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GFLUG: A Florida Club for
Adult Fans of LEGO

GFLUG: A Florida Club for Adult Fans of LEGOGFLUG: A Florida Club for Adult Fans of LEGOGFLUG: A Florida Club for Adult Fans of LEGO

GFLUG: A Florida Club for
Adult Fans of LEGO

GFLUG: A Florida Club for Adult Fans of LEGOGFLUG: A Florida Club for Adult Fans of LEGOGFLUG: A Florida Club for Adult Fans of LEGO
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    • Home
    • About GFLUG
    • Contact Us
    • Past Events & Outreach
    • Standards
    • Upcoming Events
    • 2020-11- PP Train Show
    • 2021-11- NMRA Plant City
    • 2022-11- NMRA Plant City
    • 2022-02-ReRail Train show
    • 2022-05-Megacon Orlando
    • 2022-10-CFRR Train Show
    • 2022-11-Makerfair Orlando
    • 2021-11- PP Train Show
    • 2022-3- Brick Fest Live
    • 2020-12-04:VIRTUAL MEETUP
    • 2021-02-13:Virtual Meetup
    • 2022-01:Virtual Meetup
    • 2021-07-31 TBCC
    • 2022-07-29 TBCC
    • 2021-08-13 MegaconOrlando
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  • Home
  • About GFLUG
  • Contact Us
  • Past Events & Outreach
  • Standards
  • Upcoming Events
  • 2020-11- PP Train Show
  • 2021-11- NMRA Plant City
  • 2022-11- NMRA Plant City
  • 2022-02-ReRail Train show
  • 2022-05-Megacon Orlando
  • 2022-10-CFRR Train Show
  • 2022-11-Makerfair Orlando
  • 2021-11- PP Train Show
  • 2022-3- Brick Fest Live
  • 2020-12-04:VIRTUAL MEETUP
  • 2021-02-13:Virtual Meetup
  • 2022-01:Virtual Meetup
  • 2021-07-31 TBCC
  • 2022-07-29 TBCC
  • 2021-08-13 MegaconOrlando
  • (event template)date-name

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ABOUT US

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MEMBERSHIP

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STANDARDS

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OUR MEMBERS

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ABOUT US

Club Details

About Us

Established in the year 2000

The Greater Florida LEGO® Users Group (GFLUG) was formed in summer of 2000 for the sole purpose of giving Adult Fans of LEGO® (AFoL) a way to express their unique hobby. Over the years we have displayed at numerous model railroad shows, art festivals, Disney conventions and sci-fi conventions as a group. GFLUG does not favor one form of the hobby over any other, giving its membership a wide range of exposure.

The primary goal of the group is camaraderie that is achieved by providing members the opportunity to meet other adults who share a common fascination with the LEGO®  hobby through correspondence, meetings, and events. We are a family oriented group with member’s spouses and children helping at select events and enjoying the fruits of our building labor.


GFLUG is a registered 501c3 nonprofit.


Membership Basics

The group participates in many events though the year in the state of Florida and beyond. The group is for the adult fans interested in all LEGO® brand themes, products and entertainment. Membership is open to adult Florida residents and their immediate families. 

Although we are a family friendly group and at times focused on entertaining the public, we are not always what younger builders are looking for in the hobby. We have long focused discussions on group business and event planning at meetings. At events and shows we work hard setting up, working with the public and packing up our displays at the end of events. 

Most if not all of the LEGO® building we do is done at home on our own with our own LEGO® Bricks. GFLUG does not own the LEGO® Models we display, the individual members do. 

So if you love building with LEGO®, feel free to Contact Us and we will get you more information on joining our group. 


Membership Requirements 

1 » To be a member you must be age 18 or older. No persons (family or not) under the age 18 may be left unattended with the group at anytime. We are NOT a sitting or child care group. 

2 » Be able to play well with others and interact in a family friendly public environment. Stealing from others and freeloading is strictly frowned upon and will not be tolerated by the group. 

3 » Have a residence in the state of Florida 

4 » Attended group meetings on a regular basis, including all election meetings 

5 » Participate in a minimum of two (2) public group events per year, not including meetings 

6 » Pay required yearly group dues (when applicable) 

7 » Pay special assessments in addition to dues when imposed via group vote 

8 » New members may also need to sponsor the purchase display table(s); of which they will retain for displaying on at shows and events. 


Membership Benefits

1 » The camaraderie with fellow members in online groups, at meetings and events 

2 » The ability to participate in group competitions 

3 » The ability to participate in special group building projects 

4 » The ability to display your LEGO® Models to the public with the group 

5 » When available, the ability to participate in group perks for your service at events with access to special events, transportation, parking, lodging, meals, discounts, gift, etc. 

6 » The ability to participate in the group's LUGbulk order (restrictions apply) 

7 » Improved visibility and access to the LEGO® Company though events and focus groups. 


Legal Notice

GFLUG.org is a group created website for the fans and members of the Greater Florida LEGO® Users Group (GFLUG). All text, images, or trademarks on the www.gflug.org pages are the intellectual property of their respective owners. All content is provided as is, with no warranty stated or implied regarding the quality or accuracy of any content on or off this site. All trademarks, service marks, and copyrights are property of their respective owners. 


Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Personal, Non-Commercial Image Use 

» Images on this site may be used by news organizations for news reporting purposes without further authorization. The images on these pages are provided subject to the following terms and conditions.

» GFLUG owns and retains the copyrights in the images except as noted. No copyright license (either expresses or implied) is granted to the user, other than the right to reproduce the images without alteration for non-commercial, personal use only.

» The trademarks, logos, and service marks ("Marks") displayed on this Web Site are the property of GFLUG or other third parties. No trademark license (either expresses or implied) is granted by GFLUG. Users are not permitted to use these Marks, whether alone or in combination with other words, phrases or designs, or any terms confusingly similar thereto, without the prior written consent of GFLUG or such third party which may own the Mark.

» The images are provided to recipient as is. All implied warranties are hereby disclaimed, including, without limitation, the warranties of title, infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose. 


This Agreement

» Will be governed by the law of the State of Florida, exclusive of Florida choice of law rules;

» Constitutes the entire agreement between GFLUG and user, and supersedes any and all other agreements, understandings, and communications between them related to images and;

» May only be amended or otherwise modified by a written instrument executed by an authorized representative of GFLUG. 


Trademarks Notice

» LEGO®, LEGOLAND®, DACTA®, DUPLO®, PRIMO®, FABULAND®, SCALA®, TECHNIC®, MINDSTORMS®, and ZNAPTM are trademarks or registered trademarks of the LEGO Company, which does NOT sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site. Visit www.lego.com for more.

» Disney®, Walt Disney World® and Magic Kingdom® Park are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Disney Company, which does NOT sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site. Visit www.disney.go.com for more.

» Star Wars®, the various episodes and character names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Lucasfilm Ltd, which does NOT sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site. Visit www.starwars.com for more.

our club officers

SHELLEY: President

DAVID: Secretary/Treasurer

Thomas: Vice-president

Shelley currently serves the membership as the President of GFLUG. Located in Pinellas County, Shelley is the family Uber and cat wrangler. She is a longtime FIRST Robotics Coach and Mentor for Jr. FLL, First LEGO League, and FTC. Outside of LEGO, Shelley is active with the Tampa Hackerspace and LGBT Welcome Center in St. Petersburg. LEGO building interests include: Interiors, Minifigure Habitats, GBC, Harry Potter, and making things move or light up. In our LUG, Shelley serves as our LEGO Ambassador.

Thomas: Vice-president

DAVID: Secretary/Treasurer

Thomas: Vice-president

Thomas currently serves the membership as the Vice President of GLFUG.
Primary interests include Lego City, architecture and Space.  Thomas is a long-time comedic performer, is new to LEGO and GFLUG.  When Covid shut the world down he was looking for somewhere to funnel his creative energy. On a whim he ordered the Medium Creative Brick box and it was love at first build. He loves the unlimited creative possibilities LEGO  provides and is thankful to be part of this community.

DAVID: Secretary/Treasurer

DAVID: Secretary/Treasurer

DAVID: Secretary/Treasurer

David currently serves the membership as the Secretary/Treasurer for GFLUG.
Primary interests include Lego City/Trains, Lego Moonbase, Star Wars, Batman, and Architecture.
About me: During the day, I work my real job as a licensed Architect, in Florida and an assortment of other states and have two teenagers that keep me busy. With the remainder of my free time, in addition to the LEGO hobby, I enjoy building and operating N-scale model railroads, Star wars cosplay with the Rebel Legion, and participate in American Civil War and Seminole Indian War reenacting.

TODD: Trustee

Tolga: Trustee

DAVID: Secretary/Treasurer

Todd is the longest serving member of GFLUG and currently serves as one of our elected Trustees.  He runs his LEGO empire out of Polk County.  By day, he is a high school Technology Teacher and coaches one of the most successful Electron race teams in Florida. His LEGO interests include Town & Train, Robotics, Modulars and he is most known for his large-scale mosaic builds.  When not focused on LEGO projects, you can find him working on a project at the Orlando Makerspace, engaged with his Star Wars cosplay build or any DIY project with his students.  

Tolga: Trustee

Tolga: Trustee

Tolga: Trustee

Tolga has grown up in our LUG, becoming one of our most reliable members and serves as one of our elected Trustees. He is currently working towards a Ph.D. in Particle Physics at Florida International University. He has been into LEGO since 1999 when he built a small city as kid. He going GFLUG in 2008. His primary LEGO interests are Town & Train, Creator and some licensed themes.  Outside of LEGO he is a avid railfan, so a lot of what he builds is what he sees trackside!

[some of] OUR MEMBERS (in no particular order)

TOM

Eleanor

Eleanor

From Riverview, Tom is one of our most active Club builders.  By day, he is a a software engineer and analyst, who also teachers Python and Data Analytics.  He also leads an AWS DeepRacer Robotics League at his employer.  Tom's LEGO interests include Space themes, Marvel Super Heroes.  He is the first member to focus on LED lighting of LEGO MOCx and specialize on incorporating lights across a large display area.

Eleanor

Eleanor

Eleanor

Eleanor is a college student living and working in the Tampa Bay area. She has been involved with LEGO since attending her first fan convention at age eight and participating in FIRST Robotics. Eleanor has been a part of several special LEGO projects including Moonbots Google X Prize and Build The Future NASA Launch. Outside of LEGO, Eleanor is an avid PC Gamer and D&D GM. LEGO Building interests include: Technic builds, Mindstorms, Trains, and Modulars.

ERIKA

Eleanor

Humberto

Erika hails from Orlando and works in software implementation for a payroll company. She brings a unique perspective to our Club, focusing primarily video games and  pop culture displays.  In her free time, Erika enjoys cooking, board games, online gaming, comics, knitting, festivals, finding and trying out new and unusual foods. 

Humberto

Humberto

Humberto

Humberto is currently Show Producer in the theme park industry.  He got back into LEGO through his son's interest in the sets.  "I am a former Brickfilmer and LEGO train noob. and I got into filming through a LEGO contest because at the time, I couldn't imagine spending over a hundred dollars on toy! Bawahahaha." His primary LEGO interests include the licensed themes Harry Potter, Disney, Star Wars, and DC/Marvel Super Heroes.

Barrett

Humberto

Barrett

Barrett is one of our more long-time GLFUG members. Currently in Ft. Myers, he gets to attend our local events when he's not busy working. His interests include building more of his custom Moonbase monorail system and anything LEGO train related. 

Mark

Humberto

Barrett

Mark came to GLFUG via the New Jersey and Georgia route. When mark builds something, it's gotta be BIG!  If you've been to our train shows, then you've seen his LEGO creation of various New Jersey landmarks and trains from where he grew up.  Once here in the Tampa area, he created a mini-figure scale replica of Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home for a MLB team. At the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cons, you may have spotted his large sized "Phoenix" model from G-Force. 

Eric

Anthony

Chuck

Eric is currently enjoying his retirement and expanding his LEGO MOC's. His main focus has been on creating some interesting train displays, including an underground train. He also recreates architectural buildings to compliment his train layouts.   

Chuck

Anthony

Chuck

Chuck is a current member of the armed forces and working on retiring from the military, splitting his time between Tampa and San Antonio, TX. He has a love for LEGO trains and has jumped head first into custom modular buildings. 

Anthony

Anthony

Anthony

Anthony is another new GFLUG members who has displayed his numerous Castle MOC Creations. You can learn something new by looking at all of the hidden LEGO details and clever building techniques that he uses.  Paying attention to detail and having an artistic talent serves him well in the real world too.  You can find him plying his trade during the day as a tattoo artist. 

johnny

johnny

Anthony

Johnny is a former U.S. Marine (Though, once a Marine, always a Marine) turned farmer. (He has chickens and goats to prove it.) He has been obsessed with Lego bricks since he was kid. Johnny got back into building with LEGO sets in 2011 and really started collecting again in 2015 when he met his charming wife. He loves to build and create whatever comes to mind. That's the beauty of the Lego system. The possibilities are endless. Play well my friends! 

Brian

johnny

Brian

 Brian is a long time AFOL located in the Jacksonville area. One of his favorite interests is power function use and building numerous modules as part of a much larger LEGO GBC (Great Ball Contraption) machine.  Look for a GBC display at upcoming events. 

Alex

johnny

Brian

Alex is one of our younger members, but isn't new to helping with the GFLUG group.  He's been helping his dad set up his displays and talking to the crowds for several years.  His favorite LEGO themes are the various Speed Champion and Technic cars and anything Star Wars or City Trains. He's a chip off the old block. (Pun intended.) 

[more OF] OUR MEMBERS

Marcus

Marcus

Marcus

Marcus has been a lurker for quite some time and has finally joined the GFLUG organization.  His LEGO interests are varied but includes Star Wars, Trains, GBC machine, and more.  In his spare time, you can find Marcus and his wife portraying a variety of Star Wars characters (Cos-play) as a member of the Rebel Legion and the 501st costuming groups at local events and Sci-fi/fantasy conventions.  

Dale

Marcus

Marcus

Dale is one of our more seasoned members.  He lives in Leesburg, but originally hails from Nebraska.  Dale has been married to his lovely wife for 47 years and is  retired after working at sears for 45 years. It was a fun ride. In his spare time, he also likes to fly RC airplanes and  has had his amateur radio license for 30 years. But, LEGO is his real "go to" hobby addiction. 

Karla

Marcus

Karla

 Karla has been a LEGO fan since she received her first LEGOat the age of 6; King's Mountain Fortress. When not building, she is busy traveling the world as an Ocean Engineer/Naval Architect working on large vessels. Karla’s favorite sets are Star Wars and any Lego ships that Lego creates. She also loves to collect minifigures. 

Niki

Niki

Karla

NIki is one of our newest members.  She spends time with her family living on the road in an RV and managing to squeeze her LEGO hobby into here limited space. 

Nick

Niki

Nick

Nick is one of our newer members.  Despite staying busy with all of his endeavors, he still finds time to display at our events. His custom cityscape is coming along nicely. 

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