Louie le Brickvalier wrote:I think it is more of a matter of getting your space early. Space at BrickFair is kinda on a first come, first serve basis. With that said, you will get your space, it is just a matter of where you want to be located.
SSchmidt wrote: Also, if I were to take 5-6 Castle MOC's and 1 Star Wars MOC, where would they all go? Thanks in advance
It is my understanding that they can be separated in their own categories or you can put them all in the "other" section.
Guys, so sorry about dropping off the end of the Earth on this thread. Christmas is the high-point of the year for us, and all that prep work can be draining (thank God -quite literally- for the Candle Light service, when a person can finally slow down and consider what Christmas is
really supposed to be about...). And then LCC has to hold GC6 in all of January...anyway, November through January has been a blur. SO now that I've gotten
that off my chest....
1. Yes, BFVA is a
brutal land-grab if you do
not get official collaborative status (OK, it's not
that brutal). I will work on that with Todd, the owner, but I have to tell you he is absurdly busy, so I have to time my approach very carefully. My wife is one of the volunteers and she will cue me into when to approach him on it. However, even once you get collab status, it is critical for everyone participating to register your MOCs
early on the website and be sure to use the drop-down collab menu to select the Lands of Classic Castle Collaboration selection. This is the only way for Todd to allocate sufficient space.
2. If you bring
MOCs in more than one theme, you can either separate them where they should be (so Star Wars would be in Pop Culture or Space) OR if you want them all together, you have to display in MIXED. This is where Pharaoh's Labyrinth is. And since "Military" is only builds 1914 and later, our Civil War Collab is in Mixed as well, since that's where Todd puts Historical. As Louie notes, the Theme Lead is a good source for "Where should I put my awesome Friends MOC?" answers. Yes, that was a cheap anti-Friends joke.
3. If it seems like I am familiar with the Collab thing, it's because I co-run two of them, Pharaoh's Labyrinth and the Civil War Collab. Add to this I'm now judging the Sumo category, and will be setting up not just my LCC builds but also a very large build of Rorke's Drift ...In other words, I'm sorry but
I just can't lead this effort for 2014. And with a large Waterloo build for Joshua and I in 2015, probably not then either. I will definitely particpate, but manning the collab and building much more than a few things are just not possible. But I may have one solution which is...
4. "Sir Haymar" is actually Joshua, my 16-year-old son (wow, what a
reveal that was) and he has just told me that
he's happy to step up and head this up if that is acceptable to all of you. Is anyone else interested? It is good to have a bit of an "in", which Joshua does have. But if one of you wanted to run the collab more, please don't be shy. After all Joshua was
supposed to help
me out in Pharaoh's Labyrinth...OK I'm just saying that to give him grief, anyway...
Louie le Brickvalier wrote:If you look at the Brickfair AFOL
site, you will find that the registration fee, which includes basically everything, costs $67 ($52 if you register before 7/12/14).
$52 sounds like a lot, but if you are one of the 1st 900 to pay, you get a decent goody bag along with your engraved LEGO name tag. Recommend you pay via PayPal prior to the first 900. I just paid this last weekend and was #149 to pay, so you still have a lot of time.
DId I miss anything? Other than my dignity/sanity?