Steel City LUG | PLAYINGWITHECHOES | Mentions https://steelcitylug.com/members/playingwithechoes/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning PLAYINGWITHECHOES. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:59:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1c13e2173f9fef290f08c13ec615dba3 Josh replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/page/2/#post-70846 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:04:12 -0400 OK, I think I fixed it @playingwithechoes. I also think a contributing factor was that a lot of your baseplates were not snapped to grid, so they were creating collisions that rejected placement. I went in the layout and adjusted all of them and filled it in.

and Claude took your feedback, Gabe. Thanks for that. Here’s a generated release…Read more

]]> 0 a339378fcf7a8dcd796d427716d98abf Bob Grier replied to the topic Get Paid To Design & Build - Westinghouse Atom Smasher in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/get-paid-to-design-build-westinghouse-atom-smasher/#post-70690 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:49:39 -0400 @playingwithechoes, once you have a digital design put together, do enough of a test build to check it for overall stability and for it’s ability to maintain the bulb like shape. @carlsonf ran into issues with the stability of her Cooling Tower when going from the digital design she found online to the real thing. We were able to change a few…Read more

]]> 0 dab7a4275273b929ea6b659545d5b9cb Greg Schubert replied to the topic Get Paid To Design & Build - Westinghouse Atom Smasher in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/get-paid-to-design-build-westinghouse-atom-smasher/#post-70600 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:48:40 -0400 @carlsonf, as you probably know, there is a LUG member who is obsessed with nuclear models AND who is an exceptional MOC designer. Perhaps @playingwithechoes would like to take this on.

]]> 0 49bb926ceb757d28875349812fe201e8 Josh replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/page/2/#post-70585 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:20:30 -0400 Plenty has landed since the June 15 update. Here’s what’s new to try:

Track snapping especially — it’s brand new and we’d like to hear how it holds up on a real layout.

@playingwithechoes – still working on the multilug functionality. I just won’t be able to test it before I leave for a week or so.

]]> 0 821300112b8e6ce21a5c9505150ce263 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic X12 Atomic Powered Locomotive in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/x12-atomic-powered-locomotive/#post-70128 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:36:50 -0400 @playingwithechoes awesome nuclear train there. Do you want to exhibit it at the American Nuclear Society outreach table at the Vintage Grand Prix? I’m planning to be there with my reactor, cooling tower and microscale AP1000 plant on Saturday and Sunday July 18 and 19. Or any of your other nuclear stuff?

]]> 0 a1fa6488ed7f101bd1392863c4eea384 Matt Redfield replied to the topic Trackside Lubricator in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/trackside-lubricator/#post-59700 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:07:36 -0400 Saw the new thread email but it’s been a busy week… yeah, the ol’ Protector IV, eh? Wonder if I’d get in trouble if I got our new centrifuge logo for us to print on the front…

Protector X could be fun to model, especially the interior.

Excellent work, @playingwithechoes! Just, not nearly enough grease on the ties & ballast. 😉

]]> 0 889e183e29a219593138c2c3984a87ab Tim replied to the topic Trackside Lubricator in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/trackside-lubricator/#post-59692 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:26:14 -0400 This is all fascinating. Thank you @gabevistica and @playingwithechoes for your insights.

]]> 0 1078a6e34ce9d019e04594cd70340452 Phil Breneman replied to the topic The Behemoth (Bridge) in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-behemoth-bridge/#post-58479 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:16:40 -0400 @playingwithechoes Is the plan for this to be something you build and own or for the LUG to build? If the plan is for the LUG to finance and build it, could it be a good candidate to include in project support?

]]> 0 6d4d4844fd22dd07b21181ac4d0cb6b4 Dan replied to the topic Penn Elec Fireless Locomotive in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/penn-elec-fireless-locomotive/#post-56816 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:38:36 -0500 Really cool build @playingwithechoes! I love seeing unique railroad designs. When are you going to model a Schwerer Gustav?

]]> 0 613559069211eac65373493e2ab93dee Tim replied to the topic Pickle Car in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/pickle-car/#post-56107 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:57:32 -0500 @playingwithechoes it looks like Bruce Lowell already did it (using the same concept as the “Lowell Sphere”). I think this would be pretty easy to replicate for our Town displays.

]]> 0 fe7f31a21f317aeb70dadbaf0e7b080f Bob Grier replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/54/#post-54634 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:24:40 -0400 @playingwithechoes, all of my pics from Home & Garden are posted in the Gallery under that event (on page 2). If you right click on any of the images themselves (not the border), you should get a pull-down that gives you the option to “save image as”, and it should let you save it as a .jpeg. If you have trouble, let me know.

]]> 0 0f7297a674b7645db8953836362ac2b8 Krista K replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/54/#post-54626 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:30:44 -0400 @playingwithechoes Definitely go for it. There are pictures that you can use in the gallery.

]]> 0 f936aaa67a9c2a6d06cc15552fe47f03 Tim replied to the topic P.R.R. Mountain Train in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/p-r-r-mountain-train/#post-49950 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:28:50 -0500 @playingwithechoes those all look fantastic. Do you generate instructions of some sort or do you just free build (on the computer and then IRL) based on your previous experience with designing these?

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