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Re: Town Style Building Question
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 6 Apr 1999 14:26:11 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Mike Walsh writes:
> I am curious as to how most people build their buildings when constructing a
> town.
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> My questions are pretty simple:
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> 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?
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)
> 2) When building a multi-floor struture do you have actual "floors" for
> each level?
I put in floors. One of the neat tricks I've learned over the years to add
large floors: build the structure 2 bricks wider than a baseplate. Build the
exterior walls with 2x bricks. Then to insert floors:
1. put a single layer of 1x bricks on the outside edge of the exterior wall
2. put a single layer of 1x plates on the inside edge of the exterior wall
3. put a single layer of 1x plates on the outside enge of the base plate you
want to use as floors
4. put the baseplate on top of the inside layer of plates
5. add a layer of 2x bricks on top and the whole thing locks into place with
little or no interior support necessary
The baseplate floor procedure outlined above also works great for flat roofs.
I usually add a layer or two of bricks topped by tiles along the outside edge
to give the "low wall" effect.
> In the two buildings that I built over the weekend I left the back (and part
> of the roof) open on both of them. My reasons for doing so were 1) to have
> acess and 2) because I don't have enough slopes and windows and if I
> conserve them by not doing the rear side of my buildings, I can build more
> of them.
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