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Re: Eiffel Tower
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Date: 
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 02:12:00 GMT
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Thanks for using the C word Brad, I don't dare. :)  I made a few prototypes
trying to make X shaped sections with no success.  I just slapped it together
in about a day and a half.  247 hits and 5 guestbook entries since putting it
up this afternoon.  Thanks to everyone who has checked it out.

In lugnet.build.arch, Brad Hamilton writes:
> Very cool.
> 
> Out of curiosity, did you do any structural tests or design before building
> it or did you just slap it up?
> 
> I used to slap things together, but as they got bigger, they would become
> way too unstable, so now I at least think about building a solid foundation.
> 
> I built a far more whimsical version of the eiffel tower.  You can see it
> here:
> 
> 
> http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/city2/overall.htm
> 
> There are some other shots on the web site of it, but I think you can see it
> the best in that picture.
> 
> 
> Rick Kujawa <spacerocks@iname.com> wrote in message
> news:FqtCtF.37E@lugnet.com...
> > Please check out my version of The Eiffel Tower using basic blocks:
> > 
> > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=56166&a=2132422
> > 
> > I hope you recognize and enjoy it.  It was a challenge.
> > 
> > I will have another picture up later today.
> > 
> > Silas,  I also have a First National Bank of Chicago building at my other • Lego
> > gallery.  Type in my email address to get the albums list.



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  Re: Eiffel Tower
 
It looks great. It would have been hard to do the X shaped sections without going to a larger (more expensive) scale. Rick Kujawa <spacerocks@iname.com> wrote in message news:Fqtq40.1AD@lugnet.com... (...) prototypes (...) together (...) it (...) (...) (27 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)

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  Re: Eiffel Tower
 
Very cool. Out of curiosity, did you do any structural tests or design before building it or did you just slap it up? I used to slap things together, but as they got bigger, they would become way too unstable, so now I at least think about building (...) (27 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)

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