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Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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lugnet.build
Date: 
Wed, 4 Aug 1999 13:26:57 GMT
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(lordinsanity@)ihatespam(usa.net)
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rick Kujawa wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.build, Jason Spangler writes:
> > Rick Kujawa wrote:
> > > 
> > > I'm very proud to announce my space lego original creations page is
> > > up!  See: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=56166&a=408710
> > > 
> > > My second station is an engineering miracle.  Minifigs can pass
> > > through the central corridor and look out the windows.  It is
> > > freestanding and counterbalanced.  If you like any of the pics please
> > > sign my guestbook.  I also included a pic of my First National Bank of
> > > Chicago model.  The ships and vehicles are alternate models of a given
> > > set.  I think they are better than the original model on the box.
> > > Enjoy!
> > 
> > Holy cow, those space stations are big!  Very cool!
> > 
> > How did you give the second horizontal layer the strength to stand on its own?
> 
> It took 3-4 months off and on (mostly off) to redesign the internal
> structure.  This really shows how strong the stud/hole connection is
> and how close the tolerances are to do this.  Minifigs can pass thru
> the central corridor (you can see all the way thru it!) and you can
> see thru all the windows.  Its an engineering miracle it doesn't
> just snap both arms at the center.  It creaks alot when I assemble
> it (I keep the whole thing in  3 or 4 major sections - the circle
> being one).  I did not cheat and use glue.  I wanted to really show
> off how strong they are.  I wanted to make it with only 2 arms
> instead of 4 because it was harder and I was out to push the limits
> of the bricks.  I can explain SOME of the details privately if
> needed.

Wow.  That is just... Wow.  Very Impressive.

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  Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
 
(...) It took 3-4 months off and on (mostly off) to redesign the internal structure. This really shows how strong the stud/hole connection is and how close the tolerances are to do this. Minifigs can pass thru the central corridor (you can see all (...) (27 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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