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Subject:	Re: MicroStriping Inspired by Steve Barile
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:07:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Barile writes: > I'd love some more ideas of the implementation of this concept, anyone up to > it... So I've been looking for sub 1 plate thick elements. The verticle > panel part of a 1x2x1 panel is a 1/2 plate thinkness. The top "plate" of a > 1x2x1 titling hinge has less than 1/2 plate thickness and the 1x4x1 lattice > fence is thicker than 1/2 plate. > > http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=3938 > http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=6134 > http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=3633 > > SteveB MicroStripe using the 1x2x1 tilting hinge brick: Use top part one color and bottom part a different color. Need a lot of them! But, when shown flat-side-out, the different colors create a MicroStripe. Don't know how to hide the "ends". Here's a picture: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/MicroStriping/MicroStripe/v1MicroStripe/hingestripe_v1.jpg The 1x4x1 lattice fence element is almost 1/3 of the width of a brick (as shown by MLCad). Not sure how to incorporate this thickness into a smooth construction. later, James Mathis

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		Re: MicroStriping Inspired by Steve Barile
"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:H1GqC4.3Lu@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) a (...) lattice (...) picture: (...) (URL) the choices the hinge brick is defently the best choice! Nice find guys! As to hiding the edge what about (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: MicroStriping Inspired by Steve Barile
In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes: I noticed that the top of the tilting hinge brick and the lattice combined seemed to equal one plate. So I guess that gives us 2/3, 1/2, 1/3 striping widths. Also a clip flag is also a 1/2 plate width. SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: MicroStriping Inspired by Steve Barile
(...) How thick is the vertical bit on the 1x2x1 panel? ROSCO (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

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		Re: MicroStriping Inspired by Steve Barile
I'd love some more ideas of the implementation of this concept, anyone up to it... So I've been looking for sub 1 plate thick elements. The verticle panel part of a 1x2x1 panel is a 1/2 plate thinkness. The top "plate" of a 1x2x1 titling hinge has (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

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