It is setup day at Brick Fest Live in San Diego. Setup started at Noon and we had to be done by 5PM. In the past this has taken about 3.5 hours, however there is a small amount more.
The biggest issue is where the table split will fall. In San Jose I moved the split to the right of the center in the middle of the module to the right. We will see how that works out.
The San Diego Convention hall is much bigger than San Jose.
There are 19 storage bins to hold the MOC and the support tools.
I started on the far right with the new floating platform and then moved to the left.
At this point I have 4 modules assembled. I connect all of the power wiring as a module is assembled. Then test to make sure the lights work. Assembly the entire display and then testing would be OK if it all worked, but that never happens.
Here is the center module.
And with all the pieces that make up the entire center.
The long view.
These pictures were all about positioning the center module in preparation to connect it tot the modules to the left.
They needed to go somewhere.
After some coercion, the center connects to the modules to the left. There are 5 Technic pins that have to connect. Lining them up can be challenging.
With the center module connected, we can see where the table split is. Not ideal, but we see how it goes.
Done through the center plus one. Time so far is about one hour and 45 minutes.
Once all the modules were connected, then I could connect the floating platform.
A view to the left.
Some of the detailing that goes on.
A view from the back.
All done.
This time it took just under four hours from the time we checked in to ready to leave. This includes three trips from the basement garage to the convention hall. It could go faster and I am always looking for ways to make it go faster.
Tomorrow is day one.
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