NEXT CLUB MEETING

July 6-9, 2023 Brick Rodeo

Brick Rodeo 2023 was a massive hit this year!  There were over 400 brick creations to view.  3500+ tickets were sold to the event.  

The event started on Thursday for Convention Members.  Thursday and Friday kicked off the many workshops, games and public and silent auctions that raised $17,000 for Texas Children’s Hospital.   Presentations were given by Jorden Paxton from LEGO® AFOL Engagement Team and Stuart Harris, Master Builder at LEGO® House.  

Saturday and Sunday were public event days where the general public could come and view the Mocs (My Own Creation) and talk to the builders.  Mocs included castles, pop-culture, figures, mosaics, spaceships, city buildings, trains, historical recreations and more.  These creations were completely designed and built by the builders from their own imagination.  

You can visit brickrodeo.com to find out more about this event and sign-up for the newsletter.  You can also follow BrickRodeo on Facebook, Instagram and other social media.

May 26-28, 2023 – Comicpalooza

Houston Brick Club had 19 total members participate in this event. It was a great event. We had many people stop by to check out our MOC’s and talk about Lego. We also had a creative crowd participation mosaic build, check out the pictures below! Special thanks to all the members who attended and tediously put the brick and plates together to make this such a successful part of the event!

May 21, 2023 – Bricks & Minifigs Sugarland

We had a total of 15 members in attendance. The store owner gave us a nice introduction and was so gracious to host our meeting. Gabriel Cabral and Jason Maggitti led our meeting. Here is the outline of our discussion:

HBC News and Updates – Highlighted Upcoming events and talked about tickets and registering MOCs for the 2023 Brick Rodeo.

Introduction to www.newelementary.com – Gabriel presented a set highlight in a New Elementary article where they talked about new LEGO® pieces available in a new set in May.

LEGO® Disney Feel Guide using article from Jaysbrickblog.com An informative session about using feel guides to find desired figures. Gabriel had a full set of the new Disney CMF’s (Collectible Minifigures) for us to figure out. 

Member highlights

A. Jose Ruiz – bricklink store – Kodabricks22

    B. Tim Hutchings – focused on his involvement with the LEGO® Live Stream – Youtube: Fazoom “boxy Batman.” Also Highlighted his you tube channel: Tim’s Brick Adventures

Closing

Talked about meeting on June 24th at the LEGO® Store in Willowbrook mall (MEETING CANCELED/POSTPONED until fall AFOL day.)

There was an idea put forth for a club/meeting activity in late July/Early august with a build/instruction meeting talking about build techniques. Jason may present some techniques/tips on using motors.

*anyone else who would like to present/show at this meeting/activity, please let Jason Maggitti know.

February 18th, 2023 – Brazoria Historical Museum

The Museum Event was a huge success, making Museum Staff very excited. Total attendance of guests was 409 persons coming through the event. There were a total of 30 Volunteers; including Club members, the 501st, a Nasa spokesperson and County employee staff volunteers. Our displays consisted of a Western town, Fort Velasco & Titanic, USS Lexington, USS Texas , Alamo, Alvin Post Office and Fire station, Roman Circus, Pokemon Sculpture, Aquarium and Zoo, Star Wars, Farm and Zoo, Trains, Space Architecture, Piano, 1939 MOC of County Court House, San Sac, County Courthouse Medical wing, Re-Established MOC of Buccees and a Lego creation station set up for the kids to build.