BRICKWORLD 2017
Schaumburg Illinois
Last year I attended
BrickWorld Chicago as
a spectator. This
year I Went as a
displayer with the
group ChiLUG (Chicago
area Lego User Group).
Either way it is an
awesome event, but I
was MUCH busier this
year as I participated
in many events and did
not get as much time
to look around and
take pictures.
My items:
My BrickWorld 2017
commemorative bricks.
One brick and figure
for attending with a
full registration.
One brick for each
(of two) donations
to charity events.
One brick for the
three volunteer
duties I performed.
I ordered the 2017
BrickWorld model,
which was a Camera
Truck to go with
the 2017 theme
"Lights,
Camera, Bricks!"
It is a good model
although I bought
it mostly for the
fact of celebrating
my first BrickWorld
as a displayer.
The Lego 75912 set:
Porsche 911 GT Finish Line
I won this as a
door prize at
BrickWorld.
The road plates
and pit area
decoration are
NOT part of the
Lego set but I
added for this
photo to make it
look better.
The initial layout
of my display at
BrickWorld 2017
right after it was
put up. I moved
some things around
before the event.
The Palace Cinema
to the left, train
to the right, and
guns at the bottom
are NOT mine.
My display featured
the
"row houses",
"family house",
"lighthouse",
"Pet Rescue van",
"Ambulance",
"BookMobile",
"Cow and Sheep",
"Dice",
"Centipede and Beetle",
"Mosquito and butterfly",
and the
"Aquarium"
I also had models
in the ChiLUG film
collaboration
(scenes from movies
filmed in Chicago)
and a module in the
GBC (Great Ball
Contraption). But
could not locate
these after the
event so I assume
somebody else got
them for themselves.
My display during
the "World
Of Lights"
where the event
hall is dark and
models have lights
on them.
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Scott Ingerson (from
of ChiLUG) hosted a
workshop for building
dragsters with the
Lego Pull Back motor.
He also hosted the
race competition,
which I helped with.
Here is just one of
the many races.
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My "job"
was to stop cars
when they went off
the race area.
My first attempt
to take a video of
a race was met
with one of the
cars veering off
course right at me.
My reaction to grab
the car ruined the
video, but it was
rather hilarious.
Other peoples models:
I did not get much
chance to look
around or take
pictures this year.
But here are some
photos I did get.
At our ChiLUG display
was our collaboration
of scenes from movies
filmed in Chicago.
Bottom center to right
has the six entries.
Mine is the scene from
"Running
Scared" showing
the car chase on the
elevated ("L")
train tracks (with the
photo of the scene to
the right of the model).
There was another
Lighthouse at the
ChiLUG display
besides mine. It
was much bigger
than mine and had
more detail.
While it is really
fun to getting to
display your own
models and discuss
them with others,
for me it is even
more fun to talk
to others about
their models. SO
the different
Lighthouse creators
had some bantering
(in good fun) about
whose model was
"better".
Truth is, I think
they won but I
liked both models!
This is one table
which had amusement
park theme. I saw
at least four such
themed displays.
During my first year
at BrickWorld (as a
spectator), I had
several conversations
with displayers. I
was very happy to
find that one of them
was right next to the
ChiLUG table. This
is his display.
I think this is
Micropolis.
Trains, cities,
airports, and cars
are common at the
show. This table
had a little bit
of everything.
An airport with all
of the structures
and aircraft of a
normal airport.
Pretty cool.
Pretty sure that the
vehicles (as least
on the left) are
cars from movies.
The RV (with wings)
is from Spaceballs
and the Mutt Cutts
van is from Dumb
and Dumber. Don't
know the others.
A really big
airplane that
looks realistic.
As usual, I am
very impressed.
The new Lego carousel
as part of another
amusement park theme.
Part of the GFLUG
(Greater Florida
Lego User Group)
area.
My cousin has a lot
of amusement park
sets so this brought
thoughts of hers.
More of GFLUGs
display. Another
carousel, ferris
wheel, and roller
coaster in the
Brick Gardens.
A VERY detailed
miniature golf
course layout.
World Of Lights photos:
Some pictures from
the "World of
Lights", where
the event hall
lights are turned
off and some models
(creators choice)
are lit up.
The bottom part
of the Sears (now
Willis) Tower and
the Crane
Communications
building lit up.
These were right
next to my display.
Vern and Michelle
Thompkins are also
members of ChiLUG.
Vern made these
buildings while
Michelle does Lego
mosaics.
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GFLUG had some
rides lit up.
Here is the ferris
wheel with the
carousel and
another ride
behind it.
The very long
suspension bridge
with lights.
Not quite sure what
it is as I could
not read the tag,
but it is some kind
of house with very
good lighting.
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