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Re: tinkering with docks
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:42:17 GMT
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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:
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> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/dsc00011.jpg
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> -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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