Thanks to Atrum Coal we got the chance to decorate a tree for the Victoria Festival of Trees at the Empress Hotel. Come down and see until January 4th.
Author: Ted
Decorating the tree by James, on FlickrBricktober Minifig Exchange @ TRU
According to the most recent LEGO Club magazine Toys R Us stores in Canada will be hosting a minifig exchange October 13th & 14th. Continue reading “Bricktober Minifig Exchange @ TRU”
Fall foliage for you trees
It is now possible to get leaves for your trees in colours appropriate for fall. Steve Barile, owner of Alt Bricks on BrickLink is now selling a “Fall Leaf Collection”.
Check out the Sidney Museum
Come see a huge collection of LEGO sets and a couple of cases of VicLUG members contributions at the Sidney Museum and enter a building contest! Continue reading “Check out the Sidney Museum”
Happy Fun Build Time Video
I came across this little video today called Build Anything.
Simple and sweet with happy, calming music as I prepare to leave for BrickCon in Seattle on Thursday morning. Many will have already seen it – it is more than a year old – but I just thought I’d share.
No Model Train Show This Year
It is with deep regret that we must announce that VicLUG wil not participate in the 2011 Victoria Model Railway Show at Cedar Hill Rec Center. Too many members have professional and family commitments that conflict with the show and so we have found it impossible to put together a display this year. Continue reading “No Model Train Show This Year”
VicLUG helps celebrate BC Day
We have been invited to be part of the “preview day” for the BC Day Celebrations 2011 at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort this coming Sunday (July 31st) from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.
Come look for us on the water-side of the hotel overlooking the Inner Harbour where we will have our KidBuild bins ready for LEGO-builders of all ages.
Arrrr, Mateys
In case anyone is interested in a collaborative pirate-themed build here is a little something I have been working on for BrickCon 2011: Port Brick Standard.
The idea is to have many builders converge in one display and build Port Royal or Tortuga or whatever you like. It borrows ideas from things like the Classic-Castle City Standard and Moonbase.
It is still a work in progress but it is far enough along to see what I am trying to do (I hope). Comments and suggestions for improvement are gratefully accepted.
New Slope
I often cruise the Bricklink catalog page and see what new parts are available. Today I came across a piece found in one of the new Cars sets: a double slope.
I cannot quite tell what it is used for from the illustrations but it looks mighty interesting. It will be especially useful in other colours but we will have to wait and see if it is used again.
Canadian in Next Series of Minifigs
The fifth series of the Collectible Minifig line will contain a specifically “Canadian” character.
Hi-resolution pictures are starting to appear of the next series (see: Brothers Brick) and in addition to the much-anticipated gladiator and British Guardsman figures there will be a Canadian lumberjack. Dressed in a plaid shirt and carrying a new printed fallers axe the clincher in his identity as a hoser is the new trucker hat element but this time printed with what is clearly a beaver.
Already the internet is abuzz with people clamouring for a Mountie figure to create brickfilms of “I’m a lumberjack” by Monty Python.