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Re: What Lego sets use Jigs
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:20:08 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> I recently finished building the Death Star II set. In the set is a very simple
> jig is used to align the panels of the big dish. It consists of four green 2x2
> plates that are attached around the edge of the dish. These provide spacing
> above a flat surface to help create the correct angle for the dish. Once the
> dish shape is produced these parts are removed and are not part of the completed
> model.
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> What other Lego sets use jigs, and how are they used?
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> I would define a Lego jig as a part or parts that are added to a model during
> construction, but removed before the model is complete.
8460 Crane Truck, for one:
http://www.hccamsterdam.nl/brick/scans/08000/8460/014.jpg
(I would have used PICSL, but for some reason page 14 won't load)
It's kind of neat to see such a building technique. I always wondered how Lego
would pictogrammatically (I made that word up) explain some of the building
techniques I use, such as the "pry it as far as you can to insert a piece when
you forgot it" or the "use gerber pliers to pull out superfriction pin" etc :)
Calum
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| (...) Wow, that's the most complex Jig I've seen so far. I was expecting most would be single pieces holding something in place. That's cool. I assume some of those pieces are reused in the final model. Derek (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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| I recently finished building the Death Star II set. In the set is a very simple jig is used to align the panels of the big dish. It consists of four green 2x2 plates that are attached around the edge of the dish. These provide spacing above a flat (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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