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To All, I am trying to build a fuel storage tank for MichLUG's upcoming Science Fiction event, Contraption, and I am having a few problems. The problems comes from trying to take ordinary bricks and making a circular tank out of them. Did anyone (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Michel Magnan has a pair of these that we've put on train layouts. (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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james & All, (...) Yes, it did! Thanks james! That is just what I was thinking. I love that look, Michel captured the octan feel very well. I think I will do something like that in a similar pattern, maybe bigger, with a valve station or two to get (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Though this will probably be no help at all because I can't remember where I saw it, I have seen a *massive* Texaco themed storage tank made by the gradual curve of hundreds and hundreds of 1x2 bricks. If anybody else has seen this and knows (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) (URL) Brok has some awesome stuff, especially this technique for curved walls. I have been able to use this to make a 16x16 circle, but it was under certain stress. Better to go 18x18, 20x20, or bigger. HTH, -Chris (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I believe you are referring to Terry Cruse's (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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Scott, I just recently saw photos from a train show that showed a water tower made with the technique used by Erik Brok, perhaps it was his creation. The circle was formed using 1x3's and 1 rounds. I cannot recall how it's base or top was formed (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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I've located the picture I was refering to, here is the post with the link. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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I have built a few round robots. See: (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Frank Filz built this a while ago. It is my favorite use of UFO saucer sections. see here --> (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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Chris & All, (...) Yes, indeed. I remember seeing that awhile ago, that 1x3 with he 1x1 is intriguing. <y only problem is I know I don't have enough 1x1 Cylindrical bricks to do a big tank. hat is a great idea though! Scott S. - (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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Kevin & All, (...) how he got that curve, must have been a very gentle angle on the 1x2's. Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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Rich & All, (...) popular way tog et curved itewms. Hmm.... maybe I can get some more 1x1 Cylindrical bricks. Thanks! Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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Rich & All, (...) popular way to get curved items. Hmm.... maybe I can get some more 1x1 Cylindrical bricks. Thanks! Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yeah, that's the one! Thanks! greg (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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