PennLUG Feb meeting

Wow a month flies by! Feb 4th is the next meeting, please visit the forums for more details, and check your email. If you did not get an email then please goto the forums and speak with Cale or Chris B.

Brick-on!

Happy New Year!

It’s late, but wanted to wish all PennLUG users a Happy New Year! This year looks to be promising with LEGO’s new themes and updates on models. It looks great! I can’t wait to see how everything turns out!

PennLUG Meeting Nov 3rd

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.

Train double feature – TBB

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

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

Machinations in the Boardroom- Nathanial Brill

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.

Pennsylvania LEGO® User Group — State of Brickdependence