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| | | This has probably turned up before, but I wanted to know how people recommend that closing airlocks should be created. I may not use any of your ideas, but I would like to know what techniques there are. I am interested particularly in airlocks that (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —David Laswell
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| | | | | (...) As cool as the 8x8 radar dish hatches look, placing them so they swing outwards is a major engineering mistake, since you'd have higher pressure pushing it open instead of closed. Of course, that's just a hatch, not a full airlock. I think the (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Daniel Jassim
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| | | | | | (...) This one? (URL) --Dan (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) original version here: (URL) can't find the module that I first saw it used on, but I think it was some sort of research or medical installation. (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Peter Roberts
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| | | | | | (...) Unfortunately, I don't have any 1/4 cylinders, and have no means to get any (I'm banned from buying any more Lego (apparently I have plenty already)). However, I might well be able to use one of the sliding methods. Actually, at the moment I'm (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Jeff Findley
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| | | | | | (...) You can never have enough Lego. It's one of the basic laws of the universe. ;-) Jeff (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Daniel Jassim
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| | | | | Hi Peter, Here's an airlock I came up with. The pics are in sequence as the minifig enters the airlock, steps on the rotating plateform, and exits the airlock into the ship: (3 URLs) Basically, the airlock is a half-cylinder piece on a turntable. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Duane Hess
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| | | | | (...) Well, there's always this: (URL) been able to modify it to use a 6 x 6 radar dish instead of the 4 x 4. I don't have instructions, but and MPD can be found here: (URL) alternative that I have done can be found here: (URL) The pictures leave a (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | (...) The (URL) Tribunal> has 3 different types of airlocks. There's the sealing door airlock that uses martian arms as a double-hinge mechanism to allow the door to seat into the frame: (URL) There's the standard plate hinge door that is used all (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —James Wilson
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| | | | | In addition to the cool circular airlock that Dan Jassim posted, here's one from Chris Maddison a couple of years ago: (URL) message> and (URL) Folder>. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —Jason S. Mantor
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| | | | | I don't really have good pictures of the ones I built, but it's got an inner door that swings inward and an outer hatch that attached to the standard moonbase flange. Corridor w/ Inner door: (URL) Airlock Assy: (URL) Airlock Assy: (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks —James Wilson
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| | | | Here's one of my favorites. It's not an airlock per se, but a hatch that closes flush and doesn't take up much space. Could easily be the outside door of an airlock. It's (URL) Todd Trotter's Sighthound Recon>. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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