LEGO Store Bristol Opening Update
It has now been officially announced that the new LEGO Brand retail store that was due to open in Cabot Circus, Bristol during November, will now be opening on Wednesday the 2nd of December at 10am. Here…
LL 928-B Galaxy Explorer – Award Winning Neo Classic Space
A big congratulations are in order to GertLUG member Ben Smith who won the 'classic! ClAsSiC!! CLASSIC!!!' award at virtual BrickCon 2020 with his Galaxy Explorer MOC. Ben shared a photo of the trophy that had been…
Ghostly Figures
Over the years the LEGO Group have released a large array of different ghosts, ghouls and other spooky themed minifigures. This Halloween, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the different versions of…
September 2020 Virtual Meet Up
As restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to prevent physical meet ups, so too continue our virtual monthly meet ups. While waiting for people to join the meeting, those that were already there had a general…
GertLUG on BBC Radio Bristol
If you listen to the breakfast show on BBC Radio Bristol, you may have heard GertLUG Ambassador, Nick Amos, this morning. While this post is being made a bit late in the evening to be able to…
GertLUG Featured in Blocks Magazine
The latest issue of Blocks Magazine (issue 71) available in stores Thursday 3rd September, has started arriving with subscribers today and featured on pages 22 and 23 is an article about GertLUG. Each issue of Blocks Magazine…
August 2020 Virtual Meet Up
As with our previous virtual meet up, we began with a quick introduction game to get to know a bit more about everyone, including our favourite colour LEGO bricks. Once that was done, the first challenge of…
New LEGO Store Coming to Bristol
Great news for the members of GertLUG who live in the area around Bristol! It has been announced today that a new LEGO Brand retail store will be opening in Bristol. Although there was little detail posted…
May and June 2020 Virtual Meet Ups
With the continued lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the GertLUG monthly meet ups are still being held online using Zoom. While it isn't quite the same as meeting in person, there has been the added benefit…
Bristol Brick Show 2019 Photos
On Saturday and Sunday the 16th and 17th of November 2019, the second Bristol Brick Show took place. For 2019 the Show was bigger and better than the previous year, with more floor space to fill with…
