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Over the June long weekend, 11 members of SydLUG, joined by two Rainbow Bricks members, took part in the 37th Epping Model Railway Exhibition. Held for the first time in the new venue of the Grand Pavilion at Rosehill Gardens, the event attracted around 5,000 visitors.
This is the third year that a brick-built train display has been included, and this year’s LUG display (Brickslandia) featured extensive use of the SBrick system to control trains and points from an Android tablet. The display included a number of different buildings ranging from sets or modified sets to a large number of custom builds, including an impressive bridge and detailed train shed.
A crowd favourite was the Jurassic Park area of the display, complete with moving parts and many humorous scenes. Dinosaurs and trains proved to be a match made in heaven – though the minifig who ended up as a dino’s spit roast may beg to differ…
LUG members enjoyed sharing their hobby with the model train enthusiasts and the general public, taking time to demonstrate and explain how a LEGO train display works.
It is hoped that this opportunity will be available again next year, giving our builders the chance to collaborate on a grand scale once more.
More photos (courtesy of SydLUG’s Matt Lawrence) from the exhibition can be found here.