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Subject: 
Help me buldge :-/
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Date: 
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 04:33:50 GMT
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This is what I'm trying to build:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Train-Town/3S-Ropeway/espace-killy.jpg

This is what I've got:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/Train-Town/3S-Ropeway/dsc01441.jpg

Meh.  :-/

See how the sides are all curved/buldge-y on the real thing?  Any ideas or
design examples of what other people have done to try and do that?  I am so
bad at this kind of thing and I don't know where to go.  I really want to
make this look great.

    Iain



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Help me buldge :-/
 
(...) Try something like the buldgey design on Holger Matthes' tower: (URL) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: Help me buldge :-/
 
(...) I think some SNOT-fu (ala JeffVW style) could work here: Maybe some of these? (URL) these: (URL) new firetruck has them six wide) (URL) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: Help me buldge :-/
 
Ian- What if you tried to use those flexible hoses (the ones found in the Mindstorms kit)? My idea would be to remove the glassy pieces, and instead, add these ones, because they can curve (the only drawback to this is that you might not be able to (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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