Rochester Lego User Group – Flower City Brickmasters

ROCHLUG Modular Building Standard for City Layouts

We’re posting the ROCHLUG modular building standard. This is based on common LEGO standard designs. We are planning on using this standard going forward for displays at events. We would love everyone to participate to build a road or MOC modular. It can be a full or half baseplate and …

CANCELLED – Watkins Glen Opening Weekend – April 4, 2020

The Watkins Glen Opening Weekend event has been cancelled. Keep checking to see if they reschedule!

Geneseo Maker Faire Fest is Cancelled

Due to the schools being cancelled and the recent COV-19 outbreak. The Geneseo Maker Fest is cancelled.

February Meeting Date Change – 2/10 @ 6:30 PM!! – Gates Public Library

Apologies for the miscommunication, but there was an error on the event calendar. Our monthly meeting is on 2/10 at 6:30 PM. This is also at the Gates Public Library. Please reach out to the steering committee members if you have any questions.

Garden Factory Christmas Fun – December 14th and 15th, 2019

RLUG participated in this years Garden Factory Holiday Family Fun event on December 14th and 15th. The club had an amazing display. Several members brought their trains. There were cool special trains brought by our members. We displayed a Christmas Village along with a winter cottage and other fun winter …

RMSC SciFi Tech Weekend – December 7 & 8, 2019

RLUG Rebel and Imperial armies were prepared for The Rochester Museum and Science Center’s SciFi Tech exhibit! The RMSC event allowed the Rochester LEGO User Group a full weekend of Star Wars and SciFi themed adventure displays. The RLUG had a massive display of Star Wars Rebel and Imperial ships …

DC Super Hero Weekend – Strong Museum of Play – September 28 & 29, 2019

Greetings fellow Super Hero fans! The Rochester LEGO User Group was super pumped to participate in The Strong National Museum of Play’s DC Super Hero Opening Weekend! The Strong, a local treasure and amazing place to visit, hosts a number of amazing events each year. This event was no exception! …

Kids and Trucks – October 5th, 2019

RLUG had a fantastic sunny day. The RLUG was asked to provide LEGO DUPLO blocks for children to play with by Children’s Institute. The event was staffed and supported by RLUG members and had hundreds of children from the area come out and play. The loud horns didn’t stop the …

Rochester Maker Faire 2019

The RLUG presence at the Rochester Maker Faire grows every year. We had 20 members participate to showcase our Great Ball Contraptions (GBC), medieval village display and custom LEGO creations.

Out GBC loop grew to 28 modules this year. A ball took approximately 4 minutes to complete an entire loop.

Friday was studennt day and the event had 2000 students. We had a lot of questions on the display. Here are some statistics:

Length: 34 feet

Number of balls in loop: 100+

Time of ball to complete loop: 4.14 minutes

We look forward to displaying our creations next year!

LUG Bulk 2020 Update – Sign up is now Active! – Deadline 12/1!

LugBulk 2020 Sign-up is now active! The deadline to sign up is 12/1/2019. (December 1st) Please visit this link on our private forum for more information: https://rochlug.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=436&p=2173#p2173