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Re: Use of cloth in MOCs
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lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:55:50 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Travis Dickinson wrote:

I would like to know what you think of using cloth in MOCs.  This
applies primarily to the dragon I'm working on.  I'd like to make the
dragon entirely out of LEGO elements, but the feathered wing designs
I've tried have had serious flaws.

I've created a bat like wing that would need cloth membranes in order to
fold properly.  This wing is about 16 inches long when spread.

Here's a link showing the current iteration of the dragon's head.  It's
going to be a bit long, but it should give an idea of the potential size
of the dragon.

http://home.sc.rr.com/sivar/misc/dragon.html

Now that I've typed all of this for a simple question, LMKWYT.

How about using the 10x10 nets?  <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x101>
They'd make a very sheer membrane, especially since they're made out of
black string, but they are bigger than the capes.  You could attach 1xN
plates to the nets to make them more visible.  Or overlap the nets, to
decrease the transparency.

You could use string-with-end-studs to attach the net to the
wing-struts.  Thread the string through the holes in the net(s), and
click the endstuds to wing.

To achieve a narrower tip, you could fold a net over the leading edge of
the wing, to make it triangular.

Just a weird thought....

Steve



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I would like to know what you think of using cloth in MOCs. This applies primarily to the dragon I'm working on. I'd like to make the dragon entirely out of LEGO elements, but the feathered wing designs I've tried have had serious flaws. I've (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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