LUG TEST SITE | Nancy Flury Carlson | Activity https://test.steelcitylug.com/members/carlsonf/activity/ Activity feed for Nancy Flury Carlson. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:26:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ca8a5bd4c07fede7b825ca05262cd2c8 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic 2025 q4 build challenge in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-q4-build-challenge/#post-67285 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:31:23 -0500 Here’s mine. If there is a subcategory for best use of a Dwight Schrute throwing star, I’m definitely in the running.

]]> 0 d93f65c09b5cee991f042650c722e4a1 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Hi! Sarah here! in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-sarah-here/#post-67138 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:38:09 -0500 Hi Sarah! Welcome to the LUG. The Ultimate Brick Show was a great place to check us out – hope to see you at future events.
Nancy

]]> 0 95f4f1022f0d792b667dae7eb4b75393 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Hi, I'm Nick! in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-im-nick/#post-66267 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:46:13 -0400 You’ll like the LUG! Welcome

]]> 0 cae9bde68160ecd1cf3a433698c246e6 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Juniper Village Monroeville in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/juniper-village-monroeville/#post-65536 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:27:24 -0400 I didn’t jump on this earlier but since I live in Monroeville I would be happy to join for a future session, or if needed, for the October 15th session.

]]> 0 ff12cb847f85e4a144417122d124ba03 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic New member - Alan H in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-member-alan-h/#post-65535 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:20:19 -0400 Welcome to Alan and Del. You have found a great LUG here. I won’t be at Q3, unfortunately, because of travel, but I hope to meet you at a future event.

]]> 0 ff5273e340c41b98f86a8c5e4b032e9c Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Lego Masters in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-masters-2/page/6/#post-65284 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 02:30:11 -0400 It sounds like it will be a great evening. Unfortunately I am out of town on the 28th, so I won’t be able to join the fun at Dave & Buster’s.

]]> 0 29567b27c872d516b6f5fa6ebf6d8490 Nancy Flury Carlson started the topic Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/pittsburgh-vintage-grand-prix/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 02:25:17 -0400 On Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 20, 2025, I was invited by former Westinghouse colleagues to join them at the outreach table for the American Nuclear Society, Pittsburgh Section. The table was located at the Darlington Road entrance to the Grand Prix grounds. I displayed my Westinghouse AP1000 reactor and cooling tower and wore my Steel City…Read more

]]> 0 56ca636f37dc2da910c14edaf0724ee8 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic VW Nardo and Beetle in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/vw-nardo-and-beetle/#post-65279 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:34:01 -0400 I might have to make one of those Beetles! I’m on my third, a 2019

]]> 0 c802db6f1326f5d09032724afd1922a1 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Introduction- Anna in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/introduction-anna/#post-65275 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:28:51 -0400 Hi Anna, welcome to the LUG! Hope to see you at an event or meeting in the future.

]]> 0 2f0a5423782506d0f2c3ecdf3b11624c Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Bricklink: STEM Nuclear Waste Transport in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/bricklink-stem-nuclear-waste-transport/#post-65212 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 01:18:32 -0400 Really nice! Liked.

]]> 0 fc72b1119aec2578a62f716a973064e3 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Lego Masters in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-masters-2/page/5/#post-64545 Thu, 29 May 2025 16:39:25 -0400 I’ll be there on Monday, looking forward to it

]]> 0 f58394a76c355b91fc37e4b322348853 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Lego Masters in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-masters-2/page/2/#post-64364 Wed, 14 May 2025 16:20:26 -0400 Does the Dave & Buster’s manager know there will be Lego Masters contestants present? If I were D&B I would not only make sure the sound is on, but I would be calling the TV news stations to cover it.

]]> 0 c0a45d16c4622c7611f65deebb1a3d60 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Lego Masters in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-masters-2/page/2/#post-64337 Tue, 13 May 2025 19:02:39 -0400 I’m in for sure. Doesn’t the show come on at 8:00?

]]> 0 af11b89e4d7d6623565d3d70cec39eb1 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Lego Masters in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lego-masters-2/#post-64299 Fri, 09 May 2025 00:30:41 -0400 This is great! Congratulations Marcella and Krista! I’m excited to watch this.

]]> 0 175e21d96d512856b50db310cc4f28e1 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic LAN: Quality Perception survey with adult LEGO® fans in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lan-quality-perception-survey-with-adult-lego-fans/#post-63824 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:48:35 -0400 Thanks Marcella, I completed the survey.

]]> 0 202999c06dad7b92d0ce88c09ec59ede Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Sets for Sale - Frost in the forum BUY / SELL / TRADE! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/sets-for-sale-frost/#post-63753 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 01:25:17 -0400 Yep I would like those Sparkle Babies for sure. Do we transact at the next meeting?

]]> 0 23f8ff518acad02bbbe1de5ca1392e57 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Sets for Sale - Frost in the forum BUY / SELL / TRADE! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/sets-for-sale-frost/#post-63749 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:24:22 -0400 What’s a swap meet? How does it work?

]]> 0 17e9fc9f5394b1343d3e68294a88dd09 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic 2025 Home and Garden in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-home-and-garden/page/8/#post-63605 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:36:16 -0400 @rcgrier3406 and @joshhall – I’m so thankful to see that one or both of you will be there for second shift Saturday, because I was anxious I would not be able to handle the trains efficiently.

]]> 0 b23d41617e7cd5aca1b6107de7f90010 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic 2025 Home and Garden in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-home-and-garden/page/8/#post-63597 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:18:41 -0400 Does that Snuggle Station remind anyone else of Severance?

]]> 0 64c9198a2697d60194ee3786f9e6317e Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic 2025 Home and Garden in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-home-and-garden/page/8/#post-63591 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:02:34 -0400 I signed up for tomorrow to help out. I’m hoping someone will be joining me for the late shift on Saturday!

]]> 0 a8e2e067e64ab056c7bb7c5c8567b9f2 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic 2025 Home and Garden in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-home-and-garden/page/5/#post-63399 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:38:27 -0500 @knb112, can you tell me where the link is to get a couple of new LUG signs made please? I need to write one for my Office Expansion and update my cooling tower one. Thanks!

]]> 0 9fc3c3400673d8f2fe25f197365e710b Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Hello from Wilkinsburg in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-from-wilkinsburg/#post-63398 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:36:14 -0500 Hi Sean, welcome to the LUG!

]]> 0 d240f874b3507e50b845c10f115e0d94 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Ambassador Committee | Are You Interested? in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/ambassador-committee-are-you-interested/#post-63132 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:32:17 -0500 I like doing spreadsheets and I like doing tedious things like sorting through details (similar to sorting through LEGO bricks). I was a technical librarian in my work life so I have some information research skills and related organization/cataloging skills. The thing I hate to do is call people on the telephone. I doubt that calling people on…Read more

]]> 0 6d5700df679f72afc9d5cbb3e27bf27a Nancy Flury Carlson's profile was updated https://test.steelcitylug.com/activity/p/48568/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:31:22 -0500 0 06e07e25716fb1acbed48bee97bccfb9 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Great to meet everyone! in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/great-to-meet-everyone/#post-63120 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:21:31 -0500 Welcome to the LUG. Love the wedding photo idea! I look forward to seeing more of your builds.

]]> 0 b5beed8fc8c6b5b4b40ba8dbe908581d Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Ambassador Committee | Are You Interested? in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/ambassador-committee-are-you-interested/#post-63119 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:18:16 -0500 Marcella, congratulations on your new assignment. I’m happy to help out when needed.

]]> 0 263912b3b56c5a2befad0905aabb6c80 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic LUG Cookbook in the forum Off Topic https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lug-cookbook/#post-63039 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 04:29:22 -0500 Fresh Cranberry Cookies – from https://www.justalittlebitofbacon.com/fresh-cranberry-cookies/

For the Cookies:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp table salt
1 tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp lemon zest
14 tbsp (7 oz, 1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter cool room temperature
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup…Read more

]]> 0 3361c4dc0de8c000a33bce501efc1638 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/61/#post-62959 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:05:49 -0500 Lots of great tie-ins for you @smallfrost! I can tie my being laid off from Westinghouse at age 58 to the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster. Westinghouse and other commercial nuclear vendors went from a posture of preparing to sell many new plants, to an intense industry-wide shift to analyzing and defining lessons learned from the disaster, and…Read more

]]> 0 2a094c06b443b33906b816694ccd6409 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic LUG Cookbook in the forum Off Topic https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lug-cookbook/#post-62920 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:21:26 -0500 On second thought I think it might be worth listing the ingredients in the chat, so maybe it would be easier to search. I don’t know whether a search of the threads would hit on words in the attachments but I think it’s unlikely. So here are the ingredients for Elsie’s Spice Bars:

SPICE BARS – 350 ° F – Makes about 60 2”x ½” bars
1 cup short…Read more

]]> 0 04aea01b889b27a0789d074347e94477 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic LUG Cookbook in the forum Off Topic https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/lug-cookbook/#post-62918 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:13:10 -0500 My grandmother Elsie Dalton Schumacher reportedly developed this recipe for spice bars. I guess my mom didn’t like them or wasn’t on recipe-sharing terms with her mother, because I never heard of them until I was on a road trip with my aunt Jean, who had a box of these spice bars. I thought they were great so she gave me the recipe. I thought…Read more

]]> 0 4473fe885b25f869f20b11ebc826ee27 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic 2025 Home and Garden in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2025-home-and-garden/page/2/#post-62806 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 02:25:38 -0500 @playingwithechoes I am definitely bringing the nuclear plant containment building and cooling tower to the Home Show. Would it make sense to have it somewhere on the train side of the display? It’s on MILS but they are 15″x15″

]]> 0 f9601f936b71111404a52e3964c6f581 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Hello- new member in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hello-new-member/#post-62805 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 02:22:22 -0500 Welcome to the LUG. It’s a great place to be.

]]> 0 31a03487c8b6824f8db0155dd5143113 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Creepy crawlers in the basement in the forum Off Topic https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/creepy-crawlers-in-the-basement/#post-60950 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:38:59 -0400 I’ve never seen a bug in Josh’s basement so I voted No. I agree with all the above comments about how courteous Josh is being to poll the group on this, and join in thanking him for hosting the group and all the LEGO stuff. A special thank-you to Greg for posting the super creepy centipede.

]]> 0 3c32567e18a4deee2caba4b5aa89a122 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic Brickfilm: Just Another Cliffhanger in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfilm-just-another-cliffhanger/#post-60352 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:34:42 -0400 That was excellent!

]]> 0 89a790f78c4c5dc46a1f8e92d8628a2b Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic The Adventures of... in the forum LUG discussions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-adventures-of/page/5/#post-58457 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:36:18 -0400 This intellectual property discussion is interesting – does it mean we are downplaying LUGDoug’s travels? Seems like we should avoid tagging him on social media.

]]> 0 6d9f09e003f87e649949347392ac0556 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57949 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:32:43 -0500 @greg, I did want to have it done for the Home Show but it’s not worth the aggravation and rush to try and solve it before Tuesday. I think that it is not minifig scale – I think minifigs are proportionally too tall. The tower would be about 19 inches high but a real cooling tower is around 660 feet.

@rcgrier3406, thank you for your good ideas…Read more

]]> 0 acd5c7f45c569eccea581efe4369f3d2 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57941 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 04:57:37 -0500 Thank you @greg for your thoughtful answer AND your attention to proper grammar. I will welcome your thoughts when you get to take a look at it.

]]> 0 0f20c9395edcec1b37597aa62e42b705 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57930 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 23:28:20 -0500 @greg, such a nice offer and what a fun-looking cone. Am I reading the room correctly that glue is NOT an option?!! I’m trying to figure out how a cone would look as part of this. Maybe if I could build enough supports on the bottom and the cone could sit on top of the supports, maybe it would work. I still don’t think the top cylinder…Read more

]]> 0 76478299f20c45a626df0101923239ee Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57917 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 22:33:44 -0500 @greg yes you are right, hundreds. So depressing. I had originally thought about that design you posted, but when I found the AP1000 I dropped everything.

I forgot to add the picture of the Studio Stability warning. In my opinion baed on handling this thing, the Studio warning does not even highlight half of the poor connections. So bummed!

]]> 0 bea2315fcf6be853dadec7dd84d8b2bd Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57915 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 22:29:08 -0500 Then I started playing around with building some internal supports but again, the angled connections between that top cylinder and the slanted sides are just too frail. The whole cylinder itself is very frail as well. It’s a series of hinge clips sitting on jumpers, so each hinge is supported by only one jumper stud on each side.

]]> 0 d74a9f868edee1cd26e33fea04a4aeca Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57907 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 22:26:42 -0500 It’s awful. It might be possible in a no-gravity situation to put this together, but on Earth it will not stick. At one point I thought I could build a paper wall to hold up the sides, but it didn’t fit (I would have to cut it out later). Then I thought of a balloon, which I still think is a great idea (I just have to pop it later). But it…Read more

]]> 0 5ba47e3c40c4e53e4a74e661de138c42 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57901 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:45:21 -0500 I’ve concluded my cooling tower absolutely will not stick together in real life. Either I use super glue or waste hundreds of dollars. Any thoughts? Will I be shunned? It’s all my fault for being naive in Studio, which clearly states there are “122 clutch power issues (106 warnings and 16 cautions) and 22 stability issues.” Of course I never…Read more

]]> 0 742208d42d8fd386a908ca655e559734 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-57084 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:49:29 -0500 I bought a Hazmat Guy and I had to change his head to a smiley face because he looks too frantic. He came with what looks more like a pressure washer. I’ll have to put that Geiger counter on my list of things to get… Thanks!

]]> 0 ad390fad811441e4ac8b13237fa3303a Nancy Flury Carlson posted a new activity comment https://test.steelcitylug.com/activity/p/44241/#acomment-44324 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 02:14:09 -0500 Love those ideas! I will look into it.

In reply to - Greg Schubert replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! @carlsonf that looks pretty awesome! It is no small feat making round shapes out of square pieces. A minifig […] ]]> dcca36b6303279174b3ad6362b15da26 Nancy Flury Carlson posted a new activity comment https://test.steelcitylug.com/activity/p/44243/#acomment-44323 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 02:10:10 -0500 Great idea. I have printed out a two-page AP1000 Fact Sheet from the Westinghouse web page. Also I’m going to contact Westinghouse Communications to see if they would like to provide anything else. I also want to find a good image of the specific plant my model is based on, the Sanmen plant in China. It was the first AP1000 to become operational.

In reply to - Bob Grier replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! @carlsonf that looks great!! One suggestion I would have for when you display it would be to bring one or two of […] ]]> 92807760f980f58fd5485775ae0a55ac Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-56493 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:20:21 -0500 Today I finished the AP1000 reactor building. I’m looking forward to displaying for the first time at the Ross Park Mall! The roof will just be resting on top so that it can be lifted off easily and people can see the inside better.

]]> 0 447c4cdd9c300cdf8d7bee40f1fed4e7 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-56345 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:42:32 -0500 Thanks Tim, it will be a cutaway view of the containment building, so people can see the plant components inside. The outside containment is basically free-floating so maybe I will be able to lift it off to reveal the entire inside build. But if I decide that’s too risky, the main components will still be visible.

]]> 0 116ed1186027220b81bff5e8d1adfa4f Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-56344 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:31:51 -0500 Thanks Greg – yes, I’ve gotten a lot of help from LUG people who have way more experience with building.

]]> 0 c16c7c3b8360b4b99985d45c86d21d21 Nancy Flury Carlson replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/2/#post-56307 Sat, 16 Dec 2023 04:36:44 -0500 I took a long break from this project, but the 2023 Q4 meeting gave me a huge boost in confidence and energy so I got back on track. Classic FOAK (First of a Kind) project! The designer of the LDD file advised me that I might encounter some stability issues – and he was right. I’ve made some adjustments for stability but the more I’m building,…Read more

]]> 0 4afc025815f58e2fa5de31b165e3838b Nancy Flury Carlson started the topic Mister Rogers Neighborhood in LEGO Ideas in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/mister-rogers-neighborhood-in-lego-ideas/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:42:03 -0400 Maybe you already saw this article: https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/idea-for-mister-rogers-themed-lego-set-winning-support/

I thought some of you might be interested in voting for it.

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