Author Archives: Mike Walsh

Mentoring an FTC Robotics Team

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Mike Walsh

For the past four to five months I have been working with the Apex Androids, FTC Robotics Team #3916.  The Apex Androids are based out of Apex High School and are a brand new team or “rookie team” as they … Continue reading →

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AFOL A Blocumentary

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Mike Walsh

While I dislike (despise?) the term AFOL, this video (direct link here) is very well done and worth 25-30 minutes of your time to watch. AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo. What is it about the term AFOL (Adult … Continue reading →

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Toy Fair 2010 Pictures

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Mike Walsh

A few years ago I found a link to a site called Altered States Magazine.  ASM had very good Toy Fair coverage, particularly of LEGO.  These days pictures from Toy Fair are pretty prevalent but ASM still has very good … Continue reading →

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Layout Planning with BlueBrick

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Mike Walsh

I have been using TrackDraw for layout planning for years. My friend and former NCLTC member Cary Clark wrote TrackDraw and I authored many of the parts in the TrackDraw library so I had a vested interest in using it.  … Continue reading →

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Converting the Emerald Night to 9v

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Mike Walsh

I built the Emerald Night a while ago and it has sat in the box down in my basement ever since.  It is a beautiful train although it really does need additional passenger cars.  A month ago when I had … Continue reading →

Posted in CAD, Instructions, LEGOPalooza, LUGNET, NCLUG | Tagged , , | 22 Comments