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Re: Moonbase Corridor Floor Height Should Be Raised 2 Bricks
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 29 Aug 2003 14:07:06 GMT
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On 22.18 8/28/2003 +0000, Purple Dave wrote
> In lugnet.space, Stephen F. Roberts wrote:
> > _WWWWEEEELLLLL_ since you brought it up... :-)
> >
> > Why not make it 4 (12, 22, 32, etc).
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> You mean 24, right? ;P
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> > Reasoning: make "ground level" 2 over the baseplate... to allow texture on
> > the moon...
> >
> > Yea, I know its a pain... but the end result would be purdier :-)
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> Not necessarily. First of all, you'd have to incorporate the textured
> edges into the Moonbase Standard, which isn't as easy as it sounds. Aside
> from
> that, the texture would run the risk of looking somewhat patterned, as the
> shapes of the edges would form a predictable pattern (imagine what it
> would look
> like if the outer two studs of every plate had to be flat all the way
> around...). Also, what makes you think lunar developers wouldn't plow
> everything flat like they do on a regular basis here on earth?
Yea... it would end up looking like it does now... but at least with 2
bricks down to go each plate could have some texture. In particular, I was
thinking of building some furrows and excavation sites. Something that cant
be done at the moment without building lots of _up_ bases first...
---
wubwub
aka stephen f roberts
wildbrick.com - Jain's Guide : Promoting more than just the MOC
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