Author Archives: Joseph

Post-Gottacon

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Joseph

VicLUG was stoked to be part of Gottacon for the 3rd year, and it was the best one yet! We had a speed build, blind build, and kid build stations, as well as our VicWars game which we refined even … Continue reading →

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Gottacon

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Joseph

VicLUG will be at Gottacon again this year! February 4-6 we’ll have our VicWars ( based on BrikWars ) tabletop minifig game, blind build contest as well as our kid build setup. Our main hours of activity will be in … Continue reading →

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Sidney Museum

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Joseph

The Sidney Museum Lego show is in full swing and VicLUG is happy to be part of this wonderful (6th!) annual event again! The show runs from January to March and is at 2423 Beacon, admission by donation. http://www.sidneymuseum.ca/

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Toot Toot!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Joseph

Steve is too modest to post this himself, but being on the front page of Lego.com is something to toot your horn about! link to high-res png

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Antikythera Mechanism

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Joseph

The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient Greek machine used to predict eclipses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism An Apple engineer took some time off to recreate it in LEGO! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk[/youtube]

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Cherrybomb Toy Show Video

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Joseph

This is plagiarized from the Cherrybomb Toys website, the video highlights the show and has a nice segment on VicLUG’s participation! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqffgTV9sHw[/youtube]

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Cherrybomb Ultimate Hobby & Toy Fair

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Joseph

Victoria’s Ultimate Hobby & Toy Fair is returning and VicLUG will be there! October 17th, 9am-3pm Adults: $3 and kids get in free! Early Bird tickets: $10 for 8am-9pm Buy EB tickets at Cherrybomb Toy Store for 50% off! 1410 … Continue reading →

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FIX IT Team Workshops

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Joseph

http://www.lego-stormers.com/fix-it/october-2010-library-workshops.html First Lego League is starting to kick into gear, from the article: The FIX IT Team will be leading four library workshops in the fall. October 16     Central Library  and                          Bruce Hutchison Library October 22     Nellie McClung  Library    … Continue reading →

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Visit from Robin

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Joseph

Robin is a CLP ( Certified Lego Professional ) who lives in Vancouver, but likes to come and play bricks in Victoria now and then! He recently stopped by to do a build in the Inner Harbour on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Lego Universe Videos

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Joseph

Here’s a couple of new Lego Universe videos, a very cool trailer with a familiar voice talent at the helm, and a video from ComicCon with a panel that features our own Steve Barker! http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/lego-universe/lego-universe-videos/1412562 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVuXFlqf0I&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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