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Drawbridges
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 18:22:15 GMT
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I've seen lots of different (and awesome) drawbridges on
people's castles here, but I've never seen one like I'm
about to attempt. I'm curious if anyone has done this, and
if so, how they dealt with the issue of the drawbridge
getting caught on studs.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. :)
What I'm setting up is a retractable drawbridge that operates
with the Technic 1x4 Gear Rack (a plate with teeth:
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/3743.gif
Of course, the biggest problem is keeping the thing from
catching on the blue plates that it's supposed to span. I
could use blue tiles on the water, but it would look kind
of goofy. What would really be slick would be some way
of putting the drawbridge (just the plank part) upside down
so I could put tiles on *it*, but then I need a plate with
a male stud on both sides so that I can attach the piece
mentioned above.
I suppose I could put the gear rack on an 'L' and have it
on the side, but I'm not sure I like that.
Am I making any sense? Anyone have a good, working solution
that doesn't involve glue? :)
Chris
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 | | Re: Drawbridges
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| (...) A long time ago, I experimented w/ this style of bridge... I used tiles to start and manually retracted it w/ my finger...I later added a winch, but this led to some stress issues and imbalanced/jerky motion... Before trying to use old technic (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Drawbridges
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| (...) I would personally use the round, 2x2 'disc tiles' or whatever they are called. Slightly curved bottom, 4 studs on top, so they can attach to the bottom of your drawbridge plate. They're often used on small boats to keep them from 'sticking' (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Drawbridges
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| (...) Me? You lost me after the first paragraph... :-) How are you setting up this drawbridge? How is the 1x4 gear rack connected/related to the drawbridge plate? (...) I wouldn't think it would look goofy, but that's just my opinion. (...) Well, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Drawbridges
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| One possible means would be to use 1xN bricks instead of plates for your drawbridge plank. I.e., stack a whole bunch of black or brown 1x8s and lay them on their side to form a two-plate-thick smooth drawbridge. There are still several ways you (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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