>> I once read about a microscale architecture builder – I don’t remember if it’s the same one you mention – who made up a little kit of architecture-specific universal parts to travel with. I believe it was in one of those toolbox compartment box thingies, was mostly one or two colors, and really focused on microscale-archtecture essential parts. I thought that was very clever.
I’m not sure if that’s the same guy or not. I’ve never seen anybody else do that. Generally, I’ve found it unnecessary; when you put something on display, you’re already done building it, so there’s nothing else you would need more parts for. The one exception is GBC. The GBC guys carry around big tool boxes of axles, gears, bushings, beams, bricks, connectors, etc, because unlike most Lego builds, GBC modules can fail or break while on display in unanticipated ways and require rebuilds on the fly. I have a whole bag of twisted axles, stripped gears, and split connectors that were destroyed during public hours and had to be replaced on the spot (I call it my Bag of Shame).