Octan's Brickfair Blog

Welcome to Octan's Brickfair Blog! I be covering Brickfair and the days leading up to it, along with my own journey there. Here is the calendar of events...

There will be four blogs (During the event) that will come in this format: (Typo, the one should say 4th blog)

Date
What I did today
Pics from event

Before the event Blogs will come once a day, you are invited to comment. I will be bringing my Fabuland Village (Updated, but last seen here http://www.thebrickhope.com/t489-a-fabuland-winter-town ). A blog may happen more then once a day, or more likely I will update my OctansBrickBlog (http://dailybooth.com/OctanBrickBlog) Dailybooth if a major event comes up. My to-do is bellow:

I will update it as the event gets closer and closer.

Todays Blog:
I got back from vacation today.. I have purchased a large bag of packing pellets and finished the river and bridge. I will be in advance C++ camp all week so not much will be done, I hope to get the wooden supports done though... That is all for today, if you want to contact me during the event use one of the forms below:

•Email: Is on my profile
•Skype: My name there is Octan
If you would like to see something (Pic of so-and-so) shoot me a message in one of these forums.

Octan

... did you forget my batmobile?

It just won the moc of the month two months ago...

DarkBeast the Great wrote:... did you forget my batmobile?

It just won the moc of the month two months ago...

I forgot to order that. I thought I did but I forgot to place the order, and now it takes up to four months to get a design by me order in the US. Sorry...

Octan

... god why do I even bother...

Do I get to write some in the Brickfair Blog (I think I'll only be there the last 2 days)

lennonfan1010 wrote:Do I get to write some in the Brickfair Blog (I think I'll only be there the last 2 days)

Shoot me a Pm, or find me on skype.

Octan

Before Brickfair Blog #2!

I finished the wooden supports for the base, but that is all the progress I have made. During the event I will be attending:
Lego Rooms
TLG Q&A
Modulex: Little Lego
Arthur Gudrick Architecture Tips (Torgudrick)
The Online Lego Community
LEGO marketing Q&A

There will be pics from each talk and some audio snip-its (If I can get audicity to work).
That is all for today!

Octan

Just a quick look at what I will be blogging about.

Also my Fabuland town is finished.

Octan

"Mathematical Mosiac Madness"? Sounds interesting, but the name sounds lame.
Anyway, Arthur Gugick is awesome, you should check out his MOCpages page.
What's "Wacky Racers"? I already know "Parts Draft"...

AA(Noname) wrote:"Mathematical Mosiac Madness"? Sounds interesting, but the name sounds lame.
Anyway, Arthur Gugick is awesome, you should check out his MOCpages page.
What's "Wacky Racers"? I already know "Parts Draft"...

I have been going to Arthurs talk for a few years now, It is always very good. The math one I went to last year and was interesting, the speaker did his thesis on LEGO. Wacky Racers is when everyone brings a unpowered LEGO car and pushes them down a ramp. Two prizes are given out... One is for rolling the longest distance and one for the best crash.

Octan

Octan wrote:
acky Racers is when everyone brings a unpowered LEGO car and pushes them down a ramp. Two prizes are given out... One is for rolling the longest distance and one for the best crash.

Octan

"Parts Draft" sounds better. Anyway, thanks for the information.

AA(Noname) wrote:

Octan wrote:
acky Racers is when everyone brings a unpowered LEGO car and pushes them down a ramp. Two prizes are given out... One is for rolling the longest distance and one for the best crash.

Octan

"Parts Draft" sounds better. Anyway, thanks for the information.

Most of the time it is, but this year they are using a lame set (For drafting, no good pieces)
http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=4182-1

Octan

Update!

Octan

i am in with your buildings.hopfully you will have a sucessfull few days post pics of your buildings! have fun!!

Update!


Packed for Brickfair by W.Manidi, on Flickr

Everything is packed into lock boxes.... The town is done... I have no sleep what so ever... Brickfair is in less then three days and I am pumped! Now that this is done, I can try to sleep. But this may be the last blog before Brickfair, during the drive and set up updates will be posted here:
http://willmanidis.tumblr.com/

Octan

The WOOT Update
Less then 24 hours until Brickfair! Some tips before the event:

• Check the Tumblr!
• Photos will be here http://www.flickr.com/groups/1754896@N23/
• All photos will be posted, ignore blurry ones.
• CHECK THE TUMBLR!
• Updates start 6AM EST time.
• Updates end around 10 PM each night

WOOT!

Octan

Day 1
Part 1

Got up late, got out late, lots of traffic. I got there an hour early.
The Fabuland is Set-up (Without the figs) and back at the hotel room getting a camera. First talk is at 5 and they end at 11-ish.. Another update if I get a chance, but the tumblr will be Updated. Pics are going up on the Flickr soon.

First picture are up, check out the flickr!

Octan

Day 2
It will happen later
Today was so busy, I have some pictures but they will be uploaded later. Sorry about no update...

Octan

How's Day 3 going Octan?

Just got back. The internet connection is so bad I can't upload more pictures until Monday (Takes too long). Look at today...

11-4 Public
Very good time here! Almost everyone liked it (Not the one kid who thought it was DUPLO, We fought for 20 minutes.) . Great time, check the Brothers Brick, I am in the video there. I met Jay for about ten seconds.

4-5 Yard Sale
I picked up a ton on loot here for under $100. Lots of older things, lots of cheap brick!

7-8 Waky Raccers (Yes it is meant to be like that)
Great time! My car was a large white block, nick-named the wedding cake. It went 4.5 feet, the best was 29 feet. Then I jumped it! That went up to the ramp and broke, the mini-fig on top went like a foot.

Great day!

More later,
Octan

lol

flame wrote:lol

And that lol is at?

Octan

Octan wrote:

flame wrote:lol

And that lol is at?

Octan

you fighting a kid