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  Re: Red White and Blue Eiffel Tower
 
(...) eiffel (...) Tell me something. Does the use of stepped bricks (aka corbelled arch?) really support the weight of the lego? I love the use of different coolrs to match the french... and the way you have well-placed gaps to create the effect of (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Red White and Blue Eiffel Tower
 
Check out the head turning (#3) photos of a 41.5" tall Red White and Blue eiffel Tower: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch) ! 
 
  Work in progress: World Trade Center. Some photos too.
 
Greetings all! I have broken ground on my latest project for my City... the twin towers! This is going to be a long term project, so I've posted some in-progress photos on my website at (URL) . There's a quick blurb about the building, and then a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish) ! 
 
  Any good neo-classical buildings out there?
 
Hey, Have any of you built neo-classical styled buildings? I have yet to attempt this. The only good example I can think of is Gary Istoks classical museum: (URL) anyone know of other examples? (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)  
 
  Re: Proof-of-Principle For Evil Being's Lair
 
(...) Thanks! Yep, I was referring to the cross vault. Now I have to go check out the rest of that page! Thanks for the link! -Shiri (XFUT .build.arch) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Architectural History Resources On-Line?
 
Cool! Thanks a lot! I knew about a few of these, but not the others. I'll have to check them out. Brad Steven Coallier <scoallier@ea.com> wrote in message news:Ft1pEz.GFC@lugnet.com... (...) to) (...) (URL) (look under the Exhibis heading) (...) (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Architectural History Resources On-Line?
 
(...) I have looked for these as well, and similarly have looked up (or tried to) specific individual buildings (like the Transamerica building - (URL) some sites I found along the way, and just now by looking: (URL) (look under the Exhibis heading) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)  
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
Brad: Great List! Well, I tell you... this is an issue that I have thought about a whole lot. Most of my buildings are at least 5 floors (one is 20!), and most span at least 16, 32, or 48 studs. Thats a lot of floorspace! I have tried a lot of the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)  
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
Cool idea. I think I tend to be overly anal about correct color matching, so I often overlook the use of multi-colored "scrap" even when it won't show. I really need to go this route because it's too expensive to build structural members so that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
I think that the technic beams method is the best, but there's also another one you can use if you have lots of plates. First, make your roof shape out of plates: this is your roof's first layer. Use only plates of the same color as your roof and (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
That's a pretty interesting discussion! I suspect that your beams would be much stronger if you used the 1/3 high bricks instead of the standard 1 brick high. I have noticed that the 1/3 size bricks bind considerably more tightly than the full size (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
(...) I've worked on a different but similar problem, but haven't had time to finish up the write-up I started nor take accompanying pictures. Anyway, here is the write-up in it's current state, so excuse any areas where it still needs work: (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch) ! 
 
  Re: Pics of our meeting in Horst
 
(...) Holy cow you are right! I am drooling too!!! Everybody go see it, or you're missing out! Bryan (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Pics of our meeting in Horst
 
(...) Yep, I recognized it too... tres chic, I must say. (...) I think my keyboard is wrecked from the drool. ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
(...) I'm using a similar method for the floors of my current project (see "Idle Ramblings" in lugnet.castle for more info), except without the use of the 2-wide plates. I just stuck the tiles directly on top of the walls, and made the removable (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Pics of our meeting in Horst
 
(...) Yes very cool. I think this is Eric Brok's Estuary Stronghold. (URL) an incredible creation. I love Eric's Dioramas. I also love the White building/fortress/I am not sure what to call it. Another incredibly detailed model. Eric Kingsley The (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)  
 
  Re: Pics of our meeting in Horst
 
(...) Maximum Droolage! Check out that castle!!! --Todd (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
(...) Woo! *has an epiphany* This is _exactly_ the technique I need to use on the floors of my keep, since the floors on one side are an odd number of studs back from the technic-pin divide! Thanks! *furiously gets to work recreating each of five (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
Nice list Brad. I have used some of these myself. One method I have used on occasion is as Shiri mentioned the "support line" which can be used to hold base plates as well as 1/3 high bricks (sometimes a few columns in the centre of the building (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
 
  Re: Spanning large areas
 
Hey Brad, You've got some great ideas there! Some of them occured to me (and probably to other people) before, for example I'm sure many people use the "bound plates" method. In fact, I usually use this method. But while building my inn I discovered (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)  


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