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Space Cargo Container Standard?
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Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:06:46 GMT
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Even though I rarely start threads on Lugnet, I thought this topic is ripe for
discussion.
We've seen from the recent thread, http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=32226
Trainhead gives space a whirl, that there seems to be some interest in a Space
Cargo Container Standard.
Drawing on the above thread, I'd guess that you'd want both ends of the cargo
container to conform to the existing standard for a Moonbase Corridor connection
(i.e. 8 studs wide with the 2 1x2 bricks with hole in the proper place).
Furthermore, it seems that 8 studs wide works for trains.
I'm not sure about the height. The ends of the Moonbase Corridor are 7 bricks
and two plates high. It might be nice to extend this a bit both up and down so
that a standard can be made for the top and bottom that will allow stacking of
containers. Perhaps there is a technique to be borrowed from Trains?
As for the length, Moonbase Modules are 48x48 studs. If you choose to make them
16 studs long, three containers in length is exactly the length of a Moonbase
Module. This allows containers to be used as expansion modules on a moonbase.
It's also exactly twice the standard width of the Moonbase Corridor, which will
make the containers the same width vs. length ratio as the classic 2x4 brick.
What do others think about a standard length?
Comments, suggestions, flames?
Jeff
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Message has 9 Replies:
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| (...) I'd say standard dimensions are a requirement! I'd also say we include a short and long version of the containers, much like trains (or real-life intermodal) does. the containers I used (I think) are 8 studs long, so this could be the short (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| Snippage (...) I'm not very active in .space but I'll throw in my $0.02. I like the idea of the 8 x 16 studs for width and length. If height of a moonbase corridor is 7 bricks and two plates adding corner plates to the bottom corners would bring the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I don't see this as being an issue for the MoonBase. I see it being more necessary for a MB rail or track system, but even then it doesn't need to be "nailed down" like the MB corridors have to be. If the MB corridors don't line up, then (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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| I'm wondering if no one saw my last post under the old thread (URL) I've done exactly this and it works great. I'll post some LDRAW files when I get home tonight : ) (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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| Hi, I'm usually no spacehead (although my first larger MOC was/is SciFi, and my next will be, too), and I scrapped my moonbase module for parts to build a castle MOC (yes, yes, I know...), but I already designed something with "containers" and just (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) When I was working on the containers last year, I fooled with an adapter couplers to join the containers to the moonbase corridors. It's been long disassembled, but I'm going over the old sketches that I had and am in the process of rebuilding (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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| (...) Hi, Over the weekend, I actually managed to rebuild a working model of my old space container system (including my enhancements) as promised. Pictures and short descriptions can be found at (URL). Yours, Christian Treczoks (20 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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| Hello space-a-rinos, I don't know if a final standard for moonbase containers has been figured out, but here is my humble attempt at a solution. (URL) It's smaller than other's I've seen and less part intensive (for trading you could make one out of (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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