The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday August 15, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday July 18, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday June 13, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The meeting has been moved from the usual third Sunday of the month because of a conflict with BrickWorld in Chicago which several of our members will be attending. This meeting will likely be primarily preparation and coordination for BrickWorld but if you are not going this might just be the best time to see what everyone is taking or sending.

After several months of work and discussion by members of TwinLUG we have finalized the next version of the Micropolis micro city building standard.

While there have been essentially no changes to the base module specification we have taken the opportunity to add several new module types to the spec to allow for extending a Micropolis layout back into the hills and out into the water. The new Bluff module types provide a structured way to add terrain to the city and can be used effectively to help a crowded layout show off those gems that might be hidden in the shadow of those gorgeous towers. The new Waterfront module types provide a similar way to extend the city out into lakes, oceans, rivers, and beyond or to reconfigure your existing layout as an exotic archipelago. Combining these two new module types will provide opportunities for more complex and varied displays sure to draw the interest of any bystander.

We look forward to seeing new modules using the 1.1 specification at BrickWorld 2010 along with your creativity in the older Base modules. Be sure to mark your modules as part of the Micropolis Collaborative Display in your registration information!

Also be on the look out for a new contest hosted by our good friend Chris Doyle at ReasonablyClever.com! Plenty of great prizes will be available for your creations!

Come see the creations of TwinLUG members at the MCBA SpringCon comics convention! TwinLUG will be bringing out an enormous Micropolis layout, a tremendous underwater adventure themed display, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff all built by from the creative minds of our members. Oh yeah, and there’s some really cool comics related stuff too.

We will be manning our tables at the State Fair Grandstand both Saturday May 15 and Sunday May 16 so we can show off a little bit and answer any questions that you have.

Admission to the event is $11 (or $10 with a canned food item) but parking is free. Click here for more information about directions and parking.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday May 23, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday April 18, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday March 21, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday February 21, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

The next full TwinLUG meeting will be 1:30PM Sunday January 17th, 2010 at the Rondo Community library in St Paul, MN. The library is located at 461 N. Dale Street. Please check the board at the desk to find out which meeting rooms we will be in this time.

This month’s meeting will be a parts draw with a large number of sets that were highly discounted. Entry for the parts draw is expected to be between $20 and $30 depending on the final level of participation. Please bring cups and baggies for your spoils.