Steel City LUG | Tom Frost | Mentions https://steelcitylug.com/members/tfdesigns/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Tom Frost. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:59:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 47392e6c22dbb52b32d9c26e9096f4a9 Greg Schubert replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/19/#post-69250 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:16:09 -0400 @tfdesigns, sometimes graphic designers feel obligated to mess with people’s minds.

]]> 0 81b44e31b539eda0cd77066f95e14983 Greg Schubert replied to the topic New Member - John Santore in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-member-john-santore/#post-64114 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:35:52 -0400 @tfdesigns @rcgrier3406 @knb112a

potential art gallery?

]]> 0 c5e9298d5a80cb202d53e504a71cf22f Krista K replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/61/#post-62941 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 01:56:21 -0500 @tfdesigns @smallfrost Hurricane Ivan came through Pittsburgh the day before mine and Will’s wedding. It made for a very fun rehearsal that day.

]]> 0 57140e4b1ab5a844edb4d7bf481b9d13 Tim replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/57/#post-57265 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:46:06 -0500 @tfdesigns here we sit on the cusp of another Feb-Rover-Ary. I eagerly await your submissions this year. Good luck and have fun!

]]> 0 4390a57e349e35f1f96a1fa1a2720e8e Greg Schubert replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/14/#post-57079 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:09:51 -0500 @tfdesigns, that sounds perfect, thanks for setting this up

]]> 0 fb2b63efda78baf47deec173bb118a0c Krista K replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/8/#post-56692 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:45:15 -0500 @tfdesigns I got a subscription for Christmas. It came earlier in the week.

]]> 0 4d047f22813b0aa3227cc6a66249ed89 Dan replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/8/#post-56514 Sun, 31 Dec 2023 03:58:46 -0500 @tfdesigns it would be named the Rusty Orion

]]> 0 8997ca5a017e2882c694143b21de98b6 Matt Redfield replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-20/#post-56482 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:30:10 -0500 Well, Micah (and dad Rick @rbeideman) and Jonah (and dad @tfdesigns) are great role models for his LEGO ambitions.

Wellll…. idk if I’d recommend your son follow Micah’s youtube lead, lol. It’s mostly Baja Blast / Taco Bell challenges and such… but as far as building acumen, insta/flickr presence, making pals with lots of virtual and irl LUGs…Read more

]]> 0 a8744b885558389d1dc87c93b6ff3708 Dan replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/8/#post-56425 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:28:34 -0500 @tfdesigns can you check if they ended up publishing my monorail hauling SHIP in the Shiptember section? The editor had reached out and asked permission, but I don’t know if they ended up putting it in.

]]> 0 8ca666ae2eb48599d3c1dfc389e69ae0 Greg Schubert replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/13/#post-56222 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:30:11 -0500 Attendance at St. Joseph’s Church gradually declined and financial burdens prompted the diocese to sell the building. Now under new ownership, the church has been resurrected as a coffee shop. Renamed Joe’s Cafe, it is once again meeting the social and spiritual needs of the community.

> my entry for a winter village contest … thanks to @tfdesig…Read more

]]> 0 0ca85381016e9933a28f0bd7377775f6 Bob Grier replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/7/#post-56049 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:58:37 -0500 Hey, @tfdesigns, @joshhall and the LUG got some press in the Winter 2023 edition of the Carnegie magazine for Warhol inspired Campbell’s Soup Can that’s currently on display at the Science Center!!!

]]> 0 1b9d8ee54cc42736d6f667bbf0b15708 Tim replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/11/#post-54792 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:07:58 -0400 I would be very tempted. Those are definitely Yellow Castle knights – very rare and valuable.

I presume the figure holding the trans light blue star is @tfdesigns yes? Presuming so, it is a nice visual pun (the figure looks like Tom and is holding some “frost”).

]]> 0 fbe47b3a34afd13acba3fc77b19ecc03 Greg Schubert replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/10/#post-53446 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:36:23 -0400 Thank you @timf and @tfdesigns. 🙂 The pièce de résistance, has now been added.

]]> 0 73ec5286a187269437cc0ac366db88b1 Bob Grier replied to the topic 2023 Q1 build challenge -Micropolis build in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/micropolis-build/#post-51703 Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:54:55 -0400 @tfdesigns, I’m fine with a 3 judge panel if you and Jonah want to join me!

]]> 0 a139a5a1a88e0b83ccfc10b05bcb66f2 Tim replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/7/#post-50895 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:32:28 -0500 @bengood921 and @tfdesigns front and center! Great pics!

]]> 0 9f28f77eb9133ec5edf24150d82c5ef3 Tim replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/6/#post-50400 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:49:14 -0500 Excellent start @tfdesigns! Looking forward to what this alphabet soup will yield.

]]> 0 9f1f9c516016617fcdac79d363590b81 Rich Millich replied to the topic 2022 Q4 build challenge - minifig in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2022-q4-build-challenge-minifig/#post-46714 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 19:14:52 -0400 Figbarf!

Here are a couple of custom figs I’ve seen from the LUG that are noteworthy:

@randomdan: The Brictator, or that loner terraforming guy. Or finally build William Howard Truss!

@tfdesigns: Does Whitetron have a named character?

Maybe I could update Buckley “Buck” George…

]]> 0 75b48b6d5edd872c9668c1e7dbfa4293 Dan started the topic Working Control Panels in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/working-control-panels/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:23:00 -0400 Working Lego 2×2 slope space control panels!

https://mobile.twitter.com/ancient_james/status/1534002794726031360

These look really cool. Apparently he got custom boards manufactured to make it possible.

@tfdesigns
@bengood921
@whitesidewjw
@zaximillian
@philmatt24

]]> 0 47e733349a0b4bc561b490dad6fd6ecf Greg Schubert replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/46/#post-44360 Tue, 03 May 2022 09:14:28 -0400 Hey @tfdesigns ! I just found an inexpensive solution to your gold coin storage problem … (see attached photo)

]]> 0 2acd79e34e55cbccc906af4f4d027d56 Jim Rolfe replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/44/#post-41886 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:21:15 -0500 Monkie Kid 2022 coming with some gold and teal roller coaster track curve pieces. Sets 80034 and 80036 respectively. Looks like the partially borrowed a rover design from @tfdesigns.

]]> 0 fb3f74c2514745c1600496f9c2eb8bda Greg Schubert replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/43/#post-41865 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:08:23 -0500 The Black Friday sales are on and the WARHOL sets are even cheaper, at $72 each instead of the original $115. Is this just part of Pittsburgh heritage that SteelCityLUG is not willing to embrace? Should we get four sets and make four different Heinz ketchup symbols instead?

Hey @tfdesigns, any thoughts on this proposal?

]]> 0 24f550cf76147798b03e6c6aeb3dc761 Rich Millich replied to the topic AFOL new to the group from the south! in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/afol-new-to-the-group-from-the-south/#post-41083 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:16:55 -0400 Welcome to the LUG. Don’t worry about maximum verbosity of any post you make; I’ve already gotten a club award for that. It’s true! We have fun here, so share your passion for building without restraint. Excitement is infectious!

Off the top of my head, here are the builders whose unique work inspires me.

As for the North Pole Village, talk to @g…Read more

]]> 0 961cbf7535cf4dad7da814c2631da957 Benjamin C Good replied to the topic What the heck is Ben doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-ben-doing/page/2/#post-41048 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 02:19:15 -0400 I’ve actually known for a long time that the danger of telling people about what projects you plan to work on or are working on, is that then they know if you don’t finish them. After three-plus years of this thread containing no real content other than some friendly trash-talking, I thought it was finally taking off when the time-lapse video…Read more

]]> 0 c9ec81fed7410bf559ff80f273a24e90 Jim Rolfe replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/41/#post-39705 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:31:49 -0400 If it is on the PAB wall, I might have it. Let me know what you need @tfdesigns.

]]> 0 514b634f6d469bada82557ef2b250928 Tom Frost replied to the topic New Fluorescent Discovery in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-fluorescent-discovery/#post-38912 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 01:16:46 -0400 I have not used this before. I did accidentally find that one orange wheel on one of my rovers was glowing, but I thought it was just the angle of the light or something. This is very interesting…

Febrovery 2021 Chapter 20 Following the Breadcrumbs

]]> 0 4fa9c076c3cbd5560dfd57e78a44a7b1 Dan replied to the topic What the heck is Dan building? in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-dan-building/#post-38577 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:40:43 -0500 @tfdesigns Thanks! The rocket actually stated it all. And yes, there’s a satellite squeezed inside! 😁 More detailed pictures are available on my newly created blog. Posting more than one Febrovery pic is hard enough on the forums!

@legodude Thank you! I just wish the deer hadn’t kicked up so much snow haha! Taking Lego outside rarely happened as…Read more

]]> 0 2a9dd3e22957c734bc7e184fbc703744 Rich Millich replied to the topic What the heck is Rich building? in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-rich-building/page/7/#post-38123 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:42:02 -0500 1/11/2021:

* Finished shaping and stickering the #27 car.
* Finished stickering the #31 car.
* Reshaped the #33 car to get it finished with the parts I had available.
* Built 11 track official minifigs.
* Rearranged driver heads and built full pit crews, spotters, and owners for the #1, #13 and #29 teams.
* Started work on the pace car, as I will…Read more

]]> 0 2ed4c95978d516b1f4caecd80e132afe Dan replied to the topic [THE TWELVE BRICKS OF CHRISTMAS] in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-twelve-bricks-of-christmas/page/2/#post-38029 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 01:28:40 -0500 I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the builds @tfdesigns and @smallfrost! I hope that headlight ship has made an appearance on your real Christmas tree.

I thought old Santa’s expression was perfect for the scene haha.

I’ll have to compare notes with @bengood921 on those trees. I recall he had a forest full for his park build a few years back.

Merry…Read more

]]> 0 d8d8497ff26290bbb80601577f31b4ac Dan replied to the topic [THE TWELVE BRICKS OF CHRISTMAS] in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-twelve-bricks-of-christmas/#post-37883 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:49:20 -0500 @smallfrost that’s a really neat little robot! I like the arms-as-wheels idea.

@tfdesigns those dishes remind me of @bengood921‘s space plants – is that a mini Christmas tree?!

I can’t wait to get building once my Christmas break starts!

]]> 0 bbe8aad509cd5ed9c75db6f0f1aa7ede Dan replied to the topic [THE TWELVE BRICKS OF CHRISTMAS] in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-twelve-bricks-of-christmas/#post-37866 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:36:29 -0500 @smallfrost I like the one-eyed bug snowman!

@tfdesigns Santa is sure to find your tree with a red guidance light on top! I like the trans-tree design!

@bengood921 I’m torn on tagging people to notify them as those who are tagged may not want to be slammed with update emails and those who aren’t tagged may feel miffed. We need some kind of “you…Read more

]]> 0 e5bf9a27ff0f0fcfb75b40f8eeae02a7 Dan started the topic [Deep Space Scanner] in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/deep-space-scanner/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:11:08 -0500 Set 889 Radar Truck (instructions) is the closest official inspiration for this one!

Rules:
1. 35 parts + 1 minifig (29 parts, as our inspiration sports, seems too limiting)
2. Minifig accessories count against part count
3. Must be able to call it a scanner with a straight face

Note: it doesn’t have to be a vehicle – many sets had cool scanners…Read more

]]> 0 21bbdf3df31403bcee63d69abb535428 Rich Millich replied to the topic [SPACEMAN SKIFF] in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/spaceman-skiff/#post-37653 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:11:50 -0500 @tfdesigns. I really dig those 1×10 curved slopes so tight to the whip antenna. All aspects of the original set are there, super tightly packed and all shaping improved. I also dig the little scoop on the front.

]]> 0 42bc0a1eac439fbcd578126f8c4f1923 Tom Frost replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/37/#post-37627 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:35:24 -0500 LOL, sure Greg, if you’re buying!

]]> 0 b5d1030c57f5728b31cfa58b8bdf500c Greg Schubert replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/37/#post-37625 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:53:33 -0500 @tfdesigns, I found another way to jazz up your rover wheels!

]]> 0 96fca19c7ca5140d5902cbe9d7529944 Dan started the topic [SPACEMAN SKIFF] in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/spaceman-skiff/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 19:47:25 -0500 Set 6825 Cosmic Comet (instructions) is the inspiration for this one!

Rules:
1. 35 parts + 1 minifig
2. Minifig accessories count against part count
3. Must be able to call it a spaceship with a straight face

Easy Mode Rules:
1. 70 parts + 1 minifig (due to inflation, obviously)
2. Minifig accessories don’t count against total if they’re not…Read more

]]> 0 fc69b41670188dd2e1affaa5edf2288a Matt Redfield replied to the topic Greetings and Salutations! in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/greetings-and-salutations-3/#post-37166 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:17:36 -0400 Welcome, Kevin! So mosaics are your thing, or are there other areas of interest? What about Cooper – what does he like to build?

Cooper can be buddies with @tfdesigns‘s son Jonah! Jonah is a better builder than I was at his age (or am now, tbh.)

]]> 0 6d4e6eb4f12a9c9d8b21f0f8ed8b27f9 BigBBricks replied to the topic new AFOL introduction in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-afol-introduction/#post-37086 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:18:45 -0400 I appreciate the info @zaximillian, I’ll be sure to reach out to them. Right now I’m waiting on a few parts to come in from TLG so I can start designing my invisible suspension system. I have a feeling it will be quite the undertaking and be a multi-year process which is just my speed.

Thanks @tfdesigns, please let me know before paying if…Read more

]]> 0 2346bf1c98ece9953c28c81ec8da15cb Bob Grier replied to the topic September - Fall in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/september-fall/#post-37070 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:25:31 -0400 Thanks @tfdesigns and @knb112! Krista, let’s wait until later in the month for pics to post to see how the timing for LUGBULK sort goes. It will definitely look more “Fall” with the colored leaves, and I’d prefer to drape the back anyway. I have the trees built already, so switching the leaves out will be pretty quick.

]]> 0 705523116c88d97251c5f6eb1963ca06 Greg Schubert replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/35/#post-36417 Mon, 25 May 2020 12:23:30 -0400 I am placing an order in a store called “BRICKroom.” (including the period at the end of the name) in Germany. If there is anything you would like to add, please let me know. There is a 5% fee for PayPal fees, but I am already paying for shipping, so if you see something that you really want, let me know in the next day or two. @laura @timf @tfdes…Read more

]]> 0 b573535622640c027e1e2a8d96303b1d Rich Millich replied to the topic A New Space Faction Discovered in the Galaxy in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/a-new-space-faction-discovered-in-the-galaxy/#post-36200 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:55:02 -0400 @arcadiumsol, this idea is right up your alley. I can mention how I designed my faction, but I think your engineering approach is more core to what Travis is trying to do.

@wreckgar13, I think there are many different ways to approach designing a Space faction.

* You can start with a color palette, as all LEGO Space factions tend to have one,…Read more

]]> 0 af6ff006f2c0409a77f847f4a859177f Bob Grier replied to the topic Q3 2019 Build challenge -Space plants in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q3-2019-build-challenge-space-plants/#post-32588 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:39:35 -0400 Whoa, @tfdesigns, that was so well done!! I love it!!!

That deserves it’s own folder on the Gallery page if you’re willing to have it up there!! 64 MB is the file size limit, so it may be too big for the video file. Don’t know if we could put some stills and a link to the video.

]]> 0 a99bb516375fac37083362802aaf7e6c Greg Schubert replied to the topic Q3 2019 Build challenge -Space plants in the forum MOCs http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q3-2019-build-challenge-space-plants/#post-32357 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:12:33 -0400 I am participating, aiming for 2nd place … because @tfdesigns.

]]> 0 7f325bb9e06dec00a4fc3d253b741630 Rich Millich replied to the topic I'm new here... in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/im-new-here/#post-32083 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:05:51 -0400 Blacktron. You hear that, @randomdan?

Micropolis is something that @hacim is into and does very well. That’s another member to talk to.

As for building with and being inspired by your kid, @tfdesigns does this a lot with “Small Frost”, who is fun to have around. Small Frost has built MOCs for me, and built a minifig scale sand castle that blew…Read more

]]> 0 32b377f2977d7cbc0bf857780254d240 David Bacon replied to the topic LEGO Masters US in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-masters-us/#post-31827 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:43:14 -0400 I totes agree. @tfdesigns, you going to apply??

]]> 0 7eec2f9a24f070b79648d0b32263b0eb Whiteside started the topic Lego Store Display for Jan. 2020 in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-store-display-for-jan-2020/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:01:43 -0400 I am working on re-designing my exo-suit hangar to fit the display case in the Lego store. I envision one side being the inside of it and the other side being the out side if it. The structure itself will be predominately gray. I want to keep the story flow focused and simple so I want to avoid Easter eggs or things that look out of place. The…Read more

]]> 0 75cfba8e291d76e6b0d2f6b4ac9a08a3 Rich Millich replied to the topic New to this in the forum Introductions http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-to-this/#post-30766 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:35:34 -0400 MOC is short for My Own Creation. In other words, custom, self designed builds.
Don’t worry: some of us are set builders, some of us are MOC builders, and some of us do both. It’s a good mix in this club.

If you want to start a collection from scratch, buying off the rack, I always recommend starting with the smallest Creator set you can find…Read more

]]> 0 54400fe1a446d306d4c3eeca688c9533 Whiteside started the topic Space build at my place - Saturday 3-9 in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/space-build-at-my-place-saturday-3-9/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:32:11 -0500 On Saturday March 9th I’m having a space build at my place from noon until whenever we’re done with it for the day. I’m ordering pizza.

@zaximillian
@willmcdine
@arcadiumsol
@randomdan
@tfdesigns
@erunaamo
@digivolution
@bengood921

I’ve tagged everyone that I know of that is currently interested in space or expressed interest in coming. Anyone…Read more

]]> 0 55e9ff1ed98eb39b238b571406ba03b0 Greg Schubert replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2018 in the forum All Things LEGO! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2018/#post-28186 Sun, 05 Aug 2018 16:08:42 -0400 @tfdesigns, here is a photo I took at Brickfair exactly one year ago; knew you’d appreciate it 🙂

]]> 0 3a1638a9fc8fb6db081563316b5b5c3d Tom Frost replied to the topic 2018 Q3 build challenge - Dupocalypse in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2018-q3-build-challenge-dupocalypse/#post-28062 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:05:00 -0400 it has begun…

]]> 0 d40674b55a9924bb80150698bafce18b Greg Schubert replied to the topic 2018 Q3 build challenge - Dupocalypse in the forum Build challenges! http://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2018-q3-build-challenge-dupocalypse/#post-28058 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:13:43 -0400 @tfdesigns, how is the progress on your Dupocalypse build?

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