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Probably a FAQ...
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 28 Nov 1998 05:49:32 GMT
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lazuli@fidalgo.(nomorespam)net
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...what's the ratio of distance between stud centers to thin piece
height in a LEGO brick? (Which is to say, if I wanted to build a
more-or-less perfect sphere out of LEGO... my own Death Star,
f'rinstance... what aspect ratio would I use?)
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) I'm not sure I can get this right, but I'll give it a shot... If you want a perfect cube, you take a 2x2 brick, and top it with a 2x2 plate, and top THAT with a 2x2 tile. A standard brick is 3 plates high. So a 2x2 brick is also 5 plates wide (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| Fred M. Sloniker wrote in message <365f8e7a.32298838@l...et.com>... (...) Well, I was bored one Sunday evening and rather than do some more Economics study, I had a bash at working out the proportions of a classic 2x4 brick. Would this help? Taking (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) The basic ratio is 2:5, for stud-spacing to plate-height. Which is why you see Technic models with beam-plate-plate-beam stacked up--this allows beams to be placed vertically, and connected to the other beams. In LDU (LDraw units), the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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