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| The LDraw standards for dimensions make up a self-consistent system, though that system has some fundamental differences when compared to real-world bricks. (...) The general rule is that a plate is 1/8th of an inch, so one ldraw unit is 1/64th of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: bricks upside down
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| (...) You can reduce this gap by using half-pegs instead (the ones with a stud on one end instead of another peg). This tends to be a bit loose, though. If you have the space and don't want outward signs, you could use a pair of <part:6232> "Brick 2 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: bricks upside down
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| (...) I like stuff to be fixed, so just sliding in the parts isn't good enough for me. :) Upside down stuff is easiest to do in a wall that's at least 2 studs thick, in my experience. Here are some solutions that can be used in a 1 stud wide space (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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| (...) I know exactly what you mean about brick shortages cutting into your castle. I was never really satisfied with the curtain wall on my most recent castle (a bit smaller than yours). I xcan think of two doiable ways of "beefing up" the wall: (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Textured bricks that look like bricks?
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| Well, here's another one of my silly ideas: I got some black roof bricks today from Shop At Home. I was sorting them into their proper container, but of course couldn't resist snapping a few together into a roof segment, just to see how they looked. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Narrow "Dutch" buildings.
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| (...) Yep! That’s the one! Excellent!!!! I would have replied earlier, but I am afraid that I was so inspired by it all, that I sat and built one of the buildings (until about 1:30 in the morning!). Previously, I had bought and sold Lego on Ebay; (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Structural engineering on large Lego spacecraft.
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| This is an interesting subject! The structure you choose has a lot of subtle effects on the way your ship looks in the end. As a more pragmatic designer, I believe that the function defines form, and keep flourishes to a minimum. (...) One of the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | WANTLIST
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| Hi there. Below is my wantlist I would like to trade to get these parts 1 white radar dish 8x8 (Ldraw 3961) 1 blue trailer from set 6395 (Ldraw 817) 1 grey plate 2x2 with a full (not half) tunnel for technic axle below it (Ldraw 2817) 1 grey 2x16 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Updated parts needed
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| Hi all: Here is an updated list of parts needed in trade. I have accumulated quite an array of parts since my last posting including the prop. assembly from 8855. I also have available quite a number of used sets, most are complete and some have (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Sideways tiles
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| (...) I don't know the wagon you're referring to, but if you're talking about vertical ribs, there are a few ways of doing it. If you use the technic half-peg in a 2x1 or a 1x1 technic brick, mount one above the other with two plates spacing between (...) (23 years ago, 30-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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brick, wall
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| | King Leo's Palace
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| King Leo, sorely disappointed with the poor quality, shoddy workmanship, and overall unsafe conditions of his former castle (#6091), is proud to announce the completion of his new residence –The Royal Palace-. Nearly 40 years in the making (that’s 5 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle) !!
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| | Half-Stud Offset Building
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| This feels like a kind of dark side (painting or cutting bricks) but I've just crossed over to using half-stud offset techniques. Are there other ways to do this without 1x2 center-stud tiles? Some have used them to create half-stud setbacks or (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Oval Window for ICE Train Door
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| (...) <snip description of other oval windows> (...) Thanks for the reply, Larry. I really like the 1x4 Technic roundend with pass-through holes. (...) In this oval window construction, the inner wall of the white 1x4 arches hold the two (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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| Sweet! Looks awesome! I like how you got the "palace" look, how you made it look more than just a "castle", by building the keep so high and making it look so intricate. I've never really tried, but I can imagine it must be hard. The two flanking (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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| Magnus, I'm afraid you have stumbled upon my little secret! I am completely out of Grey Bricks and plates! I agree with all of your comments. In fact, my original plans for the wall were a lot more grand than they are now, I just ran short of raw (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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| Kerry, thanks for your post. To answer your questions, only 1 6091 is actually used in the royal palace. However there are two "Royal Jousts", and around 7 "guarded Treasuries" included in the set. The lack of Basic brick elements in these sets (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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