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Re: Fuel Tank / Barbette
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lugnet.build
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Date:
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Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:43:01 GMT
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Lindsay & All,
> I recall someone on .trains or .michlug oy veying over the
> problems in building decently "round" fuel tanks.
It was me, I am guilty, take me to the gallows! ; )
> I've been
> working on my latest ship, which includes a raised barbette
> facing aft, and I think I may have stumbled on a SNOT solution:
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> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/xbarbette.jpg
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> It's a lousy picture, but hopefully the structural elements
> will be clear. It's not really a useful method for any
> structure less than, say, 10 studs in diameter (you'd have
> to eliminate the ex-low-slopes to do that), but it's great
> if you want to build cylinders 16 studs wide or larger,
> anywhere from 1 2/3 to "n" studs high (in multiples of 1 2/3).
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> The ship's P and Q barbettes are recessed partway into the
> hull, and have a 40%-diameter arc slice exposed. I used
> the same method to produce those (but I don't have any pics
> yet). They're affixed, of course, by the 2x4x2 multi-side-
> studded (or anti-studded, either will work) bricks, though
> you could no doubt use the new 1x4x1 bricks with studs on
> top and one side just as well.
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> I hope someone finds this useful!
It is a stunning way to do it, I would love to to that, it is great!
Frankly, using that many slopes in a 32 stud wide tank, ugh! Not to mention
i would need a combination of white, red, and green ones to make it that
perfect color. Excellent job, however.
Scott "My wife got bit by the house bug today, might be a *BIG* basement in
the near future, heh heh heh" S.
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