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Plymouth Brick Festival – March 19th 2022

By Joe | 1 April 2022 by Joe

Plymouth Brick Festival – The 1st of its kind… For too long Devon & Cornwall had been waiting. For too long had the counties been a barren wasteland for the LEGO enthusiast. But on Saturday 19th March 2022 the wait was over, and GertLUG descended upon The Ocean city of Plymouth to share their love of LEGO and show everyone that everything really is awesome when it comes to the legendary bricks! My story began on Friday………. Because, as luck would have it,…

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Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival

By Joe | 13 March 202213 March 2022 by Joe

On the 6th of March this year GertLUG got the opportunity to display at the fantastic Comic Con and Gaming Festival. Held once again at Ashton Gate, the home of Bristol City football club, this was our second year in a row and we went in with high expectations for how the event would go. Last year’s event was held in the middle of the pandemic and as such the 2m rule applied and masks…

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The Brick Show

By Joe | 11 February 202214 February 2022 by Joe

Our first GertLUG show this year was organised by member Luke Herridge for his local infant school in Downend. The aim was to raise money for the school, to go towards a new playground, and to raise smiles on the faces of as many people who came along to see the show as possible! Luke succeeded on both fronts and here’s a quick write-up of the show, in his own words: What a fantastic Brick…

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GertLUG trip to LEGOLAND Windsor!

By Joe | 10 February 20226 February 2022 by Joe

Back in September 2021, the LUG took the opportunity to visit LEGOLAND Windsor! As well as a few birthdays to celebrate and pop badges to collect it was a great excuse to see DJ L.L.A.M.A playing a concert in Miniland. Here are some highlights from our day! Miniland: As AFOLs Miniland felt like a holiday! We were able to visit so many incredible places, recreated as perfect miniature brick built versions, from New York to…

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The Brick Show at the Galleries – A Round up

By Joe | 23 August 202114 February 2022 by Joe

After well over a year of no LEGO shows at all, and with no opportunity to host our main Bristol Brick Show this year, we were thrilled to be given the chance to work with The Galleries shopping centre in Bristol to put on the biggest LEGO show Bristolians will get to see in 2021. Held over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of August, and filling the whole downstairs level of this much…

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The Brick Show at The Galleries!

By Joe | 16 August 202116 August 2021 by Joe

Hello LEGO Fans! After well over a year of no LEGO shows and following our two fantastic shows this year already (at Avon Valley Railway and Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival respectively) we are thrilled to be hosting our biggest show this year, and the largest show you’ll see in Bristol in 2021, at The Galleries shopping centre this weekend coming. Over the weekend of Sat 21st to Sun 22nd August GertLUG will be…

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Thomas Woodman – What a load of Brickheadz!

By Joe | 5 July 2021 by Joe

On Sunday July 11th a number of GertLUG members will be displaying their builds at Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival, held at Ashton Gate stadium. This is the second GertLUG displaying opportunity of the year and so to tie in with it we’ve got a great interview with one of our newer members Tom Woodman who specialises in creating custom Brickheadz models. Read all about his LEGO journey below and if you want to…

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Meet the Vicechair – Joe Clarke

By Joe | 8 June 2021 by Joe

As a child in the 80s I loved LEGO. It had to do battle with Battle Beasts, win the race against micro machines and even command my attention over M.A.S.K but even as a child it did all of those things, and more. My love for LEGO started at a young age (probably as a 4 year old, around 1986) as I had a 2 year older brother who had many classic space sets I’m…

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Krzysztof Kwiatkowski’s Technic Gravedigger

By Joe | 28 April 2021 by Joe

Earlier this year, I interviewed Krzysztof Kwiatkowski regarding his LEGO Technic Gravedigger monster truck MOC. Presented below is the complete interview: Hi Krzysztof, introduce yourself! Where are you from, how old are you and what do you do? Krzysztof aka KAKwiatkowski aka BadIdeasPoorlyExecuted. 25 years and 11 months old at the date of writing this. Originally from Poland, for the past 8 years I have been enjoying living in Wales. Professionally, a legal advisor for…

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March Online Meet Part 2 – GertLUG Hosts

By Joe | 4 April 2021 by Joe

After being treated to a great meeting hosted by Richard from Brick Alley earlier in the month, the second meet of the month saw Brick Alley’s Sunday afternoon slot at 1pm taken over and hosted by James (Secretary) and Emily (Social Secretary) of GertLUG. To kick things off we had some quick introductions and a question of “What is your favourite element?”. With 17 attendees from both GertLUG and Brick Alley present there were some…