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We have had the good fortune to work with the Regina Public Library for two seasons of workshops.  Each series of sessions lasted for three months, with workshops being held one saturday a month over that time period.

Our first series came in the spring of 2013 at the Connaught branch in the Cathedral Neighbourhood.  For each of our three workshops, we provided two time slots to accomodate different age groups and abilities.  During the workshops, we looked at various building techniques, Tech...
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The Regina Model Train Show starts tomorrow!!!

Held (for this year) at the Saskatchewan Science Centre, the show runs during the operational hours of the centre itself.  Admission to the Science Centre should give you admission to the show!

Due to the limited nature of the space, we will be offereing a 12'x12' layout with train track running through various terrain and themes!  We'll also have a couple other creations on hand that don't quite fit into the layout (scale-wise, not awesome-wise!)....
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In just over a week, the Saskatchewan Lego Users Group will be participating in the Regina Model Train Show!  This show was cancelled last year, so we're happy to see it up an running once again!  There has been a change of venue for the show this year, with it being hosted at the Saskatchewan Science Center!  This will only be temporary as the show is assessing new venues for the future.

We will be showcasing a 12' x 12' layout of city, trains and what-not, with our regular humour and flair! ...
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This past weekend (October 4-6) one of the largest LEGO conventions in North America took place in Seattle WA.: Brickcon.  This event is attended by hundreds of people each year from around the country and the world.  A long-time attendee of this event is our own Ley Ward.

Ley has been attending this event for a number of years, and has become the SPACE coordinator for the show.  He has been encouraging other members of the group to attend the show, and this year, five of us did!  Ray J., ...

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One of our more adept Technic masters, Ray M., has posted a VERY helpful tutorial on how to create a moving waterfall on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izn_y9lgTj8

Ray is someone we can all learn a little bit more from.  He has been invovled with S.L.U.G. from the beginning and has become a well-respected member within the group.  He has a lot of great ideas and builds, so check out some of his work:
www.flickr.com/photos/kbrtosser/
www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Cabertosser...
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This past weekend was our second annual showcase, BRICKSPO at the Western development Museum in Moose Jaw!  We had a total of 14 builders take part in the show, including two visiting non-members.  Over 350 creations were on display for the over 2400 public visitors!

We ran some events for our attending builders including inaugural 9v Minifig jousting and Wacky Races!  Here is a run-down of our winners:
9v Minifig Jousting - Karen D.
Wacky Racers Best Looks - Chris U.
Wacky Racers Distance - Tren...
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With 50 days left to go before BRICKSPO, it is time that we announced this year's building challenge!  This will be our group's sixth building challenge (and one of at least 3 at the show) and will be voted on by visitors to the show.  Our 6th challenge is... a ONE COLOUR BUILD challenge!

The idea for this challenge is to build something our of Lego using only one colour.  Whether the creation is a car, or a house, or an abstract sculpture it has to be made using only one colour of Lego elemen...

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Our second-annual BRICKSPO is a little over two months away!

This year's show promises to be bigger and better than last year's!  We'll have more attendees at the show with lots of creations to see!  Our builds will span many themes and many scales!

We have a lot of events planned for both attendees and visitors of the show!  There will be opportunities to learn new building techniques and opportunitites to win cool stuff!

Be sure to check out our show page for more details: http://sasklegousers...
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The Saskatchewan Lego Users Group has been invited to take part in Regina's first annual Geek Summit!

Hosted by the Regina Public Library, the Geek Summit is a trade show of various non-traditional hobbies found around the city.  This event will allow visitors access to these interests that are not always in the public eye.  It will be a time to ask questions and check out the various groups from the community.

We will be present with a number of creations as usual, and we'll be more than willi...
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