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Re: Raising baseplates
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Date: 
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 02:46:30 GMT
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Matt Marshall wrote:

is there anyway to raise the thin baseplates above the ground. I know you
can't attach stuff to the bottom but I am still hoping it's possible to
raise them slightly, maybe about a full brick off the ground. I was thinking
of setting up some sort of frame around it but I'm not quite sure the best
way to go through with that. Does anyone have any suggestions??

--
Matt Marshall
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Matt's Lego Page
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I've found that if you allow for a plate thickness for the baseplate it
works pretty well.  All of my monorail is 4 bricks higher than the
supports.  That means that I had to raise the monorail station
baseplates 4 bricks as well.  Here's a rough graphic:

###### <- Plate (2x4)
###---------------- <- baseplate  (## is a 2x2 plate)
###### <- brick
###### <- brick
###### <- brick
###### <- brick

The plate on the top connects to the pegs on the baseplate solidifying
the connection.

Larry A.



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Okay, I think I see how it works, did you have to tun the bricks far under the baseplate so you can attach things to it while it's up there. or are the baseplates sturdy enought to do it?? Thanks for the info. Larry Andersen wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.build)

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is there anyway to raise the thin baseplates above the ground. I know you can't attach stuff to the bottom but I am still hoping it's possible to raise them slightly, maybe about a full brick off the ground. I was thinking of setting up some sort of (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.build)

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