<a href="http://www.nelug.org/images/articles/20060211215207301_1_original.jpg" title="View unscaled image"><img width="113" height="150" align="left" src="http://www.nelug.org/images/articles/20060211215207301_1.jpg" alt=""></a> The Executive Committee is pleased to announce the release of NELUG's first Annual Report. Part traditional annual report, part yearbook, NELUG's 2005 Annual Report contains information on it's membership, the changes that occurred to the club over the year, its financial information, many highlights on the events and projects in 2005 as well as a recap on media spots. We hope you will find this information useful as well as fun not just now, but also in the future.

Moving forward, we very much would like to involve interested members in the creation of the annual report. There will be a post in the forums with this very same announcement in order to silicit comments and feedback - all of which are welcome. While we fell short of our February 1 goal this year, that will be the target moving forward.

Thank you to everyone for making 2005 so good!


The 2005/2006 Executive Committee,
Tom Duggan
Eric Kingsley
Joe Comeau
Dave Eaton
Mike Ripley
Jamie Berard

The Annual report may be downloaded here: <a href="http://www.nelug.org/annualreport/NELUG%20Annual%20Report%202005.pdf">http://www.nelug.org/annualreport/NELUG%20Annual%20Report%202005.pdf</a>; (8 MB)

This was our largest layout ever at 10'x30'. The city section had several new skyscrapers and was our most impressive city yet. Of course the big hit, as always, was the ammusement park which included first time showings of at least 2 rides. There was also a residential section and an industrial railroad section.

We got the usual questions but the most asked question this year seemed to be "where is King Kong". Come on Mike, save us and revive Kong for the next show please!!!

We also seem to be getting more and more compliments from the hard core model railroaders as well which is probably a sign of acceptance for LEGO Trains. I guess some of them didn't think we had the staying power.

The following galleries are available

Eric Kingsley
Dave Gwon
Elroy Davis

The Millyard Phase III, went off without a hitch! Read more to see a couple of pictures and to watch time lapse photography of the building sessions.

At BrickFest 2005, Jake and Mark dropped a bombshell that so surprized everyone that the normally vocal crowd sat in stunned amazement...

New things have appeared at the Millyard, and you'll be excited to see them!