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Re: Update on Virtual Plans
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Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:30:12 GMT
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On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:25:36 GMT, legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K)
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> On your FTL ducts, are the red things the much-awaited canoe? If not,
> what the heck is it?
Bingo! I figured you'd get that one (and no one else would).
> And do those barrel pieces come in yellow? I have only seen brown.
> (I keep hoping for gray)
Nope, no yellow. I'm not sure why I colored them that way (it's been
awhile since I worked on that file). There have been a few in black, in
the original Space Shuttle set(s), but all the others are brown.
The palm tree trunk piece is becoming common enough in black that I
might use that instead.
> You mention in the 'core' section that you think it will need beefing
> up to support the weight. My advice:
> Over-do it. Long structures tend to both bend and twist.
> And in looking at the overall picture, I see you will need to do some
> seriously creative structural reinforcement to keep it all together.
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> You can talk about FTL, gravity control, and inertial dampening, but
> the one thing you will _really_ need is a structural integrity
> field.(1) :-)
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> -- Terry K --
> 1. Elmer's glue is _not_ a structural integrity field. :-)
I don't think I ever claimed to be a LEGO purist. ;)
Seriously, I have no idea how to make the core strong enough. I've
built a prototype of one of the LQ/EPs, and it is *heavy*. I think I
need to put in more windows. And make it shorter, both in height and
depth.
I'd like to be able to pick up the entire model when it's actually
complete (even if I need a friend or two to help me). I might have to
sacrifice the idea of the crew being able to walk through the core, and
make the core more-or-less solid (or at least impassable). I'll just
put transmats in each module.
Steve
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| Steve Bliss writes: (snip!) (...) What about building arms off the core? Then attach the LQ/EP's to the top and bottom? That way, you don't have the silly things hanging by their tails. Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com www.marsbase.com ---...--- The (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Ah. This wasn't just because I once said I don't care if the canoe ever gets done in LDraw, is it? Just sticking it in my face and saying "See! Canoes -can- be used in space" :-) (...) I think the trunks would look better. They have that nice (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Still plugging away at that behemoth, eh? It looks much better now with ldlite'd pictures. (ldlite'd? did I just coin a phrase?) On your FTL ducts, are the red things the much-awaited canoe? If not, what the heck is it? And do those barrel (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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