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Re: Nailing down the new Moonbase standards
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 7 Sep 2003 14:02:42 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer wrote:
> 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.
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. :-)
> 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.
This makes sense, though it makes it hard to encose a train inside a moonbase
module without a ugly vertical wall. :-) There go my airlocks! But I can't
argue with the geometry of it all.
Why one plate height though? Is this just to secure curves and points?
> 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.
I'm not sure I follow here, You've probally already explained. Are these like
elevator shafts or just more horzontial corridors at a higher heigth? If these
are truly vertical wouldn't you need ladders or stairs? The moon is not
weightless.
> 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.
Agreed, something simple like roads on the tarmac at an airport, just simple
outlines to control the flow of traffic and not get runover by the PCSBus
-Jason
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