2025 Q3 build challenge – graveyard

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  • #63913
    Josh
    Keymaster

    I had this idea in the discord channel, but let’s flesh the standard out a bit in this thread. https://discordapp.com/channels/1030207681052557322/1343750277982846996/1347935020412571780


    @laura
    – we certainly on for a fall trolley display? That’s where I’m thinking this will play a role.

    LUG will provide the green 2×4 bricks to serve as the ‘grid’ around the grave sites. additional tree decor and such welcome. if we have enough entries, maybe we’ll even have a build day for it, building a road through it and other scenes and such.

    The idea is that a plot is a 6×10 stud area. they’ll be divided in a grid with a 2 stud gap all around, meaning, if you want to do a side by side plot (think husband and wife) it will be a 14×10 plot (2×6+2 inner grid), or if you wanted to do a family of 4 / millionaire taking a 2×2 plot to be buried with his ‘84 corvette, it will be 14×22. got it?

    if you want to just throw down a tomb stone, think 2×4 base. Maybe we can get a bunch of these from the lug funds in a blank style (like those 1×4 double bows on top of 2-3 1×4 bricks, etc.

    #63917
    Marcella Spear
    Participant

    This is a neat idea. I second it – if that is needed.

    #63931
    Tim Brown
    Participant

    Love it

    #63937
    Krista K
    Moderator

    This is a great idea!

    #64032
    Dan
    Participant

    Is this an accurate depiction of each plot size @joshhall?

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    #64034
    Josh
    Keymaster

    Oh! I didn’t even think about doing a visual! In my mind, the headstone needs to be in the plot area, to ensure we have paths between plots. If we didn’t, in your example, someone who made a sarcophagus couldn’t use the full plot because it would be against the headstone.

    #64669
    Josh
    Keymaster

    @allenmhoward – We do have a challenge!

    #64694
    Allen Howard
    Participant

    @allenmhoward – We do have a challenge!

    +1 for my procrastinating until this weekend to make a post! What’s funny is you came up with this challenge 🙂

    #65157
    Marcella Spear
    Participant

    Are we still doing this?

    #65159
    Josh
    Keymaster

    That was my understanding…was something else usurping it?

    #65394
    Josh Schu
    Participant

    hey just an over thinking engineer here, whats the rules on the challenge? size limits? goals?

    #65396
    Dan
    Participant

    Valid sizes are (in studs):
    6×10
    14×10
    14×22

    No height reactions.

    Headstones must be in your grid (NOT outside as I had them in the render).

    Goal is to have fun! Sometimes people have a little story to go along with the build. We just have someone who didn’t participate judge the entries.

    #65397
    Josh Schu
    Participant

    thank you!! And is this pre build or build at q3?

    #65398
    Dan
    Participant

    Prebuilt. There will be a lot of other fun stuff going on at Q3 – not enough time to sit and build!

    #65510
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    The Q3 meeting is now a week away! So to clarify, each build challenge entry will be a single gravesite that conforms to the previously stated dimensions,

    Valid sizes are (in studs):
    6×10
    14×10
    14×22

    rather than each entry being an entire graveyard. And there is no need to MILS or whatever, each build will simply rest atop a gravesite. Is that correct?

    #65606
    Josh
    Keymaster

    The Q3 meeting is now a week away! So to clarify, each build challenge entry will be a single gravesite that conforms to the previously stated dimensions,

    Valid sizes are (in studs):
    6×10
    14×10
    14×22

    rather than each entry being an entire graveyard. And there is no need to MILS or whatever, each build will simply rest atop a gravesite. Is that correct?

    Sorry I never responded to this! each person’s build should just have a plated bottom and I guess we should put some tiles at the base of each plot, so they can just sit inside the graveyard grid. I was just thinking of using the lug’s 2×4 green brick (wonder where those all went…) on baseplates for a really simply build. Maybe we can make some of those tomorrow morning. So, I guess that’s technically below MILS (since it’s just 1 brick on a baseplate). I’m happy to hear anyone else’s suggestions, but that’s probably the easiest to implement, right?

    #65620
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    I wish I had brainstormed ideas for this gravesite project because I just realized that a gravesite for the Heinz Field sign would be really appreciated by the general public at the trolley museum. I’m looking forward to what other people created!

    #65640
    Bob Grier
    Participant

    Some pics from yesterday’s build challenge!

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    #65731
    Josh
    Keymaster

    Thanks for the pics, bob!

    Remind me, who got the cups for this one? Kristen took the set? Greg got 1 cup? Ken got half?

    #65732
    Josh
    Keymaster

    also, looks like fall trolley is more than likely happening now, so keep those builds from the challenge and build more, even if you didn’t participate, you’ll still have a place to display!!

    #66211
    Josh
    Keymaster

    Incase you missed it, we need graces and such for trolley. If you can be at the museum Sunday, great. I’ll be in city limits Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday if you want to coordinate a meet up and I’ll take them the rest of the way down.

    2025 Fall trolley museum

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