February 1, 2009 – 7:37 am
Other than running a little late, my setup for LEGOPalooza was fairly uneventful. Big thanks to Will Stroh and Dan Larson for their assistance setting up the train layout. They laid out almost all of the track and baseplates for me which is a huge help.
I had spent a couple days really limiting what I [...]
January 27, 2009 – 6:10 pm
My area of the layout got tweaked a bit today as we finalize the layout plan. In general the layout is a bit cleaner and it is by far the largest layout NCLTC has ever done. I have a few things to figure out but for the most part, I think I am in pretty [...]
November 18, 2008 – 7:55 pm
After this past year’s last-minute announcement, I’m thrilled to announce LEGOPalooza 2009 early! It will be held January 31st and February 1st at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, NC. Our display will be open to the public from 11 AM – 4 PM on Saturday the 31st, and from 1 PM to 4 PM [...]
In addition to LEGO User Group displays and meetings, there are also occasionally LEGO fan conventions. While NCLUG is represented at nearly every convention (thanks to Joe Meno’s frequent travelling for BrickJournal magazine), Washington DC’s BrickFair is actually our regional convention. There’s also a public expo portion that you can treat the family to. I [...]
December 2, 2007 – 7:26 am
The joint NCLUG/NCLTC Christmas tree is on display at Tinsel Town at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. The tree is near the walkway down to the ice rink, next to the Wake Med tree. The tree looks really nice and is getting a lot of attention from Tinsel Town visitors. Google Map Tinsel Town is located within the Koka [...]