The summer holidays will soon be upon us and, at the time of writing at least, the weather finally seems convinced too. As well as days out to the beach and barbecues with a mind of their own, we’re also looking forward to two exciting brick shows coming up over the next couple of months. On 20th July, we’ll be hosted again at the amazing Aerospace Bristol for the Supersonic Brick Show. This was great…
It has long been overdue, however we have now updated the Collaborative Builds section of the GertLUG website. Each collab that is featured will now have it’s own page containing information, photos and possibly even videos depending on what is made available for us to use. The individual collaborations will still be listed under the Collaborative Build heading, but as more are added to the website, this adjustment will make them easier to organise and…
Dear members, In these strange times full of unexpected and often unwanted news we, the GertLUG committee, are pleased to say we have some VERY positive and heart-warming news to share with you. We have just received confirmation from the LEGO Group that we have met their stringent requirements and as such we are now officially a recognised LEGO User Group (LUG). To say we are thrilled would be the understatement of the year! We…
As with many hobbies, there is a large amount of language used within the LEGO community that is made up of acronyms, nicknames and other terms that you may never have heard before. There are already a number of sources online where you can find out what these various terms mean, but if you don’t know where to look, we have started our own glossary of terms (or brick-tionary) to save you having to hunt…
It’s been a busy month, but GertLUG, the Bristol based LEGO® User Group, now has a website! Only the very basics have been done so far, but we shall be working away to get everything up and running as soon as we can. We also have a twitter account, which you can follow by clicking here, and a Facebook page that can be found by clicking here. By becoming a member of GertLUG, you will…