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    Town Style Building Question —Mike Walsh
   I am curious as to how most people build their buildings when constructing a town. My questions are pretty simple: 1) Do you build a complete building with four (or more sides) or do you leave the back open for access and viewing of the interior? 2) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: Town Style Building Question —Scott Edward Sanburn
     Good question, I wrestle with that one myself. I usually build a roof on it, unless it is a flat roof building. If it is a flat roof, I might put one row of angled bricks to make it look feasible for a roof, kind of like a decoy. I always leave the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: Town Style Building Question —Josh Spaulding
     (...) I'm really more into building vehicles than structures, but I've always liked the idea of using 2x2/1x4 hinges to make a fully enclosed structure that can be easily opened for interior access. The original yellow lego castle had this feature, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: Town Style Building Question —Scott Edward Sanburn
     Actually it hasn't, but it is an intriguing idea. I haven't thought about that idea in years! Hmm.... :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: Town Style Building Question —Larry Pieniazek
     Another idea, which I was implementing on my large station project when i packed it away <sniff> is to use technic pin/bricks to hold building sections together. While this wiggles when the surface abutting is small (c.f. Deep Freeze Defender and (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: Town Style Building Question —Silas Pierrot
      Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) a (...) For me this depends on if I am building a bunch of buildings, or just one. If I'm building a town, I often leave the backs open, simply so that I have more lego left over to build more buildings. If I (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: Town Style Building Question —Justin Kopp
      (...) depends on what i am building... (...) if it is a one story or sometimes two story, it will get a full back and a flat or "stepped" roof. if i am building a multi story building, the back will be open. also, the first floor will almost always (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: Town Style Building Question —Jacob Sparre Andersen
     Mike Walsh (mike_walsh@mentorg.com) asked: (...) Both closed[1,2] and open[3]. (...) Of cause (otherwise you can't play with the house). Play well, Jacob 1: <URL:(URL) 2: <URL:(URL) 3: <URL:(URL) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: Town Style Building Question —Ed Jones
   (...) I build with 4 walls (sometimes more - octagonal, etc.) Either the walls are hinged (1x4 - 2x2 hinges) or technic pegged so that the entire structure is modular (see my castle, downtown and cathedral) (...) I put in floors. One of the neat (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
 

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