Threadjacking

[Greg Schubert]

Has anyone heard of the LEGO Americana roadshow?

https://www.lego.com/en-us/stores/events/americana-roadshow

http://www.saltproject.co/blog/lego-americana-tour-fashion-place-mall-murray

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=33791386

It might have been a good reason to go to Brickfair, Alabama.

[Benjamin C Good]

>> Anyway, since this is threadjacking, has anyone ever heard of https://bricksandminifigs.com/ Apparently they have several brick and mortar franchise stores but the closest ones to us are in MI, KY and CT.

I’d never heard of this one before. Apparently they spread stores all over the country in a careful plan to put as many in and yet make sure that exactly zero of them were conveniently located to us.

I don’t know if they’ll have anything worth buying or good prices, but I’m curious enough about this that I’m gonna plan on checking out the one in CT in May, since I’ll literally drive right by it on the way to BFNE.

[Benjamin C Good]

>> Poltergeist or 2-year-old?

Since nobody responded to this one, I’ll go ahead and point out that this is both hilarious and adorable.

[Benjamin C Good]

>> Has anyone heard of the LEGO Americana roadshow?
>
<< It might have been a good reason to go to Brickfair, Alabama.

I didn’t know about this one either, and it seems a little strange to me that since it’s an official Lego event, they haven’t gotten more locations for it. Still, it’s some impressive builds, I’d go check it out if ends up at a location convenient for me.

Not that it matters, but it actually didn’t overlap with BFAL, which occurred last weekend; the roadshow isn’t arriving in AL til next weekend. If you need a good reason to go to BFAL next year though, Todd just reported via email newsletter that outdoor temperatures at the event last weekend were in the 70’s.

[Greg Schubert]

An email from Cale indicated that the next AFOL day is Feb 4th, but I thought that someone recently mentioned on this site that it was Feb 11th. Do we have the dates somewhere?

[Pete]

It is Feb. 4th Feb. 11th is tear down at SW Randall.

[Greg Schubert]

Greg Schubert wrote:

the next AFOL day is Feb 4th

Is anyone planning a trip to one of the stores?

[Tim]

AFOL Days are February 4, April 29, August 5, and November 4.

August 5 is right during BrickFair VA so the Tysons Corner and Potomac Mills Stores will be slammed.

[Matt Redfield]

I thought I’d posted them, but my brain ain’t what it used to be (LUGBulk fried it)… but Tim’s right.

Saturday, February 4th
Saturday, April 29th
Saturday, August 5th
Saturday, November 4th

And I’m out of town (further from, not closer to, LEGO stores) next weekend.

[Matt Redfield]

Did this schmuck steal @greg’s idea?

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/166264

Or… did @greg steal this schmuck’s idea…?

[Greg Schubert]

Matt Redfield wrote:

Did this schmuck steal @greg‘s idea?

I don’t think its very close. It has a white roof, that’s about it.

[Matt Redfield]

It’s a train station, is it not? For a “winter village”, is it not?

[Pete]

The ideas one will probably stay together when you transport it.?

[Phil Breneman]

Greg Schubert wrote:

Has anyone heard of the LEGO Americana roadshow?

It was in Cleveland last summer: https://www.beachwoodplace.com/en/events/LEGO.html
It is well worth seeing if you get a chance.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by Phil Breneman.

[Greg Schubert]

I never heard of Groove Bricks or this MOC before; this is rather amazing:

http://www.groovebricks.com/youtube-featured-huge-lego-rio-de-janeiro-moc/

[Tim]

Interesting that they used 10 different scales throughout the model.

[Greg Schubert]

The Old Fishing Store submitted to LEGO Ideas is in production.

http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=14457&p=104733&hilit=ideas+2016#p104733
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=&t=14891

I will probably put a white roof on mine if I get one. ❄️️

[Benjamin C Good]

<< I will probably put a white roof on mine if I get one. ❄️️

If you do that you’re gonna need a frozen lake for the ice fishermen.

[Greg Schubert]

LEGO key holder. 🙂

[Matt Redfield]

Greg Schubert wrote:

http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=&t=14891

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This thread says they’ve “found a picture”, but I don’t see a pic…

I love the model. I’m stoked that it’s not licensed. Ideas wasn’t created to be “here’s a franchise I ‘member! let’s make a set!” But I share the concerns about either (a) LEGO bastardizing the set to make it cheaper or (b) leaving it largely as-is but having it cost $200+. We shall see.

[Josh]

who has an unsorted bin out? @timf?

[Tim]

Josh wrote:

who has an unsorted bin out? @timf?

@JoshHall, yes I have a bin from the Scout event in late November. I meant to bring to Q4 but then could not make it. I will bring to Q1 or can run it down if you need it earlier (I should have brought it to the ICF press event).

[Greg Schubert]

Jim, there may be hope for you yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37420905/the-surgeon-who-wants-to-perform-a-head-transplant-by-2017

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[Greg Schubert]

It looks like the LUG is going through its own dark period.

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[Tom Frost]

@greg this seems to be a problem with the plugin on our website beacause the Steel City LUG group on Flickr is fine.

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