Great Western LEGO Show

There truly is nothing so re-affirming for an AHOL as a damn good convention. For the second year in a row yesterday I attended The Great Western Lego Show at the STEAM Museum in Swindon. It is one of the largest LEGO events in the UK and as a member of the Brickish, I could have displayed. I didn't... But I could have. So I slip in the back entrance, grab my 'exhibitor' pass and set out, nervous with the excitement!

There it is, the overview of the main hall. Heaving with people and I'm informed that over the two days there were well over six-thousand visitors which is pretty impressive. This year was even better as I got to meet people but this meant that my documentation of all the displays was less thorough that last year. However, the displays this year were certainly much better! Some of the highlights for me were William Howard's castle layout and the micro-scale space display from Tim Goddard and Peter Reid.

Experiences abounded, I did my first build in a bag and Will and I unwittingly took part in a US style draft (admittedly on a smaller scale) as we decided to split a Winter Toyshop set between us. We discovered that the real difference between a US and a UK draft is politeness, 'would you like this?' 'No really, you have it' No, I really couldn't' Yes, really, I insist!...' All in all, it was a truly wonderful day.