Upcoming Events
Saturday, February 25, 2012 [map][details][wiki]
Sunday, March 4, 2012 [map][details][wiki]
Fri-Sun, March 16-18, 2012 [map][details][facebook]
Saturday, April 28, 2012 [map][details]
Show Pictures
Here are some pictures of our public shows from this year,
including BayLTC's train displays at the Great American Train Show
(GATS) and other venues:
Train Collectors Assocation 2005 Cal-Stewart Spring Meet
Santa Clara Convention Center,
March 18-20, 2005. Pictures by:
Great American Train Show, Cow Palace
Cow Palace,
February 12-13, 2005. Pictures by:
BayLTC Lecture at MoAH
Museum of American Heritage,
February 8, 2005. Pictures by:
Palo Alto Museum Exhibit
Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto,
December 10, 2004-Jan 2, 2005. Pictures by:
Also, take a look at pictures from
2002,
2003, and
2004.
Join Us
BayLTC always welcomes new members, new input into our
organization, and new ideas. If you have questions about the group, or
suggestions for the web site, please send email to info at
baylug.org
You can become a member online through our
web site. Or, subscribe to our announcements
mailing list to find out about all the latest upcoming events.
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News
December 7, 2011
By Mark Benz
The 8th Annual “Living LEGO-cy” show opens this coming weekend in Palo Alto. Hosted every year by the Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto, California, the exhibit features a wide variety of amazing and innovative LEGO Creations and LEGO trains running through familiar city, farm, and suburban scenes, all built from LEGO bricks.
It opens on Friday, December 9, 2010 and runs through Sunday, January 15 2012 during regular Museum open hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 3:30pm. It will be closed Christmas Eve and Day, and New Years Eve and Day. All ages welcome. General admission is $2 for the Exhibit, Museum Admission is Free (but donations are welcome). Current BayLUG and MoAH members are FREE! No strollers inside the exhibit, please.
The December 2-4 weekend was a busy one for many BayLUG members, setting up the exhibit. Members overcame a number of challenges in both setting up the train layout with under table clearances, and with installing displays. Everything was ready just in time for MoAH’s Member Holiday Party late Sunday afternoon, as you can see in the following pictures. Click any of the pictures to view a gallery of photos from the exhibit setup and party.
    
November 15, 2011
By Bill Ward
The Bay Area LEGO Users Group and Train Club (BayLUG/BayLTC) and the Museum of American Heritage present the 8th Annual “Living LEGO-cy” Holiday LEGO Creation and Train Exhibit at the Frank Livermore Learning Center at the Museum in Palo Alto.
The Exhibit will feature a wide variety of amazing and innovative LEGO Creations and LEGO trains running through familiar city, farm, and suburban scenes. It opens on Friday, December 9, 2010 and runs through Sunday, January 15 2012 during regular Museum open hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 3:30. It will be closed Christmas Eve and Day, and New Years Eve and Day! All ages welcome.
$2 Exhibit Admission, Museum Admission is Free. No strollers inside the exhibit, please.
March 30, 2011
By Mark Benz
Last weekend, many BayLUG members and more than 3500 others enjoyed viewing and discussing LEGO creations at the 2nd Annual Bricks By the Bay Convention. The event was organized by a non-profit company established by three BayLUG members, including former President Bill Ward. Held this year in the much larger Hyatt Regency Santa Clara adjacent to the Santa Clara Convention Center, record numbers of both convention and public day attendees turned up. Convention attendees, including many BayLUG/BayLTC members, provided the many fabulous LEGO creations on display, and participated in LEGO-related discussion and tutorial sessions, contests, and had fun. There was a BayLTC train/town layout in the center of the exhibit hall as well as many LEGO creations in a variety of themes and a showcase of old LEGO sets and products. Public attendees viewed and discussed convention attendee MOCs, interacted with LEGO and LEGO Education staff, and reviewed many types of products available from vendors. The event was another triumph for the company, and the community!
There is a nice BBTB Slideshow on CNET.
February 21, 2011
By Mark Benz
At the recent February BayLUG meeting at MoAH in Palo Alto, members present voted unanimously to update the Club’s bylaws as discussed over the past few months. The revised bylaws will be posted soon.
In addition, the meeting featured a “Farm” build contest, and a Kids Activity that built and tested catapults.
The next regular club meeting is March 19th in San Leandro. The March Build Contest theme is “Creative Combinations,” in honor of the Bricks by the Bay convention the following weekend.
January 11, 2011
By Mark Benz
After a month and a very busy final weekend, BayLUG/LTC’s 7th Annual Holiday Exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto closed on Sunday January 9th. More than 3500 visitors toured the Exhibit this year which again featured many BayLUG members’ imaginative LEGO trains, and other creations for the holidays. Many visitors commented that they thought the exhibit was the Club’s best one yet.
The Exhibit was more refined and offered more variety for visitors of all ages and interests. MoAH provided improved lighting and nice fabric skirting for the display areas. This year’s train layout featured a larger downtown area, a Zoo, farm, ‘burbs and other scenic and humorous aspects, and unexpected surprises for visitors to find. Again surrounding the train layout were a wide variety of LEGO displays including exquisite large crane, VLA, ship and historic models, artistic works, classic sets, and many other interesting creations filled the display cases lining the walls.
Photos by Bill Ward.
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