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Hi Dave,
I thought about this problem a great deal as I wanted to create a seaside
town with a dock and so I needed to elevate the town above sea-level. I
ended up using the duplo solution for this. You can see pictures at:
http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/~srk1/lego/
Unfortunately I don't have my construction pictures up yet but in this
picture:
http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/~srk1/lego/creations/town01.jpg
you can partially see on the left-hand-side that I have built duplo bricks
up on a 48x48 gray baseplate. On top of that I have used 8x8 and 8x16
bricks upon which I can build however I like. This system has worked out
very well for me!
As for the cost of duplo, I tend to find them notoriously cheap at
garage/yard sales - much cheaper than I would the 2x4 standard bricks
needed to fill the equivalent space. Also, you need not build the duplo
base solid but, as you might be able to see in my picture, you can leave
gaps in between and get more elevation using less duplo bricks.
Whatever technique you decide to use, I hope it works out for you as I
understand that it can be a difficult problem to solve and the best
solution depends on what you're trying to build.
Cheers,
Stephen Kane
Dave wrote:
> 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.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
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In lugnet.castle, Stephen Kane wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> I thought about this problem a great deal as I wanted to create a seaside
> town with a dock and so I needed to elevate the town above sea-level. I
> ended up using the duplo solution for this. You can see pictures at:
>
> http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/~srk1/lego/
>
> Unfortunately I don't have my construction pictures up yet but in this
> picture:
>
> http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/~srk1/lego/creations/town01.jpg
>
> you can partially see on the left-hand-side that I have built duplo bricks
> up on a 48x48 gray baseplate. On top of that I have used 8x8 and 8x16
> bricks upon which I can build however I like. This system has worked out
> very well for me!
Great MOC Stephen! Checking out the pics, I can see the Duplo base, very simple,
and yet looks extremely efficient.
Seeing many great MOCs on Brickshelf, you never really see how these models have
been raised and always keeps you curious as to what method these Curators have
used. Its informative to get this kind of Insight to see how others approach
this long and repetetious(is that a word?) step to getting the Great
Finale........
>
> As for the cost of duplo, I tend to find them notoriously cheap at
> garage/yard sales - much cheaper than I would the 2x4 standard bricks
> needed to fill the equivalent space. Also, you need not build the duplo
> base solid but, as you might be able to see in my picture, you can leave
> gaps in between and get more elevation using less duplo bricks.
Looks like I will be hitting the Yard sales this weekend. Have seen them plenty
of times, just never thought they would come of any use. Oh, How i was
wrong...........
>
> Whatever technique you decide to use, I hope it works out for you as I
> understand that it can be a difficult problem to solve and the best
> solution depends on what you're trying to build.
>
> Cheers,
Thanks Stephen...
Dave
>
> Stephen Kane
>
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