Steel City LUG | Phil Breneman | Activity https://steelcitylug.com/members/pnbrenem/activity/ Activity feed for Phil Breneman. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:36:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cfcdf8c50305741d792d2a7b39c12d8b Phil Breneman changed their profile picture https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/48800/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:16:07 -0500 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 f35d1769a49f8d9ca0d5ec78e9415f13 Phil Breneman's profile was updated https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/45434/ Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:07:50 -0400 0 2ccffd2745bdaec2dae5b6dafd194af0 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Pybricks (and other good uses for Powered Up) in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/pybricks-and-other-good-uses-for-powered-up/#post-52430 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 22:30:48 -0400 I was playing around a bit with the pybricks hub-to-hub communication (described here). It is an experimental feature but worked ok for me. I set up a short track with a section of yellow tiles. I ran a train on it with a color/distance sensor pointed down. I had the train hub briefly broadcast when it crossed the yellow tiles. A technic hub…Read more

]]> 0 3462a860279aa51c6b67b98d912578e0 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Pybricks (and other good uses for Powered Up) in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/pybricks-and-other-good-uses-for-powered-up/#post-52294 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 01:40:06 -0400 John, definitely looks like it would be worth a try! I like that it uses all LEGO parts. Driving it with a laptop or computer isn’t as ideal as storing everything on the hub, but it seems like it would be worth it since it would yield such a dynamic layout.

]]> 0 baca92a46f5f4439d4c7fe7f91874b78 Phil Breneman started the topic Pybricks (and other good uses for Powered Up) in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/pybricks-and-other-good-uses-for-powered-up/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:02:40 -0500 Pybricks is a nice option to use Powered Up components in MOCs. A good introduction to it is on Brickset, although Pybricks has updated the firmware so that some of the things discussed in the article are out of date.

]]> 0 663eb4fbfd462549b1f4c0d93366152d Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/49/#post-47789 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 02:28:13 -0500 I have attempted to purchase baseplate 606p01 three times from different BrickLink stores. Each time, I have received baseplate 80547pb01, one of which was missing a corner. Is it really that hard to tell the difference? Is quality control in general getting worse on BrickLink or is this just an unfortunate coincidence?

]]> 0 8b4245ffed8ec0d058d8f1eb5b9aa5f4 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Mils Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/mils-questions/#post-47445 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:56:39 -0400 Josh,

I used the instructions at l-guage.org for my personal track. Instructions 005 use a 32×32 in the corner and a 16×32 on either side. It ends up 48×48 with a 16×16 cutout. You might be able to see what they look like in pictures from the fall trolley event.

As far as plates, I used 4×8. I agree with Ben that it really doesn’t matter. The…Read more

]]> 0 727f912910982c67ec4c1f5e5c8dcab1 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/41/#post-39948 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 23:59:24 -0400 Greg, depends on how picky you are about the buffer style. There are several styles (see here). I have one of the older style like you show, three with the plow, and 9 others with sealed magnets (probably all type 2). I have enough wheels and yellow bogie plates to make 10 sets. I may have more black bogie plates somewhere but only found 5 in a…Read more

]]> 0 31aa5f38c9b9684a87951c01efd3163e Phil Breneman replied to the topic new rules for eBay in the forum Off Topic http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-rules-for-ebay/#post-37613 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 17:03:45 -0500 You sure it isn’t a scam?

]]> 0 7cc6c12165955dd21d26f30eb3024789 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/36/#post-36559 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 01:43:55 -0400 Greg, not sure if you still need these, but I am placing an order soon and will add some in. If you don’t want them any longer, that is ok. I will either use them myself or sell them someday.

]]> 0 3eae5dd4365991edaa04124d05163169 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Time Aplenty in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/time-aplenty/#post-36217 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:13:14 -0400 @pete, can you assign cup values to the new sets on the inventory sheet? They are all at the bottom in green. Or you can share your secret formula and I can do it.

]]> 0 c455485094136f19cca5457706f27ae8 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/31/#post-33983 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 01:06:27 -0400 I think the idea is that having an event leader AND an inventory manager define it is to provide a simple system of checks and balances. I don’t see how adding a minifig to a display could possibly be agreed upon as a shift. A standard shift is ~4 hours or setup/teardown. Anything other than that should get agreement with an inventory manager.…Read more

]]> 0 11c8fbcca0b98c793a928bcb59e764e7 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/31/#post-33979 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:39:08 -0400 From the handbook:

Cup credits can be earned in a couple ways:
1 small cup for being a first time member at a meeting. These do not accumulate.
1 small cup for anyone sorting effort (sorting party, taking a box home to sort)
1 small cup for each staffed shift at a LUG event (shifts as defined by event leaders and inventory managers)
1 large cup…Read more

]]> 0 c0f4f3c0bd1179c253e8455c89c62d05 Phil Breneman replied to the topic L-gauge standard in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/l-gauge-standard/#post-31021 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 14:21:53 -0400 If you are referring to the R104 turns, they are done all with straight track. They space the outer tie by 1/2 stud per piece of straight track and it makes a long gentle curve. You can see pictures of it at pennlug.com/.

]]> 0 f8ab94e8c22e3feef870c91e153a70cf Phil Breneman replied to the topic ASK LEGO: Power up in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/ask-lego-power-up/#post-28203 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 00:49:50 -0400 FYI, responses are here:

https://lan.lego.com/news/overview/powered-up-afol-community-answers-r146/

]]> 0 eb02ef6be7b9d84a3df33ffc785af865 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/23/#post-27097 Wed, 09 May 2018 23:42:49 -0400 Not only that, but it connects to the forthcoming Ninjago City Docks.

https://www.brothers-brick.com/2018/04/24/lego-ninjago-70657-ninjago-city-docks-revelaed-news/

]]> 0 2d53d98196b47fbd289f918cf4bf983f Phil Breneman replied to the topic Roller Coaster in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/roller-coaster/page/3/#post-26896 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:57:33 -0400 It certainly looks really nice (apart from the stickers). At $380, I might have to sell off a few things first…

I am curious how much of the structure is necessary for stability and reliably and how much is for aesthetics.

]]> 0 bc31daaadc737b28f19c8a330a58b38a Phil Breneman replied to the topic Q2 2018 build challenge - brickheadz in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q2-2018-build-challenge/#post-26402 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:54:44 -0400 Or wait a few weeks and pick up a copy of 41597, or is that cheating?

]]> 0 a7a7cea0411cb7d85171775df6cd4ff8 Phil Breneman replied to the topic quarterly challenge ideas in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/quarterly-challenge-ideas/#post-26373 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:32:47 -0400 Thanks Greg! I wasn’t aware they made that in red. Of course, I was trying to stick mostly with parts I already had on hand.

]]> 0 010e6565ba71501e8f73db874bf43af2 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/2/#post-26108 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:36:43 -0500 So I thought for a second that Tom made it into this article (https://brickset.com/article/34434/ideas-showcase). But then I realized 1) Tom’s food stands are much better and 2) Tom doesn’t look like this guy. (https://ideas.lego.com/profile/FrostBricks/projects#search/s:most_recent)

]]> 0 94db915d329e3a92ed8ebaebb56d89d3 Phil Breneman replied to the topic quarterly challenge ideas in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/quarterly-challenge-ideas/#post-25599 Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:53:44 -0500 I am not sure who originates ideas for the quarterly build challenges, but figured I would throw some ideas out for consideration:

1. Best arcade or food stand to support a potential amusement park theme at the trolley museum.

2. Best build based on a collectible minifigure such as the picture below. I don’t build many MOCs, but this was…Read more

]]> 0 4fa80ed115ced4089a36d08675c6f1d5 Phil Breneman replied to the topic 2017 Q4 Build Challenge - Emergency! in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2017-q4-build-challenge-emergency/#post-25286 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:04:32 -0500

]]> 0 b6fbd1ea5473e98182c3595c7d05f9ea Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/18/#post-24971 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:41:23 -0500 Looks like the millennium falcon is back in stock at shop.lego.com. Who knows how long it will last. https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Millennium-Falcon-75192

]]> 0 34d546f31cfe3f25f446ed0ca7e117c9 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Roller Coaster in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/roller-coaster/#post-24441 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:49:50 -0500 There are black cars and light gray rails in a new mining set due out next year. Apparently the straight rail piece is longer than in Joker Manor.

]]> 0 2bd2baf5ccef31b7cac8f69fa0226a9e Phil Breneman replied to the topic Roller Coaster in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/roller-coaster/#post-24332 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:30:16 -0500 This article shows the new pieces clearly and demos a very simple lift mechanism. It certainly appears that the coaster cars were designed with an intent to be able to mechanize them easily.

https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/11/15/powering-rollercoaster-lego-70922-joker-manor-review/

]]> 0 3bd7ebf9831f6c6bcc44203cdfde203d Phil Breneman replied to the topic Kiss Kiss Tuxedo Batman Keychain Polybag Exclusive in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/kiss-kiss-tuxedo-batman-keychain-polybag-exclusive/#post-24225 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 03:54:42 -0500 If anyone wants to get their hands on one of these, they had a bunch at the West Mifflin Target today. They are selling for $6 a piece, which is about what you can get them for at bricklink.

]]> 0 b4a211954863f73ad921cc2cb4143790 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Roller Coaster in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/roller-coaster/#post-23460 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:22:45 -0400 I would think a creator expert coaster is close to a guarantee with these new pieces. I hope there is some straightforward way to mechanize a lift for it.

]]> 0 9e41504a03f4ee462164df6260eab7ee Phil Breneman started the topic Roller Coaster in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/roller-coaster/ Sat, 30 Sep 2017 02:45:57 -0400 Don’t know if folks have noticed the new Joker Manor set has some new pieces that are specifically designed for roller coasters (see the brickset article here). Two questions… Does anyone plan to buy this and would be willing to bring the new roller coaster pieces to a quarterly meeting? Is it likely that these parts will show up in lugbulk?

]]> 0 1970653c0c9d9671bcacf65a71b1d28c Phil Breneman changed their profile picture https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/19282/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:39:34 -0400 0 2699c73cca87f395eca7e1797c55f78f Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/14/#post-22049 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:29:50 -0400 Not Sherman’s, although we did spend a few minutes there and your description is appropriate. This shop was called A Little Mad.

]]> 0 3bc5d3f71f37b5808678edec4164069b Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/14/#post-22047 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:19:26 -0400 My family is vacationing in Maine and saw some fun Lego related prints at a shop in Bar Harbor. The photographer’s site is https://squareup.com/market/studio-36. I got a kick out of it and I have a severely underdeveloped sense of humor.

]]> 0 96da0a565504335eff6c4e62e8016cc8 Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/11/#post-20224 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:45:14 -0500 It was in Cleveland last summer:
It is well worth seeing if you get a chance.

]]> 0 ad86dedb92d58fc10aa418cf7504d97c Phil Breneman replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/11/#post-20224 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:45:14 -0500 It was in Cleveland last summer:

It is well worth seeing if you get a chance.

]]> 0 dbb45239648e937263bc0b4010c9db37 Phil Breneman became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/14917/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:54:03 -0400 0