Comments on: Registration now open for BrickCon 2008, October 2-5 in Seattle [News]

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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:39:44 +0000

[...] 2-5 in my lovely city of Seattle, WA. If you haven’t registered yet, read all about the people, LEGO creations, and events in our past coverage of what I think is the coolest LEGO convention around. (Awesome brick-built [...]

By: Penny Buffington

Penny Buffington — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:40:09 +0000

I would love to surprise my 12 year old son with a trip to the Lego convention in Seattle. Where can I get more details? Dates, location and hotel information.
thank you
Penny Buffington

By: Keith G

Keith G — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:08:26 +0000

Going to any con is like going to Vegas, Don’t bring your credit cards and only bring what you can afford to loose. Between the discount at the LEGO stores and the vendors, and the aftermarket guys you won’t have any money left. That and the liqour bill….and the price of the sci-fi museum…and mariachis…do you have any idea how much it costs to hire mariachis in seattle?

By: Brendan Mauro

Brendan Mauro — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:43:49 +0000

I totally forgot about Kilt Dude! Man that thing smelled…

By: zachmoe

zachmoe — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:29:48 +0000

Relatively cheap hotel room? Andrew…dude…you had your own private suite…=)

By: Zepher

Zepher — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:53:51 +0000

I kinda want to go, but I never would. I’m young, and I’m sure no one would be interested. AFOL’s are always more exciting to see/meet.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:13:27 +0000

@Paul Lee - You don’t have to show MOCs, a lot of people don’t. But I would recommend bringing something, no matter how small. Nobody will make fun of it, and its cool contributing to whatever theme you build in.

Regarding cash, I think I’ve spent around $250 on brick at each convention I’ve attended. I prefer the Brick Bazaar, since that’s were the deals are to be had, but it depends on what kind of discount and special items the Lego store will have. I wasn’t very impressed with the deals at the Lego Store last year, so I spent all my money in the Bazaar, but the previous year (and at Brickfest) I spent a goodly portion at the Store.

By: wintermute

wintermute — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:49:35 +0000

Also I held back quite a bit on the spending both at the con and outside the con. At the lego store it was not uncommon for folks to walk out with several hundred dollars worth of brick. Which considering the ammount of Canadian AFOLs and the claims of buying lego once a year is somewhat understandable.

By: wintermute

wintermute — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:46:37 +0000

Brickcon owns.
Paul - I spent around five hundred bucks last year including a round trip flight to Seattle from LAX, hotel, food, and somewhere around a hundred bucks of swag. Keep in mind I was crashing with three other dudes in a relatively cheap hotel and avoiding fancy outings in favor of cheap beer and greasy food.

By: ry

ry — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:22:38 +0000

Yay BrickCon! Best Lego con ever.