On the plus side, I don’t how this build would be anything other than super popular with the public, and it would be easier to store, transport, and set up than say, a giant ravine. But it would be a major undertaking requiring a lot of pieces.
>> I’d like to emphasize that the LUG has a ridiculous supply of red light bricks.
Define ‘ridiculous supply’.
>> One idea that comes to mind is sequentially lighting a long line of lights by either having a vehicle (train, monorail) travel past them and press each button in sequence, or having a wave machine that uses undulating gears to press the light buttons in sequence, like on an runway for spacecraft.
That does sound pretty cool. Presumably you’re planning on keeping it together for awhile, so the first problem that comes to mind is the batteries. Exactly how the lights are being turned on, for how long each time, and how frequently, all become considerations, because those parts are famous for not lasting long at all, and so the answers could make the difference on whether or not the lights will make it through a weekend of public hours or not. I was worried that the cost of batteries would be prohibitive, but I found a forum where somebody claims he got 100 from Hong Kong for $3.22 including shipping. But it does mean getting out the small screwdriver to take it apart and replace the battery for each time, which means the light parts have to be able to be easily removed from the build.
>> Honestly, a light up roller coaster would be the ultimate, but one could probably do that much more easily by putting the lights ON the roller coaster itself, than having the roller coaster activate them.
By ‘ON the roller coaster itself’, I assume you mean the lights are on the train of cars, and they pass by a fixed stationary piece and each light brushes up against it as the rollercoaster train passes by, lighting up each one in turn. That sounds super duper awesome. I’ll also be super duper impressed if you can make it happen, cause I don’t see that one possibly working. I’m having trouble envisioning anything that will sufficiently push the light buttons without stopping the whole train of cars. I think using a monorail or 9V train would work better, but I can still see big problems there.
>> I don’t think we’re allowed to use conventions like PBF that are put on by for-profit groups… but I haven’t read the rules in a while.
Wait, how’s that now? That eliminates quite a few things. How is Greenberg not a for-profit group?