Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Gary's travels
Following up on yesterday's post, last year Nathan brought his miniland Gary to BrickCon, but he got lost. He was rescued by some kind AFOLs, who took him on a global trek for the next year, taking in various sites around the US, and also the homeland - Billund Denmark.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Gary on the move
Okay, I saw something from BrickCon, but to fully appreciate it we have to go back a bit. You may all remember the video from a few years back where some Indiana Jones and LEGO fans recreated the famous scene of Indy running from the giant ball, but with a guy running from a giant LEGO ball rolling after him down a San Francisco street. Okay, it turned out their ball was actually a huge styrofoam ball covered with a skin of baseplates, but that doesn't take away from the utter coolness. Anyway, in 2009, Mythbusters tried it out. In the process they went to Legoland and enlisted Gary McIntire (and, IIRC, a bunch of SandLUGgers) to help build a giant LEGO ball. Be sure to watch the video linked. Anyway, on to this blog. Nathan Proudlove commemorated this with his own Miniland version of Gary and the giant ball.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Pythonscape
AFOLs from around the world are gathering in Seattle this weekend for BrickCon 2011. One feature this year is Pythonscape, a miniland-scale group display. GeekyTom puts the gang in armor with his So-called Arthur king and his silly English knnnnnnigits .
Friday, September 30, 2011
South Beach
More from Legoland Florida: South Beach. BTW, I just wanted to note that I have yet to see any photos of the miniland pirates display. We know from the official site that Miniland USA will include five sections - Washington DC, New York City and Las Vegas will presumably be much like the displays at Legoland California, and I've previously blogged photos of some DC landmarks under construction at the park. The Florida section (much like the park in Carlsbad features sites from California) has gotten a lot of play in the media and I've shown some of these over the past few blog posts. The pirate section, however, is a mystery to me. The reporter who wrote today's article seems to have been standing right in front of the display: "...said Adrian Jones, Legoland general manager as he looked over the cluster with Lego swashbucklers, ships and a volcano." And yet he took no photos! Grr. Maybe the park officials have not been allowing that, wanting the pirates section to be a surprise? Anyway, the park opens soon enough and I'm sure Flickr will be full of photos shortly.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Bok Tower Gardens
It looks like the press was recently brought in to Legoland Florida to promote up grand opening on October 15. Here's Bok Tower Gardens.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Free tickets to Legoland!
If you read this blog, you surely want to go to Legoland Florida, set to open on October 15. Well, you can get free tickets. If you sign up for the LEGO VIP program (at no cost) and follow the directions, you can get two free tickets to visit the park between October 24 and 30. I can't imagine why any LEGO fan who's within striking distance of Winter Haven won't take advantage of this offer.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
A handy bird on a rainy day
Moctagon Jones presents the vultures from Tulgey Wood. For more Disney-themed creations, see DisneyBricks.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Tweedles
Moctagon Jones presents Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. For more Disney-themed creations, see DisneyBricks.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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