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Re: Structural engineering on large Lego spacecraft.
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002 16:38:21 GMT
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Very interesting! If not very recent. personally, i do something different:
a reinforced spine made out of flat 2x* plates. I make about 6 of these that
have a total thickness of 3. I than attack these together with normal
bricks. The result is an insanely strong chassis that can easily support
your ship. I used this on my Emavolice battlecrusier. The only problem is
that it has to be built before the section that will surround it is built.
Also, its real hard to destroy (Try slamming it with your fist 15 times, see
if it lasts. my first ship with this did O.o
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| (...) Hey, I missed this when you posted it over 2 months ago, heh. I don't understand what you mean. A picture would provide much clarification. However, it sounds like a quite effective means of strengthening a ship. Do you have ay pictures of (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)
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| When I look at a lot of people's ships, they seem to use lateral cross-beams with either no spinal support or some to help manage stress on the frame... What I'm wondering is how effective is that for you guys? My largest ship (7 or 8 pounds) uses (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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