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Re: MOC Unibody Car!!
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lugnet.build, lugnet.town
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Sun, 13 Oct 2002 05:16:33 GMT
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GRRRR.
Okay folks, sorry for the stupidity on my part...but I should wait until
AFTER they're approved to tell people to go look at my links!! BUT, after
some friendly advice, I'm posting the links to the jpgs themselves instead
of the brickshelf files...so enjoy!
In lugnet.build, Timothy Wade writes:
> Well folks, here it is, a few years after my first development of this
> model...I'm proud to post some pictures of my Unibody Car!!! (they were just
> posted to Brickshelf at 10:00 pm on 10/12/02 so they might not be reviewed
> yet...)
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> The story behind this is as follows: a few years ago, I ran out of the regular
> base plate for cars, yet my town needed more transportation. Since I didn't
> want my Lego folks to have to ride slow and unreliable public transportation, I
> needed an alternative. After an all night brainstorming session, I finally
> arrived at my new car - sans frame.
>
> Here's the exploded view of my model, it breaks down into three basic segements.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tmw0850/UnibodyCar/onebluecarexploded.jpg
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> Here is a comparison between the old (on the right) and new (on the left) cars.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tmw0850/UnibodyCar/twobluecars1.jpg
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> As you may be able to tell, they are exactly the same height (luck helped
> there!) and the same length. They even look similar with an evolutionary theme
> like real cars have!
>
> An interesting note, since there is no frame for the car, a lot of different
> variants can be made without fear! My only other variation is this neat little
> slant back sports coupe.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tmw0850/UnibodyCar/unibodysportscar.jpg
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> And for the complete lineup of avalible models...
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tmw0850/UnibodyCar/unibodycars2.jpg
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> A few notes on this design...I always use black for the front and rear
> bumper/light assembly (and now I've run out of those black pieces! Curses!). It
> doesn't look right in any other color (although I haven't tried gray). I also
> did some crash testing today, and with the top securly latched, my fist could
> not break it apart. Also, nearly all regular folks will fit under the roof
> (with the exception of any Cowboys - but they should just go for the sunroof
> model!).
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> Well, that's about it. If you get a chance, please let me know what you think,
> and take a look at the rest of my folder, I've got some other neat designs
> there as well.
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> the Unibody Car Folder
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=26798
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> The main index page
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=tmw0850
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> Thanks and happy building!!
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