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In reply to: Wildlife sets
In reply to: What the heck is Rich building?
That said, nets are a MUCH more versatile building element than we think of.
Nets as FULL 2D offstud construction? Why yes!But this is one of those nebulous foundation techniques that, while useful for anybody to bridge odd heights and distances legally, no one builds this way yet. Although if you want undulating, snowy or sandy dunes, or more flowing hills, this might be the very best way to do that and merge it back into full System on every side. Since this is string, this could be easily less than 10 x 10 stud sections, and could fill in any gap that bridges one surface to another.
That is suuuuuuch a sweet technique – I’d get behind a LUGBulk or LUG Support purchase to make it financially viable… if we LUG Supported it, we could get some epically organic sleddin’ hills for the Trolley Museum / other wintry displays, plus the new DUNE movie comes out in October, just sayin’. #threadjackin’
Thinking along this line a little further, this could help fill out the side hills to either side of the Incline too, and maybe with a big cut in part count.
With minimal but wisely distributed support at the key tension points, gravity will do its work and make the resulting shape look organic and natural. Not only this, but the top level of tile does not have to be standard tile or plate. Anything with antistuds will do. Height in either direction on the z-axis of the x- and y- axis net is what limits flexibility and shaping.
As long as the holes are the precise distance apart, any net will fit stud to stud perfectly. I think this stud center to stud center distance is 8.0 mm.
In reply to: What the heck is Rich building?
That said, nets are a MUCH more versatile building element than we think of.
Nets as FULL 2D offstud construction? Why yes!But this is one of those nebulous foundation techniques that, while useful for anybody to bridge odd heights and distances legally, no one builds this way yet. Although if you want undulating, snowy or sandy dunes, or more flowing hills, this might be the very best way to do that and merge it back into full System on every side. Since this is string, this could be easily less than 10 x 10 stud sections, and could fill in any gap that bridges one surface to another.
That is suuuuuuch a sweet technique – I’d get behind a LUGBulk or LUG Support purchase to make it financially viable… if we LUG Supported it, we could get some epically organic sleddin’ hills for the Trolley Museum / other wintry displays, plus the new DUNE movie comes out in October, just sayin’. #threadjackin’
In reply to: What the heck is Rich building?
Maybe it’s a LUG support possibility if a track will be part of our core displays? I forget the requirement around that program, but worth considering.
Not to shoot my acquisition in the foot, but this is a specialty display, and to justify that as Support, it would have to be a part that we as the LUG want across the board.
There are no plans for my MOC, far from finished, to be featured regularly in events that I do not and did not regularly attend. The full construction of the track wouldn’t be ready at my building rate until 2023 anyway.
That said, nets are a MUCH more versatile building element than we think of.
Nets as FULL 2D offstud construction? Why yes!But this is one of those nebulous foundation techniques that, while useful for anybody to bridge odd heights and distances legally, no one builds this way yet. Although if you want undulating, snowy or sandy dunes, or more flowing hills, this might be the very best way to do that and merge it back into full System on every side. Since this is string, this could be easily less than 10 x 10 stud sections, and could fill in any gap that bridges one surface to another.
They are both difficult to acquire in bulk and expensive.
This is kind of the pitch one would make for a LUGBULK part, and would be necessary to justify the LUG’s overall request.
In reply to: What the heck is Rich building?
Nets sound like a good LUGbulk item. Perhaps they have been available in the past?
I just tried to look at the LUGBULK 2021 Available Parts List. Access denied. I wasn’t even looking there for nets when I was ordering, because I was focused more on the cars than the track at the time.
Missed opportunity. 2022 maybe? I don’t remember seeing nets on any LUGBULK list during any year… then again, they could have been there and I just coasted over them.
In reply to: What the heck is Rich building?
Topic: Here I go again…
Hi Friends… I told myself that I was not going to do this again… I blame LUGBULK 2020. LEGO Ideas is pretty much impossible, but a couple of years ago I was able to thread the needle with the A Christmas Story project (in at least getting it to 10K votes). As something fun, I created the Bailey Building and Loan from It’s A Wonderful Life and dropped it off at the It’s A Wonderful Life Museum (which is about 40 mins from my house in Upstate NY). They loved it and I used this LUGBULK to create the house from the movie and ultimately was coaxed into submitting another project to LEGO as next year is the 75th anniversary of the movie. Anyway, the project went live on LEGO Ideas a few days ago, and I was hoping that the folks in the LUG might give it a vote and pass the word. The Jimmy Stewart Museum (which is just outside of Pittsburgh) shared it today, so I guess that makes it local 🙂 Thanks so much. If you have any other ideas on how to spread the word I am definitely open to that as well. Thanks again.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/0516795e-7aad-42c7-9583-8bfad614b21c
In reply to: Mosaic App Idea
Hi Jordan,
I actually started a project like this several weeks ago. Everything is written in JavaScript so feel free to view the source code and add to it.
http://warburteezy.com/BrickMosaicGenerator.html
I set it up so that users can individually pick which colors are available. I figured this would be useful for Lugbulk, or seeing what can be made from the current Pick a brick wall selection.
In reply to: October – Halloween
>> Here is a vignette of Ben delivering the LUGbulk order to my house.
Sweet! Second-best MOC ever!
Unfortunately, this MOC is not historically accurate, I don’t even own a ninja outfit. I wore a LUG t-shirt and an N95 mask. At almost every house, I simply knocked quietly and then walked away, although my first six ‘no contact’ deliveries all resulted in me chatting with people outside. The streak was broken when Frost failed to hear me knocking.
In reply to: October – Halloween
Here is a vignette of Ben delivering the LUGbulk order to my house.
I love that you made Ben a ninja. We were in the backyard, and I was specifically keeping an eye out for him, and still his delivery went undetected.
In reply to: October – Halloween
In reply to: lug masks
In reply to: lug masks
alright, trying to organize a list of mask requests so Will can pack them with lugbulk – let me know if I need to adjust these, but this is what I see so far:
@rcgrier3406 – 1 mask with lugbulk
@tfdesigns – 2 masks with lugbuilk
@bigbbricks – 2 masks – Josh will email you separately to arrange delivery
@amplef0rth – 1 mask, with lugbuilk
@mrmain18 – 1 mask, Josh will email you separately to arrange delivery
@bengood921 – 1 mask with lugbulk
@randomdan – did you want one with lugbulk?
@m33lutz – I’ll email you to arrange delivery – you didn’t do lugbulk, right?In reply to: September – Fall
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.
In reply to: September – Fall
@knb112, I have a Grist Mill/Waterfall/Covered Bridge/Farmhouse scene (kind of modeled after McConnell’s Mills) that I built as a “stay at home” project this summer. The waterfall and water wheel for the mill are both motorized. I’m planning to add some “fall colors” to the trees once LUGBULK gets sorted and distributed, so if you’re looking for stuff to post this could fit the “FALL” theme once I do that. I could “drape” the back so you don’t see all the junk on the shelves, and take both stills and a video with the stuff moving if you’re interested.
In reply to: lug masks
yep, sending masks along with lugbulk is a goal. they’re at my house for anyone in the meantime and I’ll make sure they’re available at the next meeting.
In reply to: lug masks
Yeah, I would take two, but I don’t know when I would be able to get them, maybe send them along with Ben with the northern Lugbulk delivery
In reply to: lug masks
They look good! I would definitely like to purchase one. I can wait until our next meeting/LUGBulk pickup or whatever is convenient if that works. Thanks!
In reply to: lug masks
@joshhall, I’ll definitely buy one, but I’m not in any rush. Probably be down your way sometime soon for LUGBULK sorting, so that’s soon enough.
In reply to: Threadjacking
Perhaps this is also why the transparent parts were deleted from LUGbulk this year.
I looked into placing the order to Germany; during the pandemic, DHL has suspended small package delivery. Instead of 9.90 € shipping for a 12 ounce package it was going to cost 39.90 €, (which covers up to 17 pounds!)
In reply to: Threadjacking
the Fedex delivery notification came that it is coming from LUGBULK GMBH
If you receive several hundred thousand parts, then that is our LUGBULK order*. 😀
(*but it will not be – we’ve not even received our invoice yet)
In reply to: Threadjacking
That definitely sounds weird @tcsbgdady. What was the store name? Anything LUGBulk related?
I’d guess the part counts may have to do with it being a traditional direct to consumer sale. My understanding has been Lego claims it treats LUGBulk as B2B so they relax their precision requirements. PAB sales are probably produced by a manufacturing business unit then processed by another “company” (division) which takes the time to ensure accuracy. This could factor into the relatively higher PAB prices.
The store was MT_Bricks. Nothing to do with LUG Bulk that I know of. I ordered several well priced baseplates.
I agree with your assessment. I assume even at retail, they don’t hand count though. BUT, maybe they do. It certainly looked weight measured and bulk bagged and packed just like LUG Bulk orders are.
In reply to: Threadjacking
That definitely sounds weird @tcsbgdady. What was the store name? Anything LUGBulk related?
I’d guess the part counts may have to do with it being a traditional direct to consumer sale. My understanding has been Lego claims it treats LUGBulk as B2B so they relax their precision requirements. PAB sales are probably produced by a manufacturing business unit then processed by another “company” (division) which takes the time to ensure accuracy. This could factor into the relatively higher PAB prices.
In reply to: Threadjacking
SO…..I ordered some parts from Germany via Bricklink. I noticed when the Fedex delivery notification came that it is coming from LUGBULK GMBH….does anyone else find this weird/interesting?
Another thing I find interesting….I ordered a ton of parts from TLG Pick A Brick. Every count was dead on. I am talking thousands of parts. So, why is that a fairly large PAB order is so accurate but our LUG Bulk orders are usually off in one way or another? I would think they could get it right everywhere….Missing Pieces, PAB, LUG Bulk, etc, etc, etc.
Just random thoughts from Chima Quarantine.
In reply to: What the heck is Rich building?
2/14/2020:
Here is my current LUGBULK order rationale:
(25) DOUBLE SPHERE 2X2X1 2/3, W/ KNOB, BLACK: These are 2x2x2 spheres, and I can use these for miniature chemical storage tanks, gas bladders, or energy field generators or containment. In short, this is a greeble part to me.
(8) BASE PLATE 16X32, DBG and
(16) BASE PLATE 16X16, DBG: These I consider as subdivisions of the larger baseplates, and will serve as test beds for larger builds, and to act as modular baseplates to fill in 5″ areas of display, allowing me to build toward the edge of a display area more often.(300) HOLDER Ø3.2 W/TUBE Ø3.2 HOLE, BLACK and
(300) 3.2 SHAFT W/3.2 HOLE, BLACK: These two parts, with a T-bar or other bar lengths linked between them, allow for irrational stud lengths because of the play that the sleeved bars give within them. This allows me to build off-stud in three dimensional space.(50) MINI LOWER PART, ORANGE: Space pants. Mostly. My Outer Colonies space faction wears orange and both light and dark bley, utilitarian colors for a more rugged space force. Also for a small orange Classic Space construction team and racing suits for my Grand Prix drivers.
(25) PLATE 16X16, WHITE, and
(25) PLATE 16X16, DBG: My United Earth Fleet buildings will be white, including the floors, lending a sterile, smooth feel, while my Outer Colonies buildings will be DBG for a more rugged, unrefined and utilitarian look. Larger plates are actually less necessary than I thought, as play functions and interior walls break up large plate sections, but the 16×16 is a great way to create open space with far less support and resulting brick.(175) BRICK 1X6, LBG,
(350) BRICK 1X12, LBG and
(350) BRICK 1X12, DBG: Vertical rock strata on high MILS cubes. These LBG bricks will also serve as surface rock formations on United Earth Fleet DBG regolith, while the DBG bricks will serve as surface rock formations on Outer Colonies DBG regolith.(50) GRID PLATE 8X8, LBG: Grating for blast areas, hatches for access to greeble within a MILS’d space baseplate, and caps for the ends of evolved space containers once landed, such as the George house. This is a similar construction to The Stacks from Ready Player One: space containers landed on top of and around each other and linked.
(50) MINI OXYGEN BOTTLES, ORANGE: Emergency oxygen for the Outer Colonies personnel, standard for every OC spacer and compartment, and used as pneumatic or hydraulic bottles for OC machinery.
(5) MINI UPPER PART, NO. 5062, ORANGE: These are the Classic Space torsos for my Neo-Classic Space construction team. Five guys is enough for me to create for a CS themed area.
(25) FLAT TILE 1X2, NO. 219, METALLIC SILVER: This is a fabulous, attention grabbing greeble part for a critical or higher precision machine.
(118) FLAT TILE 1X2, LBG,
(100) 1/4 CIRCLE TILE 1X1, LBG, and
(100) FLAT TILE 1X8, LBG: These are critical parts for my LBG logo and larger lettering design systems.(100) ANGULAR BRICK 1X1, LBG: This is another greeble part as well as SNOT wizardry because of the half plate offset.
(200) FLAT TILE 2X2, LBG: Tiling for flat tarmac on custom built landing pads.
(300) PLATE 1X1, W/ 3.2 SHAFT AND 1.5 HOLE, LBG and
(300) PL.ROUND 1X1 W. THROUGHG. HOLE, LBG: This part transitions studs to a bar and clip system, and also acts as a stud reversal part in combination with the 1×1 round plate with hole. Also a decent greeble part.(100) GOLD INGOT, LBG: Greeble. Great for caps on overhead cam engines, or anything pressurized really.
(500) BRICK 2X4, LBG: Superstructure brick, both for MILS and to connect the vertical Duplo constructions to a MILS cube’s outer wall.
(50) PYRAMID RIDGED TILE 1X1X2/3, LBG: Finishing parts for LBG rock spires.
(50) RIGHT PLATE 2X4, DEG. 27 and
(50) LEFT PLATE 2X4, DEG. 27: These parts are for detailing, as I use these on the sides of a cockpit box to transition it to the fuselage of a fighter. I also use wedge plates to contour patio decks to break up their squarish shape.(25) PLATE 1X1 ROUND W/ 3.2 SHAFT, LBG: This part has two points of articulation once the round edge of the 1×1 stud is considered. Also, small robot feet.
