2022

GFLUG Members returned to Maker Faire Orlando this year to display a LEGO Great Ball Contraption.  Great fun was had by all and the inclusion of several of our newest GFLUG members.  

 GFLUG Members displayed a LEGO train layout at the Central Florida Railroad Museum located in historic downtown Winter Garden.  

GFLUG is always happy to attend the Plant City Train show.  We had a "split squad" for this event as GFLUG set up LEGO train displays in two locations on the same weekend.  As always, they love seeing the LEGO trains run in Plant City. 

 GFLUG Members displayed Sci-fi, Fantasy, Superhero, Mosaics, and Star Wars themed MOC's at Tampa's premier Comic Convention at the Tampa Convention Center.    

Tampa Bay Comic Convention is Tampa’s largest, true comic convention. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children, the Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a family-friendly convention.  

 GFLUG Members displayed Sci-fi, Fantasy, Superhero, Mosaics, and Star Wars themed MOC's at the largest Sci-fi/Fantasy convention in Florida.  

 MEGACON Orlando is the South East’s largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event, attracting over 100,000 fans each year across four big days.  This year they set a record with nearly 140,000 attendees!

Orlando, FL

GFLUG  aided  #FairyBricks  in  delivering  boxes of  donated  LEGO  sets  for  the  children  at  Advent Health for Children Hospital in Orlando, FL. Thanks to Thomas and David for making the delivery. 

 Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, FL   

Brick Fest Live: Inspire, Educate, Entertain.  GFLUG was in attendance displaying some of our numerous displays including the GFLUG City Train layout, Moonbase, Star Wars, Castle, Harry Potter, and Ships to name a few.  We even were visited by Manny and Nestor from Lego Masters, Season One. 

Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto, FL   

 After being 'de-railed' by Covid concerns in 2020 and 2021, the Re-Rail Train Show was back for 2022!  GFLUG was in attendance with our LEGO train layout.  

Back by popular demand, we started off the new year with a new virtual meetup.  The activity theme was to build a new Habitat with a New Year's resolution theme. 

 GFLUG set up a small train layout at this local train show.   We went with a holiday theme and brought out our Christmas/Winter themed terrain and Tom showed off some of his newly lit main street modular buildings. 

 GFLUG Members returned to Maker Faire Orlando to display a collection of some new creations, some with a holiday flair.  

 GFLUG Members displayed Sci-fi, Fantasy, Superhero, Mosaics, and Star Wars themed MOC's at Florida's Largest Toy Show with Toys, Comics, Cars and more at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.   The GFLUG "Play Brick" area for children of all ages was a big hit.  

 GFLUG is always happy to attend the Plant City Train show.  We set speed records with this event.  2 hours of setup, run trains for 6 hours, and then less than an hour to be packed up and headed out.  After the event, we made a visit to the local Lego resale shop in Plant City and then on to the Brandon Lego store to finish out our day. 

 GFLUG Members displayed Sci-fi, Fantasy, Superhero, Mosaics, and Star Wars themed MOC's at the largest Sci-fi/Fantasy convention in Florida.  

 MEGACON Orlando is the South East’s largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event, attracting over 100,000 fans each year across four big days.

 GFLUG Members displayed Sci-fi, Fantasy, Superhero, Mosaics, and Star Wars themed MOC's at Tampa's premier Comic Convention at the Tampa Convention Center.    

Tampa Bay Comic Convention is Tampa’s largest, true comic convention. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children, the Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a family-friendly convention.  

 GFLUG Members built Valentine's Day themed MOC's for our February virtual meet-up.

With COVID-19, we are following CDC guidelines and trying not to draw crowds or attend large gatherings for the safety of our community and our members.   However, we are actively building for bigger and more creative displays for our future shows!  We also continue to meet virtually, and look forward to resuming our showing schedules when it is safe to do so.

 GFLUG 20th Anniversary Builds and MOC's for our December/Holiday virtual meet-up.

GFLUG set up a small train layout at this local train show.  As it turns out, it was the only show that we were able to display our Lego trains at this year.  Though small, we had fun, even with the social distancing and limited attendance. 

Habitats!  A lot of habitats!  See the all the habitats built for our Aug 8th virtual meet-up.

We assisted  #FairyBricks by delivering donated LEGO sets to the children at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital.

Our LUG participates in many outreach events.  Over the years, these continue to include programs like the Community Window Showcase, assisting at FIRST Robotics Events, LEGO Build The Future, (LBR) LEGO Events and Store Builds.

Star Wars Celebration was an an annual Fan Event.  In the years that it was based in Orlando, Florida, GFLUG partnered with LEGO Marketing to plan a specific Star Wars themed layout.  The Club also provided staff for the play area.

Festival of Masters was an annual juried Art Show sponsored by the Walt Disney Company.  GFLUG participated in this event for many years in conjunction with LEGO Brand Retail.  Each year, the LUG selected a Theme, and every member had to submit a build for the event based on the Theme and internal awards were presented. 

The Winter Tampa Train show was a huge and well-attended event, and GFLUG was well represented with a huge city-themed LEGO train layout decorated for the holidays.  Attendees had a great time counting snowmen hidden throughout the massive display!

All aboard for trains and lights!  GFLUG displays a smaller Christmas-themed set for the Largo train ride under the lights at Largo Central Park.    

Maker Faire brought out the creativity in our group, as we participated in much more than lego displays...

What a great weekend event! 

While most people in Florida take to the beach for Labor Day Weekend, the Greater Florida LEGO® Users Group was busy displaying at Florida's Largest Home show. 

GFLTC returned to the 66th H&R; Train Show in full force. 

The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club returned to Hillsborough Community College's Plant City Campus for the 24th Annual Train Show put on by the H. B. Plant Railroad Historical Society. 

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FOTM Orlando