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Re: Castle structure advice...
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Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:15:42 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Stuart Curtis writes:
> Over the Xmas holidays, I'm hoping to start work on my medieval village. The
> cornerstone of this village will be a big castle (around 3 storeys) on a
> mountain of BURPS around 2 storeys high. My quandary for which I seek seasoned
> castle-builders' advice is: how to provide access to the castle/mountain's
> interior. The three possibilities I have come up with are:
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> 1) Cross-section/open-back, like most Town buildings.
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> 2) Hinges halfway across the structure to open it in two sections.
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> 3) Plates on top of each storey, so that each floor can be removed.
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> Each one has its own pro's and con's of course, so I was just hoping to get a
> few opinions from other castle architects before I decide which way to go.
Now I can't really say I am a "castle architect" because I have just started
modeling castle themed buildings but I just completed (Minus about 12 arches I
am still in search of) a small Church/Chapel and I used a different technique
all together. I don't know how much this will help you because you are
creating a much larger structure. What I did was I created the Church in 2
sections (front and back) and used 1x1 Technic Beams with Technic pins to hold
the 2 sections together. This allows me to have access to the interior while
still having a solid 4 walled building for display because the beams blend into
the walls.
For something as big as what you are planning I guess I would suggest the Hinge
solution if the model is going to be deep. If it is going to be a shallow
model option 1 might work great. I just find that the deeper the model the
harder it is to reach your arm in to make modifications.
I think your 3rd options has merits for smaller models but for larger, heavier,
models I don't particularly like the idea because there seems to be more of a
chance for disaster when removing levels.
Eric,
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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| <SNIP> (...) Which arches do you need? (...) into the walls. Do you run into any trouble during the actual snapping of the two sections together? (...) Good Point -- Do you have any idea what the width and depth is going to be? (...) I definitely (...) (27 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I'd certainly agree... size is everything. The larger a model is, the more difficult it becomes to modify it. And it sounds like you're planning a pretty big model (being more than 30 bricks in height). Hence, I'd argue for either the open (...) (27 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| Over the Xmas holidays, I'm hoping to start work on my medieval village. The cornerstone of this village will be a big castle (around 3 storeys) on a mountain of BURPS around 2 storeys high. My quandary for which I seek seasoned castle-builders' (...) (27 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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