Massachusetts anybody?

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Massachusetts anybody?

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I am wondering if anybody here lives in Massachusetts. If a lot of people do, maybe we could set up a get together as a local center and such. It would not be anything over night, but mainly a day thing. It would probably be in the summer around July or early June right before Brickworld. It would be a place where we could show off anything lego (Castle, Town, Space) and then see who could be going to a larger place like Brickworld.


Just a thought I have been meaning to post for a long time.



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Hey PI,

You should check out the NELUG site. They limit their membership to 18+ years old, and IIRC you're a teen, but even so their event calendar lists public displays and other events that you can attend and meet up with other LEGO builders. For instance, they linked to a public event this past weekend in Waltham. Their next public display is a train show on November 17 in Wilmington, MA.

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At train shows, are you aloud to bring any other things besides trains?
I imagine that it would be dedicated to trains.


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I'm assuming that at the train show their club is displaying their own layout, rather than calling for general MOC displays (though you should contact them about that), but my main thought was that by showing up at one of their public displays you can make some contacts with LEGO fans in your area.

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Hey, I'm in NELUG!

Yeah, the train shows are generally events where our members show off their town-themed stuff in a big layout (typically 10'x30' these days). We don't usually have space set aside for other models because, well, we don't ask for other display space (they'd probably deny it if we asked). We had an extra display table once in the 14 Greenberg shows we've done, and I don't think we've had other tables in the 6 or so other train shows we've been to.

There aren't a lot of opportunities to show off our other models, although for the past two summers we've done a general Lego show for families in Middlebury, Vermont. There, we solicit models from everyone (guests included), but in the past there's been a display fee for kids to display their models, and prizes for the best kid submitted stuff.

This past weekend we did an event with The Construction Site, a toy store in the area that specializes in construction toys. The idea was similar to our Vermont event, although it wasn't quite as advertised and organized as the Vermont event (maybe next time!). Actually, I had a 64x64 castle at the event that I should post pictures of (hmm).

As for meeting up with other teenage-ish Lego fans, it's pretty tricky. I've seen a few attempts at creating teen groups, but they generally don't last all that long. I've always thought it would be a neat idea to set up events for people who are 12+, though, as that teenage bracket often gets neglected. They're too old for kiddie stuff, and not quite old enough to get taken as seriously by the adult fans. But regardless, there's a lot of teenagers out there who could probably easily fit into the "adult" Lego community.

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