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Re: gregor tower
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Date: 
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 07:29:41 GMT
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In lugnet.castle.org, Jamie Obrien writes:
> WOW, words fail me, now only if you could lDraw it!!
> 
> I've got a couple o-questions:
> 
> 1> i'm working on a biggie right now, but balance and mass seem to be a major
> problem. Did you start ground up, or added levels whole?


on this one, it was ground-up.  i had no idea where it was going.

> 2> How did you overcome the stresses on the base and lower levels? Do you get
> any blow outs from bricks, or do the arches more or less hold it strong?

  in the pit part of the base, i made two panels from 1x1 bricks (like the
coaster in the ultimate lego book). they brace the baseplate really well.
they can be seen:

http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=8537

> 
> 3> How do you move it (Gateway is too big too move now, god help me (mostly
> from Mum!))?


  as long as it's picked up by the white railings on the second floor, the
tower can be carried, but it takes a bit of concentration to keep it balanced.

> 4> I want to see this place under siege. An army on the move against this thing
> would make a brill scene. Oh, what about Boofy Vampire Flayer!


  ~ ah! just you wait!  it will be sieged, indeed!  and those are some tough
walls to scale! plus, gregor tower floats in the air over a lake!

> 5> Where do you get all the grey arches from? (eBay will be the death of mois!)


  i never do e-bay, i just buy lots of sets! plenty of great people to buy
from right here on lugnet.

> Jamie
> <I think my jaw is on the flaw somewhere, ah, who needs it to build!>

  thanks, jamie!

  later ~ craig~



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