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Re: Tower Building Trial
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 8 Oct 1999 17:46:45 GMT
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On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Liam Parnell (<Pine.LNX.4.04.9910071941010.5242-1000
00@ukonline.co.uk>) wrote at 18:44:08
> Tower Building Trial
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> Time taken: 2.5 hours
> Cups of tea consumed: 2
> Bricks used: ~500
> Footprint: 40x40
> Height: 14 bricks
Definitely possible on the day, then :-)
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> I can fit my head inside it.
Err. Why?
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> 40x40 is quite a considerable size.
Yeah. I was in a quandary about this. Perhaps another size might be an
idea for the brick-poor. Say 30x30. This would require a transition
section, and the top would be smaller.
Hmmm. I can go for this. If anyone brings the smaller size, we'll build
the transition section on the day.
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> After a couple of layers I had used up my best bricks, then I started
> to use the cellulose acetate. Then I went for the discoloured and chewed
> bricks. Consequently the section is not consistent in colour and the
> gaps between bricks are a bit unsightly.
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> Thus a concern might be that this size is too much for the brick poor.
> Although the purchase of a couple of Basic brick sets would achieve a
> section of this size.
Any excuse :-)
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> The join between sections should definitely NOT be contiguous studs to
> tubes or you will not get them apart without Lego flying all over the
> room.
That's what I was afraid of. I had visions of a 15' tower of LEGO
crashing across LEGO enthusiasts busy trading, causing chaos and rioting
as people scrabbled to recover bit of *their* section :-)
--
Tony Priestman
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| Tower Building Trial Time taken: 2.5 hours Cups of tea consumed: 2 Bricks used: ~500 Footprint: 40x40 Height: 14 bricks I constructed the section using the classic bricklayer style using 2x4s. 3 of the walls were 2 studs in width, one was 4 studs. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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