Steel City LUG | Site-Wide Activity https://steelcitylug.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:36:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 74ce226a5eb594273636214718cb147b Josie Vistica replied to the topic Josie's Builds! in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/josies-builds/#post-72847 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:00:34 -0400 Working on something for the Santa Trolley layout 🙂

]]> 0 f19f3fa423ba0cd7a1af5f598a624c68 Evan B's profile was updated https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53707/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:56:24 -0400 0 4afbc1928d5c158fae46adc135156294 Evan B became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53705/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:55:34 -0400 0 e5a56a6a5b7ff024938229446d36538c Greg Schubert replied to the topic Bricks Cubed in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/bricks-cubed/#post-72669 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:23:31 -0400 That’s a clever project. I noticed in the video that the guy had his sculpture mounted on a metal rod so he could rotate it. That’s another level of complication.

Just looking at the cube, that could probably be built without needing software, but it would have to be hollow all the way through and I assume the words would have to be backwards on…Read more

]]> 0 81cff514341959f2ae38fbcb08efecbc Josh started the topic Bricks Cubed in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/bricks-cubed/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:39 -0400 Ok, last one. This has been on my mind for a long time.
Ever since I saw Dr. John V. Muntean’s dragon/butterfly/plane shadow build about 10 years ago, I knew there needed to be a tool to help create things like it. This is my attempt:
https://steelcitylug.com/brickscubed/

If you’re not familiar with his shadow sculpture, I highly recommend loo…Read more

]]> 0 8d674bc275370143eb975331c7ad8331 Josh replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72640 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:16:42 -0400 renlug updated their documentation page – https://renlug.org/maps-modular-graveyard-standard/

]]> 0 46ed4205d4649427f2a5c30fbddc4b29 Colton Chodkowski became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53681/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:39:03 -0400 0 61d3e44842e44648574fc8ef77075fab Christopher became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53680/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:38:53 -0400 0 0af295e4c9dad5cb8e34af22313eb7a0 Shannon became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53679/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:38:45 -0400 0 bbedfacacea5251bda2c7303bdc3e88a Colton Chodkowski became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53678/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:35:31 -0400 0 038a89b7010139c4a0e3d379c969bd5f Josh started the topic GeoBrick - 3D modeling tool in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/geobrick-3d-modeling-tool/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:50:06 -0400 I’ve added a new tool to the site: GeoBrick, a tool for building geometric sculptures out of bricks. Spheres, cones, domes, star-shaped towers and more, right in your browser.

Try it: https://steelcitylug.com/geobrick/ (you’ll need to be signed in to the site)

What it does

Pick a shape: sphere, cone or ridge roof. Or start from a 2D outline…Read more

]]> 0 05154e96046c3d7f8a401711feed1966 Ben Bayard changed their profile picture https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53613/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:48:53 -0400 0 f5332b844ca1b87a6805f49c5bb372bf Ben Bayard became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53611/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:43:37 -0400 0 d84958558494141962c921c07c17ba9a Josh replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72521 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:45:55 -0400 Important update from this weekend! We’re changing the standard to be 6×12 base so that it’s more uniform to be 12×24 when you double it. This gets rid of the 3 stud borders and helps ensure a 4 stud path between baseplates. REM lug is going to update their site with documentation.

Here are a few graves that came together at brick Erie thi…Read more

]]> 0 02eb9fc7a692f4f427556bd0811199cf Matthew F. King became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53574/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:57:12 -0400 0 bffdd56df4d07ebd586b482bf996aeea Matt Redfield replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-72416 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:26:59 -0400 JK this is super fun!

]]> 0 429c820d2bfc1871c23f00cadf30e969 Gabe Vistica replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72406 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:43:24 -0400 Ooh, campsites too!

]]> 0 7fd2df3a1ced6f976a6448452de0c871 Greg Schubert replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72404 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:57:30 -0400 ❤️

]]> 0 399d1439f4968ed465e857df12f1cb58 Josh replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72393 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:44:47 -0400 Quote from Denny at RenLUG:

One of our members pointed out the graveyard doubles as a garden if you put vegetables & flowers in it instead of people. Instead of grave plots, you just make garden beds.

community garden!!

]]> 0 104224ce339030b46a30d462b030b90d Greg Schubert replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72371 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:50:21 -0400 That’s pretty cool. RenLUG (“renaissance” LEGO builders from Florida) put a lot of work into tweaking the standard while giving SteelCity full credit for the initial idea.

]]> 0 25fecf3ccb7724f74a61b2086325e5b7 Josh replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72368 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:53:31 -0400 RenLUG out in some effort for documenting the standard. https://renlug.org/modular-graveyard-standard/

]]> 0 082d49cd88d9411eb7552e0b0b328e4a Greg Schubert replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72312 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:53:07 -0400 I wasn’t looking for this, but you know how Google eves drops and then makes suggestions.

Anyway this looks like a really cool entry for a graveyard and I would be happy to build one for the cemetery if someone can think of a clever name. I’d be inclined to call it Heartlake Memorial Gardens after the names of 70+ LEGO Friends sets.

Can someone…Read more

]]> 0 48e2f160a0745015196581463eff57e5 Greg Schubert replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72309 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:36:26 -0400 I think this is the Frost house and graveyard at Pumpkin Trolley ’25. Maybe some generic tombstones should be made to fill the gaps.

]]> 0 0bc9b89d8638360038441ecc640b17eb Josh replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72307 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:39:47 -0400 Ooooo! Good point! I saw what frost just did for his haunted house, so maybe I will try to do the same. I actually remember seeing a big bag of olive green 2×4 somewhere…either my stuff or lug stuff…maybe I can locate that.

]]> 0 5bf6bcdd4040a2f9bea06c5711d5f378 Greg Schubert replied to the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/#post-72306 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:00:11 -0400 “Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.”
– Inigo Montoya

1.Build one or more 10×6 tombstones with an extra layer of brick underneath.
2.The LUG will create MILS 16×16 baseplates with 10×6 holes (w/ tiles on the bottom.)

For what its worth, when I was working on a similar project, I found the standard LEGO green color to be…Read more

]]> 0 0d8707b30c643bdd6cd493958cd9c434 Josh started the topic Graveyard MILS standard in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/graveyard-mils-standard/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:23:08 -0400 Much like our 2025 Q3 build challenge, we improved the standard.

Had a chat with RenLUG (Florida) and ColonialLUG and I think Charm City (Baltimore) is interested in the graveyard standard:

how’s this as a boiled down instruction?
——————–
Modular Graveyard Standard – Draft

The goal is simple: LUGs build the cemetery; members b…Read more

]]> 0 d018162662920a3c353d4e89c4663613 Ava Pun changed their profile picture https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53478/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:29:10 -0400 0 c01252091b6b827c031e65fb22855832 Ava Pun became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53476/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:26:50 -0400 0 e8a2c07940560cd38a6ebb466abe1453 Patrick Hamilton became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53470/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:37:59 -0400 0 3b50f2062e2d86642e3b6e3a05603bcb Justin Price replied to the topic Hello, I'm Steve! in the forum Introductions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-im-steve/#post-72243 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:47:02 -0400 Hello and welcome to the club! 😁

]]> 0 ffb3b20e3ad1bf5326fb0b798c069faa Josh Schu replied to the topic Events and shifts system in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/events-and-shifts-system/#post-72238 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:53:01 -0400 It was, thank you!!!

]]> 0 126a07b1c3df7a30c30e429d780859e2 Josh replied to the topic Events and shifts system in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/events-and-shifts-system/#post-72236 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:54:26 -0400 @schu54321 – I swear you once posted about having the bbcode show up at the top of the event thread all the time, so that it doesn’t have to get reposted…but I can’t find that post. Maybe it wasn’t you.

Either way, it’s done now, with a few other tweaks.

]]> 0 2294aaf57a8512e1a6002ee4e606dc01 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-72221 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:47:39 -0400 That was a fun list. I selected some that are more aspirational right now than real. Also @bengood921 first you made me laugh out loud with your comment about sorting. Then you made me cringe – because I did select Time Cruisers, only because I know for sure that one or more of my son’s old sets are Time Cruisers. I hope you’ll still be my friend.

]]> 0 db3b59a3bc0f9141df1e2bdc68f4746a PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-72217 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:16:54 -0400 Request for “Builder for Hire” as I am open to commissions around my specialties of trains and related nuclear science interests.

]]> 0 506381e900bf19cf199b68bcd1ffb583 Ken Soriano-Clark replied to the topic 2026 Q4 - Construct a tiny construction vehicle in the forum Build challenges! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2026-q4-construct-a-tiny-construction-vehicle/#post-72214 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:28:05 -0400 After chatting with some folks at the Q3 meeting, let’s expand this to *any* microscale vehicle habitat. Don’t worry about being limited to technic pieces – let your imagination run wild!

]]> 0 ff04e407f48d9380626eabaa72fa9371 Ken Soriano-Clark replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-71281 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:02:31 -0400 100% YES

]]> 0 b60e99c6cae7fbbc282f2b295519a87c Josh replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-71155 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:29:46 -0400 there’s a form at the bottom of the badges to make suggestions for new badges. Anyone is able to suggest new badges and I’ll get to it eventually, or I can give permission to anyone who is interested in managing badges. for icon suggestion, either a link to a graphic or a text describing it will do. I’ve just been putting prompts in chatgpt to…Read more

]]> 0 4a70483117554f5ff26d99826a56782e Bob Grier replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-71116 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:15:08 -0400 @joshhall, how about “Microscale” as a theme?!

]]> 0 9e08dfd8d7c6d1b856097d1191e8c5f7 Benjamin C Good replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-71102 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:43 -0400 You forgot to include Pretend Space.

I’m not sure that Sorting & Organizing is going to be an adequate badge for Nancy. You might need to create a World Champion Triple Platinum Elite VIP Plus Sorting & Organizing badge just for her.

When I was done selecting badges, at the top, it said “12 of 30”. I did in fact select twelve badges, but I’m…Read more

]]> 0 5d975d438245dd5bb62e1477d29b9328 Gabe Vistica replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-71101 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:11:37 -0400 Neat! That’s a LOT of themes… Can the descriptions be visible when viewing others’ profiles? Some of them seem like duplicates or there’s some nuance between a couple (like Displaying vs Public Displays).

It did expose also another dark-mode bug, in the Badges tab of your own profile (viewing yourself, not a particular person) when looking at…Read more

]]> 0 03e9e3d729c424247b22cf44c6b59fc3 Josh started the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:58:14 -0400 Coming out of our Q3 meeting, there was interest in learning more about who shares similar building interests, skills, and abilities within the group.
I’ve added some basic badge functionality to member profiles:

For now, these are simply informational. They’re a quick way to show that you enjoy Classic Space, Castle, Pirates, MOCs, pho…Read more

]]> 0 440a7674215a4ee9c4360b1135373b89 Josh Schu replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/#post-70980 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:22:24 -0400 Was unaware of this but something great to work towards next year! Thank you

]]> 0 2e4d0fff369b45839122e529d250d2ff PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/64/#post-70973 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:53:53 -0400 Anyone here with trains, beside me? It’s that time of the year again with the Brick Train Awards. Go to their website and submit photos or renders of your MOCs. I’d like to see Steel City LUG being represented in the entries from trains, wagons, cabooses, etc

@amplef0rth @schu54321 @rcgrier3406 @joshhall @gabevistica please tag anyone that…Read more

]]> 0 fa257cef8c0c720a3c0acc125c3e0fde Josh replied to the topic Brick by numbers in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brick-by-numbers/#post-70964 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:08:30 -0400 Thanks for the question! I may accidentally tucked that ability behind an admin curtain (codex and Claude are like super paranoid about security and I hate it). Fixed it now, I think.

Sign in to the Steel City LUG website, then visit your .

Find the mosaic you created and select . The button is only shown for mosaics you own. Deletion is…Read more

]]> 0 a159085a478d6e08027d0232adc82d08 John S replied to the topic Brick by numbers in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brick-by-numbers/#post-70956 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:07:26 -0400 @joshhall How do we delete our mosaics? I might have hit the wrong button and accidentally created some copies I didn’t intend to.

]]> 0 15fd9e31536aaae02eaf9f97cbf36360 PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Bugatti Chiron in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/bugatti-chiron/#post-70947 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:56:54 -0400 And I’ve added a Type 35 race car to go with it. And a little Mr. Bugatti in his signature black suit and bowler hat. If everything goes to plan, these and my other built Bugattis would be at the base of my planned LED lit Eiffel Tower at TUBS to do a Parisian Concours d’ Automobile, along with my fleet of exotic and obscure supercars. Oddly…Read more

]]> 0 1d8f3b0be77cd9c31be80cdfba650d1a Josie Vistica replied to the topic Josie's Builds! in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/josies-builds/#post-70944 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:42:45 -0400 That’s such a fun piece!! I hadn’t thought about a zombie MOC before, but now I’m considering…

]]> 0 f3e656b5baa48ea5c31de7a70d7bf4c5 Benjamin C Good replied to the topic Josie's Builds! in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/josies-builds/#post-70941 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:43:57 -0400 Do you do zombie builds? Citizen Bricks makes a “zombie beaver torso”, but they don’t make a non-zombie version (or I would buy one):

Zombie Beaver Torso

]]> 0 780e4d416459b40c3a984289a084481b Natasaha Sims became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/53353/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:21:19 -0400 0 f878d059d24b3aca75474e58a3d84c9d Ken Soriano-Clark replied to the topic 2026 Q3 build challenge - I can see clearly now in the forum Build challenges! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2026-q3-build-challenge-i-can-see-clearly-now/#post-70936 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:05:19 -0400 Thanks for posting a pic and the results, Bob! @rcgrier3406

]]> 0