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Re: Octagonal building technique: help!
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:11:10 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Robin Sather wrote:
> I used the parts linked above to make some octagonal towers in a large castle
> MOC I built recently. At the bottom, I attached two opposite sides (parallel)
> to the supporting pieces below the tower, and then let the other 6 sides
> "float", just resting on tiles for support. This was quite stable, especially
> since the towers connected to wall segments at various points higher up. I
> don't have the MOC in front of me, but I found a point at which the octagonal
> shape was closest to a perfectly symmetrical shape, but for the scale I wanted.
> It was not a "perfect" fit. As I recall, if I measured the number of studs
> between parallel panels, I believe that I got them to be 14 studs one way, and
> 15 the other. This was with 6-wide wall segments (which was the size I needed).
> I don't know if you can picture what I mean, but you can find these dimensions
> by building a "brace" between parallel walls, across the octagon. Build two of
> these, at right angles to each other. Good luck!
Thanks to all who replied!
I got to look at the Lunar Lander which the exact same idea as you guys.
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/10029
Hopefully I will get the time to put in the finishing touches to my FIRST MOC
and post pix of it soon.
Cheers,
Ram
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