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Subject: 
small rocket mounting
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:18:02 GMT
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Has anyone come up with a good solution for mounting 1x1 round rockets/missles
horizontally to the underside of wings or onto the back of armoured vehicles. I
am trying to work up some nice, detachable missle racks for BrickWars. I would
love to see some pictures.

Aaron Sneary
Washington DC

bricolage \bree-koh-LAHZH; brih-\, noun:
  Construction or something constructed by using whatever
  materials happen to be available.



Message has 6 Replies:
  Re: small rocket mounting
 
Build a 1x1 "headlight" into the body of the missle? That way it can be attached many different ways. I use this all the time. Here, I even found the part: (URL) non-LEGO solution is to use the round version of this part: (URL) MEGABLOCKS or one of (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: small rocket mounting
 
(...) Heres an idea: you know those quasi-useless straws that were found in many of the SW sets (I think peeron calls them 'Technic Flex System Hose'). Anyway. they seem to be *exactly* the right outer-diameter to push thru a sequence of 1x1 round (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: small rocket mounting
 
here's a clever way from Mladen's site (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: small rocket mounting
 
(...) I (...) In recent years my MOC's have all been non-violent, but in my KFOL days, I made a lot of heavily armed spacecraft. My preferred technique for mounting missiles was to take the 1x1 plate with "hand" and attach it to the underside of the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: small rocket mounting
 
How about mixing in a minifig cup <part:3899> with the round 1x1 bricks? I don't have any handy at the moment, but if I recall correctly the recessed bottom of the round bricks will fit into the top of the cup. Then you can use a clip to attach the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: small rocket mounting
 
(...) Aaron -- For spacecraft, check out Dan Jassim's work: (URL) are both excellent ideas and very simple to use. :) For ground vehicles, I offer one of my own creations: (URL) are several pictures following that one that show other angles, but (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)

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