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Re: How to build bay windows
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Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:55:24 GMT
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In lugnet.build.arch, Simon Bennett writes:
Hi.

I've had an admittedly brief search but I can't find reference to bay
windows here or any pics on brickshelf.  I'm building some traditional style
buildings (English c1700-1930) at minifig scale and would like to big some
bigger and better brains for ideas.

The best I can do currently is to use some plate hinges to make a two plate
high trapezoid and then build 1x2x2 windows up on that but it doesn't look
great and needs one more stud length at the wall which gives either an odd
width window or one that cannot be centred in a wall without a lot of
jiggery pokery.

Does anyone have any links or ideas?

Here is what I came up with, when I wanted to something similar.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=207431

I drew inspiration from : Kevin Wilson's Victorian House:
http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/cat-vblu.htm

Psi

-Jason

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Jason Spears wrote in message ... (...) message, and he's right that it makes an awkward width window if you're trying to fit it into a fairly narrow building. I got round that by extending the front wall of the Victorian House sideways into a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)

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Hi. I've had an admittedly brief search but I can't find reference to bay windows here or any pics on brickshelf. I'm building some traditional style buildings (English c1700-1930) at minifig scale and would like to big some bigger and better brains (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)

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