Thanks to the good folks in SALUG, I was fortunate enough to be involved in the Buzz Lightyear build for the opening of Canada’s first LEGO store, at Chinook Centre in Calgary. It was a great time, and I had a blast helping the public build bricks to be added to the statue.

The build lasted an entire weekend, and on Sunday, I was lucky enough to be asked by LEGO Master Builder Dan Steininger to actually help build Buzz’s shoulders. Wow, what a thrill! Up the ladder I went, and with the help of Jennifer Davidson Wagner (thebrickchick), we completed the remaining pieces of Buzz.

It was awesome getting to help out, and meeting lots of folks from The Lego Group, as well as the other volunteers. I learned a lot from Dan, and had a chance to sit a chat with him for a bit. It was also great to meet Jennifer, and expand my LEGO world a bit further. Man, what a year it’s been!