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Re: Modulex Mosaic: Calista
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:00:43 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Tony Hafner writes:
> Stacks and stacks of 1x1 plates aren't structurally sound, though you could
> make it 2 studs thick and use clear 1x2 plates tied through to the front
> layer. That makes it twice as expensive, though, and still not overly solid.
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> What you really need to do this would be some large clear baseplates so that
> you could do it studs-forward style. The closest way of doing this with
> existing parts would be with 6x8 trans-yellow plates. But I think you'd
> have a bit of trouble getting enough to do a sizeable mosaic.
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> Yet another approach would be more like a real stained-glass window. Use
> black plates to frame a bunch of small panels of stacked 1x1 plates.
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> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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> In lugnet.build, Eric Harshbarger writes:
> >
> > I actually have been considering this for some time. Last year I started
> > buying 1x1 red-trans bricks and plates (I have several hundred of each
> > currently)...
> >
> > Nothing has come to fruition yet.
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> > eric
> >
> > Paul Klenk wrote:
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> > >
> > > Create a mosaic in color, but use only transparent color bricks. Light it
> > > from behind, then mount it in a nicely baroque LEGO frame.
> > >
> > > You likey...?
Eric and Tony,
I have a simple solution to your problem, (at least until transparent
white baseplates are available). Make a "LEGO sandwich" between two
sheets of glass and a frame. Build a frame with a sheet of plate glass
in it, arange the 1x1 square tiles loosely in one layer on top of the sheet
of glass, and then seal the plates with another sheet of glass on top.
If you could find a good enough glue, you could glue them to the glass.
The entire mosaic could be hung by the frame and lit from behind!
Daniel
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