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Re: A little math cioncerning ships, containers and Minifigs
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 19 May 2004 16:36:11 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Christian Treczoks wrote:
> lester witter wrote:
> > The containers look to be 2 studs wide which makes this about 1/2 minifig
> > scale. Do you know if the design scales up? I mean if you had two (or three)
> > sets could you build it wider and longer and have a minfig scale ship? I guess
> > it comes down to the superstructure. Maybe you could pass this question on to
> > the design team.
> Well, this comes down to simple math: if you want to double a
> threedimensional object in all dimensions, you basically need 2x2x2=8
> times the material. Thats the easy answer.
That's true for a solid object, but as the 8wide fans point out to me all the
time when I use this scaleup against them, this object isn't completely solid.
you may not need 8 times as much hull brick to make a 2x hull, for example.
(howver you're going to need a lot more interior. (and you allude to that
below))
Interesting exercise! And one that matters to me, because thats going to be my
use for this set (after I build one copy and enjoy it)... making other stuff.
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| (...) Excluding all internal supports and bracing, what we are really concerned about is surface area, since that's the brick we see. If an object is scaled up 2 times, its surface area goes up by a factor of 4. Thus, you would need, at minimum, 4 (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Well, this comes down to simple math: if you want to double a threedimensional object in all dimensions, you basically need 2x2x2=8 times the material. Thats the easy answer. Concerning scale: The containers on the ship are 1.6cm wide and (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.lego)
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