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Re: Cornered roofs
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Date: 
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:24:14 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Tim David wrote:
> In lugnet.build, Adrian Egli wrote:
> > In lugnet.build, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
> > > 
> > > I am building a building, with octocal walls. I use hinge bricks anf plates,
> > > which gives me almost 45 degrees walls.
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1004790
> > > 
> > > Can anyone help me with a hint for a brick, roof part or anythinbg for a roof
> > > for this?
> > 
> > I've got a suggestion- try wings.
> > 
> > I (very) vaguely recall seeing a MOC, likely a castle one (Anyone in castle know
> > what I saw?), that used a roof design very similar to what you're trying to make
> > but the builder used plates, wings and hinges to hold them altogether.  Granted,
> > the geometry involved in pulling it off would give a migrane but all the
> > available wing sizes we have today could make it possible.
> 
> I too remember seeing a round(ish) building using wings to create a round roof.
> However I'm pretty certain it was a railway water tower and was in a fairly
> recent Bickshelf gallery of a show. Anyone point me in the right direction?

Here's one: http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=985412

ROSCO



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  Re: Cornered roofs
 
(...) Thats the one I was thinking of, although not the pic. Here's another pic (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)

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  Re: Cornered roofs
 
(...) I too remember seeing a round(ish) building using wings to create a round roof. However I'm pretty certain it was a railway water tower and was in a fairly recent Bickshelf gallery of a show. Anyone point me in the right direction? Tim (22 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

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