Steel City LUG | Josh | Mentions https://steelcitylug.com/members/joshhall/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Josh. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:59:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 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 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 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 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 ee5973531bae0513486e62bb087f6ed0 PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/page/2/#post-70893 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:36:34 -0400 @joshhall I gave the updated version a whirl and managed to get about half of the proposed double footprint layout replicated in the program. It’s looking good.

One thing to note is that the large corner track modules don’t allow the placement of baseplates within its corners. Like in real life, you can fit a 2×2 array of 32 baseplates in the…Read more

]]> 0 0068c189cb3f41d5efbc57dd783b5fcc PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/page/2/#post-70876 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:07:56 -0400 Thanks, @joshhall and @gabevistica for looking into it and for making updates. I will gladly give it another try as I believe this will be helpful for the giant TUBS double footprint layout I’m working on and it’s potential for multi-lug collaboration. Seriously, thanks. I’ll let you know how it goes on my end.

]]> 0 9a8336f2da2dea796ab0bb8b8b9a2d0f Marcella Spear replied to the topic Brick by numbers in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brick-by-numbers/#post-70484 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:06:06 -0400 @joshhall – we had decided to not do Project Support this year. If we want to do for next year we can start talking about what the project is, what parts are needed, etc.

]]> 0 d03847983a84b752b9e1757306e8ef0f Bob Grier replied to the topic sorting desc or asc by date in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/sorting-desc-or-asc-by-date/#post-68403 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:04:07 -0500 @joshhall, It works fine now. Thanks!

]]> 0 ae090c4c2379d29191c6a3901ff205c6 Josh replied to the topic sorting desc or asc by date in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/sorting-desc-or-asc-by-date/#post-68402 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:30:36 -0500 bringing the ‘newest first’ discussion here, @rcgrier3406

It’s a bit tricky to find a solution that ‘rewrites’ pagination…that doesn’t get recursive or break it for oldest first…(I can’t link to you page 3, like the default does, and have it ‘regenerate’ the sorting for what SHOULD be page 3 for you view, because then links are different…Read more

]]> 0 df9916c205dbbe221f4a6c1683d92964 Bob Grier replied to the topic Member Inventory in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/member-inventory/#post-68287 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:24:39 -0500 @joshhall, had to play around a little but got it to work. I tried it in Layout Designer and was able to access it, rotate it and place it into the Locomotion Weekend layout. It assigned it a short code of CLN which wasn’t readily recognizable, so I went into My Inventory and edited the short code to DQI. When I went back into Layout Designer the…Read more

]]> 0 b29d0d2b48f5b5f4c0bd961075651803 Bob Grier replied to the topic Member Inventory in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/member-inventory/#post-68284 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:00 -0500 @joshhall, I was able to add a MOC for the Duquesne Incline, description and size first, and then add a photo using the “edit” function after the initial save. When I did that and opened via “edit” again, my name shows up in the “description” field, and there was nothing in the “short code” field??

I also tried to access it in the Layout…Read more

]]> 0 c8695dcaead3f67a0080f693f066087f Bob Grier replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/#post-68139 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:53:36 -0500 @joshhall, I played around with trying to replicate the Locomotion Weekend layout some more this morning and it worked pretty well. Couple of comments:

1. The “snap to grid” and “duplicate” both worked well for placing baseplates.
2. I was also able to place a couple of text boxes but noticed that once they were on there and I went back using…Read more

]]> 0 08e988be01afb17d1f258e41e594462a Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-68064 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:26:26 -0500 @joshhall, couple things after trying these latest fixes:
1. Oldest/Newest pagination: Being able to switch from page to page of a multiple page thread now works, but when I open a thread with multiple pages in it (like Winter Trolley or International LEGO Day ’26), and I’m set on “Newest First”, it opens to the newest post on the last page of the…Read more

]]> 0 89da06afeeae5f2735bfb836fc9db3cd Bob Grier replied to the topic rotating display sign up in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/rotating-display-sign-up/#post-68055 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:33:07 -0500 @joshhall, I worked within the template that you initially provided to add BAM Allison Park, but after doing it I think it would be better and easier for locations with multiple display cases if each case had its’ own dimensions and description of who has what in each case. Odds are that the displays in each case, and maybe even on each shelf,…Read more

]]> 0 e00a80bf174e73112085b5610a828ea1 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-68020 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:32:19 -0500 @joshhall, I tried these fixes with mixed results (used my laptop and didn’t try on mobile):

1. Log-in and Search forums don’t show up on the Home Page when it first opens, but if I click on one of the forum topics and I’m not logged in the boxes for both show up (there’s actually (2) different sets of Log-in boxes).
2. Most Recent Topics on the…Read more

]]> 0 865949a1dd42bd4d91f96a6fe16b3c53 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67903 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:42:13 -0500 @joshhall, one more item I noticed. When you click on a forum thread that has multiple pages, and you have the sort set for “newest first”, it opens to the top post on the

    last page

of the thread and not to the most recent post.

]]> 0 f2e598617587923b110e0e326c4f3458 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67874 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:17:13 -0500 3) what ‘bottom bar’?

@joshhall, scroll down to the bottom of any page. These are all there but hard to see.

2026 Steel City LUG. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site.
Contact
For Members
View my PAB history
Inventory
Events
Rotating Displays
Member Map…Read more

]]> 0 7b543a6ab63d7550c597a7c9380d3914 Josh replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67869 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:59:34 -0500 wonderful feedback and thank you. keep the things coming as you run into them.

1) I actually caught the ‘latest activity’ bug myself last night and I think I fixed it then?
2) should be good now
3) what ‘bottom bar’?
4) search…give me sometime to figure that one out…
5) understood…give me a few to bring that back too.

]]> 0 19743b01526701c4594fa53e04d14211 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67861 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:55 -0500 Hey @joshhall, the new theme looks GREAT!!

Couple of “punch list” items that I’ve noticed:
* Even though you posted in this thread yesterday, it didn’t show up in the “Latest Activity” list. I had to go to Forums/Site Admin to find it.
* In the “White” version, the text under “Build Community in Pittsburgh with Bricks” doesn’t show. Needs a…Read more

]]> 0 6b30ffd32fae070944663d98aed4b5cd Bob Grier replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67402 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:29:22 -0500 @joshhall, some more items for the punch list from the migration:

1. Except for one or two items loaded after the migration, it looks like the last image in the Media Library is from December 6th. Missing items would include the gallery photos for South Park Light-up Night and Winter Trolley, plus any photo submissions of Christmas ornaments from…Read more

]]> 0 cb355daab95100f0c8d07d89c7a8cd10 Gabe Vistica replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67393 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 04:55:22 -0500 @joshhall autocomplete for mentions doesn’t seem to be working

Also the gallery for Winter Trolley won’t load, could be a casualty of the migration.

]]> 0 53c9691404d94c2c8356b405b9e19ab3 Dan replied to the topic 2025 Q3 build challenge - graveyard in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-q3-build-challenge-graveyard/#post-64032 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 01:53:24 -0400 Is this an accurate depiction of each plot size @joshhall?

]]> 0 e7c163a236fb7f186cc54ff39933339f Ken Soriano-Clark replied to the topic Q2 2025 Build Challenge - color your world in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q2-2025-build-challenge/#post-63285 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:43:10 -0500 @joshhall – I’ll gladly accept the nom as Chief-Build-Challenge-Tail-Puller haha

But in all seriousness, I’d be happy to coordinate build challenges.

]]> 0 aae614187217816bba1cf19988741076 Tim replied to the topic sorting desc or asc by date in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/sorting-desc-or-asc-by-date/#post-63229 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:56:58 -0500 @joshhall on a related issue, would it be possible to have the List of Events be listed in order based on the event date rather than the event creation date? For example, the List of Events is currently showing as:

Q1 Business Meeting as the most recent event (Feb 8)
International Lego Day (Jan 26)
CSC Locomotion Weekend (Jan 17)
Delmont Boy…Read more

]]> 0 99bbc9198506c8f088463a2c0091abcf Greg Schubert replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/60/#post-61436 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:24:00 -0500 I saw this at TJMAxx … @joshhall for the mattress / Matt’s dresses store. 😀

]]> 0 150948e7ef9f76b98a123e44621b679b PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/59/#post-60402 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:55 -0400 Heads up. The 2024 Brick Train Awards are open. If anyone has great photos and overviews of the train layouts from either the CSC or Home and Garden Show this year, please share the link as my photos tend to focus on everyone’s trains running. I can submit on behalf of Steel City LUG and include the video tour I made, but I need good overview…Read more

]]> 0 4f1841776ab82eec5a7534bf05fedc2b Jonathan Wagner replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2024 AUG 3-4 in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2024-aug-3-4/page/4/#post-59533 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:33:36 -0400 @joshhall when can I get those things for the train tracks (4 straight, 8 curve, power and motor just like Brick Erie last year)? I want to embed them into the MILS

Or @knb112 were you able to find yours?

Thanks!

]]> 0 c41d0380af648ca2a7316f6e79ce5361 PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/58/#post-59510 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:26:43 -0400 I just got word that FX bricks now has R104 9v back in stock and R120 9v metal train track available. They are injection molded plastic in dark bluish grey with metal rails and fit the standard 9v system. They should fit the corner mills that currently have Bricktrack plastic 104/120 curves.

I know there’s been talk during shows of wanting to…Read more

]]> 0 01190c20ce9769dd63090759c107a2bc Jonathan Wagner replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2024 AUG 3-4 in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2024-aug-3-4/page/4/#post-59318 Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:23:17 -0400 @joshhall forgot the track and train stuff! Oops my bad. I need 8 curved track and 4 straight plus the motor and 9V regulator or whatever they call it. Krista has 7 curved track and 2 straights and may have more at her parents but wanted to get this in asap.

I’ll be in Florida for the next 3 weeks so early July I can either pick them up or meet…Read more

]]> 0 9fe942ced8a050359f8408f25fc1ead5 Krista K started the topic Blogged/In the news section in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged-in-the-news-section/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:17:52 -0400 @joshhall is there an easy way to add a “In the News” or “Blogged” section that we could easily post links to all of our media coverage? Thanks! 🙂

]]> 0 2dc3b2e3596d89f1a737c8e1dfafc508 Jonathan Wagner replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2024 AUG 3-4 in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2024-aug-3-4/page/3/#post-59170 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 23:30:25 -0400 @joshhall how many bins of white MILS plates, non-railroad, does the LUG have? I would like to use them for the Hoth display at VA and would need to get them at the meeting on Saturday so I can get them ready.

]]> 0 cc81f98ad4dcbc3fc0a8afa1f1ea9f32 Will McDine replied to the topic Can you glue LEGO together? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/can-you-glue-lego-together/#post-58738 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:50:53 -0400 @joshhall cover your eyes (or eyes) for this one,

I have glued pieces together in the past but they were strictly detail oriented and nothing else. In my experience though any kind of glue can cause pieces to break become brittle, or to just not look good on a finished model of any kind. I few years ago I found some crafting grade sticky putty…Read more

]]> 0 59b5fefd03b5b18369d218048f2e3505 PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic The Behemoth (Bridge) in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-behemoth-bridge/#post-58420 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:59:09 -0400 @joshhall, take a screen shot. I’m not a member of that group so I sadly can’t see the vid. 🙁

]]> 0 79c4f9dcfeea2f6ddb14410264b53c66 Josh replied to the topic Inventory Mgmt system in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/inventory-mgmt-system/page/2/#post-58395 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 03:16:05 -0400 https://www.steelcitylug.com/inventory/?p=blogsubmission

submit URLs there and someone can approve them to get your cup credit.

]]> 0 ee76c4fc9b1be7de8fc32cda6138bcc6 Matt Redfield replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/56/#post-56762 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:56:45 -0500 lulz. #IdCookThat

]]> 0 4a03c533959135ca5028d10b9230c985 Greg Schubert replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/56/#post-56681 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 01:13:00 -0500 One of the benefits of escorting your spouse to a craft store is that you discover things that you never knew existed.

(posting this for the entertainment of @joshhall and @philmatt24)

]]> 0 520c580e6822c00f46978c1c63327a53 Mike K replied to the topic Site Development - Input and Progress in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-development-input-and-progress/page/2/#post-56568 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:21:44 -0500 Thanks for digging into this, @joshhall – looks like this functionality has been restored, much appreciated!

]]> 0 77a521e74819030ac45511309684123d Pamela S replied to the topic Q2 2024 Build Challenge - LEGO TSUGI in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q2-2024-build-challenge-lego-tsugi/#post-56519 Sun, 31 Dec 2023 21:44:21 -0500 Wow. This build challenge is something I can definitely get into. It will be my first challenge entry – very exciting! Thanks @joshhall

]]> 0 379284d80812aabde7c95cb89c834461 Greg Schubert replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-56500 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:55:55 -0500 @carlsonf that looks pretty awesome! It is no small feat making round shapes out of square pieces. A minifig scale Geiger counter would be a nice addition. 🙂

Have you seen the CMF called the Hazmat guy? I think @joshhall used a bunch of them in the Dig into Reading display.

]]> 1 f77028b0e97dbe6b1e7c954ee578ea75 Tim replied to the topic Polls in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/polls/#post-56361 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:34:41 -0500 Thank you, @joshhall, for restoring the login boxes and the “Online Members” avatars!

]]> 0 ea467436942efc59f434927437fc186f Josh replied to the topic Inventory Mgmt system in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/inventory-mgmt-system/#post-56232 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:49:40 -0500 fixed.

done. (thanks for citing the references).

Not yet/entirely. Earned cups will still be tracked under the existing event creation. The exceptions are:
1)Build challenge cups – An inv. mgr will need to go into user admin and click the buttons to add the build challenge cups (these will no longer expire, but do not compound).
2)First…Read more

]]> 0 7b1c19cd27edfbdd58abe7a4467a7de4 Krista K replied to the topic Inventory Mgmt system in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/inventory-mgmt-system/#post-56117 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:46:41 -0500 @joshhall I tried to go and update the Blogged event, but it’s fallen out of the top 25. When I click on page 2 I get an error that the page doesn’t exist. 🤔

]]> 0 76aa472123ff938e8358cce6e3f3e89a Tom Frost replied to the topic Inventory Mgmt system in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/inventory-mgmt-system/#post-56113 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 23:30:29 -0500 @joshhall, Is there a new process for cup reconciliation before a meeting (to replace the last- minute message that says “Hey Josh, please add +2 cups for blog recognition ((TBB 11/28, Carnegie Magazine))” ) ?

]]> 0 d1b6940e7c3480f45a6a15990ce7a53b Krista K replied to the topic Inventory Mgmt system in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/inventory-mgmt-system/#post-56096 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:40:50 -0500 @joshhall and @pnbrenem Thanks for all your hard work on this!

]]> 0 0ca85381016e9933a28f0bd7377775f6 Bob Grier replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/7/#post-56049 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:58:37 -0500 Hey, @tfdesigns, @joshhall and the LUG got some press in the Winter 2023 edition of the Carnegie magazine for Warhol inspired Campbell’s Soup Can that’s currently on display at the Science Center!!!

]]> 0 67b3e53959201c6589ff83b4ce7a9ebc Josh replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/54/#post-54628 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:10:37 -0400 I definitely support this effort. Not just for the LUG recognition, but I’m sure Mark from Home and Garden would love to say he has award winning displays at his event. I would think that goes for any venue or event we’re a part of.

As Krista said, check out the gallery https://www.steelcitylug.com/gallery/2/?envira_id=31964

]]> 0 bffdbddedd4d59fa6321bb040704d5e5 PLAYINGWITHECHOES replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/54/#post-54589 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:14:46 -0400 Heads up, @joshhall, @rcgrier3406, @knb112, @amplef0rth, and @watchwmarcella.

The 2023 Brick Train Awards are live and the Lug’s spectacular city display at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show would certainly qualify for “Best Overall Group Display.” Do you have any photos that you’d want to submit for it on their website or would you like to me…Read more

]]> 0 f0acfffaf9289cbce97047d90568b51f Mike Bez replied to the topic Q3 2023 Build Challenge - Custom Car Show in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q3-2023-build-challenge-custom-car-show/#post-53314 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:33:30 -0400 @willmcdine Let’s go with a max size of 4 32×32 baseplates. I will add it to the initial post above.

@tbrown00 I used “could” for this exact reason. The only one I would shy away from is the plane. That would be better for a Custom Airshow build challenge (maybe sometime soon!). Now a jet powered car? Check! A car that transforms into a plane??…Read more

]]> 0 c566db0bd57c1725e0e5ef33ad79b077 Josh replied to the topic Site Development - Input and Progress in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-development-input-and-progress/#post-52382 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 21:50:47 -0400 good now?

]]> 0 f14d3c0eead6e49b93d51d18cf173564 Benjamin C Good replied to the topic Q2 2023 Build Challenge - Reef Madness! in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/reef-madness/#post-52222 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:32:18 -0400 Q1 has been over for a couple weeks and we’re now actually into Q2, and somebody has pointed out on Discord that we don’t know when the Q2 meeting is. I’m not able to find a Q2 2023 thread. Am I just not finding it or do we need to get on that? @joshhall @knb112

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