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All- Having taken MOCs as large as whole LTC layouts from LA to BrickFests in DC and LA to PDX, I have some experience in the matter. I made a recent discovery that may interest some of you. Turns out that to ship 255 pounds of LEGO in a $200 (...) (15 years ago, 6-Dec-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Ohhhh gotta love those Über-Garlic Pickles...they're the best! (16 years ago, 13-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I'm sure if you worked a minifig vampire into the garlic party, it would generate a laugh. Scott (16 years ago, 13-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Well, as long as the garlic party includes fibblesnork pickles, there would be a connection... Frank (16 years ago, 13-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Steve-- Count on Deena and I to be there as well. The offer we made to you at BrickCon a week back still stands--if there's anything we can to do help out, give a holler and we'll give it a go. Meantime...I have to start thinking NOW about (...) (16 years ago, 11-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Great to have you visit PDX again! Hope you bring that monster camera of yours to capture the fun! SteveB PS Hey, maybe we can have a garlic party at BrickFest as a special event... now to find a tie back to LEGO or AFOLs for that??? (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Thanks Will, I just might take you up on that offer! :) Welcome aboard! SteveB (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Thanks Will, I just might take you up on that offer! :) Welcome aboard! SteveB (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Cool. Now I know what weekend -not- to have my next Garlic Party. :) I'm going to try to make it out there for this. --Todd (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Woohoo! I'm thrilled to see BrickFest come back again! Last year was a real blast, and the OCC Hall is a fantastic place to showcase all of those great MOCs. Please let me know how I can help, Steve. (16 years ago, 8-Oct-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) BrickFest is not dead nor sleeping. Just on a very long vacation. That's how I see it. I can't speak for the people who handle the website or run BrickFest. I believe it was mention on LUGNET last year,there will be no BrickFest in 2008. (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Is BrickFest dead or sleeping? The Web site still thinks it's 2007, and there's been naught on this newsgroup in months. Will there be another BrickFest ever again? If so, when? Will it be in Portland, DC, or somewhere else? (16 years ago, 30-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Ok, just being a bit cheeky with the title but I noticed that Steve B. has been (URL) appointed an ambassador> for (amongst other things) Brick Fest. Was this a typo or is Brickfest still going/being resurrected? (16 years ago, 4-Jun-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) I see what people mean, alot of stuff coming for 2008. But the more the merrier I always say. This year is going to be a great one for shows and events!!! Dan (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events)
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(...) There's a link to Joe Meno's (URL) calendar> on the lugnet.events sidebar. ROSCO (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Duane, Since this appears to be an unofficial listing of events, feel free to add it in! I think a central repository of conventions/events is a good thing--after all, you never know when someone might be traveling, or some non-AFOL's find (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events)
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(...) And there's Brick Bash, though it's a regional event. It's a public exhibition, as opposed to an AFOL convention. Anyhow, this year (our fourth year) it's Saturday, March 29, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. More info soon. (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events)
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If we're going to list them all, NWBrickcon DOES have a date set, and (considering I included Brickvention) we can add LEGOWorld.... Jan 25-27, 2008: Brickvention 2008 (Melbourne, Australia) (URL) 17-19,2008: FIRST championships (Atlanta, GA) (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events)
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(...) In the works now. We are going to go for the "World's Largest LEGO(r) Castle" We have clubs already signed up for events! We are planning a large sculpture build as well as a LARGE Mosiac build! We have signed a robotics club for some fun, and (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Sweet, thanks for adding us. Our link to the sight is www.brickmuseum.net I am awaiting the final copy of the brickshow2008.com Hoping by end of next week it will be done!!! Either way, thanks for everyones support. All the shows are going to (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Steve, you beat me to it--I was making a list with dates, but you posted first--so I'll just integrate my stuff with your post. Jan 25-27, 2008: Brickvention 2008 (Melbourne, Australia) (URL) 17-19,2008: FIRST championships (Atlanta, GA) (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I knew that, but I did forget to add it. :) Is there a web site? How's this for a list? Brickventures, Melbourne, Jan -(URL) Chicago, Jun - www.brickworld.us BrickFair, DC, August - (URL) Bellaire, Oh - (URL) Seattle, Oct - (URL) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) huh? What is "Brick Show" Dan? Is there a web site or link with information about this event? (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Do not forget Brick Show 2008 in Ohio. Self plug!!! dan (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Abner, Yes, I'm aware of Brickworld, and will be attending. And, as much as I'd like to visit Melbourne, I don't think that's going to happen tomorrow (thanks Ross, and have fun). It appears going forward Brickfair will fill the hole left by (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) -snip- There is (URL) June 19-22, 2008 in Chicago. Which is way BEFORE Brickfair. I can't speak for the people who are in charge of Brickfest. I don't think there will be one in 2008. Can you wait until 2009? Thank you for listening. -Abner (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Well I know perfectly well that you know about (URL), but I will gladly take this opportunity to plug the event anyways :) Just in case someone else hasn't heard. BrickFair: (URL) This August, 2008, Labor Day weekend Thank you for listening! (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You could always put in an effort, and go (URL) here> ;) ROSCO (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Is there going to be a BrickFest anywhere in 2008? Like many people, I'm trying to figure out where my LEGO travel dollars will go this year, and I haven't heard anything from BrickFest (but have heard about many others). Steve (16 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I totally forgot that the old version of the site was still online. That's pretty cool :-) I seem to recall a photo taken with me and the Jessimans, maybe I'm misremembering. I think what's there might be it, thanks, Travis! -Tim (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people)
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(...) Well, there's a photo here: (URL) course, since you wrote that article, you probably already know about that one. Note that there's another version of the same article in the "new" part of the site, but it's not formatted nearly as nicely.) (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people)
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I'm trying to track down a few photos taken in 2001 of Don and Robyn Jessiman and some LDraw-folk while they were in DC for the fest. I've checked the obvious BrickShelf folders -- Bram, Lar, Steve Bliss, etc. -- to no avail. Does anyone either have (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people)
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(...) For easier viewing, the video has been edited and uploaded to YouTube: (URL) Gus (17 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Some of the presenters at BFPDX said they would make their notes/slides available online. Is there someplace these are being posted/indexed? (17 years ago, 24-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I have added links to video files, as well as some commentary, to the write-up on the Crate Contraption shown at BrickFest. These video files all come from David Schilling, Thank you David. The write-up page has several embedded Brickshelf (...) (17 years ago, 18-Apr-07, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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It's been a couple weeks since BrickFest was over, but I wanted to thank everyone involved in the Mindstorms activities. I've only now had a chance to upload the many megabytes of videos that I wanted to have ready before I posted the results of the (...) (17 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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WOW! Fantastic! Kudos to all! This is the most amazing collection of Lego space I have ever seen! If I had known this was going to be at the Brickfest (and if the Brickfest was held on any other weekend) I surely would have made the trip. Four years (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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thanks for putting that together Ben and thank you Kelly, Steve, and Christina for putting on such a great event. Its always so neat to go to these events and feel like part of such a strong group of like minded people. I appreciated the creativity, (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Hey, FYI. If you would like to have high-resolution images of any of the photos posted to BrickShelf (my images only), email me at todd[at]toddthuma.[n...ease]info. Include the image file name and I will send you a 3.2 MB image of approximately 2048 (...) (17 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Bah, its not Star Wars complete unless it has a Death Star, UCS Falcon AND UCS ISD in the display :P (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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(...) [SNIP] (...) Hi Matt, Brickfest has been a great party and I enjoyed the Space tables and the sets i used to know from childhood days... Just as a sidenote on complete collections: Star Wars complete has been done in spring 2007 at Frechen: (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Kelly McKiernan wrote: Dear Kelly, thanks a lot for your summarization of a few of the many highlights from the Brickfest 2007! (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I think that it's MetallicGold (I think it's the same as in the 50th anniversary buckets). (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Now remember, Todd, the next event you attend, it's your turn to bring the King Cake! Them's the rules. Kelly (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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<snip> (...) Matt, BRILLIANT! I'm really enjoying the pictures of this display more than anything I've seen in a long time. As more galleries show up on Brickshelf I see new perspective on the display. It would have been worth an airline ticket from (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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I've finally got all the photos up on BrickShelf- (URL) to viewers- there are about 400 photos in that folder but they are all screen friendly (800x533 or 400x600). The photos are arranged by date & time taken, not by theme. Enjoy, Adrian (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce)
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(...) As Tommy explained, he did the markers. They were my idea - I didn't want a big MOC card type thing to distract from the display, but I wanted some sort of marker that would identify each set. Tommy and I worked out the details, and they (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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Tommy, I thought you might be behind those beautiful little markers. Thanks for sharing your talent with AFOL community. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tommy Armstrong" <tfa@brickengraver.com> To: <lugnet.events.brick...gnet.com>; (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yeah, the 1526 is naturally a bit of a guess since all we have is box art to go from, but I think we got it pretty close (except the 4x4 radar dish fell off the front of the vehicle during shipping and since none of us knew the set very well I (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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Hi, everyone! As threatened, I've uploaded my pictures (such as they are) from Brickfest 2007 to Brickshelf. The address is: (URL). Enjoy! Play Well and Prosper, Matthew (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(...) I will take partial credit for the neat little slope markers with the set number and year engraved on them and the logo on the 1x2 caps. Matt came up with idea and even designed me a jig/vise (out of LEGO of course) so could do them on my (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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Woah, that really IS Space complete. You even got the unreleased set 1526 AND the rare dacta space set in the display. Maybe next year you could try Castle :) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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I've uploaded my BF2007 pics to BrickShelf: (URL) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce)
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Matthew, I just finished looking at some of the pictures of this display and it was awesome! What a beautiful way to show off your collection's of classic LEGO space sets. Tell me more about all those little red markers...FANTASTIC! Kudos to all (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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Yes, we did it. We displayed space complete! We pulled it together, and by early afternoon on Saturday at BrickFest 2007 in Portland we had pulled together a display of every single numbered Classic space set from 1978 though 1999. This (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space) !
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(...) Christina, Kelly, and Steve-- Just wanted to add my thanks again to the three of you for organizing this wondrous form of chaos. And to all the attendees as well--thank you so much for making us feel like a part of the family. We had a ball (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: My BrickFest 2007 Pictures are posted to Brickshelf
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(...) Thanks for the photo's, Todd. And, congrats to all who participated in what appears to be a great fest. I mostly focused on the town/train photos. There are many great creations in there from the factories, the tree house, the colors on the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Thanks for posting those, Todd... some great pix in there. My biggest regret about the event was that I didn't take enough time to take pictures of all the people and MOCs that I wanted to. Nevertheless, here's my Brickshelf BF07 gallery: (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | My BrickFest 2007 Pictures are posted to Brickshelf
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Attendees and non-Attendees, Check out the pictures I posted to Brickshelf: (URL) to all that brought something to photograph! Todd (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Kelly- And thanks to you for everthing you did to make this happen and happen well. -Ted Michon (17 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) -Snip- lot's of good stuff. (...) -Snip- More great stuff! (...) Wow, that is great to hear! ....and it must have been a very warm welcome. kudos - Eric Sophie (17 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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If you missed the cool shirts that Bob Kojima made and was selling at BrickFest this year it is not too late to get them. (URL) As of this writing the following shirts in the following quantities are left: got bricks 4L 2XL bley sucks 2L 1XL (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.color, FTX) !!
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It's Tuesday. I think. That means BrickFest 2007 must be complete. I'm pretty sure, through the lack of sleep haze. And before the glow fades (or consciousness fully returns), I'd like to present a recap of the event. First, some numbers. Date: (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Yes it was, but don't forget who got the baby! :) (URL) -Duane (17 years ago, 30-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Heh, I wondered what you were doing over in the corner of Registration, hunched over your computer! Thanks for doing this, Rene. Hopefully we'll have a lot of noteworthy events for you to post about. The King Cake was excellent, as was the (...) (17 years ago, 30-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) very very cool. quick question, will brickworld be getting this cool coverage as well? cheers!, ondrew (17 years ago, 30-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Reporting from BrickFest PDX 2007 on LUGNET's homepage
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Hi all, I'm in Portland for BrickFest since yesterday, and I will try to give short summaries from what happened during the event for all those who stayed at home. I will not do this by posting messages to the groups but make small entries to the (...) (17 years ago, 29-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest) !!
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(...) Looks like this set has around 123 unique pieces. There are a few lots that we will probably split like the 2x2 blue tile, 1x2 white tile, and 1x8 red tile. We will match and split the wedges too. (pair up the left and right wedges and then (...) (17 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Not sure if Bob saw this, so I'll take a shot... generally we'll set lots by number of unique pieces in the set. In the event of a lot being overly large and/or coveted, it's sometimes split by common agreement. For example, when GPLR did the (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Should we assume that the Brickfest PDX organizers are refusing to answer this question? Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (17 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Bob- Is the number of lots set by the number of total pieces in the set or the number of unique piece types in the set? -Ted (17 years ago, 27-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Am I the only one that read that and immediately thought: Wouldn't it be great to build each of them in jet form and create an enormous "BrickFest 07 Squadron"! What? Just me? Drat. It's too bad the speed build won't use this set and the Jet (...) (17 years ago, 23-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BrickFest 07 Draft
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Yes there will be a draft at BrickFest this year! In case you forgot, a draft is where everyone brings an unopened copy of the same set. All the sets are sorted into lots and then lots are chosen in a round robin fashion till all the lots are gone. (...) (17 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community) !
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Do we loose points for melting the eggs? At any rate, it makes the foil stay on better. ;-) --Peter (17 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Will, If you do manage to combine RCX & NXT, I expect it will look mashed-up, but unlike all the other stuff at BF, this is not a how-does-it-look competition. No matter how it looks, I'm sure people will cheer for robots that try to give them (...) (17 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'll give it a whirl! I wouldn't want you to get the NXT prize just because you were the only one entered. :) My 'bot may be a mashup of RCX & NXT. It will likely be horrible ugly, and exhibit questional operational effectiveness, but fame and (...) (17 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) The walls are going to be about two inches tall. The houses will be considerably taller than that. Probably on the order of three to five times taller. By the way, there's only a bit over a week before BrickFest. If anyone else is considering (...) (17 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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David, how high is the shortest house? Is it taller than the side panels? ---Will (17 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Now Is The Time To Ship MOCs To BrickFest PDX
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Have some important news to pass along if you plan on shipping a MOC to Brickfest. If you have reservations for the Red Lion Hotel, you may ship your MOC there and they will not charge a holding fee. If you don't have their address, here is is- Red (...) (17 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | One cool thing about being a nay-blay-er (IMHO)
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We won't have access to all the new parts. Is that bad thing? In the case of a few of the new parts, definitely! The new 1x1 angled brick is one of the best new parts in years. Ditto the new 1x1 tooth plate. However, as nay-blay-ers, we will have (...) (17 years ago, 18-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Talk me into Bley at BrickFest
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(...) It seems to me that piece counts per dollar are way up these days from where they were when I used to buy a lot of LEGO, although I suspect this is more of an attempt to stay competitive with clone brands than it is an attempt to pass along (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest™ 2007: Wacky Race - Friday
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(URL) Portland, Oregon, USA March 30th - April 1st 2007 The Wacky Race will be at BrickFest 2007! Friday 6:00pm - 7:00pm Hall A This will be the 4th year that competitors have built and crashed their crazy and wacky racers here in the Pacific (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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| | Re: Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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(...) John-- **Tsk, tsk.** Shame on ye, laddybuck. Me charmin' bride of lo, these many years might be wantin' t' have a few words with ye. And if it's a new monitor yer wantin'...get ye a nice, big, high def plasma one...and charge it to Brendan's (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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(...) Brendan-- You have made my wife's day. She's flattered--but at 38, she feels she's earned all her gray hair...most of which I've given her! ;) Play Well and Prosper-- Matthew (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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(...) Kelly-- Many thanks! This gives me some idea of which end is up. Now, if I can just get my entry for the Brickmaster contest whipped into shape.... Play Well and Prosper! Matthew (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Dude, talk yourself into Classic Colors! :-)
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I'm with ya, man! Even though the advent of bley and "blown" (hehheh) has seriously curtailed my purchasing of new sets and my enthusiasm for new product in general, it's not completely a bad thing for a few reasons: 1. I spend far less money per (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX) !
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| | Re: Speed Build Competition (and sorting & steam)
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(...) All I really remember from that NWBC'06 Sorting Roundtable was Rick emphasizing his points by tossing his zip-locked bags of Lego to the floor where they made a satisfying "Thunk". I remember that. I do, however, vaguely recall someone with (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest™ PDX 2007 - Brick Bazaar Announcement
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(...) Time is almost up! If you need a Brick Bazaar table, and haven't yet reserved one, this is your last chance to do so. Table allocation is happening this weekend, so let Ben or me know ASAP if you'd like a table at the Brick Bazaar and we'll (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Speed Build Competition (and sorting & steam)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Matthew J. Chiles wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) (...) Oh, now it's on! Rick C. (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Speed Build Competition (and sorting & steam)
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(...) So, who besindes me predicts that Kubo and Proudlove will be up Friday night and well into the wee hours of Saturday morning building and rebuilding until they each thinks they have the "Fastest Hands in the West"? My money's on Kubo this (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BrickFest Preso: Custom Decals - How to make them, and how to print them
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Just a heads-up: I'll be giving a presentation at BrickFest to show you how to successfully design decals for printing on a waterslide-decal printer. I'll show you how I designed my Spy Bond torso decals, and German Army torso decals, and show you (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest) !!
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| | Speed Build Competition (and sorting & steam)
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Jon Rasmussen, who has been in PNLTC and its offspring clubs for about 10 years now and who is a very active builder in Wild West, among other themes, is still a lurker here on Lugnet. So I'm posting this stuff for him. :) Jon will be hosting the (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.build, lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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(...) Hi Matthew and bride, We've just put up the preliminary schedule (subject to change), but it should give you an idea of what we'll be featuring. It's going to be a full set of seminars, looks like! (URL) BrickFest 2007 Schedule> and (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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(...) SPFFFFTTT! I'm sending you the bill for a new monitor, Rev! /:-)` JOHN (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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(...) Phew! Glad to hear your beautiful and charming bride is at least 15 years old! I second the notion for a Brickfest schedule to be posted. Not sure I can make it, but even if not, I'd love to know what I'm missing. -Brendan (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Schedule for BrickFest PDX 2007
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Hey everyone! I'm looking for the schedule of events for Brickfest. I can't seem to pull it up anywhere--so if some nice person would please point me in the right direction, I'd much much obliged. Especially since my beautiful and charming bride of (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2007 - who's getting paid?
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(...) That is why I said 'of sufficient involvement' and the no hard and fast rules bit you snipped. In the case of a small convention like BV then there simply aren't the funds to let all the volunteers in for free. In that case you have to set the (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2007 - who's getting paid?
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(...) Not sure I agree there either - speaking as an organiser of Brickvention, all the organisers, helpers, presenters, etc paid registration, it meant the difference between a small loss and a large loss. Even our Australian LEGO Ambassador paid (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2007 - who's getting paid?
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--snip-- (...) On that I don't think I agree. I think that volunteers (of sufficient involvement) should be given free registration. If you are volunteering then you have to attend and it is thus an expense. In the event of a loss then I imagine (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2007 - who's getting paid?
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(...) Tommy: Here, here! I agree. Everyone else: Here's where I boldly go where I probably shouldn't. Conventions cost money. There is money to pay for licensing fees, building usage, etc. If there is a profit, it (usually) does not go into the (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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