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Re: Proportions for a 2001 Monolith in LEGO?
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 3 Feb 2004 05:40:39 GMT
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In lugnet.build, David Laswell wrote:
> Getting into SNOT construction would almost certainly increase the minimum size
> required to allow funky interior constructions, so 4x16x30 is probably the
> minimum size for a vertically built, 100% smooth-surfaced version. Of course,
> if you're going for a 100% smooth surface, who says you have to build it
> vertically? I just thought of a way to build a 100% smooth-surfaced horizontal
> 1-2/3x8x18 version, which would be almost exactly the same size as a 2x8x15
> upright. Unfortunately, I don't have the 36 black 1x8 tiles required to pull
> it off. It also might be a tiny bit fragile.
Actually, using SNOT you can create a perfectly smooth 1x4x9 stud monolith that
is quite strong (won't fall apart if you drop it). Here are the parts I used:
one 1x1 Technic Beam
six 1x1 Headlight bricks
two 1x1 Bricks
one 1x3 Brick
one 1x6 Brick
three 1x1 Plates
two 1x3 Plates
two 1x6 Plates
two 1x1 Tiles
two 1x8 Tiles
See if you can figure it out!
--Bram
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 | | Re: Proportions for a 2001 Monolith in LEGO?
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| (...) Ed Toton made a lunar Monolith scene, but the dimensions weren't listed (it's way too small to be 2x8x15, though): (URL) Thomas did make a LEGO-based movie version of 2001, and according to the responses, it did include a Monolith that (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.build)
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