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Re: New models of Semi Trucks etc.
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:36:56 GMT
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You may already know this, Will, but Lego's current Idea Book (which is
pretty lame overall) has instructions for a semi cab which has a 4-wide
driving cab and a 5-wide rear (sleeping?) cab. I just built it today, by
coincidence. It's not bad.

I'll have to track a copy down then.  I remember they did this with the Indy
Transport (my brother has it) but he lost the instructions to it and I
haven't bothered to look for them on kl.net (soon to be the brickshelf).
How many studs long is the sleeper and what is the plate arrangement on the
bottom?

Thanks,
Will



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  Re: New models of Semi Trucks etc.
 
Lego reuses good ideas. The Maersk set sleeper cab is also 5 wide. Also, I believe one of my favorite tow trucks has a 5 wide equipment bed: (URL) recall getting a bunch of these when S@H was blowing them out in early 1998. Aspiring builders of 5 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database)
  Re: New models of Semi Trucks etc.
 
(...) 3 studs long from front to back. You couldn't get a minifig inside it. The plate arrangement underneath: on top of the 2-wide foundation plates are 6 1x2 with centre stud plates, like so: +---+ +---+ | | | | | o |---+---| o | | | | | | +---+ o (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)

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  Re: New models of Semi Trucks etc.
 
(...) You may already know this, Will, but Lego's current Idea Book (which is pretty lame overall) has instructions for a semi cab which has a 4-wide driving cab and a 5-wide rear (sleeping?) cab. I just built it today, by coincidence. It's not bad. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)

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