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> Thanks to Jon's addition of the tip section to the Galactic Shipyard, I • was
> reminded that I wanted to work on some docking port ideas...
> I had an idea in mind, but after seeing some of the other cool docks,
> specifically William R Ward's system... I decided to work in that • direction.
> I have come up with a few ideas for a gender switching system, and while
> this one I have on Brickshelf isn't the most user-friendly, it gets the • idea
> across well enough. As always, LMKWYT...
Very cool. I really like how the pegs connect on the outside of the "tube".
I prefer enough headroom for my minifigs to stand up though. This is only
important when we're talking about ships with gravity though.
> the 2 long axles that connect the ports together are impossible to control
> when pulling the ports apart, ie you never know what side they end up on.
> The next version of this dock will fix that.
I'm a little confused here. 2 long axles? I see 8 small ones.
For my ship I used the Symmetry William mentioned along with pegs and holes
at a diagonal. My docking ring has male and female ports:
http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/dsc00011.jpg
-like so. The magnets are for show. : )
That way as long as the other ship has the same symmetry and diagonal pegs
and holes it could fit. Simply rotate one of the ships if they don't line up
at first.
But your switchable peg idea is better. No rotation needed. I'm just
concerned that not everyone would have all of those technic pieces. I
honestly don't know if I have 8 ( I guess I'd only really need 4) of those
black technic pieces you're using.
Regardless its another great idea.
Also, I'd like to add this post to the Tip page as well. I think I'm going
to orgnize the tip page by topic rather than time of post. This will go with
other docking ideas and so on.
-Jon
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> Very cool. I really like how the pegs connect on the outside of the "tube".
> I prefer enough headroom for my minifigs to stand up though. This is only
> important when we're talking about ships with gravity though.
I agree, I'd love to find a way to get more headroom in there, but the
current size just has too many great features. I think that if it gets much
bigger it would be alittle too bulky. at least IMHO. It is designed to be a
universal port, so the main docks for all the manufacturers could still be
shaped whatever, as long as they have at least one universal type they'll be
covered.
> I'm a little confused here. 2 long axles? I see 8 small ones.
I meant 2x long... hehe... sorry :)
> For my ship I used the Symmetry William mentioned along with pegs and holes
> at a diagonal. My docking ring has male and female ports:
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/dsc00011.jpg
>
> -like so. The magnets are for show. : )
> That way as long as the other ship has the same symmetry and diagonal pegs
> and holes it could fit. Simply rotate one of the ships if they don't line up
> at first.
I thought of that too... it's a good idea, but without full rotation
abilities, there is always room for problems to arise.
> But your switchable peg idea is better. No rotation needed. I'm just
> concerned that not everyone would have all of those technic pieces. I
> honestly don't know if I have 8 ( I guess I'd only really need 4) of those
> black technic pieces you're using.
I agree, those are pretty rare parts. The final design won't have those:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5448
those parts were a temp solution to work through the idea... plus they look
cool :)
> Also, I'd like to add this post to the Tip page as well. I think I'm going
> to orgnize the tip page by topic rather than time of post. This will go with
> other docking ideas and so on.
great! the more commentary the merrier.
cheers!
Joel Kuester
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