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Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:57:20 GMT
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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 wanted to drop a point or two.
When I build my moonbase module, it was a company that "produced"
containerlike prefab buildings for the moonbase system. Compatibility
with the mounbase corridor system was an absolute must, as well as the
capability to store, move and load the containers frictionless and
secure (My module was RCX-powered to load/unload those containers). I
even designed a "smart lock" system to lock the containers in place on a
transport platform (which could easily be a train, although I don't own
train parts) and to grab and lift them with a crane. When the transport
vehicle entered the loading facilities, the locks opened, and closed
again when leaving the loading bay (A simple trick with a motor, two
relais, a magnetic contact on the left and right side, and two magnets,
one at the entry, one at the exit. No magic involved, and no minifigs
were harmed in the process). As the whole shebang is to complex to put
it in words, I'll throw a few bricks together over the weekend to give
you a sketch of what I did.
> 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?
I did not stack containers on top of each other, because my design
studies looked awful when I made them stackable. Besides, there is a lot
of free space on the moon to put containers at ground level... (my MM
was 96x96 for the company building - with pneumaticallay powered sliding
double doors - and another 96x96 for the storage of containers and the
loading bay).
To prevent them sticking to the ground I used those plates 1x2 with door
rail (although this was a mistake, and I'll redo the design with the 1x2
with handle), which were also used for locking. You'll see them when the
pictures come, it's too difficult to explain...
> 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?
My containers were 8 wide, 16 long, which is propably the most natural
size for such a container because of its relation with the baseplate size.
If time permits, I'll build a couple of containers and the necessary
parts of the locking/loading mechanisms and will post them on monday.
Yours, Christian Treczoks
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