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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/13/24 – 1/14/24 in the forum LUG discussions 5 months ago
Hello all,
I am still active, though I dont post as much as I should. But I will look tonight and post the bluebrick file from last year. I will say that we ended up deviating from the digital design. I think that is to be expected though because you need to have the parts in one place to really know how they will fit together.I also have a…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 3 months ago
@joshhall I am happy to lead the I Spy kit. I will create a new forum thread regarding it and get the ball rolling.
@rcgrier3406 I will work on updating the bluebrick layout as soon as my kids give me a break. This weekend at the latests. Just depends if I can get them to sit and calmly watch a movie or not before the weekend.
Mac
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 3 months ago
@rcgrier3406 I am happy to update the layout to match what we ended up with and document it.
I think a lessons learned activity would be great. Do you think we should continue that in this forum thread or would it make sense to try and organize a meetup somewhere? I think lessons learned is a great topic, but I think we should not let the name…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 3 months ago
Hello all,
This was my first LUG event that I participated in and I am blown away. It was really fun and seeing what the other members have created is spectacular. I personally have never seen a larger lego train display up close. I am inspired to go back home and try and step up my own personal creations.
Thank you all for the allowing me to be…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 4 months ago
@greg We definitely have room for a static train display. If you tell me about how long it is I will add it to the BlueBrick layout. Does anyone else have things they want to add?
I am getting very excited about this display. I can’t wait to see all the trains and get inspired on what to build next. The Polar Express is really cool, I would love…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 4 months ago
Thank you all for the feedback so far. Please keep it coming. Here is my latest revision. I think we are really getting somewhere now.
Updates
1. I added baseplates to the large corner radius which match the image Josh supplied. So this should be accurate.
2. I added a second 9v look to the inner left track.
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 4 months ago
I tried to take the input so far and make a rev 2 of the layout. Again, this is just me trying to put some stuff on paper so we can visually see it.
the first picture is showing that I changed the table sizes to be 6ft and pushed them against the wall. I also left a middle table out because we will need to be able to reach stuff inside. A…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 4 months ago
@rcgrier3406 I have to say that model is impressive. Getting it to all fit in 2 baseplates and look that good. Honestly, ever since I saw it my mind has been playing around with building a similar one, but having a tunnel connected to it for the train to go through.
I will add 2 baseplates for the incline to the BlueBrick tonight for a rev2…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 4 months ago
At the quarterly meeting I saw someone had a model of the incline. I am sorry I didnt catch who it was. But I also heard of a larger model too. Should we think about including these in the display since they are a different type of train? Just at thought.
Mac
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 5 months ago
We could leave the larger orange section open so people can sit in the middle. That would be about 4×8 foot. I will work on a revision tomorrow and adjust the tables too. Do we know we can use the whole 12×20, or do we need to reduce the 12×20 to allow people room to walk around. That make a huge difference on what I am doing in BlueBrick.
Josh,…[Read more]
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Mac's profile was updated 1 year, 5 months ago
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 5 months ago
@joshhall I am happy to try and fix any lego electronics or even work on some projects to potentially build cool new stuff. I have done a lot of soldering and circuit board repair / prototyping. I have a nice electronic work bench in my basement and have soldered 0603 components onto boards before. Which are .06 inches by .03 inches. And if I…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 5 months ago
I just wanted to add my thoughts to the recent conversation.
1. I also think a switch yard is a good idea. It sounds like most of the groups trains are 9v. I have the latest powered up version. I am curious if anyone other members are playing to bring trains that don’t require the powered track.
2. I think it is a good idea to at least have some…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic 11/30 discord build night in the forum All Things LEGO! 1 year, 5 months ago
Hello,
I joined the discord channel but it says that I dont have permission to post in any of the channels. Has anyone else had this problem? Am I missing a step somewhere?
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Mac replied to the topic Hello All in the forum Introductions 1 year, 6 months ago
@timf That is very possible to do. Just let me know how big you want the design to be. I will look around and see if I can find some material. But honestly this seems like a super easy project.
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Mac replied to the topic Hello All in the forum Introductions 1 year, 6 months ago
@timf A .svg is just a scalable vector graphic. So it just means a image file that you can scale up without it looking all pixelated or grainy. You can think of it as just another image file format similar to .jpeg or something like that.
Honestly, if you can just share any image file with me of what you want I can probably convert it in a…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic Mils Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! 1 year, 6 months ago
@bengood921 Thanks for the information. I was just looking online and saw several examples using the 4×4 plates on top. Here is one example from brick train depot.
https://www.bricktraindepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Cams-Brick-MILS-BTM-Green.pdfI was just curious is there was an advantage of using lots of smaller plates on top, rather…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 6 months ago
@timf That is good to know that the LUG has a battery charger. My first Lego train was the 9v version and I really enjoyed it. There is something about the control box that is very satisfying to use. Turning that big yellow knob just feels great.
My newest train is the powered up version which runs on batteries. Personally I like this version…[Read more]
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Mac started the topic Mils Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! 1 year, 6 months ago
Hello all,
I am relatively new to AFOL. But I am starting to work on some MILS plates. I had a couple questions.
1. Why is the 4×4 plates used on the top rather than something larger like 6×6 or 8×8? Is there some cost reason, or building reason? I was playing around with building a MILS with the random plates I had just to get a feel for the…[Read more]
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Mac replied to the topic CSC Locomotion Weekend – 1/14/23 – 1/15/23 in the forum LUG discussions 1 year, 6 months ago
@timf That sounds awesome. I guess the first main step is to figure out how much space will be available.
In the mean time I am going to work on slowly converting my tracks to MILS plates. It is something I want to do anyway, so it isn’t a big deal. I am looking forward to being part of the next LUGBulk to be able to order more parts for MILs…[Read more]
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