Air and Space Display

So Saturday was the day for Explore the Universe Day - and it was a lot of fun. The LEGO display was center stage at the entrance (which was a nice surprise). All the mOCs and models were set up there, and the build area was set awy atthe missle display (to the left, if you entered from the National Mall entrance).

We had a monorail. micro models, NASA models, fantasy ships and even a sneak peek of the upcoming LEGO space sets and even the upcoming Republic Cruiser from the Star Wars collection!

Pictures will be coming once I get them off my camera..I have a few in my flickr account, but more will be coming. Also, go to classic-space.com for some more info!

BrickJournal Photo Archive (sorta)

Didier Enjary brought up an idea for he BrickJournal website: Have all the extra photos  that didn't get published be in the  site.

Ithought about this for a while and decided to us my flickr account for that. Why? Well, it can handle all the traffic the photos would take -  and it woudl be easy to maintain. Also, I can print pics from my flickr galleries.

So start looking over here for some of the pics that didn't get in the mag.

Pictures by other photographers will not be included in the galleries unless permission is given.

National Air and Space Display

This coming weekend, I will be doing a display with members of WAMALUG at the National Air and Space Museum for Explore the Univers Day. It's a fun gig to do, because a lot of people visit from around the world.

Currently, there will be a small display (four tables) from the group and a build area. The display we have is usually this small because there are quite a few other exhibitors - but they are astronomy clubs and research labs. We do the stuff the kids like:-).

Our group will be seven or so people, and we got space in the gretting area (which is nice) and by the 'missle pit,' or the missle display area.

It's going to be a lot of fun!

Virginia Tech thoughts...

While it's easy to think that bad things happen elsewhere, with a community as large as the LEGO community, there are things that touch us closer than we expect.

I mention this because it took me a day to remember that one of the FLL volunteers I know is from VT. He has been active with having FLL events in BrickFest and has become a good friend. I contacted him, and he and his friends are okay, fortunately.

The incident at Virginia Tech is a tragedy, and I am deeply saddened by it. My thoughts and prayers go to the students, faculty, and staff of Virginia Tech.

More photos?

you bet!

A gallery for the second day of FLL can be found here.

Flickr Gallery for FLL

You can see all the pics from the first day at FIRST LEGO World Festival here.

Be warned, it's alot of pix, and I have more coming!

FIRST LEGO League Video

Done with video and photos I took - music from the soundtrack to "Meet the Robinsons"