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Nailing down the new Moonbase standards
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I've been devoting most of my time to another LEGO project, but I'm back
online tonight and want to start nailing down the new features.
What I think is settled:
First:
Corridors will not be widened. Sorry widesters, but an overwhelming number
of people out there think these should stay the same.
Second:
Corridors will be raised 2 bricks starting now. I personally see no reason
why the NWBC Moonbase can't adhere to this either. I'll see if Anne can
start updating the page soon with the new info and we can have emergency
lift kits for any modules that haven't been modified.
Third:
Mono standard. What we used for NWBC02 worked like a gem and I'm going to
work with Tony Hafner to get a nice explanation of this up on the web soon.
Fourth:
Rail standard. This one should be really easy. Lay track down 4 studs from
the edge of a 48x48 baseplate. 3 lengths of straight track covers 48 studs.
A quarter circle of track fits perfectly on a 48x48 baseplate. Each end is
4 studs from the edge/corner. Lay all track down on 1 plate height. In
turns put it on a tile or a turntable where you can. All trains should be
no taller than 8 or 9 bricks (including the track). Most of these will
probably be much shorter than this.
Fifth:
Raised horizontal corridors. Like the lowest corridors, these corridors
will be measured at 10 brick intervals. So these should be built with the
bottom of the airlock at 20, 30, 40 bricks, etc..
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What I think needs to be worked out:
Vertical corridors. We need to work out some guidelines for the size and
shape of these. Remember that the top of these needs to always end at
10,20,30 bricks etc..
Also we need to discuss strength issues. For instance modules with vertical
corridors need to be able to support the weight of more modules on top of
them.
Roads: I love the idea of using a simple outline for roads. Like the train
track I think the roads should be 8 wide and 4 studs from the side.
Personally I love the idea of the trans (something) 1x1 round plates for an
outline.
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[ j o n ]
http://zemi.net
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Message has 5 Replies:
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| In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer wrote: <snip> (...) The more I read about this, the more scary it is. I feel like those with modules underneath someone else's overlayed module will have their work lost, even more than those who get lost inside a (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Nailing down the new Moonbase standards
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| Hey, Wanted to throw my two bricks in here - albeit I still have to respond to a bunch of posts - that I think these developments are really coming together, given the time since BF03. I'm looking forward to seeing some mobile transports in action. (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Nailing down the new Moonbase standards
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| (...) Is this just 'standard LEGO' height, etc? Let me know, I'm working on a monorail moonbase module right now and would like to not have to change it! Got to raise those corridors now. :-) (...) This makes sense, though it makes it hard to encose (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Nailing down the new Moonbase standards
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| "Jon Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> wrote in message news:HKrqGB.1rEE@lugnet.com... (...) vertical (...) I have come up with a vertical corridor design: (URL) (after moderation) (2 URLs) The main problem is that the connections wouldn't be as good as the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Nailing down the new Moonbase standards
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| (...) snip (...) Is it possible for the vertical corridor to be wide enough to support the entire upper module alone? I really think we should avoid mandating flat roofs for stackable modules. The other arguement for a wider center column than the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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