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 Re: 2x4 Brick model?
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Date: 
 Wed, 9 Jun 2004 03:20:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Darrell Urbien wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Does anyone have instructions for an enlarged 2x4 brick made of lego? I'd really
> > like one about a foot long, but I guess I'd take any size.
> 
> Since a 2x4 is about 1.25 inches long I guess you'd be looking at a scale of
> about 1:9.6.  So it would probably be just as easy to build it to 9 times
> original size, or 10 times.
> 
> I have built a few 'jumbo' bricks like this and they are fairly easy to do.  You
> just need to look at the piece you are recreating and start multiplying it's
> dimensions by whatever size you want to scale it up to.
> 
> For inspiration, you might try some of these links:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=30770 (Sean Kenney's work, which
> inspired me to build some of these type of bricks - includes a pic of a 2x4)
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24615 (some interesting 10X
> models)
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=65125 (my instructions for a 10X
> 1x1 Technic brick)
> 
> http://www.bricksonthebrain.com/instructions/main.cfm?cat=51&review=837&revOn=true
> (a headlight brick, also at 10X)


Don't forget Eric Harshbarger's large version of the Classic Space LL924 Space
Cruiser:

http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/924x3.html

And he has some good pictures upon which to base your work.

-Orion



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(...) Wow, those are all brilliant! Thanks! I was originally thinking of using these simply as big "demo" pieces for the students' digital models.. I have them do a brick in AutoCAD solids the first day, and my mock-up needed to be big so I could (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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(...) Since a 2x4 is about 1.25 inches long I guess you'd be looking at a scale of about 1:9.6. So it would probably be just as easy to build it to 9 times original size, or 10 times. I have built a few 'jumbo' bricks like this and they are fairly (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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