by Matt (Spud) Williams
Welcome all to the Build Night Breakdown! Inside, we’re celebrating PerthLUG’s September Buildapalooza with prize draws, build highlights, and the latest news and events—keeping you plugged into the LEGO scene across Perth.
Now, for those that are new here: what is this Buildapalooza build night thing?
Buildapalooza is PerthLUG’s regular social event, where on the second Monday of every month, we bring along a LEGO set and just build and socialise. We’re a friendly bunch from all walks of life. It’s just $5 for non-members to help keep the lights on. The details of where & when can be found at the bottom of this page.
Let’s dive right into all the fun giveaways with the members’ draw. This month, we had a total of FOUR PRIZES up for grabs as part of our Monthly Members Prizes. This month was a great mix of new Lego releases from several themes. How trendy (Is that still a word used?) are those socks? The Sega Mega Drive is very rad too (Now I AM showing my age).
Drum roll please…
Members’ Draw: September
31394 Red Panda – Jacqui R
40919 Gremlins Brickheadz – Kim B
40926 Sega Mega Drive – Richie R
Lego Socks – Tamara R
Congratulations members! You may notice that a number of our winning members did not get their picture taken. They didn’t dodge the camera this time. No, rather they are simply enjoying the benefits of their membership. If you’re a paid-up member, you can still win a prize, even if you can’t attend the build night. Yet again, memberships paid off big time last Monday night.
MONTHLY RAFFLE
We are not quite done with prizes yet, though. The prize for the Raffle this month is the amazing 21370 Lego Ideas E.T. This set certainly brings back memories of the classic movie, and E.T. is lovingly recreated here and includes the cute flower pot. I cannot wait to see this built and displayed. Dexter S was lucky enough to have his number drawn. Happy Building.
SOME OF OUR BUILDS
As we all know, we love to come to these build nights to chat and interact with likeminded people and enjoy building Lego together, and to get away from technology as such. This is what it is all about.
So here are only a couple of Pics from the build night.
PARTS DRAFT
While you are enjoying spending time with friends building Lego and chatting, you may have noticed some tables set up with people standing around them sorting and picking parts and feel intrigued on what is happening.
Here is a rundown on what a parts draft is.
LEGO Parts Draft: Why It’s Worth Doing One – YouTube
Before we wrap up this issue, a huge thank you to all those who attend our monthly Build Nights. It is so great to see everyone helping out setting up the tables and chairs, and then packing up at the end.
And that’s us all done and dusted for another month. But because slowing down clearly isn’t our style, the Buildapalooza will be back again next month. Join us at the next one on the 12th of October 2026. You’ll find us at our regular meeting spot at the John McGrath Pavilion, just off Hensman Street in South Perth. All are welcome.
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