Steel City LUG | Nick Chen | Activity https://steelcitylug.com/members/solscud007/activity/ Activity feed for Nick Chen. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:36:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 da3983640f3ef5a4750c83fbabf5ee60 Nick Chen replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/4/#post-38759 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:30:25 -0500 Well that’s cool. Long time no see guys. Bay Area is not as fun at PGH for AFOLs. Lisa and I miss you guys.

]]> 0 193c9aac3bd19d0e8cb1daf6ceea3e5f Nick Chen replied to the topic Need help fixing up an old Lego vehicle in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/need-help-fixing-up-an-old-lego-vehicle/#post-22483 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:34:58 -0400 Got any photos?21

]]> 0 af71a626880d33a9542f3d482d56b46b Nick Chen replied to the topic New set availability at TRU in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-set-availability-at-tru/#post-22210 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:47:25 -0400 Shaun,

Call you local TRU. Read them the UPC.

673419263818

I was unable to find an R web number which is their internal 5 digit code. Each item has a unique number.

Anyway have them search other nearby stores.

This is how I found my Nintendo Switch.

You might get lucky. For example, the Cranberry TRU has the UCS Tie and Slave 1 in the…Read more

]]> 0 16758bcdc40f75347d6e783feb9ce55b Nick Chen replied to the topic Lego Batman Movie polybag "Phantom Zone" in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-batman-movie-polybag-phantom-zone/#post-20663 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:10:41 -0500 Not to rub it in, but they were in the holiday section. They were released for valentine’s day. So since valentine’s day is over, they were clearanced out. My wife found some at Monroeville Target and grabbed some for only $2 each.

]]> 0 d964ec0360660226b30b25a450fa6d04 Nick Chen started 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/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:44:49 -0500 Cinemark Connections (their rewards app program) gets you a free exclusive Batman keychain when you buy a ticket for a 3D showing.

Here is how I remove the keychain.

You can use a soldering iron but you got to be careful you dont accidentally melt the plastic.

]]> 0 43d168376f36f9d204da5db718d6e763 Nick Chen started the topic TRU Lego Batman Movie set sale in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/tru-lego-batman-movie-set-sale/ Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:57:43 -0500 Toys R Us is running a sale BOGO 40% off until Sat Feb 18.

Concurrently they are also running an ad. If you spend $40 or more you get a free movie ticket worth $7.50 to watch Lego Batman, again.

]]> 0 963d04fd5dd609abeb4aafe831fdee04 Nick Chen replied to the topic Hi!? in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-5/#post-19212 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:34:46 -0500 Where in LA are you from? I’m from Burbank.

]]> 0 7de62a8345797d4e27f9a105700da73e Nick Chen replied to the topic LEGO MUSEUM in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-museum/#post-19211 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:33:20 -0500 Lisa and I have been there. Bring a flashlight.

]]> 0 e7350a64c554590371068fe988d15057 Nick Chen replied to the topic Star Wars Carousel in Blocks Magazine in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/star-wars-carousel-in-blocks-magazine/#post-18323 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:53:24 -0400 Thanks @tfdesigns! I am going to have to pick your brain and see if we can make this Technological Terror less prone to rebel attacks and self destruction. I need to help with the powerfunctions and gearing.

]]> 0 f2de747fb240ad7b26792e81ecec62be Nick Chen replied to the topic Star Wars Carousel in Blocks Magazine in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/star-wars-carousel-in-blocks-magazine/#post-18323 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:53:24 -0400 Thanks @tfdesigns!

]]> 0 51c02b3442ecbfa332e1d73e0f3c1300 Nick Chen started the topic Star Wars Carousel in Blocks Magazine in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/star-wars-carousel-in-blocks-magazine/ Sun, 23 Oct 2016 14:12:20 -0400 At last year’s PBF, the guy from Blocks Magazine asked me if he could show my Star Wars Carousel in a issue of Blocks Magazine. I took the pics and sent him some info about this MOC. It took a while but it finally came to print in the Nov 2016 issue of Blocks Magazine.

]]> 0 cc2614db7be09d55ab746d25de62c770 Nick Chen started the topic 9V Track power cable dissection in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/9v-track-power-cable-dissection/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:34:51 -0400 Among the 9V track that I acquired, the set came with a 9V controller and track contacts. The track contact wiring shielding has deteriorated. Just touch it and it crumbles. I thought the wire was soldered in but to my surprise it is not. They are spliced in. So this makes it much easier to repairing these track connections. I just need to replace…Read more

]]> 0 4772f634d3827f91a511504461fe605a Nick Chen replied to the topic Target in Cranberry in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/target-in-cranberry/#post-17278 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 13:16:08 -0400 Making room new sets. August is when stuff goes on clearance for Xmas stock.

]]> 0 26ac0df478b365b469fabf8820e3a1ca Nick Chen started the topic Cranberry Twp Walmart Jurrassic World TRex $35 in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/cranberry-twp-walmart-jurrassic-world-trex-35/ Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:31:53 -0400 I was just at the Cranbery Twp, Walmart. They have a ninjago set and the Jurrassic World TRex set on clearance for $35 each! There were 6 TRex sets. I picked up two.

TRex goes for $35 alone on bricklink.

]]> 0 7466251a1f56c346f56284f8e065aab7 Nick Chen replied to the topic 2016 Q3 build challenge - derby cars in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2016-q3-build-challenge-derby-cars/#post-17161 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:10:33 -0400 Yep it ran fine. Just think of keeping your car robust so it doesn’t destroy it self at the end of the track.

@JoshHall at Cranberry Twp I used pipe insulation and a styrofoam bumper to protect the cars. Can we use those for the challenge? Or make the members build a car that can survive hitting a plywood wall? I’m good with either way.

]]> 0 f7a970142af104f120824802c9aa5cd9 Nick Chen replied to the topic Arvo Brother's Alien in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/arvo-brothers-alien/#post-17158 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:21:23 -0400 Wow. I just got their Akira Bike book.

]]> 0 c4ab21eda001548fe811a2509a7d35f6 Nick Chen replied to the topic 2016 Q3 build challenge - derby cars in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2016-q3-build-challenge-derby-cars/#post-17157 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:11:16 -0400 @tfdesigns if you recall at Cranberry, Tim took the wheels and axles and turned the axles sideways so the studs faced forwards. The wheels did touch the track and cleared the center riser. However the clearance is very low. Since the track has some bumps especially where the track sections join, it is highly likely that the low clearance will snag…Read more

]]> 0 0063442481f1b923a84f2b835be6dd52 Nick Chen replied to the topic HEllo and how are you!? in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-and-how-are-you/#post-16465 Fri, 13 May 2016 09:18:02 -0400 Welcome. Another Star Wars Lego fan! I too have Star Wars UCS and live in Cranberry.

]]> 0 87de8d3c831ca9737f1893206c204acb Nick Chen replied to the topic LAN: Dimension gateway in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lan-dimension-gateway/#post-15963 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:57:35 -0400 I have the game. So does Duncan.

]]> 0 18b77e47667d4a9d6420cfa5027b33ed Nick Chen replied to the topic Blogged by TBB in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged-by-tbb/#post-15003 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:24:24 -0500 Sort of @philmatt24. I asked if they could mention the LUG. They said they don’t normally do unless it was a LUG specific build/event.

]]> 0 b0ccf1e78d3a0ee719cc36775d6c9b4b Nick Chen replied to the topic Blogged by TBB in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged-by-tbb/#post-14975 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:09:24 -0500 nice!

]]> 0 d9fd55503d35188b271433e757de37b2 Nick Chen replied to the topic Hi my name is... in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-my-name-is/#post-14323 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:50:24 -0500 Hey Tom! Great meeting you at Trolley Museum.

]]> 0 796609322c26fe75a9b34b9cbca5b50c Nick Chen replied to the topic Hi! in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-4/#post-14322 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:47:49 -0500 Hi! Welcome. What themes of LEGO are you a fan of? I like Star Wars and my wife likes Modulars, City and Friends.

]]> 0 1cd1b1645b505aa699da00f1df2a1ee3 Nick Chen replied to the topic Lego Dimensions TRU deal in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-dimensions-tru-deal/#post-13424 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:27:00 -0400 There are physical elements. But they are not important to the game. There is a light up stand that is connected via USB. And RFID minifig discs. You place the minifig disc on the stand and the stand reads it.the game uses those discs to interact with the game.

]]> 0 f082a9dd0acbc0a6786acb4c3037a5c2 Nick Chen replied to the topic Lego Dimensions TRU deal in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-dimensions-tru-deal/#post-13424 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:27:00 -0400 There are physical elements. But they are not important to the game. There is a light up stand. And RFID minifig discs. You place the minifig disc on the stand and the stand reads it.the game uses those discs to interact with the game.

]]> 0 684abb9309754df172551539903f11fc Nick Chen started the topic Lego Dimensions TRU deal in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-dimensions-tru-deal/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:46:18 -0400 Hey LUG people,

I picked up Lego Dimensions yesterday. TRU seems to have the best deal. When you buy the Starterpack you get a $10 gift card. When you spend $35 on bonus packs you get another $10 gift card. Also I was able to get the Bricktober Hotel for free as well. The manager agreed that the Lego Dimensions qualifies as a “Lego Construction…Read more

]]> 0 0b866fe502207fb18d331378fbfbad0c Nick Chen started the topic GoPro POV Ferris Wheel and Starwars Carousel in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/gopro-pov-ferris-wheel-and-starwars-carousel/ Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:13:00 -0400 I took a video of the Ferris wheel and carousel. I also added my gopro to the rides.

]]> 0 14145ed9d74052eeccb85e7955080815 Nick Chen started the topic Batwing Polybag at Target in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/batwing-polybag-at-target/ Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:47:40 -0400 Picked up two Batman Batwing Polybags in the Halloween Candy section. It is not as cool as the Tumbler but it is batman.

]]> 0 d4cdfdc0e199679b65df3358e8758d33 Nick Chen started the topic Cathedral of Learning? in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/cathedral-of-learning/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:37:14 -0400 Did any of you guys build this?

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/43478

]]> 0 9918d058cb3150a10da3dc94fe419a70 Nick Chen started the topic I in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/i/ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:52:17 -0400 I was telling someone at the Cranberry Library meet about the exclusive figs from the NYC Lego Store in Rockefeller Center.

My wife was in Chicago last week and stopped by the store and got me a I <3 Chicago key chain. I turned it into a Magnet.

Lego magnet

]]> 0 564d8c1e3b6c1c00061eeedaa748dcfa Nick Chen changed their profile picture https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/4305/ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:11:52 -0500 0 640ebd5503463861fea62f9be04402e2 Nick Chen replied to the topic Hello from Cranberry Twp in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-from-cranberry-twp/#post-5282 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:10:49 -0500 Thanks guys. Ok good. I thought it was tmw. I’ll be there March 1. As long as I am not working.

Yeah I was down at Waterfront for that minifig. Haha. I even went to the Regal Cinemas in Butler for Pyjama Emmet.

Cranberry Walmart has been recently clearing out some lego sets. Ill post them up in another thread.

]]> 0 060e2a4c50884de7203409a8936bb2c5 Nick Chen started the topic Hello from Cranberry Twp in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-from-cranberry-twp/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:36:53 -0500 Hey all,

Nick here. I have been collecting Lego for a couple years. Saw your display at the AMC down in the Waterfront. Thought I should join.

]]> 0 8a33a5602ccfb581d1d6050dffefd1e4 Nick Chen became a registered member https://steelcitylug.com/activity/p/4283/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:33:43 -0500 0