Comments on: Lugging Pt. 3: Actually lugging (tips, etiquette and activities)

By: wunztwice

wunztwice — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:02:42 +0000

Great series so far, and very helpful for me and the uuber young LUG we’re starting along. Can’t wait for the next installment.

By: ColourSchemer

ColourSchemer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:49:30 +0000

For those new to drafts, and of building with large quantities of the same part, it can be a bit confusing. “Why would I want 100 1×2 plates with two handles?”

That’s because parts in large quantities stop being what they are as a single piece. 50 skeleton legs become railing balustrades. 300 headlight bricks become a pretty patterned wall.

So a draft is a great, fun, and fairly inexpensive way to get large quantities of certain parts. And you learn a lot about what other people plan to do with their newly-acquired parts.

By: Thanel

Thanel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:40:38 +0000

Plenty of people in my LUG are BrickLink sellers. Everybody gets their turn, we don’t care much what people do with the parts once they take them home. We often end up casually trading right after the draft for parts that others viciously stole.

By: Parax

Parax — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:23:31 +0000

so is it wise to exclude BL traders from drafts? or am i missing the point?

By: notenoughbricks

notenoughbricks — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:57:27 +0000

Looking forward to reading your 4th installment on starting a LUG. I’d love to know if there is a LUG on Long Island.

The draft idea is one that has me really wanting to join a LUG. It seems like such a cool idea. You might not get every part from the draft that you want but what a great way to add a good number of specific parts to your collection of bricks!

By: Thanel

Thanel — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:36:20 +0000

@ talltim and Morgan19: Excellent questions. I took that part for granted, I guess. Yes, you keep the pieces. For example, I ended up with about 30 red steering wheels, but on the up side I picked up about 15 burgundy helmets and lots of lime green during my last draft (among many other things). Take them home and figure out creative ways to use them.

By: Morgan19

Morgan19 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:22:19 +0000

I was wondering the same thing, and went back to re-read twice because I thought I’d missed something– sort of ends mid-thought. Is the idea of the draft that you keep the pieces for yourself afterwards, or everyone makes something with them, or something else?

By: talltim

talltim — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:19:06 +0000

What happens after you pick the parts in the draft?

By: Doctor Sinister

Doctor Sinister — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:50:27 +0000

Excellent tips here, and the approach adopted was much the same as my first encounter with other AFOLs.

Dr. S.