Subject:
|
Re: Steep Corner Slopes.
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.general
|
Date:
|
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:17:24 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
2662 times
|
| |
|
|
Gary R. Istok writes:
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
> Now that we've analyzed the Low Corner Slopes, how about Steep Corner Slopes.
> Granted Steep Slopes don't come in Service Packs (too bad), and are therefore
> much much scarcer than the low slopes (I bought about 10 blacksmith shops
> about 7 years ago only for the red steep slopes). So they exist in only 4
> styles, 1x2x3, 2x2x3, 2x2x3 (convex corner) and the 2x2x2 near pyramid peaks
> (what I call "Santa's Hat).
> Granted not all sizes come in all colors. And the yellow 2x2x3 convex corner
> ones may be the scarcest and most desireable ones (Yellow Castle). But it
> sure would be nice to have a 2x2x3 concave (inside) corner brick.
Yup! I was/am working on a keep that has one side going down into water, and
the steep slopes work great as a flared base, except that it looks kinda funny
where it meets in the corner. :-(
How am I ever going to realize (one of) my dreams - doing a scale rendition of
Castille de Haar - if I can't get large quantities of steep convex corners?
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Steep Corner Slopes.
|
| (...) De Haar? The Dutch castle? Wow.. You must be the first non-Dutch person I've heard of that knows it exists... Jasper (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Low Corner Slopes in Roof Parts Packs?
|
| (...) by adding a 1x3 slope to each side) it would increase attachable area, and stabilize the piece. This could also be done with the medium slope (increase to 3x3 with 1x2 slope area added to each side.) Of course, If they went and did all of the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
|
164 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
