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Re: How to use Lego bricks...
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:45:26 GMT
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"Hendo (John P. Henderson)" wrote:
> > So therefore I now try to NOT build long overlapping walls. Instead I built
> > wall segments (which are overlapped internally) but are not connected directly
> > to adjacent wall segments. Instead I rely on the floor/roof to sandwich the
> > wall segments together. If I know I have used the wrong parts (pending a
> > bricklink order), then I do sometimes resort to just stacking bricks on top of
> > one another as I know I am going to have to modify this section when the order
> > arrives, and removing stacked bricks to get to the problem area is a cinch in
> > comparison to removing overlapped bricks. The aim is always to build sections
> > and then use overlapping to connect the sections, but not overlap at the level
> > of every brick.
> <snip>
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> Interesting POV. I still overlap, and then just deal with the delicateness
> of surgery if it occurs. Although perhaps I don't build as big as you
> might. Other than a couple Castles and my one Moonbase Mod, I haven't
> really done anything so huge that surgery would be too difficult.
> ...However it is also true that my larger models are somewhat modular in
> that I use tiles to separate floors for easy access to the interior.
> Although old hat for some, this is still a relatively new technique for me.
> But as a result, when I do perform surgery, it is typically only on a small
> set that is part of a larger one, rather than tearing apart a whole model.
I also use the tiled walls and stackable floors. Another advantage to
modularity is that large models can be transported much easier. The
primary thing which will tear apart a large structure is torqueing
forces. The larger the model, the larger these forces can be (think how
much easier it is to use a long screwdriver than a short one). When I
built the Inn for my port city, I divided each floor into two parts, and
the individual modules are very sturdy (traveled in checked luggage with
almost no damage). I had to rebuild several times, for example, when I
decided to put in torches everywhere, and had to go back and insert
headlight bricks. Of course there isn't a lot of overlapping
construction since there are so many windows.
Frank
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| (...) Ah yes, this is what I refer to as "surgery". In fact I've always used that word as if it were a trade-term for AFOLs, but just now realized that I haven't shared it much here on Lugnet. Maybe me writing this will inspire the new usage of (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.general)
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