Yorkshire Brick Show Report
Posted by CapnRex101,
I have just returned from the second annual Yorkshire Brick Show, held at the National Coal Mining Museum over the Bank Holiday weekend. The event is quite modest in terms of size, but is nevertheless very popular with visitors from the area and features plenty of well known builders from the Brickshire and Brickish LUGs.
You may remember that last year the event was inundated with visitors, to the extent that some had to be turned away. This year ticketing was far better organised as pre-sale tickets were made available so the crowds were manageable throughout the weekend. A full report on the event and photos of the displays follows after the break.
Queues to enter the show were never very long as a result of the efficient ticket procedure and the first stop for most was the Bricks magazine stand. I was stationed there for much of the event along with other members of the team and several Brickset members stopped to introduce themselves, so it was great to meet a few more of you!
Next up was the main exhibition space where there were plenty of MOCs on display, including a couple of train layouts, cityscapes and plenty more besides.
The variety was great to see and I was also delighted to notice one or two younger builders able to display their creations as age certainly didn't impact upon quality. The Kashyyyk beach head below is just one example.
Andy Wood's 'Jurassic Hoth' really impressed me. It's a simple idea but was brilliantly executed.
The Fairy Bricks mosaic is a mainstay of LEGO events in the UK and SirKev did not disappoint at the Yorkshire Brick Show. The mosaic was so enormous that I couldn't even get it all in shot!
Another highlight was seeing Chris Adams' fantastic 3D movie posters. Both his Ghostbusters and Jaws models have been blogged on The Brothers Brick so I am certainly excited for his next MOC.
Chris also showed his fantastic 'Once Upon a Brick' creations, a clever modeling of famous Disney characters as giant 2x4 bricks. You can support his LEGO Ideas project here and a full article taking a closer look at these fantastic models is on its way.
After a short walk through the restaurant area and the Bricks4Kidz workshop, one came to the marketplace, which was quite busy throughout the show. I am told that business was a little disappointing overall, although I suppose the proportion of families with young children was higher than usual for events like this and they are unlikely to purchase higher ticket items.
The entire event went very well I thought and there was plenty of entertainment after the doors had closed to the public too. Although I missed the actual build challenge as I didn't attend on Saturday, there was no missing the frequent mentions of 'Trebugate' and the subsequent controversy. I invite SirKev or Caperberry to explain themselves in the comments section if they wish...
Following the success of this year's show I see no reason why we shouldn't look forward to another one next year. However before that, we have Bricktastic to prepare for in August, which you can read more about here.
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I went on may 4th and got there so early I got to go in early so I got 1 and 1/2 hours in the main exhibition hall instead of just 1 hours. My favourite display was the isengard moc in the photo up above. This was the second time I've been and this year was definetly better than last. :-)
It' nice that there was at east one display that used the minidolls. Adds a little variety.
Realy good day. Not only kept me happy but also my daughters aged 14&2. Look forward to next year hope it can continue to develop