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@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?
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 nearby then ran a motor for a short duration when it received the broadcast from the train. This could be used to automate things like crossing gates and switches. There are probably alternatives like putting a sensor next to the track to detect the train, but it was pretty neat to have two hubs coordinating.
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.
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?
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 stiffness of the structure will come from the layout of bricks between the baseplate and the plates.
Another person to ask is Will ( @willmcdine). He has been doing some work on his track as well and may have made some different decisions than I did.
Phil
Potential deal:
https://www.bidonestates.com/auctions/10053/lot/13771-HUGE-LOT-OF-LEGOS-(INCLUDING-MONORAIL-PARTS)
I would go for it, but with no shipping and limited pickup times, I can’t make it work.
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 quick search.
Edit: Link goes to train but not to buffers specifically. Just search for the term buffer and you can get where I intended.
As a technic building noob, I learned that the old 9V LEGO system batteries and motors don’t connect to PowerFunctions controls. However the benevolent LEGO overlord priveds a cable 8886 that provides compatibility for in a $3 cable. The part is NOT sold in any sets.
I need three of these cables for my current project and three is the limit that one is allowed to buy (despite some bricklink stores stocking hundreds.) If anyone is placing an order with LEGO, please let me know, because these expensive little wires become even more expensive once the shipping cost is added. Thanks!
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.
If there’s anything the northern contingent wants from lug inventory
well…since you asked…
I am interested in set 42110 (How many cups?)
also set 60044 “mobile police unit”
also I need loads of light bluish grey wedge plates – all sizes for terrain of a space build I’m working on.
@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.
There is an online auction with pickup in eastern Ohio that has a Lego lot with some monorail track. It is hard to tell from the one picture how much track there is or if there are any additional items such as a motor.
(shifts as defined by event leaders and inventory managers)
It seemed that four hours was a shift, or an elaborate setup or tear down (ex. the Greenberg Train Show) was considered a shift. But now a shift could consist of going to the Cranberry library display and adding a minfig each day if the event leader defined a shift that way?
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. If the event manager is an inventory manager, then logic would say one of the other inventory managers should be brought into the discussion.
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 for contribution to a displaying event
1 small for attending a business meeting if your birthday falls in that quarter. These do not accumulate.
1 Large cup for gaining widespread attention for the LUG, in forms such as blogs, magazines, newspapers, or other related media sourcesI think the “shifts as defined by event leaders and inventory managers” language may be new following the Q3 meeting since that is what I recall being the conclusion, but I don’t see it being noted in the revision history.
I am glad someone else posted this, If not I was going to do the same. I agree this should become our standard in all aspects. The only problem is that this standard uses Non Lego Track produced by https://www.bricktracks.com/products . While this is not an immediate problem, it will require us to modify the standard to our liking and shell out some extra money to get the appropriate track
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/.
FYI, responses are here:
https://lan.lego.com/news/overview/powered-up-afol-community-answers-r146/
someone could probably make some money on this
https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/for/d/star-wars-imperial-star/6627876667.html
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/
https://reedsauctionco.hibid.com/catalog/130292/collectibles-and-household-in-penn-hills/?q=lego
This auction has pretty strict requirements for pickup on May 11 from 3-7 in Penn Hills so I can’t participate. Assuming the boxes aren’t empty and not all the baseplates are broken, this could end up being a good deal.
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.
brickheadz it is. doesn’t have to be a self portrait, but certainly can be.
This should help a lot of people learn the basics – https://brickset.com/article/26620/the-anatomy-of-a-brickheadz
Or wait a few weeks and pick up a copy of 41597, or is that cheating?
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.
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)
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 something I did for fun and it ran around our Christmas tree this year.
