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Sky Dragon
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Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:36:38 GMT
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The sky wheel (Ferris wheel-type thing) is finished. Since I won't be at any
build sessions, I want to give you dimensions so you can allocate room. The front
and back are 52 studs wide and the sides are 36 studs long. It's not mounted on
base plates, but it does need a level surface to rest on.
Two arms rotate front to back with a maximum possible radius of 68 studs, and
with the axis in the center at a height of 70 studs. This means that MOCs near
the front or back need to be low enough or far enough away to avoid being struck.
Anything 4 studs tall or less need not worry. At a distance of 16 studs from the
front or back edge, objects must be lower than 11 studs. At a distance of 32
studs from the front or back, objects must be lower than 45 studs. Anything more
than 50 studs away is beyond the Sky Dragon's reach and therefore safe. If you
need to be more precise, here's the formula:
y = 70 - sq.root(4624 - (x + 18)2)
where y is the lowest point the arms reach at a distance of x studs from the edge.
There is no height limitation for objects adjacent to the left and right sides as
nothing extends in that direction.
Aesthetically, I was worried about getting the ZNAP steel-girder look to
integrate with a Castle theme. I think I managed okay, but you'll have to decide
for yourselves when you see it ;)
Oh, and I'm rather sparse on minifigs, and would solicit a loan to populate this
MOC. About 24 figs should do it.
Now to work on getting the roundtable to respond to DCC.
-Brian
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