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(Cross-posted from my blog, http://www.brickpile.com. Sorry about the delay -
I just now realized I never posted this on LUGNET...)
On Sunday, May 28, we (Bay Area LEGO Users’ Group)
installed our first-ever display at the LEGO Store in the Valley Fair Mall,
Santa Clara, CA. BayLUG Display at Valley Fair Mall Our display, changed out
about once a month, was previously at the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton (such as
the
Microscale San Francisco in January and the
Aquarium
in February), but that LEGO store was closed in May and we were given permission
to have our display in Santa Clara instead.
The theme for this display was “micro-scale space.” Several of the contest
entries at the meeting on Saturday May 27 are featured along with a few others that were
built just for this display. Participating members include Russell, Bruce,
Charles, Adrienne, Jim, Justin, and myself.
We used several methods of displaying the flying models: some are taped to the
back wall, some hang from strings attached to magnets, which are stuck to the
underside of the shelf above, others hang from strings that are taped to said
shelf, and still others are attached by wire which is wrapped around the shelf
bracket above. Last time (the Aquarium) we used magnets and strings to suspend
models and many of them fell down, but that was probably due to the construction
in the shop next door. When this exhibit is over we’ll see which method(s)
worked best.
My contribution to this display was the monorail you can see in the foreground,
which commutes between an office building and a
micro moonbase compatible
station. The track continues off to the left out of the scene. When the display
is over I’ll post an entry highlighting just that model, with photos showing how
it was done, as I have done with entries from earlier store displays
(TransAmerica Pyramid,
Lombard
Street, and Fish). I also provided
the moon crater baseplates, which date back to the early 1980’s Classic Space
LEGO era.
View all the pictures
on Flickr or
on Brickshelf.
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