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"Daan Bargerbos" <daan62@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:001001c51bce$0906f130$9600000a@studeerkamer...
> > While grading the contest entries in the CCC2, I cam across
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=103664 Lord Mikal's
> > Sweetie Pie
> > Bakery>. Mikal turned the stairs in the backery one turn using what I
> > thought
> > was a 3x3 facet brick, which gave me the idea to go full circle, so to
> > speak.
> > It turns out he used wing plates, but that's beside the point.
> >
> > Using his stairs as inspiration, I came up with this design for my new
> > castle:
> >
> >
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/Misc/spiralstairs/spiralstai
rcase03.jpg
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/Misc/spiralstairs/thumb/spir
alstaircase03.jpg_thumb.jpg>>
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/Misc/spiralstairs/spiralstai
rcase06.jpg
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/Misc/spiralstairs/thumb/spir
alstaircase06.jpg_thumb.jpg>>
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/Misc/spiralstairs/spiralstai
rcase01.jpg
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/savatheaggie/Misc/spiralstairs/thumb/spir
alstaircase01.jpg_thumb.jpg>>
> >
> > Entire gallery <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=117770
> > HERE.>
> >
> > --Anthony
> Anthony,
>
> great work! It's simple in it's design, not becoming bulky,
> and it's not too difficult to build (considering you have the right bricks
> :-).
> It makes you wonder why Lego it self never came up with this idea.
>
> It would be interesting to see what difference it makes when you use
> plates instead of bricks. Making the steps double plated should
> spare the minifigs some breath, i think.
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Daan Bargerbos
Ah! Staircase, plates, wingplates!
That gave me an idea!
At last I can find a use for all my green 2x4 left wing plates :)
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Phoenix/Diverse/spiralstair_01.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Phoenix/Diverse/spiralstair_02.jpg
Little too narrow for a minifig. Had to remove the hand railings :)
Thanx for the idea
Regards
Øyvind Steinnes
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