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In reply to: LEGO Bulk Lots and & Cleaning
PS – Will’s comments also made me think of this: do people wash the stuff they redeem from LUGsupport? A lot of that stuff looks pretty new – and of course the stuff that was extras from LUGBulk2016 is definitely new – but some of it is visibly used, and at some point somebody told me that Hinkle said a lot of the pieces come from sets returned to stores. I’m hoping that this is not typical, but in 2013 me n Efran were working on sorting a LUGsupport box at Josh’s house and we pulled a big clump of hair out of the box, as well as cookie crumbs. It was, to say the least, pretty gross.
In reply to: Threadjacking
I thought I’d posted them, but my brain ain’t what it used to be (LUGBulk fried it)… but Tim’s right.
Saturday, February 4th
Saturday, April 29th
Saturday, August 5th
Saturday, November 4thAnd I’m out of town (further from, not closer to, LEGO stores) next weekend.
In reply to: The Ultimate LEGO Element
In reply to: The Ultimate LEGO Element
In reply to: Threadjacking
I thought I would be able to save parts by not building the back the same as the front. But then I felt compelled to make the inside presentable which meant I could not use the less expensive modified bricks that are flat on one side and have something sticking out the other side. Also I had to build somewhat of an interior, so I am not sure if this is less part-intensive. One definite advantage to not having a back is that it is easier to reach inside to fix things.
Note: I actually used some LUGbulk 2016 parts! 🙂
In reply to: Threadjacking
I am close to finishing a new Polar Express North Pole building. I am still waiting for some parts to arrive.
This building has no intended purpose, (ie. post office, candy factory, etc.) my intention was to make something like the buildings in the book and the movie. I also wanted to incorporate certain parts from the last two LUGbulk orders, particularly the windows and the roof.
In reply to: Parts Inventory Program?
LOL, just kidding This may help you understand why I didn’t mind verifying LUGBulk orders the other day
OK, cool. Generally speaking, I make teh jokes with abandon, but I wanted to make sure it wasn’t legitimately offending you, since you’re new-ish and humor/tone (i.e. – faux anger) doesn’t always translate online.
But yeah, if you think counting is fun, then by all means, do that!
In reply to: Parts Inventory Program?
Don’t hate on the new girl, dude!
Wait, what about my comments was construed as “hating on the new girl”…? That was not my intention at all…
LOL, just kidding 😀 This may help you understand why I didn’t mind verifying LUGBulk orders the other day 😀
In reply to: MILS rant
The only reason I like the MILS is that the baseplates connect together easily and the seams are less noticeable. I would be all for letting go of MILS if I hadn’t already spent so much on white plates to MILS all my Christmas stuff :p At least allow me this year to use them; provided LUGBULK comes in at a decent time.
So I’m a big fan of the cohesive Lego display look and personally, I don’t like seeing a big display with the table cloth showing. It just looks like they ran out of time and/or parts. For that reason, I would place baseplates wherever there’s empty space and force ourselves to build something fun in those spaces to liven up the display. This opinion does not include the space displays with tablecloth discussion as I’m not familiar enough with displaying that theme to comment.
In reply to: Threadjacking
The new LEGO Disney Princess castle from FROZEN has white leaf elements. I did not see that on LUGbulk options for 2015 or 2106, however there were olive, purple and dark red “limb element, small” pieces.
In reply to: Threadjacking
Can’t you hear that? It is so empty on this site that the sound reverberates.
Thought that’s what you meant. I’ve been
busy
busy
busy
busyman!
….mostly trolling @paulamalu about The Force Awakens, but also spending time with family and friends, and LUGBULK…
Post Holiday stupor. LUGBulk will get things cranked up again.
Yeah… people keep messing up the spreadsheets and calling me for tech support… it’s exhausting.
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In reply to: Greetings
However, I’m not entirely certain how this group rolls. Any advice?
Well, typically, we climb to the top of a hill, curl into a ball, and just kind of lean until gravity kicks in…
Sorry. But seriously, you’re off to a good start! Chat on the forums, keep an eye out for upcoming events (there are a LOT in the next month or so – every weekend there’s something going on), come out to something and meet people, bring a MOC (My Own Creation) if you have one handy, and you’re off to the races! We’re pretty easygoing (just don’t use knockoff bricks!) and participation is when, where, and how you want to. Check out the Barnes & Noble Architecture event this Saturday, Youngstown Library event next Sat 10/24, Castle Shannon Fire Department display on 11/1, and Greenberg Toy & Train show on 11/7-8! Then we have a short break before Santa Trolley rounds out our fall/holiday season.
Oh, and for those not doing a B&N event (or before / after it), people will be meeting at Josh’s house for a LUG workday this Saturday as well.
In reply to: Town Hall Modular
heh. yeah, parting out a townhall is cost effective. Bricks are the most expensive, which is why lugbulk comes in handy. I know I parted out a town hall in my store a few years back.
In reply to: Allegheny County Park's Lawrence mansion
The finishing touch will be the tan window frames, when our LUGbulk order arrives.
“When”, you say? I appreciate your positive outlook.
This looks rill nice. Especially that PENS in LEGO font! Can we get a full-on view of that in the proper thread?
Zach and I first built a prototype of this building. Then I decided that there were lots of things that would make it look better. In retrospect, if I do a big project like this again I should plan it first in LEGO Digital Designer. Having a virtual model would prevent all the changes I had to make and the mistakes which had to be corrected from building the roof and main building separately.
It was surprising to realize that in the last month I’ve spent 140 bucks and 80 Euros on bricklink … and I already had the vast majority of the parts that I needed for this house!
The finishing touch will be the tan window frames, when our LUGbulk order arrives.
In reply to: Baseplates!
I got a couple 48×48 light bley to expand my Project G base from four to six.
THEN I thought: “Hey, why not split the six into three for my custom United Earth Fleet faction and the other three for their rivals the Outer Colonies, and do a smaller prequel game to Project G with the two facing off?”
THEN I thought: “Hey, why not just build ONE baseplate each for each faction as rough terrain that they land on and build LEGO as I build the prequel game, bring able to evolve the build month to month for shows so it’s a constantly evolving attraction?”
I tore down the entire base yesterday.
Thank you, LUGBULK baseplates.
In reply to: Baseplates!
It looks like the ones we’re ordering for LUGBulk should be regular green, although I ended up not ordering any myself.
In reply to: LEGO deals
Clearly, you should’ve jumped on that deal before the seller did a Google search to see what they’re going for these days.
Looks like last March was the time to buy these (at $50 each on Amazon). Now, not so much…
However, you can still get basically the same thing (sans baseplate and LEGO logo) for $65. And thanks to the LUGBULK thread, we all know that a green 32 baseplate is not worth $60.
In reply to: LEGO deals
You’re killing me, Greg.
I guess I better not tell you about the half price Black Gate sets I saw at WalMart in Butler today. Save your pennies for LUGbulk, Matt.
In reply to: long term projects?
Zach and I started this mansion project back in June. He did most of the building one night and then shortly after that he left for a semester in Australia. I only modified the outside to MILS level. With the possibility of LUGbulk offering tan window frames and tan masonry profile bricks, we are probably going to have to start over but I think we will have a much better outcome!
In reply to: THE BIG PICTURE!
Greg, definitely some great thoughts here.
Let me start by restating the purpose of LUGBULK in the eyes of LEGO. It’s for members of LUGs – Not for the direct improvement/addition to/starting of any LUG owned display, inventory, or ability. To that extent though, if members decided to give back to the LUG, that’s entirely acceptable.
I can see a desire to contribute to the greater goal and improving the LUG. While I think there is room for duality, I also recognize the LUG is still new, this is our first LUGBULK, and the majority of our members do not have basements full of parts. I think the LUG and the individual abilities are BOOMING, and LUGBULK will only act as an additional catalyst to that growth.
I think this is a question certainly worth people asking themselves, yearly, as we approach and enter LUGBULK. Do members, like Dan and Rich, or you and Zack, want to use LUGBULK to facilitate your own visions? DO IT. Any member with a desire for parts – this program is for you.
I can definitely see that there will be some members that don’t have a personalized goal or inspiration to buy and build. That’s OK. I’d first like to encourage them to pursue their own talents/ideas/skills/etc. If contributing to a LUG-centric big picture gets that rolling, that’s totally acceptable. I think you’re right to mention train/minifig scale displays as what we’re getting better at. Buildings, landscapes of water, fields, trees, and mountains, sidewalks, trains, brick-built roads, cars – all of these things could give those without direction a clearer path to begin their AFOL journey, and I would present that as the LUG goal, if personal goals did not naturally exist, for now.
Know that our growth plan does involve becoming more cohesive as a group, but I think we’ll see those relationships develop over time. I do plan to touch on some of this at Q4, but I think I remember you won’t be there, Greg. No worries, I’ll summarize for sure. For now – EVERYONE HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE LEGO HOBBY AND LUGBULK!
Now, the second part of your question is something I really like. I have never thought about having a more permanent home for our displays…That would be a killer opportunity to get in with the children’s museum or some other outlet…Anyone want to seek out those opportunities?
Topic: THE BIG PICTURE!
I think before we collectively launch into investing FOUR THOUSAND dollars more into LEGO parts, we should step back and figure out what we ultimately want to accomplish.
When I was building on my own, I had my own reasons for making things ie. so my kids could play a city display, so I could take something to Brickfair, or so I could try out some idea.
Do we a vision or a design for what we want to accomplish? (Please taze me if this is has already been spelled out somewhere.) Obviously we are trying to become more efficient and effective at putting on large temporary train displays. We can continue to let that happen piecemeal with individuals making random MOC’s, but is it possible that we could develop an overall plan? Should we incorporate certain themes or set particular goals to make displays more interesting?
Also, a big part of me wants a place to be able to set everything up somewhere and leave it. This is partly because I am running out of space to store MOC’s … like the Pittsburgh bridge and the yellow castle and the alpine village … and no one is really seeing them in a box in my garage. I know that having our own display space seems far fetched, but does anyone suppose that Dan Brown could be persuaded to move some of his museum displays to the city that had Kidsfest two years in a row? He would have so much more exposure here. Could we get a room at the Children’s museum to set up a long term display? Should we approach the Western PA train museum? Is there room for long-term residence at the Trolley museum?
Sorry, I know yinz want to talk about the LUGbulk parts list, but it might really help people to decide what people should buy if we gave some consideration to long term goals.
In reply to: LEGO deals
I would love that backhoe, but with LUGBulk and Christmas coming up I don’t think I could afford it.
Its about $300. Its only $727.80 on Amazon. You’d get a much better deal on a used one that is missing just a couple of parts.
In reply to: LEGO deals
