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Re: bricks upside down
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Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:44:37 GMT
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> Using technic pegs in the bottom of bricsk works for me, although there is a
> slight gap between the two.
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 x 2 with Pin and Axlehole" connected bottom-to-bottom
with a 2-long technic axle. But you have to either float the tech pins
inside the building or put each pin into a tech 1x2 brick. A similar
technique would also work with round 2x2 bricks, though there would be a
curved surface showing. Depending on what you are doing, this curved
surface can be a problem or a neat detail.
You can sometimes reduce outside space used by building a thicker wall with
supports hanging off the back and brace it with any brick-turning pieces you
want using internal connections.
If you want to flip the other way (studs to studs), a pair of 1x4x1 fences
can be connected top-to-top with a 2x4 (or longer for multiple fence pairs)
plate running horizontally. This leaves you with a 2-stud wide stud-bottom
section, which can be used for mounting great detailing such as a line of
round 2x2 plates with domed bottom ("boat studs"). If you use the taller
fences (1x4x2), a 4xn plate can be used to hold them together and the plate
bottom will be flush with the wall surface. Or you can put tech half-pegs
through the gate holes and mount tiles on the outside to make it totally
flush and then put plate- or brick-work on the inside to hold it together.
And, of course, you can always float your arches by only connecting them at
one end and then using surrounding brickery to hold them tight against each
other.
There are tons of other techniques, of course, and which are practical will
be determined by both the surrounding structure and the parts available...
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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