Flashbacks on the first BalticLUG event

[JohannesESTONIA]

On saturday, 02/11/2013., in Riga, took place the first official BalticLUG Event, that was organized by LatLUG. The event was attended both by families with children and adult LEGO enthusiasts from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, together over 100 participants. We gave it a name - "LatLUG tour in 2013." Tour because we are planning a number of programs in Latvia and the Baltics. But this was the very first time and we were very pleased to host such great and interesting crowd, which of course also imposed certain responsibilities and concerns - for the whole thing to work. And we are proud to announce that all race disciplines were successfully elapsed without any special incidents. Thanks to the LEGO company, every participant got a small for gift for participation, as well as awards to the best in each of the four disciplines LatLUG organized. They were:

• Competition with a home-made LEGO rally car on speed driving at a race course;
  
• LEGO # 9398 crawler obstical course race;
  
• CHIMA relay - three gates, bowling and a gateway to the rotating element;
  
• LEGO bricks digging with excavator operated by a remote control.
  

There was also some Mindstorms activity: follow-the-line race and SUMO

There was also a big model exhibition, that featured MOCs from all over the Baltics and rare or big LEGO Sets.

In total there was more than 30 really very beautiful and impressive exhibits, some of which took part in the race discipline and dragster demonstrations. Turned out to be particularly interesting kind of sumo wrestling with self-made all-terrain obstacle course at the central facility - cured foam boards.

Similarly, many tried, what is the difference between the official LEGO terrain management and improvised. Participants were able to look at how much more technically complicated and even motorized and programmable things can be built from LEGO, as well as the fact that LEGO is a hobby for people of all ages who love to build and design both simple and very complex models.

Also a video, showing all the activities in a moving form:

A similar LATLUG competition, prizes and LEGO models exhibitions LEGO is expected to Cesis (December 7). Also next year were planning an event in Jurmala. Similarly, the official public events are organized in Estonia and Lithuania by promoting the LEGO hobby. So, watch information you can stay tuned with our activities on these sites:

• www.latlug.lt
  
• www.twitter.com/latlug
  
• www.youtube.com/leiutaja12
  
• www.youtube.com/estlug
  
• www.facebook.com/estlug
  

Edited November 14, 2013 by JohannesESTONIA

[Lauris]

Nice one Johannes, thanks for sharing! :)

[Legogal]

Congratulations! Glad you held your first event and planned the rest. Looks like everyone had a good time.

LEGO building is perfect for those cold days spent indoors during the winter. Good luck at the next events!

[JohannesESTONIA]

Congratulations! Glad you held your first event and planned the rest. Looks like everyone had a good time.

LEGO building is perfect for those cold days spent indoors during the winter. Good luck at the next events!

Nice one Johannes, thanks for sharing! :)

Thanks for the positive feedback