We will be having our next in-person meeting on Tuesday, March 21st at 7pm. The meeting will be held at Bricks & Minifigs, St. John’s on Blackmarsh Road.
We want to set a regular schedule for meetings again – so we will have our first meeting of 2023 on January 18th, 2023, 7pm at Bricks & Minifigs St. John’s on Blackmarsh Rd!
We are planning on returning to the Johnson Geocenter for another show in September – mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, September 10th and 11th, 2022!
Let me start by introducing myself. Some of you may already know me and some people do not. My name is Chris Mitchell. I currently live in Corner Brook. I have been living here for 16years. I moved here to give my two girls a better life while they grew up.
I have always loved LEGO. When I was a child my parents would buy me LEGO for birthdays and Christmas. However, I was only allowed to build the kit and then display it. I was never allowed to play with it. Well that has changed.
Fast forward 40 years…
During the pandemic I was looking for something to keep busy as I waited to go back to work. My first real “Adult” kit was Dom’s Charger. It took me the better part of three days to put together. When I had finished I started to look at other kits. Mostly I would build larger vehicles. The Harley Davidson, Land Rover and the Extreme Adventure are to name a few. The Extreme adventure was the most difficult. This was the first advanced kit I have ever seen that did not come with number bags.
There are many other themes that I do enjoy. Things such as the LEGO art, Ideas Kits and the Modulars are some of the top themes that I am drawn towards.
In the last year I have moved from the standard LEGO kits to building more custom designs and sculptures. I love to build “pop culture” related items. I find this is satisfying and relatable to both young and old. I am currently looking to do more life-size builds. My latest build of Thor’s Stormbreaker is the 3rd life-size build that I have done in my Marvel weapons series.
There are also my custom underwater displays that I build inside fish tanks. In this series of builds I use elements in ways that one wouldn’t think of. Things such as carrots , ice cream, cheerleader pom-poms or even street sweeper brushes can be used to create beautiful sea corals. There is no actual water involved. However, these builds do fascinate all who see them. Lit up, these tanks will take you on a trip to an undersea adventure.
I have been a member of NewfoundLUG for approximately 2 years. I am committed to growing the LUG here on the West Coast. I do encourage anyone who wants to join in the fun to contact me either on FB or Messenger.
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