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Re: Minifig Scale Issaquah Ferry
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:09:08 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Wayne R. Hussey writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25801
Very nice model, Wayne. Thanks for posting construction pictures. I love the
construction process, and you obviously did a lot of planning with this one.
> The major surprise was that the deck flooring, or "sheets", made of two
> layers of plates tended to curl. I am not quite sure I understand why
> this happens
It happens with bricks, too, and with 1x3x4 panels it's pretty extreme. A major
bummer for some designs. This is something MLCAD doesn't prepare you for, and
one reason I'm more impressed with real models though I know CAD models also
require a lot of effort. The real thing involves engineering challenges that
CAD protects you from.
The curl seems to be worse with large plates. I learned this after buying
hundreds of 2x16 tan plates, which are largely useless for the task I bought
them for (building "laminated" beams).
BTW, how unwieldy was an MLCAD model this size? I'm curious if it scales to the
size I'm considering employing it...
Amy
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 | | Re: Minifig Scale Issaquah Ferry
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| (...) I know about the panels curling, because they aren't truly square, but I haven't had too much trouble with bricks. Hmmm. The curl is definitly related to larger plates. I ended up with many small (approx. 10x20 stud) sections on the Pilot (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Minifig Scale Issaquah Ferry
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| 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. These show some of the details and the construction process. (URL) is seven feet long, two feet wide and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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