No sadly
One year surely
The real question are you going to be at Wellington Brickshow 2022?
Do you think you’ll post photos like last year? Would be nice to have a virtual tour of sorts 
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I’ll say hi if I don’t see you.
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i’ll see what i can do
i wonder if i can send mocs over to be displayed?
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I am planning to go there and display.
I haven’t decided what I’ll be wearing. Maybe I should dress in a trashbag?
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no
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I wish the boards had a sad face reaction.
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bunger moment
Plans aren’t finalized yet, but I’m hoping to be there again this year. Haven’t been since 2019, so I’m excited to be back!
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excellent excellent
we must gather as many boards members as possible
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I might be there this year. I really want to be, just need to settle a few items to see if I can make it. Though I doubt a lockdown will prevent me this time.
7/24: And I am now locked in! Unless something terrible comes up, I should be there both public days.
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But are you wearing a chicken on your head?
Is it cool I’ve never been to one
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Indeed he was. I wouldn’t have been able to identify him otherwise when he passed by.
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Hi.
Maybe I’ll see you tomorrow.
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Internal screaming that I can’t be there
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wait you actually gonna be there
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Since you were never answered, I suppose I will. Short answer is yes, it’s cool.
If you’ve been to other conventions before, it’s going to be like that mixed with an art gallery. There are multiple vendors set up to buy things from, ranging from the con’s merch to official Lego products and third-party inventions. Multiple activities are set up, though most are on the younger end and/or require additional payment to participate (bingo, getting balls into cups, etc.). And there are sections of various size displaying a multitude of creative works, most made of Lego, generally separated into large categories. If their creators are present, you can chat with them to learn more about their builds, different features, and even be shown aspects that are initially hidden. Provided it’s not too loud and they can hear you, plus other conversations I imagine. I’m not very social, so I didn’t chat much. I totally didn’t weird out several of them with my intense staring to figure out a build’s construction.
But if you are social, I imagine it’s a great opportunity to meet and chat with some excellent builders. Just seeing a lot of MOCs in person that I’ve only viewed through pictures online is quite something in of itself. No photoshop or camera tricks to fool anyone, it’s just there and viewable in all angles. And if you want to take pictures, you can. Most seemed to encourage the photos and had CRQ codes to follow them on other sites, see their other works, or videos of building the things.
Though unlike what most nerds probably think of when it comes to conventions, like Comicon, cosplay wasn’t much of a thing. There were a few that had some neat props/life-sized versions of Lego stuff, and one had a semi-pirate getup, but no costumes. It probably would be a nightmare to have that in the crowds though. There also weren’t any panels or talks during the public days, but that’s different if you’re there for the exhibitor/VIP days. So if you want even more, register early to get access to that option. I was unable to, so I can only speak from the public perspective.
Downsides are that it’s very loud, due to very large and open rooms plus the large crowd. And if you’re like me and continuous loud noise gives headaches, definitely bring some pain meds. If you’re only interested in seeing stuff, even with the crowds and trying to take in every detail, it will only take two hours to go through everything at most. Maybe slightly longer if you photograph everything and not just the stuff you thought was cool. So unless chatting with other people, meeting friends, shopping, or participating in other activities there isn’t a whole lot to do. But I don’t expect they designed Brickfair for people to be there the entire time it’s running, outside of maybe exhibitors, so not necessarily a problem.
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