MarcoB

Bump! Please read the first post. Basebrick main features: - Item status (wanted, ordered, normal, for sale) - Massupload (from peeron, brickset, bricklink) - Privacy setting (public, invisible mode, partial) - Set vs. my parts compare (aka: "Can I build this set?") - Users new item updates list - Next planned feature: User Groups

Thanks!

I use Firefox, but thread pages are strange. There's always the first post visible and other posts are listed below with member name and short part of the text after that. Very unpractical. With explorer all post are under each other like they should be. But I wish not to use explorer :) Is it a coding error? Here's a image capture:

If someone knows for sure pig's element ID, it could be added temporarily to the database. No problem. Anyway, if LEGO didn't regonize that part, that person can only blame himself. But these are rare situations... And if that kind of situation happens, it must be handled so well as possible. I'm not sitting 24h next to my PC - well, almost :D - but LUBULK takes some time to complete. There's time to add few new numbers. Stating point is the Bricklink number, those are added often. New Peeron numbers are added if someone has problems to transfer data to Basebrick. Lego IDs are added mainly for LUGBULK. But I'm realistic, I do know, that I will need some additional help in the future with this site.... AND I'm not saying that Basebrick or I are gonna do all the work for LUGBULK buyers :D Handlers will always have work to do. Seaching "double cheese slope" IDs for example! In that point, list order criteria is 1. Quantity > 0, 2. Importance points. Ie. if part quantity is changed to zero, it will drop below parts that have quantity more than zero. Data can be changed easily just by clicking "edit". Buyers can change their part choises (within those 50) and quantities UNTIL "accept order" is clicked. Then changes are not possible anymore UNLESS handler unlocks it (buyer made a mistake?). But accepting order can only be done by the buyer.

Well, if someone doesn't know how to find a part number, there's always someone to help to find it. All our LUGBULK members are hangin' in the same place (forum) :) Some use bricklink number, some Peeron, other lego element ids from a set instruction. Basebrick is build to regonize all these numbers (not all availeable immediately, but added if needed). How can you order a element that is not even released yet? But about our system, it goes like this: - Buyers can suggest any number of any part. If someone wants something badly, (importance) points can be used that the chance of a part to "survive" is better. - Time limit is reached. Parts that have highest points are in places 1-80, the other parts are below the border and those parts are dropped from the list. I.e. the part that buyers want the most, usually has the highest score. 80 list > lego. - When 80 list comes back, border is set to 50. Those parts which didn't pass through, are dropped from the list. - Buying begins. Everyone has the same max limit to buy, but if someone buys (and confirms the order) less than the max limit, the remaining value is added to other buyers max limit. For exmaple (numbers are fictional) : 10 buyers, max limit per buyer 50 euros (total max limit / buyers). Someone buys for 20 euros. 50-20 = 30. 30 / 9 = 3.33 euros. New max limit for remaining 9 people is 53.33 euros. Next one buys for 53.33 euros. Max limit unchanged. Next buys 35. New limit for 7 people is 53 - 35 = 18.33. 18.33 / 7 = 2.62. New limit is 53 + 2.62 = 55.62 euros and so on. - Time limit is reached. Every part below 50 border is dropped and parts are ordered. All parts status wanted > ordered. - Handlers receive parts from lego. Buyers can see all data and payments from their invoice. Parts > buyers. - All done. Handler mark's LUGBULK as finished. Parts status > normal or added to user's old part quantities. - All this is done automatically (exept time limits etc).

Thank you for highlighting the importance about these dimension searches. I modified the search that now you can search dimensions, for example "liftarm 1 x 4 thin". All your examples should found. If some other important keyword is not found, please tell me and I will add it. But this is only for searching part collections / "my parts". Adding that feature to set inventory searches needs much more work, so maybe in the future. Anyway, search would not be 100% exact, because Basebrick do not have EVERY set's inventories, they are added when someone marks a set as "I own one". Better to use Bricklink in this case. But, again, maybe in the future :) How do you extract those 80 parts from all suggested parts to send them to Lego? We use points, like importance points. E.g. "This part I really need, I give this 20 points. This other one is not so important, it's worth of 5 points". Then we sum all points per part and so on.

Yes, search is not working well, but some things ("problems") in it are not in my power to change (server administrator's limitations). For example words less than 4 letter long are ignored. And there's also MySQL stop words.. But I will check that out. Your right, changed. It's a full LUGBULK ordering system with all kind of features. It has been optimized with/to my club, but other clubs can try it if they are interested. We have completed two orders and feedback was quite postitive how the system helped to order parts from lego. Edit: It seem that my mail administrator has some problems, so registration comfirmation mails are moving slowly. But mail or not, accounts are approved normally (daytime) less than an hour.

I'm LEGO fan from Finland and we collect (me & my son) mainly Star Wars and other cool looking sets. 10213 is just magnificent (even I don't have it - yet). I like to build technic stuff also, mainly copying pro-builders great creations like Sariel's or Nico71's. And my obsession is to keep my parts well organized ;) Here's my only fully completed creation:

Well, ok, here: Basebrick Data, images (linked) are from bricklink and with permission.

Well, I left out the link on purpose. I wish to keep the site in secret for a while more. I do not want anyone to disappoint because it's still unfinished.

Hello all! New LEGO site has been created where you can browse your sets and parts. The idea is like in Peeron, but with some improvements. It's already usable, but still needs work to do. I'm interested what features you liked to have in a site like this? And why. Small preview: