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Another month of Night Trains to go this season

Night Trains goes Saturday nights until February 24th, so four more weeks (as I type this.) Several weeks ago our new friend Chris stopped by the museum and was taking pictures. He showed me a couple, they were much better than … Continue reading

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Minnesota State Fair

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The song goes “Our State Fair is a great State Fair, don’t miss it, don’t even be late.” Minnesotans are pretty proud of our Fair, it’s twelve days of food, entertainment, food, people watching, concerts, food, shopping, and did we … Continue reading

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BrickWorld Chicago 2022

Oh, it felt so good to be back together with a few thousand other LEGO fans! We displayed our latest project, our first “5x” train layout. Everything built out of regular bricks, except up-sized to be five times bigger than … Continue reading

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TCMRM Virtual Tour 4/25

So things have changed a bit since our last post… Things have changed a LOT. We’re all staying home, and staying apart, and wearing masks in public to protect each other.  The museum is still closed, but we’ve got a … Continue reading

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LEGO Masters, and Smithsonian Day 2020

Are you watching LEGO Masters on FOX? We sure are, and we’re enjoying it very much. Will Arnett is a fun host and Jamie and Amy are tough but fair judges.  Building something amazing with a short time limit is … Continue reading

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We’re still around, and still building

Has it really been almost a year since we last updated this website?  We tell people we’re lousy at promoting ourselves, I guess  that really is true… But, even if we’re lousy at promoting, we’re great at building and displaying.  … Continue reading

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GMLTC at the TCMRM

Greetings from the GMLTC!  It’s been a while since we posted, we’ve been busy building and working on our layout. November 10th & 11th is Brick Fest Live at St. Paul RiverCenter.  Club members Jesse and Roger will have models … Continue reading

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GMLTC at the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum

We’re very pleased to announce we have our LEGO train layout set up at the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul.  We’re excited to be working with them, they have such extensive knowledge of trains and model railroading, … Continue reading

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Art-A-Whirl this weekend!

Brickmania will not be open, but there are hundreds of gallery spaces open all throughout Nordeast.  It’s the best weekend of the year! The GMLTC will have a very small display in the Northrup King building, #402a.  Some friends are … Continue reading

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Our last Open House for 2016

Reminder that we’re having our last Open House for 2016 on Saturday, December 31st, 10am – 4pm. After this Open House, we’re going to tear down layout #4, wash & sort the pieces, and continue work on layout #5 (and … Continue reading

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