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I’ve gotten the majority of my MOCs registered at this point. There might be a few small changes here and there depending on what I can get done in time for the show, but I’m confident everything will fit within my requested table space. On the MOC registration page today I noticed a new popup that may be of interest to some of us:
“Map was finalized Thursday, Jun 20th.
No more MOCs will be pre-drawn onto the map.
MOCs registered now might find space to setup.
If your MOC’s footprint is large please communicate with your Theme Leader.”Looks like the space we have is what we’ll get. As long as we get the actual amount of space we need, everything’s cool with me. But for those who haven’t gotten those MOCs registered yet, you should probably get on that ASAP so we can show Todd we really will use every table we requested.
Wow there’s been a lot of activity here…sorry I’ve been unavailable the last couple of days. I just confirmed that I need 2 tables, although my brother (who wants to hang with me for the convention) might have a MOC he wants there too, so I’ll share that space with him if that’s cool. Neither of us have registered our MOCs yet. We’ll make an effort to do so ASAP. I’m gonna make sure my brother’s gets registered under Steel City Lug just to make sure he gets put with us. He could be like our honorary member 🙂
I agree I definitely prefer the system where the vendors are in the small room. I’ve been put there once before, and it’s definitely a different experience, especially for World of Lights (as mentioned before, they don’t really shut off lights to the same level over there). But as said before, we’re at the mercy of Todd, so it is what it is.
Whoops, I’ve forgotten to keep up with this forum. I’ll read through the backlog when I get a chance to catch myself up. In the meantime, I just figured I’d update you guys on my plans. As of now, it’s looking like the people I was primarily planning to display with may have to drop out this year. If that’s truly the case (I’ll try to keep everyone updated), I think I’d opt to bail on the Pop Culture section this year and set up 100% of my display with you guys. I’m not sure about the table availability situation for the LUG this year (again, I still have to go back and read what’s been said about it), but I believe a long time ago I asked to reserve a table. If I end up fully committing to a LUG display (and the space is still available), I’d like to increase that to 2 tables.
Somewhat related question: if I display all my MOCs with Steel City LUG this year, that would include my updated Godzilla City display. This build is a collab I’ve been working on with my little brother (who is not a member of Steel City LUG), and he’d want to sit by it with me. Would it be cool if he hangs around the LUG area during public hours, even though he’s not an ‘official’ member? I suppose if I need to, I could always just make him an account on this forum, even though he’s not a true yinzer…
Ok so I’m posting my build here since I can’t make it to the meeting. Whipped this together in the past 2 days because I forgot about this challenge (definitely didn’t stay up all night)! So yeah, this isn’t my typical kind of build, so it was fun to challenge myself with something a little out of my comfort-zone!
This is the imperial occupation of Ferrix from the last episode of Andor. More specifically, it’s the tower at the center of Andor’s hometown where the bell-like anvil is rung every morning. The placement of the minifigures reflects the moments leading up to the riot, with the anvil being rung to commence Maarva’s funeral. On the far left is Cassian Andor himself, laying low and scouting out the situation, an Imperial Officer and Death Trooper in his line of sight. Behind the Death Trooper is one of the troopers carrying riot shields, who show up in-mass later on to deal with the mob of Ferrix citizens. At the entrance of the building, Luthen Rael and Vel Sartha are discussing their plan to kill Andor. In front of them is my custom design for B2EMO, Andor’s droid. On the right side, Nurchi is watching a patrol of stormtroopers from behind a pillar and an imperial agent is on the roof scanning the area for Andor.
Below are pictures including a screenshot of the building for reference (if I’m able to post them correctly).
I have several 2x4s from Brickfairs past, so I think they were doing that for a while. Then they were 2x3s, and now 2x2s. I’ve never seen them do 1×2 though, that’s pretty unique and I think I might actually prefer that over another 2×2.
Honestly this update is really upsetting to me. I use Bricklink is an inventory catalogue first and foremost. Looking up the distinctions in part variants and which sets have which variants is the primary reason I use the site every day, even more than actual shopping. And yes, the small differences MATTER. As someone who spends a great deal of time piecing together older sets, I need to make sure I am using the correct part variants that reflect the era in which each set was produced. Getting rid of the ability to look up and purchase distinct part variants makes Bricklink not only inaccurate, but straight-up irrelevant.
Additionally, as someone builds MOCs, it is still very important for me to know EXACTLY which part I am buying. If I order a clip for a transformer and get the wrong variant, it could literally result in the entire build becoming unstable! It is absolutely the seller’s responsibility to accurately inventory parts, and to make it right to the customer if a mistake (no matter how small) is made. And even if they didn’t want to deal with the small variants, Bricklink conveniently already had a built-in out for them in the “undetermined type” category. So why make this change? It shows that Bricklink prioritizes the lazy sellers who can’t be bothered to pay attention to their stock or deal the consequences when discrepancies are found over the consumers who actually care about what they’re spending their money on. It’s easier for them to just sweep it all under the rug, I guess.
Tim Brown
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You do transformers….Spaceball 1 to Mega Maid…goHA that would actually be a hilarious build! IDK if I’d feel right calling that Star Wars though.
I’ll probably go for some kind of small-ish diorama. Hopefully I can at least find a way to feature some droids to stay a little more on-brand for me 🙂
Wouldn’t miss it for the world! I’m gonna estimate 1 LUG table for now, although once again I’m not sure how much I would put in the LUG area vs the Pop Culture section with my Transformers peeps. And with the new “only bring new builds” rule, I’m not sure how much I’d be able to bring at all. I haven’t been super productive in the latter half of this year. Hopefully winter break will help me change that!
Is Logan’s house going to be the Airbnb?
Haha, that would be up to my parents…
A car that transforms into a plane?? Check+!
Did someone say Transform? I think we can all see where this is going for me… 🙂
Here’s my finished Micro build! I didn’t have the parts with me to make a physical build, so I went digital. But don’t worry, I didn’t cheat. 100% legal techniques and existing part colors.
Wanted to get super creative, so I made this crazy flying saucer leaving crop circles in a field and destroying a bridge!
WHOA That’s amazing! I love the variances in color and texture in this. Probably some of the most life-like landscaping I’ve seen out of LEGO!
I have Prime, Voltron, and two of the robot one of three sets (31124) that I have merged into a winged centaur type bot. I’m tempted to pick up a few more not sure why but I love that set and $10 seems like a good deal.
I just got that 3 in 1 robot at the mall event, its a great little thing for only $10. Prime is a fantastic set, and I super regret passing up on Voltron when it came out, haha.
I’d describe myself as more of a fan of mid 2000s sets, 2006-2014 or so. Not only were those some of my younger years (fond memories, etc.), but the quantity and price of sets was less so it was more reasonable to collect.
I totally vibe with that. I think 2009 is my favorite year of LEGO. I have a bunch of the Clone Wars era Star Wars sets and the majority of the Indiana Jones sets (stoked about its rumored return this year). And I was also into a bunch of the unlicensed stuff from the time like Space Police III, Pirates, and Power Miners. I think I missed you at the discord night, would have loved to chat about it. Ah, nostalgia…(sorry if I’m making anyone feel old right now).
Anyway, welcome to the LUG!
and the occasional giant robot that tickles me right.
Did somebody say “giant robot”? Which one(s) specifically? I happen to do a lot of robot MOCs, mainly transformers.
Anyway, welcome to the group!My Q4 challenge build: Chef-bot! Brought to you by the future where all your culinary needs can be handled by a robot that works twice as fast as humans.
I am all in on the Otter Apocalypse train if they end up on the list. They’re my brother’s favorite animal so I know he’d be stoked about it
Saw a Lego transformer post on Reddit today!
Interesting! I think I’ve seen this builder before on YouTube. The really small LEGO Transformers are very popular on YouTube for some reason. Guess it’s because they’re easier for kids to build.
When I submit posts with pics I do it from Chrome on Windows, is that what you are using?
Yes, most of the time. I’ve recently switched my default browser to Brave but it has still run into the same issue. I’ll try editing the post next time I showcase a build here and hopefully that will work!
Underneath that is “Add another file” hyperlink.
This is how I try to do it but it never works for me. Always essentially crashes the site and when I refresh I find my post submitted with only the first picture I added attached.
to get around that site limitation and have all of the photos appear in a single post, you can upload and submit one photo, and then edit the post to upload more one at a time.
Hmm I didn’t think of this, I’ll give it a try next time I post a transformer.
Have you considered building two of each transformer so you can display both modes at shows?
I know of at least one person who does this, and it works great for a static display. But it doesn’t have much appeal to me personally because 1, it’s obviously twice as parts intensive and therefore twice as expensive and 2, I usually will demonstrate the transformations at shows when the public asks. Another alternative I’ve seen is printing off cards with one mode pictured on either side, the idea being to always display the card showing whichever mode the transformer isn’t currently in. This is more likely the solution I’d see myself implementing if I ever decided I wanted both modes on display at once.
