Our most recent GertLUG meet up was held at the Robins in Ashton, Bristol on Tuesday 10th September 2019. A total of 16 members attended, enthusiastic to discuss and share thoughts, ideas and general banter to do with all things LEGO. Thanks to Hannah for managing the swap box, which opened the meeting with a ceremonial dumping of the contents onto the table, swiftly followed by members adding their surplus supplies to the pile. The…
The Cotswold Bricks and Trains Weekend event has been running for three years now with great success. This year was the first time GertLUG attended, with Nick, Emily, Hannah, Paul, Dan and myself all displaying our MOCs and, of course, the magnificent Apocalypseburg collaboration build, which continues to grow with each show. The event ran over two days (very rainy days) and there were around 17 displayers, some people I’d met before and some I…
The first event under the GertLUG name and also the first time displaying at the Avon Valley Railway has now been and gone. With two marquees at Bitton station full of models built from LEGO® bricks there was plenty to see, as well as the full size train running along the three miles of track alongside, complete with on board LEGO® workshops. A selection of photos taken during the day are shown below, showcasing the…
Tomorrow is our first event at the Avon Valley Railway featuring models built by a number of GertLUG members and other Adult Fans of LEGO®! On board the Brick Express, while the train journeys along the line, will be building workshops with LEGO® bricks. You can book tickets for these trains on the Avon Valley Railway’s website by clicking here. A number of displays of LEGO® models will be at Bitton station and will feature…
The first collaborative build that GertLUG members are taking part in ties in with The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, which was released earlier this year and is titled Welcome to Apocalypseburg. The poster shown below created by GertLUG Social Secretary, Hannah, gives the standard sizes to follow for each module that will be combined to create the collaborative display. There’s also a few ideas and suggestions on part and colour usage. Our aim…
There’s just two more weeks to go until our first event at the Avon Valley Railway featuring LEGO® bricks, which is being held on Sunday the 2nd of June! While the Brick Express travels along the tracks of the Avon Valley Railway, there will be a number of displays of LEGO® models built by members of GertLUG at Bitton station. We’re looking forward to this first event at the railway and will be working hard…
Periodically we shall feature models built by GertLUG members using LEGO® bricks to display some of the creativity of our group and hopefully inspire people with what can be made using the little plastic components. A model created by a fan of LEGO® that isn’t available to buy as a LEGO® set is usually known by the acronym MOC, which stands for My Own Creation. Keep an eye on the events page of the GertLUG…
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…