SY-CON PRESENTS: BRICKS ROCK 2019 (RECAP)

I LUG NY members had an amazing time this past Saturday and Sunday at Sy-Con Presents: Bricks Rock at the Syosset Public Library in Syosset, NY. Bricks Rock was an all ages, two day LEGO Fan Festival that over 3,500 people enjoyed.

Image may contain: 10 people, people smiling, people sitting — I LUG NY at Bricks Rock! -Thanks Jessikah for the Group Pic!

The library held LEGO themed activities throughout both days. There were screenings of The LEGO Movie on Saturday and The LEGO Batman Movie on Sunday. Located in the Childrens Room was a Duplo area for young builders. The Story Room housed a larger brick area for the youngest of builders.

I LUG NY member Keith designed and built a model of the Syosset Library greeted visitors once they entered the library.

Located on the Main Level of the library, I LUG NY members displayed a 40 square foot Great Ball Contraption. This layout of GBC modules transfixed guests, both young and young at heart alike as 200 LEGO balls traveled throughout a staggering 52 GBC modules! One ball took an average time of 2 minutes to travel through the GBC loop. 5 I LUG NY members contributed models to this display, spearheaded by I LUG NY member Lawrie. There are links to instructions on how to build some of the modules seen in the video. You can also access these instructions at:https://lawriege.com/resources/instructions/

Video Tour of Great Ball Contraption Layout

Will answering questions about the GBC modules.

Also on the Main Level of the library, I LUG NY members organized Speed Build Competitions. Young builders in attendance signed up to participate in this challenge throughout the weekend. They raced to build seasonal Brickheadz sets with the three fastest builders in each heat receiving a LEGO Movie 2 Collectible Minifigure blind bag. There were always more people who wanted to take part in this event than we had room for but the good news was that a new heat would begin shortly after to accommodate as many young builders as possible.

Damian answering a participant’s question.

A young LEGO fan showing off the finished Brickheadz model.

Large mosaics greeted attendees once they walked down to the lower level which held several other LEGO activities.

Mosaics atop 4 large gray baseplates, measuring 30 square inches.

I LUG NY supplied two rooms of displays in the Lower Level of the library. A 120 square foot town occupied one meeting room complete with trains, monorail, a roller coaster, vehicles, modular buildings, a bridge over a body of water along with minifigures to populate the scene. The guests were tasked with locating six Collectible Minifigures in a Seek and Find Challenge.

Bert, Derek and Bill at our City display.

The City layout was 8 tables worth of models.

I LUG NY members also shared seven tables of various models across the LEGO themes of Space, Town, Mosaics, Moonbase, and large scaled models such as Blake’s “Ugly Duckling”, Mike’s Space Shuttle and A-10 Warthog and Bill P’s Statue of Liberty with LED flickering torch.

Blake’s “Ugly Duckling” MOC which took 4 years to build!

Mike’s Space Shuttle Columbia and other assorted spaceships and Febrovery rovers.

Mike’s covered bridge and other assorted MOCs.

Matt’s WWE Raw Ring, John’s fast food buildings, mosaics by Brian and Rick and Brian’s Space Police 3 VPR modifications.

Moonbase modules (Damian’s orange and white, Brian’s green and white and John’s Blay)

I LUG NY members ran a Free Build area in a meeting room that let LEGO fans create a cityscape out of thousands of green, red and blue 2×4 bricks. This room was jam packed throughout the weekend.