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Subject:	Re: Engine 71 - New Fire Truck
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town
Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:57:30 GMT
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> After a few failed starts and several redesigns along the way, I came up > with start of what will eventually be my first fire station. > > http://www.apotome.com/lego/station71/engine71.htm I think that is really good, it manages to employ a lot of detail whilst retaining the essential utilitarian look. For the ladder on the side, I managed to get a not bad result by using 1x3 technic liftarms and flex tubes on my skip truck: http://www.telepresence.strath.ac.uk/jen/lego/skip_lrg/ladder_lrg.htm This was inspired by the ladder on Rosco's tower crane which used axles instead of the flex tubes: http://www.brickshelf.net/gallery/RoscoHead/towercrane/climb.jpg Jennifer

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		Re: Engine 71 - New Fire Truck
(...) went with the 1x16 beams because of how the ladder hangs off the side of the truck. Basically there are two 1x2 hinge bricks set into the side of the truck, at the level of the top of the back wheel. Attached to each hinge brick is a 1x2 plate (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)

		Re: Engine 71 - New Fire Truck
(...) Regards ROSCO (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)

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		Engine 71 - New Fire Truck
Anyone familiar with some of my recent posts to LUGNET will know that I usually gripe and complain about what I don't like about LEGO these days. Well, even I was getting sick of listening to myself. So I decided to do something about it; something (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)

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