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Feb 9, 2012, 2:46 pm
So I'm not going to harp on this one. I was a beta tester for LEGO Universe, and honestly, I really enjoyed it. I think in the few months I played, there wasn't too many bugs or problems with it; but I also felt that it was never fully integrated into the on-line LEGO family... which... Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2012, 8:04 pm
So to continue on, my 2nd choice for my "3 LEGO Project Do I find Innovative" is a website that's recently come to my attention called Pinterest.com. A few weeks ago, I overheard a few of my co-workers talking about a web-site where they've been collecting idea for a few craft projec... Comment - Like
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Dec 14, 2011, 3:19 pm
I posted a question to a friend of mine: "What 3 LEGO projects do you find innovative?" And recorded his response. But failed to think on the question myself (work ended up getting in the way) and failed to come up with my own answers. I'm hoping to post his answers as a podcast soon, but in the me... Comment - Like
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Nov 28, 2011, 9:19 am
Here's a short video from GFLUG's "Art from A Toy" art show at Polk State College in Winter Haven. Not exactly our largest display, but it's drawing great attention for the college's art gallery.
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Watch this at Tampa Bay Online
"Something not on top" h... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2011, 4:16 pm
Fish in a Bowl,
originally uploaded by jmenomeno.
Festival of the Masters is happening this weekend at Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL. GFLUG has a LEGO display right outside the LEGO Imagination Center -- the side nearest to where McDonalds use to be.
This year our theme is "Wate... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2011, 10:46 pm
[Build] Fort Legoredo (6762) built using LEGO instructions, 1 block is 1x1 brick
By KenneyWings
So this is the 2nd LEGO model I've seen built in Minecraft... It's pretty neat. Looses something in translation, but nevertheless, it looks cool.
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Oct 21, 2011, 10:39 am
The Wizard of Oz Children’s Educational Exhibition,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.
I was asked by the Henry Ford Museum if I wanted to display my Wizard of Oz MOC at the The Wizard of Oz Children’s Educational Exhibition going on now, til Jan 9th, 2012-- I was more than happy to l... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 3:02 pm
One of the suggestions that have come up for iPaB has been some type of indicator of how full a wall container is... I think way back when I started this project, I had a similar idea -- not only would I like to know what parts are on the PaB wall, but how plentiful are they. So I look... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 12:09 pm
So friends aren't too keen on the tsunami idea... I was thinking something tasteful and respectful, but the idea was still shot down. *sigh* So back to the drawing board few a new water related idea...
Got an e-mail about adding the Liverpool, UK LEGO store the other day ... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2011, 1:15 am
Festival of the Masters is coming up soon. I've been spending some time thinking about what I'm going t build this year... Our theme is "Water, Water Everywhere." A little silly, but with the tsunami that hit Japan earlier this year, it's a little apropos... Maybe I should do a floo... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2011, 10:26 pm
As many of you already know, Legoland Florida will open its doors on Oct. 15th, 2011. Most of GFLUG has talked about going opening day & most of us have annual passes so we'll be there for the preview days as well. I expect it to be crazy, so I'm mentally preparing myself now for it. :)
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Jul 18, 2011, 3:12 pm
Brickfete - LEGO Fest - Toronto - July 30th,
originally uploaded by Janey Red Brick.
If you're in the area, there will be a LEGO convention in Toronto, Canada -- Brickfete -- July 28th to 31st, with public day on the 30th.
Check out the Brickfete group on Facebook.
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Jun 3, 2011, 10:44 am
This coming father's day weekend in Chicago, Brickworld will happen. If you've never witness a LEGO convention, this is one of the larger ones in the US. Details of the schedule is starting to show up on-line & it's shaping up to be a fun filled event this year.
On a personal note, we've g... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 11:14 am
brickbuilder711 has shared a video with me:
From about 9:44 to about 17:15 is the segment on the newly remodeled LEGO Imagination Center in Orlando, FL. Some of my pictures don't do the new store justice, but this interview with Justin Tripp, VP of LEGO Retail Stores, does a great job summi... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2011, 1:53 pm
IMG_2296,
originally uploaded by thumat2002.Todd Thuma uploaded some pictures of the remodel to the Orlando LEGO Imagination Center to his Flickr account -- taken last weekend. As you can see, progress is coming along.
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Mar 31, 2011, 7:48 pm
DSC_0127,
originally uploaded by BestOfTodd.The new Star Wars miniland opened today at LEGOLAND, CA... There are some pictures up on Flickr... and some here.
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Mar 28, 2011, 1:27 pm
Well, MegaCon 2011 is now over.
Here's links to videos I took of our display, starting at one end and working my way around.
Jurassic Park
Transformers/Star Wars
Star Wars
Hoth
Hoth
Star Wars/Lost
Lost
Castle Village
Castle
Castle/Train/Space
Moonbase Dome
Space
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Mar 21, 2011, 3:57 pm
Time to plug our local LUG. :)
The Greater Florida LEGO User Group located in central Florida will have a LEGO display at MegaCon, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL this coming weekend (March 25th-27th). This year, should be a nice mixture of moon-base, space ships, St... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2011, 1:36 pm
I got a message early this morning saying there's will be a new LEGO store in the Miami area, based upon some information from a recent LEGO store flyer -- looks like there will be new stores in Indianapolis, IN & Beachwood, OH as well. Looks like opening weekend for both stores will be April 8-10t... Comment - Like
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Mar 10, 2011, 11:09 am
missing pc,
originally uploaded by d-higdon.So if you happen to be in Toronto towards the end of July this year, check out Brickfête at the Assembly Hall Cultural Center -- it is a LEGO Fan event, with one public days on Saturday, July 30th.
BrickfêteJuly 28th-31st, 2011The Assembly Hall Cultural ... Comment - Like
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Feb 24, 2011, 3:57 pm
In LEGO Universe news comes this post:
LEGO Universe developer NetDevil, based in Colorado, have laid-off "a lot of talented folks" reveals a now former employee. The studio has cut "over 20 people."
Only a "very, VERY small team" is retained for LEGO Universe. Numerous former staff have poste... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2011, 8:35 pm
Gary Istok posted over on Bricklink:
Clark Bakker, a New York LEGO enthusiast recently notified me of a very very rare LEGO book that he had gotten a copy of.
It was the 1957 25 YEARS OF THE LEGO COMPANY book, in Danish... and supposedly made just for the LEGO employees (which numbered about... Comment - Like
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Jan 17, 2011, 5:52 pm
So this past weekend, my wife and I went to the LEGO store and saw they had new Valentine's Day sets in stock, #40016 and #40015. I was more excited about the "Love You" set, since it contain a lot of new black macaroni bricks; wasn't so impress with the heart book... or is it a book? From the pac... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 10:59 pm
Watching the Sugar Bowl with my wife tonight. During half time, decided to catch up on LEGO news and discovered that Paul Janssen finally finished his Ohio State University horseshoe stadium. He had been talking about building since I was apart of COLTC -- we moved to Florida in 2006. This is ... Comment - Like
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Dec 7, 2010, 11:09 pm
Herobot 9000 (1),
originally uploaded by nstohlma.I've been following the TwinLUG's Flickr stream for some time now, watching the behind the walls remodel of the LEGO Imagination Center at the Mall of America. At first, it looked like a few walls, a bunch of open space, and a few cube-like fr... Comment - Like
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Nov 24, 2010, 11:21 am
Pharaoh's Quest Battlepack,
originally uploaded by xwingyoda.Yes! I got my first Pharaoh Quest set last weekend, I must say that I'm really impressed with the new mummies... Thinking I might want a small army of them at some point -- then this showed up on Flickr! Could be expensive (I suspe... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2010, 9:59 pm
IMG_0998,
originally uploaded by thumat2002.Festival of the Masters was this past weekend (Nov. 12-14) -- this happens annually at the LEGO Imagination Center in Orlando, FL. This year our group's theme was "Memorable Movie Moments". This year, my wife created a Cinderella castle MOC (I hel... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2010, 10:57 am
Gingerbread Men,
originally uploaded by lyninsquam.Just spotted this over on Flickr... My wife and I watch the gingerbread house competitions on Food Network, but it's another thing to see it done in LEGO! It's a cute design and looks good enough to eat... just in time for the holidays.
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Nov 4, 2010, 4:57 pm
I'm excited about this, just posted over on Flickr:
Hey people! I bring happy news today: the newest Swooshable project is done! Ever wondered how to find LEGO stores close to you? Or how about the next awesome events? Or maybe the ultimate LEGO User Group?
Hah! Easy peasy, with the new Swooshable W... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2010, 5:13 pm
Picked this up from Bill Ward's blog, Brickpile - Why Does LEGO Ignore Girls?
I think Emily is being coached a little (maybe by her professional blogger father), but her points are valid... It's ashame that the LEGO Universe cover fails a variation on the Bechdel test.
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Oct 10, 2010, 9:22 am
LEGO Halloween Bucket,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.So in addition to the weekly magnet... FREE LEGO Halloween Bucket (7.99 value) with ANY LEGO purchase of $20 or more! at Toys R Us.
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Oct 6, 2010, 12:47 am
Brickshelf made the XKCD 2010 Online Community map... look south-west of YouTube Island, near Tumblr... You'll need to really zoom in. :)
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Oct 5, 2010, 2:03 pm
Ok, picked this up from Modular Life, a story about the LEGO "library" at the NetDevil offices, the makers of LEGO Universe. The article was posted by Kotaku's tour of NetDevil's offices, since LEGO Universe is to launch later this October. There's a gallery of images from the visit with some inte... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2010, 10:32 am
Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.I've been staring at the caveman from the Minifig Collection, Series 1 for some time now thinking, I should build something Flintstones related. So I played around with the fig and found a Fred and Barney that I'm happy with. A... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2010, 12:00 am
LEGO 2011 Calendar,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.So I spotted the LEGO 2011 Calendar in the LEGO Imagination Center, FL today. I'm thinking it was $9.99. It looked cute; there are 12 pictures on the back depicting months in LEGO... It's a little pricey for me.
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Sep 3, 2010, 10:26 am
Life's a Beach,
originally uploaded by I Scream Clone.I don't know about you, but it's been a crazy week at work... Let's all head out to the beach or grill out this weekend! Happy Labor Day, all.
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Aug 29, 2010, 1:03 am
My wife and I met our friends at the LEGO Imagination Center (LIC) today, I was expecting to be disappointed in their selection. After we walked in the door, I noticed that one of the LEGO games (#3847 Magma Monster) actually has a orange 16x16 baseplate in it! I picked one up. Then I noticed... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2010, 2:47 pm
But I have the Higher Ground!,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.So managed to get my Mustfar display lighted... ended up finding 12' strip lighting at Walmart on clearance for $4 -- it disburses the light just enough to made it glow. George Lucas walked around the exhibitor's area for a quick ... Comment - Like
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Aug 5, 2010, 11:59 am
100_2003,
originally uploaded by thumat2002.With Star Wars Celebration V just around the corner, All of us at GFLUG have been hard at work. Based upon Todd's work (to the right), I realize that I need to step it up a notch this weekend.
So far, I hope you've seen Todd's 501st mosaic log... Comment - Like
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Aug 5, 2010, 11:32 am
BrickFair,
originally uploaded by ((Primus)).So BrickFair is this weekend in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, we can't make it -- no vacation time and GFLUG has a little event of our own soon called Star Wars Celebration V, here in Orlando, the following weekend.
If you happen to be going... Comment - Like
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Jul 31, 2010, 10:44 am
Playing Around with Curves,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.I don't know about you'll, but when I get bored, I play with geometric shapes when I'm faced with a pile of LEGO. Some people build amazing creations just from tablescraps, but I ended up playing with curvature & geometric structure. Inst... Comment - Like
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Jul 28, 2010, 10:12 am
Attention Flickr.,
originally uploaded by daveexmachina."Srsly, I agree! Now return you to your normal Flickr stream, there's nothing to see here."
Sorry, this made me laugh this morning, because it's so true.
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Jul 19, 2010, 7:05 am
Lego Games Summer Tour,
originally uploaded by Brickapolis™.Here's a picture of the LEGO Games Summer Tour by Brickapolis. Too bad the tour doesn't come south into Florida -- looks like fun.
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Jul 13, 2010, 12:02 pm
Just wonderful! I don't know any more details about it, other than what Google translator can provide. I love the verticalness of the two castles! Be nice to see the tree structure be just as tall & impressive.
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Jul 10, 2010, 12:15 pm
I've uploaded a video from Festival of the Masters 2008... The theme that year was "Transportation: Past, Present, and Beyond!" I must have taken the video late in the day -- looks like there was a lull in the crowd, which is unusual. Normally it's about 3 to 4 people deep all around the display... Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2010, 9:40 am
Just up uploaded a few boat race videos from our GFLUG Boat, Build & BBQ meeting. I was under obligation not to release this until after Brickworld's Boat Race. :)
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Jun 22, 2010, 9:40 am
Advance Race - Round 1:
mhuffman posted a video:
Just a teaser, but I should be uploading more video from the boat race at Brickworld 2010 here soon. Look for it in my Flickr stream.
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Jun 13, 2010, 12:20 am
6 Endor Trees,
originally uploaded by mhuffman.So today I finished building trees for Endor & Star Wars Celebration V... I'm actually up to 9 trees now. In my quest to find parts, I've been doing a little sorting & hunting for parts. In the process, I found my Dewback -- I'm excited. I plan to ta... Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2010, 5:44 pm
I knew this was coming to Brickworld, but didn't think video would be released until then...
It's a marvel of LEGO engineering.
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