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Re: Manor House of DUDE
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Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:30:38 GMT
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Hi Leonard,
"leonard hoffman" wrote:
> the problem with the apex roof solution is here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=374863
> if you look closely, you'll see that you can see the edge of
> the apexes, which means the solution can only be best used
> when both edges of the roof are covered by something
> (another wall or whatever).
For example a Dutch golden century era facade. And guess
in what mode of building I find myself lately?
> spliting the fireplace really bugs me too, especially in the
> Blacksmith Shop, because it is such a cool fireplace! you
> can only see it by shining a flashlight (or torch) into a window
> and looking through.
Agreed that this is a fine fireplace. I rebuilt it once without the
surrounding structure to properly see what it looks like
unsplitted. This is something I do occasionally when I see
interesting details in a MOC.
> > I don't know what "l-g-k" stands for.
>
> I used it meaning "Lord-God-King", which is what I'd proclaim
> myself if I became ruler of the world.
In that case I'd assign myself Twan-like properties to
communicate my personal grandiosity. And I'd also use
plural when referring to myself, like in: "we Twannemanus,
Twantastic ruler of life, the universe and everything, are
declaring this to be a cool MOC." (Pluralis Twanistatis)
However, when I show my true greatness people tend
to confuse this for narcissism rather than Twanism. Weird.
> 'Furher', 'El Duce', 'Caesar', and 'Emperor' all
> seem to miss the real point that Lord-God-King really hits home.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=302864
Great!!!
This reminds me of the good old days when men were still
real men, women real women and fleebnorks real fleebnorks.
> And Since we're talking about hinge solutions, one I've recently
> stolen from Jon Furman is what I'd call the "high and low" hinge
> solution.
> here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=376139
> and here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=360471
I already noticed you using this in your Peasant's Hut and thought
it a cunning solution. Didn't recognize its origin though.
My intuition would be that it would seem a clumsy solution,
especially were the hinge would seem to lay on the floor. But
both you and Jon Furman have shown that it can work out
just fine.
> it works best with tudor style, because you
> are using the black plates anyway.
Might also work (non tudor style) with a green hinge plate
on the bottom. Maybe combined with some foliage thingy.
> my biggest problem with it is the the building isn't very stable
> during the construction, and clutzy people like me will prolly
> have to rebuild different sections alot.
That's the same for me, but this is where using Lego bricks
proves handy. Might I want to make model buildings with
paper, cardboard and glue, I'd probably end up with a sticky
ball of paper. Not to mention using wood or metal where
dangerous tools like saws are needed. That would be a sure
scenario for some serious self-mutilation. No, Lego bricks
are ideal for me.
> My favorite part of this problem is that there are several
> solutions, but each has its own problems and weaknesses..
Which makes Lego an educational toy for kids in the first
place. With all its limitations Lego forces you towards making
trade-offs and compromises, which is a difficult ability to
learn or educate. And as a lot of AFOLs prove on a daily
basis, it provides enough challenge to remain fun and
interesting way beyond childhood.
> which means that there is still room to actively figure out
> new solutions and push forward lego castle building!
Sure, I'm convinced there's plenty ground yet to cover.
Seems to me that in the post I'm currently replying to you
pretty well gave a comprehensive overview of currently
available methods for using hinges to make interiors
accessible. With only minor editing to this post you'd
get a "how to use hinges to make interiors accessible"
file in the style of open source HOWTO files.
I imagine that several other subjects have already passed
the revue. (E.g. how to build a roof, a painted window,
a draw bridge, tudor style etc.)
Anybody ever considered (or does there already exist)
a repository of some sort for these? Seems a valuable
resource for castle building to me.
> > OK, OK, I'm convinced ;-)
> > I decided to add interior into my next MOC. But I'll make it
> > accessible by using different modules connected with technic
> > bricks and pegs and removable roofs.
>
> can't wait to see! removable roofs have their own list of
> problems and solutions...
Currently I'm working on a roman style church and I think I've
got the roofs worked out. The regular roofs are plates on hinges.
There is a round part in the back with a roof made of rectangular
and triangular plates stacked on each other, sculpture like. This
one in not removable. I'm using wing plates on hinges for the
pointy roofs on top of the towers. The hinged plates go on
horizontal plates that fit on a layer of tiles, pretty straightforward
really.
But I've still a lot of details to be worked out, so please don't
hold your breath.
Regards, Twan.
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