Authored by Duncan McConchie

My greatest love as a child was LEGO. I would build intricately designed spaceships, multi-coloured castles, and re-enact scenes from various star wars films. The beauty of LEGO is that it is only limited by your imagination.

And while LEGO is little more than a passing interest of childhood for many people, it’s not just child’s play anymore. At 29 years of age, I’m an unabashed fan of Lego, and I’m far from being alone. Do people travel for lego?

Adults with a passion for LEGO know the difference between a plate, brick, wedge, washer and stud. Some weeks we spend more on LEGO than we do on groceries. We can finally spend the sort of cash that as a child you rarely got to blow on plastic figures, and we’re happy to make pilgrimages all over the world for an international convention or new store. List of lego conventions.

While you may just think of LEGO as construction toys and spaceships for kids, it is actually a whole lot more. Lego convention schedule. 

 Traveling For LEGO: Attending an International Brickvention

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At 29 years of age, I’m an unabashed fan of Lego, and I’m far from being alone.

At 29 years of age, I’m an unabashed fan of Lego, and I’m far from being alone.

LEGO’s adult fan base has grown so large in recent years that a market has emerged for international conventions. Billed as one of the premier LEGO Fan conventions in Australia, Brickvention is one which many people choose to travel for. What is the best way to travel with Lego and carry it?

A LEGO convention is primarily a space for people of all ages exhibit models they have built or collected. This can range from existing LEGO sets through to enormous custom designed and built displays stretching meters in length.

Some displays are a collaboration between a groups of people or feature professionally built models. In recent years the number of conventions has grown and grown, with small ones being held regularly throughout Australia. There are a number of much larger events held each year across the globe.

The following are a few photos of some of the incredible displays at Brickvention 2016. These models were not built out of a box or following a set of instructions. These come from exhibitors own creativity, hard work, and private LEGO collections. The level of detail is incredible.

Photos from Brickvention 2016

Brickvention 2016

Brickvention 2016 was a two day event held in Melbourne at the Royal Exhibition Building on the weekend of January 16-17. This year celebrated the 10th Brickvention, and saw more than 25,000 people walk through the doors. There was a LEGO fan day held on the Friday before which offered a much more relaxed atmosphere for the die-hard LEGO enthusiasts and exhibitors. portable lego storage box and carrying case.

Having been to a few shows in the past, I knew what to expect, but was blown away at the size and scale of Brickvention. Not only by the number of displays but also the amazing variety of sizes, styles and techniques displayed.

Even after spending nearly 4 days I was still finding displays I had not seen before or little details I had missed. The thousands of hours of work that goes into the event was clear, and I have to give a huge thank you to the organisers for the work they put in as well (this is a volunteer run event).

Some of my personal favourites include the Tower of 3 Kings, which was this stunning tiered middle-eastern bazar, built at a unique scale that captured incredible details that all worked together. Lego travel kit.

I was blown away at the size and scale of Brickvention. Not only by the number of displays but also the amazing variety of sizes, styles and techniques displayed.

I was blown away at the size and scale of Brickvention. Not only by the number of displays but also the amazing variety of sizes, styles and techniques displayed.

I was blown away at the size and scale of Brickvention. Not only by the number of displays but also the amazing variety of sizes, styles and techniques displayed.

If you love LEGO, I strongly encourage you to get out to your local exhibition or show. Most are organised through local LEGO User Groups (LUGs) so if you are secretly wishing to play with LEGO once more chances are there are thousands of people in your area who do as well! Travel lego box.

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At 29 years of age, I’m an unabashed fan of Lego, and I’m far from being alone.

At 29 years of age, I’m an unabashed fan of Lego, and I’m far from being alone.

The master LEGO creator at Bricktease Australia, Duncan creates stop animation remakes including The Blues Brothers (below) and Casino Royale. Bricktease has everything you want to know about LEGO from photos to news and a weekly blog.

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