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Re: Proportions for a 2001 Monolith in LEGO?
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Sun, 25 Jan 2004 02:54:11 GMT
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I think it would be easier to just use technic bricks (inside the
construct, they would be completely concealed by smooth bricks on the
surface, and mounting bricks at 90 degree angles so as to get the bricks
building with the studs facing both up and down. Of course, using
such a construct would mean that it couldn’t be just 2 studs wide
anymore because there wouldn’t be enough room inside...
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There are two major problems with that. The first is that you’d have pins
marring the smooth surface on at least one side. The second is that you’ll
have a gap of approximately 3/64” between the two sections on each face.
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I am of the belief that you guys are nuts! :) (No offence intended)
the simplest solution, as far as I can work out, is to build it for the most
part studs up, and use some 2 stud long technic axles inside the inner tubes of
the brick, both ways:
Axles need to be of the older, non-notched variety, as they have more grip on
the inside of a tube.
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You *MIGHT* be able to build it with only 4 studs wide, but I think it would
need to be at least 6 studs wide (with all other dimensions proportionately
increased) in order to be large enough to conceal a working and sturdy
brick reversing mechanism by at least one stud thickness of smooth
bricks for the outside of the monolith.
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not really required :)
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As I mentioned in a previous post, it is entirely possible to build one that’s
five plates thick by 8 bricks wide by 18 bricks long, with tiles covering the
two largest faces, which keeps it at the exact same dimensions as the 2x8x15
vertical construction. I’ve already figured out a SNOT method that would make
it work, but I’d need a lot more black tiles than I own...and the end result
might be a touch on the fragile side (it’d help greatly if it could be built
one plate thicker).
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Too complicated, if anyone had asked me :)
I have built the monolith in the 2x8x15 format now - deep links:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/epsilon/Monolith-from-2001/monolith00.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/epsilon/Monolith-from-2001/monolith04.jpg
and the gallery (post moderation)
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/epsilon/Monolith-from-2001/monolith05.jpg
Just my two bricks on the situation,
-Matt
“Make it so”
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| (...) Congratulations, you win...um, you win...well, you don't win anything, actually, but that pretty efficiently takes care of most of this discussion (though it would probably look better in 2x8 bricks). I'd thought about using pins to do the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| Just for the record, notched axles work just fine... as long as you use enough of them. Quick experimentation showed me that using 6 or more produces a combined friction that holds the structure together quite tightly, even with the notched axles. (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.build)
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