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I’m interested in taking the survey. How do I get the link (since this is considered a public forum)?
You can see your current total via the Inventory link at the top of every page on the site. You’ll get an email when the event is closed out by its admin (I think it’s Josh in this case) telling you how many cups you received.
Dropped all my photos into Google photos, including a few faraway shots of the overall display: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wQAvUxWhQkMwMNSC7
I did not bring a tester.
Also apologies to the other folks staffing this afternoon, post-church stuff took longer than expected today, I’m waiting for the bus to leave Gold Lot now.
@emperorofthenorthpole Parking at the convention center is probably the only option if you’re bringing more than about one box and costs $15 for the day. The garage entrance is at 139 10th Street. You’ll need to go to the East Lobby to the Exhibitor Will Call booth to get a ticket, tell them you’re with Steel City LUG. Once you go up the escalator in the East Lobby, turn right and you’ll see our display once you get around the KDKA mini-stage.
There’s a couple spots where clearance is tight, but we’re running @playingwithechoes ‘s Schnabel car with no collisions so most stuff is probably fine?
I have three 4-battery chargers there as well that can do AA or AAA and stop when charged, plus I think there’s a couple LUG chargers, and I have spare Eneloop AAAs if needed. I’m not sure how often I’ll have to change crane batteries yet, but the three Powered Up/Pybricks/Bluetooth hubs (6xAA each) powering it definitely will not have equal usage.
Josie and I will be there sometime between 9:00 and 9:30. Other than bridge setup and getting trains rolling, the biggest thing I think still needs done before the show starts (but I’m sure I forgot something!) is the I Spy list, and Krista is on first shift Friday and knows how to do that.
Welcome Sean! Looking forward to seeing pictures!
We have a big display at the Home and Garden Show starting next weekend, of there’s anything you’d like to put out on a table for a week and a half. If you’re interested, there’s a thread around here someplace with details and a signup spreadsheet.
the only reason we are getting any money is because we pointed out that there is a significant cost incurred by the LUG and it’s members to put on this show. Hence all of the money we are getting is meant to support the show in some way.
Makes sense, as does the other discussion about how much to reimburse, so I’m also in favor of the $8/day for parking.
Also, (probably already mentioned,) LUG members can keep any parking receipts to submit for reimbursement since H&G is paying the LUG to be there.
Did we not get the show to say they’d validate parking or something? The event parking rates at DLLCC will eat something like a third of what they’re paying the LUG if we’re just getting reimbursed by the LUG.
We’ll be bringing a few extra things as well, like Rivendell, but I always like seeing things that aren’t “traditional” sets or MOCs like the lenticular, and additional MILS’d modulars to fill up the Box would probably be useful.
I also have half an idea about tweaking the track layout slightly to put out the double-track railroad crossing module(s?), just because they’re different from the regular track and tie the tracks to the roads (and the road driving directly into the sneeze guards feels like the world you see on the tables doesn’t end with what you can see).
EDIT: I’m also going to make use of that extra LUG table sitting in the middle of the Box for setting up my crane, it’s tall enough now that it has to be reassembled laying down (but it unfortunately can’t pick itself up still).
I don’t see a map on their site but they have https://www.pghhome.com/phgs/exhibitor-list/ (we’re booth number 4, the only single-digit booth on the list)
That seller doesn’t understand how it works or is being overly grumpy about having to charge you a few percent (PayPal fees) of a few percent (state tax) extra that they don’t get to keep, which adds up to maybe a dollar on a huge order.
I’m not sure sellers can choose to ship to some states and not others, and usually it’s actually some weird glitch in Bricklink that they haven’t figured out or bothered to fix yet. I’ve seen US-based stores where Bricklink says they don’t ship to me, but I also can check out just fine and still receive my entire order because the seller didn’t actually set it that way. According to the bricklink forum, the fix usually involves unlinking and relinking the seller’s PayPal account.
Matt, I fully expect that we’ll end up with two stacks in the near future and one of them will be a single habitat type!
Possible minor tweak on layout #2: I think the small loop is using 37 16×32 single straights for 9V and the legend says we only have 36 of those, but it also says that we have 6 16×16 single straights for 9V and we’re only using 2 of them, so that seems like an easy swap.
Also as mentioned at the meeting, Josie and I have one bi-fold 72″x30″ table that we can bring.
Looks good! Initially, I’m partial to Layout #2 since the public gets to see the Big Yellow Things a little closer and there’s more room inside the large-radius loop, plus there will be less voltage drops on the R40 loop if it’s no more than ~20ft to the wires instead of the ~40ft on Layout #3.
Are the 72×30 tables labeled “LUG” regular/commercial tables that the LUG owns?
I’ll have my big crane there in some form and it can probably pick up a bus that size, but it requires roughly a 3×3/30″x30″ space to sit in so I’m not sure we’ll be able to fit it on the layout!
Speaking of which, has anyone put together a scale version of Josh’s U-shaped idea yet? Is it feasible?
Welcome! I’m a little jealous that you have the Saturn V, that came out during my dark age and I haven’t gotten around to getting one from Bricklink yet.
Thanks to all the builders! I had a blast helping set up Friday and staffing Saturday afternoon, I’ll for sure be thinking about anything I can bring next year. Here’s the few photos I took as well: https://photos.app.goo.gl/q8ZWF2ExHq39K9HB7
Re https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2025-chantilly/#post-62468
@timf what’s your secret for uploading multiple pictures at once? Every time I try, it errors out and either only posts the first one or simply doesn’t post.Does some button still need to be pushed to close this out? Not trying to be greedy or anything but I don’t see cups for this showing yet…
@playingwithechoes if you want to bring the camera to Locomotion next weekend, I can see if a live feed is possible.
Sounds good @rcgrier3406, see you at 1pm to help unload. I’m not bringing anything myself, so should I stop at the front desk for that parking ticket sticker or will those folks be in the event hall?
