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GFLUG: A Florida Club for
Adult Fans of LEGO

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Adult Fans of LEGO

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    • 2022-10-CFRR Train Show
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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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2022

November 5-6, 2022 makerfaire orlando

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.  



Maker Faire Olando Photos and Videos

Ocotber 8, 2022 central florida railroad museum

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



CFRR Museum Photos and Video

Ocotber 8, 2022 MNRA Plant City train show and swap meet

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. 



Plant City Train Show Photos

july 29-31, 2022 tampa bay comic convention

 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.  

Tampa Bay Comic Convention Photos

May 19-22, 2022 megacon orlando

 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!

Megacon Orlando Photos & videos

april 26, 2022: advent health for children hospital

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. 


Advent Health photos

MARCH 12-13, 2022: BRICK FEST LIVe

 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. 


Brick Fest Live photos

FEBRUARY 19-20, 2022: RERAIL TRAIN SHOW & SALE

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.  

ReRail Train Show Photos & Videos

January 2022 GFLUG virtual meetup

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. 

2021

November 13 PInellas Park Train Show & Swap Meet

 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. 


Train Show Photos

November 13-14 Maker Faire Orlando

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


Makerfaire photos

November 6-7 Tampa Toy Show Extravaganza

 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.  


Toy show PHOTOS

OCTOBER 16, 2021: NMRA SUNSHINE REGIONA TRAIN SHOW, PLANT CITY, FL

 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. 


Train show photos

AUg. 12-15 megacon orlando

 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.

Megacon Orlando Photos

July 31-Aug 1 tampa bay comic convention

 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.  

Comic Convention Photos

february 2021 virtual meetup

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

valentine MOCs

Staying Safe in 2021...

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.

2020

December 2020 virtual meetup

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

HOLIDAY MOC PHotos

November 13-14, Pinellas Park Train Show and Sale

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. 

Train Show photos

AUG 08 Virtual Meetup

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

HABITAT MOC photos

Fairy Bricks

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

brick delivery photos

COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS

GFLUG Outreach

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.

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Star Wars Celebration

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.

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Festival of Masters

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. 

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2019

DEC 21-22 2019: TAMPA

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!

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Dec 14-15 2019: LARGO

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.    

See Photos

NOV 09-10 2019: ORLANDO

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

SEE PHOTOS

More Past Events

SEP 16 2014: Orlando Maker Faire Event

What a great weekend event! 

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SEP 03 2014: Florida’s Largest Home Show, Tampa Fairgrounds

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. 

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APR 16 2014: H & R Train Show Event Report

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

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FEB 16 2014: Plant City Train Show Event Report

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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JUL 07 2013: NMRA Atlanta

NMRA Atlanta

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Nov 11 2012: FOTM Orlando

FOTM Orlando

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FULL EVENT LIST

Additional Information

TNov 10-11, 2012  Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney, Orlando, FL 

Dec. 2012  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL 


Feb. 2013  H.B. Plant Train Show, Plant City, FL 

March 2013  Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL 

March 2013  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

May 11, 2013  National Train Day at Union Station, Tampa, FL 

June 2013  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

July 2013  NMRA National Train Show, Atlanta, GA

Aug. 15-18, 2013  GFLUG Lego Display, Seminole, FL 

Sept. 2013  Regions Bank Display, Tampa, FL 

Oct. 2013  Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL 

Oct. 2013  Orlando Maker Faire, Orlando, FL 

Dec. 22, 2013  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL


Jan 2014  TCA Train Show at Minireg Hall, Largo, FL

Feb 8, 2014  H.B. Plant Train Show, Plant City, FL

March 1­2, 2014  Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL

March 22-23, 2014  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

April 11-13, 2014  H&R Train Show, Pinellas Park, FL 

May 10, 2014  National Train Day at Union Station, Tampa, FL

June 2014  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

June 2014  Brickworld Chicago, Chicago, IL

Aug. 2014  GFLUG Lego Display, Seminole, FL

Sept. 2014  Florida’s Largest Home Show, Tampa, FL 

Oct. 2014  Brickworld Tampa, Tampa, FL 

Dec. 2014  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL


Feb. 21-22, 2015  Star Wars Weekends at Legoland, Winter Haven, FL

March 2015  Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL

March 2015  H.B. Plant Train Show, Plant City, FL

April 10-12, 2015  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

May 2015  National Train Day at Union Station, Tampa, FL

June 2015  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

June 2015  Brickworld Chicago, Chicago, IL

Aug. 2015  Brickfair VA, VA

Sept. 2015  Brickworld Tampa, Tampa, FL 

Oct. 2015  H&R Train Show, Pinellas Park, FL

Dec. 2015  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL


Feb. 2016  Star Wars Weekends at Legoland, Winter Haven, FL

March 2016  H.B. Plant Train Show, Lakeland, FL

April 2016  H&R Train Show, Pinellas Park, FL

May, 2016  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

May 2016  National Train Day at Union Station, Tampa, FL

June 2016  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

July 2016  Pinellas Park Train Show, Pinellas Park, FL 

Nov. 2016  Brickworld Tampa, Tampa, FL 

Dec. 2016  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL


Feb. 2017  Star Wars Weekends at Legoland, Winter Haven, FL

March 2017   Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL

March 2017  Scale Rails Train Show, Ft. Myers, FL 

May 2017  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

June 2017  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

Sept 2017  Bricks N Blocks Expo, Brooksville, FL 

Dec. 2017  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL


March 2018  Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL

March 2018  H.B. Plant Train Show, Plant City, FL

May 2018  National Train Day at Union Station, Tampa, FL

May 2018  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

June 2018  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

Sept 2018  Bricks N Blocks Expo, Brooksville, FL 

Sept 2018  Megacon Tampa, Tampa, FL

Dec. 2018  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL


March 2019  Real Rail Train Show, Bradenton, FL

March 2019  H.B. Plant Train Show, Plant City, FL

May 2019  National Train Day at Union Station, Tampa, FL

May 2019  Megacon Orlando, Orlando, FL

June 2019  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

June 2019  Tampa Maker Faire, Orlando, FL 

Sept 2019  Bricks N Blocks Expo, Brooksville, FL 

Nov. 2019    Orlando Maker Faire, Orlando, FL 

Dec. 2019  City of Largo Polar Express Event, Largo, FL 

Dec. 2019  Golden Spike Train Show, Tampa, FL

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