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Subject:	Column for intersecting ribs
Newsgroups:	lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle
Followup-To:	lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle
Date:	Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:02:20 GMT
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Hi,

During a discussion on the mailing list of FreeLUG, someone asked for some new parts to build Gothic arches (and their column).

Among them, a “star” brick ( two 1x3 bricks intersected in their middle), an inverted “star” slope (two slope bricks 45 3 x 1 inverted double intersected in their middle) and new partial arches.

So I posted a solution for the two first ones.

Of course, the brick can be replaced by some 1x1 and 1x3 plates.

For the slope brick, I suggested the use of the 1x1 slopes and a brick with studs on four side. It’s not perfect, but it seems that FreeLUGers appreciate the technique :)

Erik

Message has 4 Replies:

		Re: Column for intersecting ribs
Very nice! Now all I need is for lego to find some of the 1x1 slopes that they ran off in old grey to make this work for my own MOCs... You've done the hard bit ; ) God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle, FTX)

		Re: Column for intersecting ribs
That's a great solution : ) (...) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle)

		Re: Column for intersecting ribs
Hi Erik, while I appreciate the creativeness of that idea, I can't help but wonder why you wouldn't just start with "ribbed" columns (i.e. making the entire column cross-shaped to give the ribbed impression you find with a lot of buildings of that (...) (18 years ago, 1-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle, FTX)

		Re: Column for intersecting ribs
Very nice technique! I had noticed arches like this before in real life and wondered how they might be pulled off in LEGO. Here's hoping those mini slopes become available at Pick-A-Bricks! -Brendan (18 years ago, 2-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle, FTX)

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