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Fabuland roof pieces
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Date: 
Tue, 21 May 2002 03:53:09 GMT
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As so often happens when in a spending frenzy, I acquired a few extra pieces
that I didn't really set out to buy. Specificially I ended up with some
Fabuland roof pieces:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?PartID=788

What I didn't realise until taking possession was that the underside wasn't
what I was expecting (I thought they were a slope) and that the piece appears
to be intended to be used in conjunction with a Fabuland roof support:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?PartID=787

Am I wasting my time with these roof pieces in the absence of the supports or
is there a well-known work-around?

Just BTW, the original purpose of my shopping expedition was to get parts to
the rose window on my church/cathedral. So it will soon be complete, ready for
our June meeting.

Kerry

--
Kerry Raymond, Lady BUG
Lugnet Member #599
Mindstorms, Technics, Star Wars
Brisbane, Australia



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Fabuland roof pieces
 
(...) Are those regular studs on the supports? If so, couldn't you make a roof truss out of technic beams, and attach it to that? (...) Excellent! ROSCO (Who doesn't know fabuland from freak-show...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
  Re: Fabuland roof pieces
 
Hmmm... that's very unfortunate and a scary turn of events. Normally the roof slopes DO come with the corresponding support bricks. Only occasionally do you see them available separately - and that's when it's been really well played with. I hadn't (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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