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Night Trains are back!

As we head into the winter months and holiday season, it means it’s time for Night Trains at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. Come in the evenings as we dim the main lights and light up all the displays! … Continue reading

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No more Twitter

You might notice we no longer have a Twitter account, nor do we have a widget importing the Twitter feed of our recent tweets showing here on our website. There are two main reasons: With some new members involved, the … Continue reading

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A Long Overdue Update

We’re approaching our first anniversary at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum and this has turned out to be a great partnership for us. We so very much appreciate them for taking a chance on us to host our train … Continue reading

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BRICKMANIA TOYWORKS: A LEGO FAN EXPO

It’s been a long time since you may have been able to see us in a public venue, and given some of the changes that may be lying ahead, it may be some time again. Here’s your chance to see … Continue reading

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Who We Are

Long overdue, but here’s a quick summary of the history of our club and what we’re all about: GMLTC History

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World War Brick Minneapolis

World War Brick Minneapolis is almost upon us. Brickmania’s very own Lego® convention for military enthusiasts is this weekend, and we’ll have the Train Room open during the public events on Saturday and Sunday. This is an opportunity to see … Continue reading

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Art-a-Whirl is coming

Art-a-Whirl is this weekend! Friday, May 17: 5 pm – 10 pm Saturday, May 18: 12 pm – 8 pm Sunday, May 19: 12 pm – 5 pm Brickmania will be hosting several artists and Pizza Luce will be serving on … Continue reading

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National Train Day – May 9

National Train Day is this Saturday, May 9! While we’re not quite ready to open up our Train Room to the public (see us at Art-a-Whirl the following weekend), we will be celebrating National Train Day at a few locations … Continue reading

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Upcoming Open Houses

Our friends at Brickmania have posted details about Art-a-Whirl activities in their space: http://brickmaniatoys.com/art-a-whirl/ Your admission fee gains access to the Train Room, where will we have trains running on the 12 remaining tables of Layout #4 and on the … Continue reading

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Layout #5 is underway

On the evening of 26 Feb 2015, we broke ground on the first wing of our new X-shaped train layout. This will be one of the two “low” arms of the new layout, which will feature our new rail yard … Continue reading

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