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> In lugnet.general, Jennifer Clark writes:
>
> > After a few failed starts and several redesigns along the way, I came up
> > with start of what will eventually be my first fire station.
> >
> > http://www.apotome.com/lego/station71/engine71.htm
>
> I think that is really good, it manages to employ a lot of detail whilst
> retaining the essential utilitarian look. For the ladder on the side, I
> managed to get a not bad result by using 1x3 technic liftarms and flex tubes
> on my skip truck:
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> http://www.telepresence.strath.ac.uk/jen/lego/skip_lrg/ladder_lrg.htm
>
> This was inspired by the ladder on Rosco's tower crane which used axles
> instead of the flex tubes:
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> http://www.brickshelf.net/gallery/RoscoHead/towercrane/climb.jpg
Both very good ideas, and ones I might employ in the future. I ultimately
went with the 1x16 beams because of how the ladder hangs off the side of the
truck. Basically there are two 1x2 hinge bricks set into the side of the
truck, at the level of the top of the back wheel. Attached to each hinge
brick is a 1x2 plate with the single centered stud. This gives two studs at
90 degrees to the side of the truck, and allows the ladder to click onto them.
Regards,
Allan B.
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