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Re: Drawbridges
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Thu, 13 Apr 2000 05:30:20 GMT
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One possible means would be to use 1xN bricks instead of plates for your
drawbridge plank. I.e., stack a whole bunch of black or brown 1x8s and lay
them on their side to form a two-plate-thick smooth drawbridge. There are
still several ways you could attach technic racks to mechanize its motion.
(Hey, that would look really cool from a wooden fortress if you used the
rounded wood 1xN's)
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Christopher Lindsey <lindsey@nospam.mallorn.com> wrote in message
news:38F4BED7.850D594B@nospam.mallorn.com...
> I've seen lots of different (and awesome) drawbridges on
> people's castles here, but I've never seen one like I'm
> about to attempt. I'm curious if anyone has done this, and
> if so, how they dealt with the issue of the drawbridge
> getting caught on studs.
>
> But I'm getting ahead of myself. :)
>
> What I'm setting up is a retractable drawbridge that operates
> with the Technic 1x4 Gear Rack (a plate with teeth:
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> http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/3743.gif
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> Of course, the biggest problem is keeping the thing from
> catching on the blue plates that it's supposed to span. I
> could use blue tiles on the water, but it would look kind
> of goofy. What would really be slick would be some way
> of putting the drawbridge (just the plank part) upside down
> so I could put tiles on *it*, but then I need a plate with
> a male stud on both sides so that I can attach the piece
> mentioned above.
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> I suppose I could put the gear rack on an 'L' and have it
> on the side, but I'm not sure I like that.
>
> Am I making any sense? Anyone have a good, working solution
> that doesn't involve glue? :)
>
> Chris
> --
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> reply.
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