale LEGO Store

April 23, 2026July 7, 2008 by Bill Ward

On June 1, 2008, we set up a display at the Hillsdale LEGO store featuring models by several members of BayLUG.

Blackburn Hotel at Valley Fair Mall

April 23, 2026July 6, 2008 by Bill Ward

From May 31 to July 5, my Blackburn Hotel (Version 2) was on display at the LEGO Store at Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, CA in the BayLUG window.

June 2008 BayLUG Meeting

April 23, 2026July 5, 2008 by Bill Ward

BayLUG (Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group) held a meeting on June 22, 2008. Here are the pictures from that meeting.

Maker Faire 2008

April 23, 2026May 3, 2008 by Bill Ward

For the third year, the Bay Area LEGO Users Group (BayLUG) is taking part in Maker Faire.

April 2008 BayLUG Meeting

April 23, 2026April 20, 2008 by Bill Ward

We had another meeting of the Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group (BayLUG) today at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto.

Yuri’s Night 2008

April 23, 2026April 14, 2008 by Bill Ward

The Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group (BayLUG) took part in Yuri’s Night Bay Area at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, on April 12 2008.

January 2008 BayLUG meeting

April 23, 2026April 14, 2008 by Bill Ward

I’ve fallen a bit behind blogging about recent BayLUG meetings, though I did post the pictures online. Here we have pics of the meeting in January at Dave Porter’s house in Woodside.

MoAH Exhibit 2008-01-05

April 23, 2026March 6, 2008 by Bill Ward

Exhibit of the Bay Area LEGO Users Group at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA

Interview: Bjarne P. Tveskov, Classic LEGO Space Designer

April 23, 2026February 16, 2008 by Bill Ward

There’s a very interesting Interview on BoingBoing with Bjarne P. Tveskov, Classic LEGO Space Designer.

LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities

April 23, 2026January 28, 2008 by Bill Ward

Today, LEGO celebrates 50 years!

LEGO Braiding Machine

April 23, 2026January 7, 2008 by Bill Ward

Thomas Johnson has done it again.

My Track Geometry page translated to Italian

April 23, 2026January 7, 2008 by Bill Ward

My Track Layout Geometry page has been translated into Italian!

BayLUG Display at MoAH now through January 6

April 23, 2026December 26, 2007 by Bill Ward

The Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group has a display currently on view at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA. The display was installed on December 8, and these photos were taken on December 15.

Nelson Yrizarry’s Snowflakes

April 23, 2026December 6, 2007 by Bill Ward

Another amazing creation from “Big Daddy” Nelson Yrizarry. He’s taken the 5×7 LEGO foliage pieces in white, and turned them into snowflake patterns! Happy holidays!

Modular 16×32 Buildings

April 23, 2026October 18, 2007 by Bill Ward

These two buildings, both built on 16×32 stud baseplates, have been featured in many BayLTC displays over the past couple of years. They were built in a modular fashion so that floors can be mixed and matched if desired, and taken apart for more compact storage and transport.