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Re: Cornered roofs
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Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:46:50 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jason J. Railton wrote:
> In lugnet.build, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > I am building a building, with octocal walls. I use hinge bricks anf plates,
> > which gives me almost 45 degrees walls.
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1004790
> > 
> > I am looking for a way to add a roof, and found this:
> > http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6121
> > 
> > Too small though, but then I saw this part:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=105779
> > 
> > It took me some time, and I found it on peeron too:
> > http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2598
> > Does not fit either, and not in red.
> > 
> > STILL, this tells me, that there are parts out there, without the name "roof",
> > which I might be able to use. I have searched and tried a bit, but still I miss
> > the final solution.
> > 
> > Can anyone help me with a hint for a brick, roof part or anythinbg for a roof
> > for this?
> > 
> > S
> 
> For that, I'd recommend sculpting a rounded roof out of plates.  But, if you
> want something made from slopes, I have another idea I used on my Mediterranean
> windmill.
> 
> Try to imagine what a series of 45° corner slopes (or even 30° corner slopes)
> can do if fitted on sideways.  Okay, only joking.  Oh, you tried?  Go and have a
> quick lie down then...  ;-)
> 
> Anyway, what you need to do first is cut back the supporting studs against the
> back wall to just the middle eight studs, then put tiles on the tops of the
> lower walls.
> 
> Build an 8-stud wide peak roof section that slopes off to the sides and (using
> corner slopes) slopes down to the end of your model.  Mount it high up.
> 
> Now on one side, add 45° slopes in a sideways SNOT orientation, but keeping the
> same 45° slope off and down to the side.  You should be able to align the slope
> with the top part so the gap doesn't show much.  On the end of this section, you
> can use corner slopes to make the edge of the roof slant in on the same diagonal
> as the wall below.  You'll get about half-way along the diagonal.
> 
> Now do the same on the other side.  Finally, on the end, you need to fit an
> 8-wide SNOT sloping section that has corner slopes at both ends.
> 
> For real class, sink the top roof section by half a plate in height to hide the
> change-over from SNOT to upright.
> 
> It's extremely hard to imagine, so the best thing is just to try building it.
> Build the central peak roof, then add SNOT slopes on all sides to continue the
> slope downward.
> 
> Mine actually mixes upright slopes with SNOT slopes along the same level on the
> roof, which is insanely hard to work out.  You'd never get it from just a quick
> look at the model.
> 
> 
> Jason Railton

I have read this a number of times, printed it, read it in the bus.
I am sorry, I cannot follow this.

Appearantly, you have used it in your Mediterranean windmill. Are there any
chances, that you can provide _any_ picture of this?

Or someone, who understand this, might come with an idea, what this is?

Currently I am playing around with plates, I seem to have a solution, (thanks
guys!), and I am playing with the Techinc inside.
I have a 6x8 "plate", with is only 2 wide in the top. I still dont know how to
cover the top (4.8 studs wide), but I will. Currently the problem is the Techinc
to support it, I do not have much room there... well, this is fun!

BR
Sonnich
http://my.tele2.ee/sonnich/lego/



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  Re: Cornered roofs
 
Here is a piccie: (URL) Currently I am playing around with plates, I seem to have a solution, (thanks (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim)
  Re: Cornered roofs
 
(...) '+lugnet/building -mecha' summary option would be nice. I'll add that to my wish list under a '+recent -bionicle' browse option on brickshelf. Anyway, I'll try to take some pictures. But, the general idea is to have the top half of your roof (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim)

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  Re: Cornered roofs
 
(...) For that, I'd recommend sculpting a rounded roof out of plates. But, if you want something made from slopes, I have another idea I used on my Mediterranean windmill. Try to imagine what a series of 45° corner slopes (or even 30° corner slopes) (...) (22 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim)

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