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Re: Is it efficient to replace plates w/bricks in a plates studs up mosaic?
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lugnet.build.mosaic
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Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:44:55 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mosaic, Maarten Steurbaut wrote:
> In lugnet.build.mosaic, Bob Kojima wrote:
> > Is it efficient to replace plates w/bricks in a plates studs up mosaic?
> >
> > I always thought it was ....
> > bob kojima
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> Yes it is !
> If you build larger mosaics, you'll see that it gets much heavier if you only
> use plates. The more bricks you use, the lighter your finished mosaic will be.
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> The best method??
> In my mosaic I searched for large areas to use bricks instead of plates (mainly
> manual), but in the mean time I tried to preserve a "brickwall"-structure to
> make it as sturdy as possible (because I don't like to glue my precious lego
> elements).
> If weight is a crucial factor then I suggest you do the following:
> Calculate the total amount of studs in all the used bricks (A), and calculate
> the total amount of bricks (B). The method where A divided by B gives the
> biggest number is the method in which you replaced as many plates as possible
> with bricks (and thus resulting in the lightest mosaic) by using as few bricks
> as possible (don't forget to check "A" because 23/5 < 8/1 but 23 >> 8).
> This method is not perfect: 2 1x1 bricks weigh more than 1 1x2 brick, but 2 1x8
> bricks weigh less than 1 1x16 brick....
> Alternative: implement the weight of every element (found on BrickLink) when
> doing a piece-count.
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> Conclusion: the method using the fewest elements is not necessarily the best
> method...
>
> :-)
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> Maarten
hi Maarten,
you bring up a good point. it never occurred to me that weight would also be an
issue. this now becomes a weight vs. part count efficiency problem.
i'm going to have to go find the weight of the parts i'm using and do some
calculating. i could probably spit out a total mosaic weight after the LDraw
file is made. humm...that would be interesting.
thanks,
bob
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