Club News...
Welcome to the BLTG Official website. News here on our main page is updated intermittently, For regular updates you can join our Facebook Fan page or check out our discussion forums on the ANZFOL website at http://aussielegofans.forummotion.com/.
If you have any enquiries regarding the content or issues regarding accuracy please contact us at: webmaster@bltg.org
2012 Calendar Update.
Our Prospective event dates for 2012 are now up on the website in the Calendar Section. Check it out!
27th January 2012 - Author: Roger
Club AGM.
Last night was a very productive meeting for us; great progress was made with arrangements for 2012.
An new interim committee was appointed:-
- Chair/President: Russell Bates
- Secretary/Treasurer: Ken Wilson
- Event Co-ordinator: Colin Proudley
- Communications Officer: Roger Rooms
Assistants have also been appointed:-
- Secretary/Treasurer: Marcus Champ
- Event Co-ordinator: Matt Henry
- Communications Officer: Steve Newman
Gary Quinlan agreed to continue the work he has already undertaken on the preparation of a new constitution for the group.
A copy of the minutes will be sent out soon.
A few exciting plans for next year are in the wind;
In early January, we have been invited to go to Ipswich Art gallery to build and race whacky Lego racers; should be an interesting night.
further details will be released when they come to hand.
The first meeting for the year was to be on the 21st of January, but we have put it back a week as some members might like to go to Melbourne.
The night of 28th is a MOC night and the theme is 'Aussie'. Here is a chance to display your patriotic fervour.
Plans are also afoot for our own LEGO Expo later in the year.
4th December 2011 - Author: Russell
Big Yellow MOC Competition results.
With a large majority of the members in attendance a great night was had by all, some amazing MOCs were shown and a great deal of fun
was had in the speed building competition. The MOC competition was highly competative, while most entrants had used a few extra parts,
a few members stood up proudly, boasting their status for ONLY using the parts given.
So now the results...Congratulations go to:
- 1st place: Lachlan and his huge 8-wheel Hot Rod
- 2nd place: Jeremy and his Aquatic temple
- 3rd place: Marcus-C and his futuristic Mineral processing plant
Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to Bricks n Fun for the prizes.
Also, a very big thanks to LEGO Australia who donated the huge supply of yellow LEGO we used.
After a great Pizza dinner we had the speed building competition. The first round of eight consisted of the new members,
while the second round of eight saw some older hands have a go. With the top two from both rounds going forward and a wildcard entry from Aaron,
the reigning club speedbuild champion, we saw a hotly contested final and and a new king crowned! Congratulations to Jeremy (1st) and Marcus-C (2nd).
All of the MOC entries can be seen in the Gallery section, check it out!
26th September 2011 - Author: Roger
Club meet and Big Yellow MOC Competition.
Don't forget folks, We have a Club meeting on this Saturday the 24th, 6pm at Bricks & Fun. Most importantly don't forget to bring your entries to the Big Yellow MOC competition.
While this is only open for members, everyone can check out the works in progress at the BLTG forum on ANZFOL.
http://aussielegofans.forummotion.com/
19th September 2011 - Author: Roger
Ipswich show cancelled.
Unfortunately due to too few members being able to attend, we've had to pull out of the Queensland Model Railway Show at the Ipswich Rail Museum.
Show planning for next year has already begun, as well, we are looking to running our own LEGO show at some point next year. More details to come on that later!
7th September 2011 - Author: Roger
Strathpine show this weekend.
Don't forget folks it's the RMCQ Model Train Exhibition at Strathpine this weekend. While some of us are still re-acclimatising from Brick Expo in Canberra,
the rest have been busy organising things for the show.
For more information about the show visit their website at:
www.rmcq.mixedpk.com/exhibit.html
More reports on Brick expo as soon as I can get my act together!
18th August 2011 - Author: Roger
Success on the Gold Coast.
2011 sees another successful show at the Ashmore PCYC. This show also sees a return of the Slotcars, this time with a Cars 2(TM) twist
in addition to a few new buildings. The Gallery will have a few pics now and more to come. Also check our You Tube Channel as there will
be some video there soon.
A big thanks to all the members who participated, Gary 'Krispy Kreme' Quinlan for bringing along Bricks'n'fun, 'The Great Southeast' TV show
for all it's promotional help and finally also the Event staff who did a great job and ran an awesome canteen!
25th July 2011 - Author: Roger
More updates...
We had a small problem with the Gallery update yesterday, very few of the images were opening! This should all be fixed now,
I have reminded myself how case sensive HTML links can be :-)
And in other site related news, as you will have no doubt noticed, I've revised the page Header. There are more graphics to come.
12th July 2011 - Author: Roger
Gold Coast approaches...
It's less than two weeks to the Gold Coast show and our members are moving into overdrive to get things ready.
You can catch the latest news from our various members over at the
ANZFOL Forums now.
In site related news, work continues in the background on the Gallery section,
with various Gallery years now moving to Localised hosting. More visible changes will be coming soon
with the addition of stuff from our "Great South East" segment...
See you all at the Gold Coast show on the 23th & 24th!
11th July 2011 - Author: Roger
News on the move
As you've probably noticed, the News section has moved to the front page. As part of a move to make the website more dynamic,
we hope to make the site friendlier for our regular users.
There will be more revisions to come, most notably an overhaul of our picture Gallery.
Also don't forget it's nearly time for the Gold Coast show on the 23th & 24th July!
1st July 2011 - Author: Roger
Next BLTG workshop
The next workshop will take place on Thursday night 23rd June and will be held at BricksnFun in Capalaba again.
Gary has have once more allowed us to use the build room for the workshop, as well as share his knowledge on this subject.
We will also combine the workshop with another BLTG meeting to cover preparation for upcoming Train shows.
The topic of the workshop for the night will be – “RCX – Remote controlling your models”, and will look at Adding
motion to a static display to add to its impact using Mindstorms LEGO systems.
This is a beginners tutorial for Adults and children 15yrs+ only
27th May 2011 - Author: Roger
Strathpine added to the list
After some uncertainty we have confirmed our attendance at RMCQ's Strathpine show on the weekend of the 20th and 21st of August.
This Show is run by RMCQ - Railway Modellers' Club of Queensland. For more information visit their website at:
www.rmcq.mixedpk.com/exhibit.html
Hope to see you there!
25th May 2011 - Author: Roger
Inaugural workshop
The inaugural workshop will take place on Thursday night 19th May and will be held at BricksnFun in Capalaba,
Gary has have kindly allowed us to use the build room for the workshop, we will also combine the workshop with
a meeting to cover preparation and plans for the upcoming Toowoomba Train show and future shows.
The topic of the workshop for the night will be – “9 Volt Cables – Replacing Broken Wires”,
if you have any damaged and non operative cables please feel free to bring them along.
11th May 2011 - Author: Ken
Facebook & YouTube
BLTG are now on Facebook & Youtube. Our Facebook group is a fan page primarily to allow members and non-members to keep up with
what we're up to. The YouTube site will be home for videos of our layouts and other related stuff. Check it out!
11th May 2011 - Author: Roger
Catch up with BLTG at ANZFOL Forums
While traditionally email has been our main method of communication, many members have started to use the BLTG section
of the Aussie & New Zealand Fans Of LEGO (ANZFOL) Forums, posting their works-in-progress and other things.
If you're still thinking about joining us, you can take a look at what we've been getting up to! Just go to:
http://aussielegofans.forummotion.com/
and select BLTG in the LUGs Section.
See you in the Forums!
28th April 2011 - Author: Roger
BLTG Website update
We've added a couple of new sections to the website, The Enquiries page is a new way for us to deal with potential event
organisers, hopefully we can speed up the whole process and help them understand what we are about.
We've also added a Tutorial Section. Although it's currently empty, we plan to add in helpful guides to activities like
repairing 9v electric cables, SNOT building Techniques and Cleaning old LEGO. We are also looking to run Master classes
in co-operation with our friends at Bricks'n'fun.
25th March 2011 - Author: Roger
Viva Brick Vegas!
With confirmation of our attendance at BMTS - The Brisbane Model Train Show at the end of April, we
are proud to announce the theme for this year's display: Brick Vegas.
To explain for those overseas, this is a play on Brisbane's nickname 'Bris Vegas'. I'm not sure on the
rules when it comes to a play on words on another play on words, but it does seem fitting for what will
be a tribute to our Themepark-laden corner of Queensland.
Our thanks go out to our Layout Co-ordinator, Russell, for his organisational work on this years project
as well his literary skills with the Introductory piece for the BMTS flyers (below).
Catch the Lego trains as they take you through the glittering city of "Brick Vegas" and surrounds.
Stop at "Screamworld Station' and walk through the guarded entrance of the magical theme park.
Hold your breath as you watch little people ride the terrifying 'Creepy Colossus' or fall back to earth
on the 'Dreaded Drop'. Some may like to ride the 'Zurg'; watch them stagger off.
For those who aren't taller than the bar, ride on the carousel, the ferris wheel or the pirate ship.
Perhaps a visit to the circus might be in order or lunch in the castle restaurant.
Next stop is the bustling city of 'Brick Vegas'. See all the hotels decorated as foreign landmarks;
The Eiffel Tower, The Taj Mahal, London Bridge, etc. Look down the side streets to see the daily lives
of the citizens. Check out all the eateries.
Then it is off to the country where you can relax at the farm or have a swim in the lake.
Count the number of animals or note the different machines. I wonder if you can see any historical settings?
Travel on the monorail to visit 'Mystic Mountain'. Check amongst the trees for treasure.
Imagine the adventures that you can have at each level.
Like any big city, change is inevitable. 'Brick Vegas' might be different if you revisit the next day.
See you all at the Show, 30th April to 2nd May at Brisbane's RNA Showgrounds!
24th February 2011 - Author: Roger
BLTG Launches New Website
After several months of work BLTG has finally revealed it's new website(which you are looking at now!),
giving it a much needed facelift as well as a proper domain name. While further improvements are yet to come,
the foundations are set now that the overhaul of the structure is complete. A big thanks goes out to Gary,
for his tireless work over most of the last eight years maintaining the old site.
