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| I can't wait to see it in person, Rick. It looks fantastic! I'll have to work hard to top that one by may. ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | | | "Cobba" Mecha
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| For all you "Mech-nics": After seeing all the current interest in Mechas lately, I wanted to try my bricks at one - but something different. I came up with a six legged spider "cobbled" together from "useless" pieces such as: 2 Burps, a bunch of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Re: Spanning large areas
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| I think that the technic beams method is the best, but there's also another one you can use if you have lots of plates. First, make your roof shape out of plates: this is your roof's first layer. Use only plates of the same color as your roof and (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| That's a pretty interesting discussion! I suspect that your beams would be much stronger if you used the 1/3 high bricks instead of the standard 1 brick high. I have noticed that the 1/3 size bricks bind considerably more tightly than the full size (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Updated site
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| For those interested, you can check out my updated Stormbringer page (URL) Dickinson (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) I've worked on a different but similar problem, but haven't had time to finish up the write-up I started nor take accompanying pictures. Anyway, here is the write-up in it's current state, so excuse any areas where it still needs work: (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch) !
| | | | | Re: 2875 Slope Brick 45 2x6x2/3 in gray or black
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| Cary Clark wrote in message <38F37E72.710811C@co...tv.net>... (...) The only gray ones I have are from the 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2. It has 4 pcs like this. This set has recently been available from DYA, but I don't know if it is any longer The (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Another space render...
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| (...) How strong are those wings, held on by only two studs? Alan (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Another space render...
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| (...) I was thinking along similar lines...sort of a regatta competitor, but that still doesn't give me any specific ideas for names :/ (...) Go right ahead! (...) Swift or Swallow, maybe, but I don't really like either of those names... (...) Might (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Another space render...
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| (...) Well I personally like the idea of the model being part of a racing league. If it was then you could maybe name it on these grounds. You could take in to consideration the manufacturer of the ship, the racing team name, and even the pilot. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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