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Re: Minifig Scale Issaquah Ferry
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lugnet.build
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Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:21:40 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Wayne R. Hussey writes:
> Although this has been completed and shown publically (NWBrickCon Oct.
> 2002), I have just now gotten around to posting some of my pics of it.
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> These show some of the details and the construction process.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25801
Very nice Wayne!
> There were many surprises as the model took shape. The major surprise was
> that the deck flooring, or "sheets", made of two layers of plates tended to
> curl.
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> I am not quite sure I understand why this happens, but I believe that it is
> caused by the upper plate being stretched to cover the lower plate. In large
> sheets, the upper plates pull the lower plates toward the (geographic)
> center and lift the edges. After building the ISD, where large sheets were
> also used, I learned that the best way to keep the sheets flat is to use
> only strips of plates on the top layer. Unfortunately, in my design, the top
> layer is the "show" layer and needed to be solid.
I also noticed a similar phenomenon while building my bridge deck, and
surprisingly, it didn't only bend downwards
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/RoscoHead/coathanger/big2.jpg but sideways
too! http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/RoscoHead/coathanger/small1.jpg
ROSCO
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