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Subject:	Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space
Followup-To:	lugnet.space
Date:	Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:16:18 GMT
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:HrIyFx.1DCu@lugnet.com... <snip lots to think about> The only thing about the 16x16 baseplates that bothers me is most of them are in green. It's very hard to get these in gray and somewhat difficult to make them with plates. If we're really considering adding a microscale standard to Moonbase I think it should be on gray plates like the minifig standard. As odd as it may sound I'm imagining microfig/minifig blended Moonbases. A Legoland Miniland display on the moon? A portion of the Moonbase was shrunk by a Shpleevil Shrink Ray? Really small aliens? All of this would be a lot more seamless if the colors matched up (don't get me started on the new grays..sigh). Also the moon is gray of course. :-) What about considering 12x12? You could easily make the "baseplate" with two 6x12 gray plates. It's cool that nine 16x16 baseplates add up to one 48x48 module, but the 12x12 modules would still be close at 16 per 48x48 module. I would be all for the 16x16 scale if it wasn't for how hard it is to get them in gray. They're only really available in one set that is recent and there aren't that many on bricklink. Although they aren't that expensive. Damn LEGO, start selling 16 x 16 baseplates in gray for a $1. :-) What does everyone think? I will not enforce the 12 x 12 idea. I'm just throwing it onto the field so we can think about it. [ j o n ] http://zemi.net

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		Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
(...) Workable, though, as you pointed out below. (...) Cool! (...) I thought it was made of green cheese? (...) I had quite a fun time building this: (URL) (although it's CAD,not ABS) Like the Portable Bot Factory, building in a smaller scale makes (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)

		Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
(...) I never thought about that, I just selected something and went along... Also, it divides 32x32 evenly, something which is not possible with a 12x12. And there's the 32x32 crater bases too. (...) Too small to make interior details, I think. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)

		Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
Jon Palmer wrote in message ... (...) Just cut up a 48x48 baseplate and bingo, you have enough for NINE mini-moonbases! As has been pointed out before, TLC makes smaller baseplates by cutting larger ones, so there's no reason why we shouldn't. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)

		Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
(...) I'm thinking about false perspective, a la Disneyworld (or Flemish painting), with more "distant" modules raised up. A layer or six of gray bricks would be perfect, and yeah, it would hide green quite well. Both a 16x16 and a 12x12 standard (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)

		Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
(...) I think it would work despite the nonabundance of gray 6X12 plates. There are plenty of other ways for making a 12X12 gray plate area. We all have plenty of 4X4's, right? As long as the microbase is able to be picked up all as one solid item (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)

		Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!)
(...) As is obvious from our photos of the meeting, we skipped the baseplate all togheter in the layout (for the most part). This worked for our needs but having a plate is better. We didn't even bother connecting all the corridors with pins. Mostly (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)

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		Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!
(...) Putting some pressure on me to do that translation huh? I'll get to work. (and for those of you who don't want to wait, here's the write-up from that meeting in Swedish: (URL) and a direct link to the page about the moonbase (Månbas): (URL) ) (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space)

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