The weekend of October 21st and 22nd, we put on a large display at the Fall Family Fun event at the Garden Factory in Gates NY. The Fall Family Fun event involves several dozen attractions, including carnival rides, a petting zoo, animal rides, food, pumpkins, face painting and everything else …
On August 5th, the Oswego Public Library sponsored the Rochester Lego User Group to bring hands-on workshops featuring Lego Micropolis and Lego Digital Design, build challenges, and of course, FREE PLAY! It was an amazing day to see the creativity and ingenuity of everyone who came! A very special thanks …
We returned to the Geneseo Airshow this year with numerous displays: Great Ball Contraption, Large Medieval Town, Micro World War II creations, and various other models made for plenty to look at. Quite a few of the builds have been posted online by their creator: The Kinslaying at Alqualondë, Feather …
RochLUG returned to Geneseo college for a Micropolis themed event, that also had a large free build section with various prizes to be won in different build challenges. Participants could free build, enter challenges, get some LEGO Digital Design experience designing a Micropolis house, and then build that house with …
Our last display at the Strong Museum had something for everyone. The primary theme was STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Math), with a good sized Great Ball Contraption display, along with other STEAM models like a balance scale and calculator. A large Medieval Village layout, train setup, and numerous other stand …
This post details the build process of my first model in 2017, Sigurd’s General Goods: a medieval general store based off of the store Bits and Pieces from the game Skyrim. Despite being a very detailed model, it came together rather quickly, perhaps partly due to having reference images to …
The main theme at this year’s RMSC display was the 4 elements: earth, fire, water, and wind. Besides creations focused on the elements, there was quite a variety of displays: great ball contraptions, a medieval village, modular buildings, micropolis, and an assortment of other builds.
A display focused on a Great Ball Contraption (GBC) setup, and train layout were exhibited at the November 2016 Rochester Mini Maker Faire. The new Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator fit in nicely with the other GBC modules.
The Geneseo Airshow is another large annual event, where an airport layout is always the centerpiece. From runways to hangars and support crews, this is one well equipped airport! You may spot some unusual happenings as well, like a firetruck trying to extinguish a dragon! Other themed MOCs were also …
One of our bigger annual displays, this event had a large town and train layout, airport, castle, pirates, and assorted other creations!
