RVA LUG News and Notes for April 2025
| Greetings RVALUG Friends! Here is your summary of what the LUG has been up to the last month 😃 |
| RVA Brick Day was a Huge Success! We were absolutely blown away by the incredible turnout at RVA Brick Day! We were on top of the world seeing so many smiling faces and LEGO enthusiasts come together. A HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us at the Guzman Center this past March 15th! We crushed our fundraising goals, your generosity and support mean the world to us and will make such a difference as we chart out the year ahead. We couldn’t have done it without YOU! Guesstimate and Giveaway winners: Congrats to our Brick Day Guestimate winners, Ashley S. and Danny B.! The brick day guestimate jar held 1768 LEGO parts and Ashley and Danny were the closest to guess (without going over). Our 5 amazing brick day give away prizes were awarded to: Shane L. (LEGO City Bundle) Bonnie B. (Minifig Bundle) Dennis R. (Pop Culture Bundle 1) Kristin C. (pop culture Bundle 2) Sue W. Creator (3 in 1 bundle) BrickFair Fredericksburg Update We also had a great time displaying our models at BrickFair Fredericksburg. The LUG Collaboration ‘The War On Christmas‘ took home a top prize, for MOST INSPIRING build. Congrats to Zach Z, Brian S, Chris O, Tyler G, Debbie W, PJ C, and Hillary J for their recognition on its final outing! Congrats also go to Josh B for his nomination in the best lighted MOC category! Upcoming Meetings and Events: Our upcoming meetings hosted at the Guzman Center (5200 Fitzhugh Ave, Richmond, VA 23230) LUG Meeting April 19th 1pm to 4pm; Build Challenge is April Fools! LUG Meeting May 17th 1pm to 4pm; Build Challenge is Star Wars microscale! LUG Meeting June 21st 1pm to 4pm; Build Challenge is Builtmor Theater! Join us on discord to participate in planning our displays for these upcoming events. Ashland Train Day; April 26th Ripple Con; June TBD BrickFair Chantilly; July 30th to August 3rd View Full Calendar Upcoming Build Challenges: April: April fools! The build challenge for April is silly. Build something that will make your friends at RVALUG laugh! Thanks for the suggestion Andrew K. May: May the force be with you! The May build challenge is to build a microscale Star Wars ship. In general, microscale LEGO building focuses on creating models that are smaller than the standard minifigure scale. Thanks for the suggestion Sean W. June: Opening night at the Builtmor Theater! The June build challenge is to build a show for Tom’s Builtmor Theater. Choose a favorite Broadway show or movie moment to be featured in Tom C’s theater. Who knows, maybe you will hit the bigtime and be featured in the show rotation at Brick Fair Chantilly! Tom’s build guide for this challenge can be downloaded from our website here. Thanks Tom! |
Other Club News
Congrats to Our new Ambassador to The LEGO Group, Andy Glascott!
As a recognized LEGO User Group, we are asked to name a representative from the LUG to work with The LEGO Group as part of their ambassador network.
Andy steps in for Brian Slevin, who has stepped down from the role after serving as the RVA LUG ambassador since 2015.
Thank you for your service Andy!