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Re: suggestion for roadplate like parts
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Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:52:47 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:16:39 GMT, "jonathan wilson" <wilsonj@xoommail.com>
> wrote:
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> > i have a suggestion for patterned baseplates e.g. the roadplates. how about
> > taking each plate and making a subpart with the studs and baseplate itself,
> > just missing toe top surface and then have the main part reference that
> > subpart. then any patterened parts can also reference that subpart.
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> That's a good general suggestion for patterned parts. Some parts are
> already set up this way -- the minifig torsos are one example.
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> I don't think there are any baseplates where there is more than one
> patterned element for any one basic element, so there's not much point to
> making this change.
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> If we had a roadplate where there 5 different printings to go with the
> plain baseplate (we reasonably expect that people will eventually model the
> 5 printings), it might be worthwhile.
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> The 7-stud curved-road baseplate is the only candidate I can think for this
> treatment. It has at least 3 different printings: the roadplate, the
> desert dirt-road plate, and the river plate.
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> Steve
9-stud Straight Road Plate:
--Green w/Airport Runway
--Gray w/Road & Crosswalk
--Gray w/Road, no Crosswalk
7-stud Straight Road Plate:
--Green w/Airport Runway, 16 Stud width
--Green w/Airport Runway, 18 Stud width
--Gray w/Road & Sidewalk
--Green w/Race Start Markings
9-stud Straight 3-Lane Road Plate:
--Gray w/Pitstop
--Gray w/3 Lanes & Crosswalk
7-stud Straight Road Plate w/ Median:
--Green w/Crosswalk
--Gray w/Crosswalk
--Gray w/Road & Sidewalk
--Gray w/9-stud Compatible Curb Lines
--Green w/River
9-stud T-Road Plates:
--Gray w/Road & 2 Crosswalks
--Green w/Airport Runway
--Gray w/Space Runway
--Black w/Space Runway
7-stud T-Road Plates:
--Gray w/Road & 2 Crosswalks
--Green w/Airport Runway, 16 Stud width
--Green w/Airport Runway, 18 Stud width
9-stud Curved Road Plates:
--Gray w/Road
7-stud Curved Road Plates:
--Gray w/Road
--Gray w/River
--Beige w/River
--Beige w/Dirt Road
9-stud Crossroad Plates:
--Gray w/Road & 4 Crosswalks
9-stud Circle Road Plates:
--Gray w/Space Landing Circle
--Green w/Airport Runway Circle
--Black w/Space Landing Octagon
7-stud Crossroad Plates:
--Gray w/Road & 4 Crosswalks
--Green w/Airport Runway Circle, 16 Stud [Runway]width
--Green w/Airport Runway Circle, 18 Stud [Runway]width
9-stud 3 Parking Spaces Plate:
--Gray w/Helipad
--Gray w/2 Parking Numbers
--Gray w/(Caution?) Lines
9-stud Driveway:
--Green w/Gray Driveway
--Green w/Paving Stones
--Gray w/White Curb Lines
--Light Green w/Paving Stones
This is almost all the Road plates I could think of (except the 8-stud plates,
because there is only one of each of those I believe). As you can see, all
Plates but the 9-stud cross- and curved roads have multiple incarnations. I
thought about including raised plates, but I figured I made my point. ;)
Jeff
P.S. I would probably use most of these if I had them available. ;)
P.P.S If I've missed any, please let me know. :)
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| If you have all these parts, and you want LDraw part-files for them, I'd be willing to work on making the files. Scan at 64dpi (that's 'life size' for LDraw), and e-mail them to me. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) That's a good general suggestion for patterned parts. Some parts are already set up this way -- the minifig torsos are one example. I don't think there are any baseplates where there is more than one patterned element for any one basic (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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