Hey everyone, just a friendly reminder that the next meeting is quickly approaching on November 3rd. Please see the forums for more details on the location.

If you are intending to come please visit the forum as they’re will likely be a parts draw.

Click the picture to see more LEGOLAND Flordia Pictures!

A small group of PennLUGers went down to LEGOLAND Florida, which officially opened it’s doors in October!

Our very own Cale is also featured on The Brothers Brick!

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2011/10/13/train-double-feature/

You might be able to guess I’m going through my recent additions to my blog list. These two steam train pictures look so nice together I’m going to save myself some typing and blog them together. Both are excellent models and showcase the advantages of building trains at 8-wide. Which needs to be showcased since it is a dirty size[1].

First we have Cale Leiphart‘s USRA Light Mikado from World War I as operated by the Baltimore and Ohio railway.

Followed by this excellent diorama by Tony Sava (SaveTheAggie) from his series “The Texas Brick Railroad”.

[1] That’s a train-head joke. There’s joking banter between 6/7w builders and 8w builders that dates back many years.

Wow! Our members are getting a lot of show on Brothers-Brick! I love it!

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2011/10/12/machinations-in-the-boardroom/

This fantastic photo by Nathanial Brill (Shuppiluliumas) is a perfect example of what we might have missed if we were only looking at a tiny version of the picture.

Low light emanates from the walls and ceiling, illuminating the scheming executives. Outside the window, Nathaniel uses microscale buildings to provide a clue to the scale of the city in which these captains of industry plot their hostile takeovers.

It’s definitely worth taking a look at the large version on black. And don’t miss the setup shots.

One of our own members was featured on Brothers-Brick!

Here’s some of the story see the whole article here.

A Neo-Classic Space resurgence?
There’s been a spate of really great Neo-Classic Space models over this last week or so, and I hadn’t realized I missed it quite as much as I apparently do. The latest update to a classic set is Chris Edwards‘s update to 6928 Uranium Search Vehicle.





As much as I love the vehicle — from the faithful recreation of the uranium detectors on the front to the lab on the back — what stands out most to me is the great updates to the black and white Space minifigs.

The next PennLUG meeting is fast approaching on October 1st! There’s also a small challenge to our members check out the forums for details on the meeting and challenge. Hope to see you all there!

Railfest ’11 was a great success. We had a lot of good feedback from visitors and Steamtown had a lot of great displays. We hope you had an opportunity to stop by and see some of the displays put up but Steamtown. If you did miss some here are some photos of our display.

Steamtown’s railfest is quickly approaching on Sept 3rd and 4th. The regularly scheduled meeting will be September 10th! Please see the forums for more information and as always keep an eye out on your email boxes.

Steamtown is having Railfest 2011 on September 3rd and 4th in Scranton, PA. It’s going to be a great even to come out and see some of the heritage of Railroading. Additionally PennLUG is going to have a display up showing some of the LEGO custom train models. It’s bound to be fun for both young and old alike. We hope we see you there. Should be a nice change of pace after the recent earthquake and hurricane no?

Steamtown Railfest 2011 – Direct link to Steamtown’s official page reviewing what you can expect, hours and more!

Yikes the site went down… some minor technical problems… some clone brand parts… you know how it is… we’re back up!