Here at TLCB we rarely get to LEGO Events. This is mostly because the Elves have a habit of sneaking into our bags and that doesn’t tend to end well in public spaces. Luckily for us though we have some lovely people amongst our readership who can attend on our behalf. One such reader is previous bloggee Chris Elliott, who recently attended (and displayed at) Brickfair 2014. Over to Chris to take us through what was there…
Hi! I’m Chris, and I’m honored to be back again guest-blogging for TLCB! Today I’m writing a recap of Brickfair New Jersey 2014 from the perspective of a car guy. Brickfair NJ is a relatively large event, and in 2014 there were several really good vehicle displays to be enjoyed by the car connoisseur. First, I should probably disclose that I was there displaying as well! If you’re interested, you can find me on Flickr for more of my work with minifig-scale cars.
ChrisElliottArt’s (hey, that’s me!) car display
We’ll start start things off in one of the most popular scales at Lego Shows, with I Lug NY‘s superb mini-figure Town display. This featured a whole host of realistic city scenes accompanied by an assortment of top Town vehicles. In no particular order…
Emergency Response Team responding to a fire at the Safety Inc. building
Prison Transport transporting, I assume, prisoners (though I’ve been wrong before)
A pair of squad cars
Avenue full of vehicles, and a few trains too
There were a couple of real gems hiding in this display (I’m sure you don’t need me to identify them for you but I will anyway, because that’s my job!). Here are a few highlights;
Minifig-scale Hummer H1
DeLorean DMC-12, with a few modifications…
And now for some of the bigger creations. Continue reading