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Re: Raising a model?
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:02:45 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, David Ishak wrote:
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Hi all,
I know this may be a change of topic to what is most popular at the
moment(colour changes and new castle sets), but I just had a question to ask
for all.
What do most AFOLs use as an underlay when raising a model? (landscaping,
mountains, cliffs, etc). 2x4 standard bricks, Duplo bricks???
I have tried the standard 2x4 brick, but have found myself using over 2000
pieces, where I could have used these to build another model, mind you, it can
get a little expensive, when purchasing through BL or S@H.
I havent tried the Duplo brick, and just wanted to know whether or not it is
worth my while spending on this method. Does the standard brick fit easy to a
Duplo brick?
Is there another method I just dont know of? Any advice would be greatly
appreciated.
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You could try Duplo (it is fully compatible with System) but you may find that
it is even more expensive than an equivalent stack of regular brick.
The most widely-used technique that I’ve seen is a mix of 2x4s and 2x2s to
create a lattice support structure underground. Typically, short stacks of five
2x2s are used in columns in between layers of 2x4s that bind the columns to each
other. If you build like I do, 2x2 is probably your least-used common brick
shape, so you probably have a lot of it available for this purpose. I find that
using large “waffle brick” near or at the top helps to hold everything together
very well. A picture speaks 1,00 words:
Hope this helps!
- Chris.
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| (...) This idea is Brilliant, Looks as though a lot less bricks required. At the moment I have been using 2x4 bricks, keeping them two studs apart and overlapping them(wish I had a pic to make sense). This method still uses a lot, at least I now (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Hi all, I know this may be a change of topic to what is most popular at the moment(colour changes and new castle sets), but I just had a question to ask for all. What do most AFOLs use as an underlay when raising a model? (landscaping, mountains, (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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