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Re: Bridge Study the 13th
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 14 Oct 2003 01:13:24 GMT
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At 11:28 AM 10/13/2003, you wrote:
> October 13th, 2003 and here is Study 13.
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> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AEGLI/AUTUMNAL/study13a.jpg>>
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> The rest of the photos are
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=27783 here>
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> The {only} thing Study 13 shares with Study 12 is the deck.
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> Study 12 was a disappointment. Unlike other bridges with an arch, Study 12's
> arch was a pain to design, to build, to set up/tear down and just did
> [not] feel
> "right". The only feature of 12 I felt good about was its curved deck.
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> I then turned to the only study that was not a bridge but a column,
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=218822 Study 3>, for
> help. The
> groves feature of 3 have seen use in other bridges but could only seen on two
> sides, not all four. But, I also knew the uniform top-to-bottom look of 3's
> shaft would be dull and gave 13's a taper by simply changing the "diameter"
> every so many bricks. The foot of the column also went from the rectangle
> look
> used in many prior creations to a more rounded one (something you'll be seeing
> more of).
All I can say is that somebody has WAAAAY too many 2x2 grey tiles. :)
Very impressive! I like the detail you put into this. I'm no structural
engineer like TJ but I can appreciate big detailed MOC's just as well as
the next guy. :) The fact that 13 is pretty close to my favorite number
(and I'm not superstitious) only adds to the enjoyment...
Keep up the good work!
~Mike
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| (...) You mean all the black 2x2s? I only used 1428 of them; they're cheap. It was all those 1x1s in black, yellow, and light gray that cost me some bucks. (...) Thanks for the complement :) Adr. (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Bridge Study the 13th
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| October 13th, 2003 and here is Study 13. (URL) The rest of the photos are (URL) here> The only thing Study 13 shares with Study 12 is the deck. Study 12 was a disappointment. Unlike other bridges with an arch, Study 12's arch was a pain to design, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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