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Re: modular components for sharing designs
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
Date: 
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 23:23:16 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Paul Hartzog writes:
> well,
> in bricklug chat room we got to talkin
> about brainstorming a standard airlock size
> for MOCs, and then came up w/ the idea that
> rather than impose a std, we could just make
> little modules that would join 'your' MOCs
> airlock to a standard, i.e.
> 
> 
> Your ship <=> airlock module <=> other MOC
> 
> so then it occurred to us that something like
> the Workbee could be used to move these
> airlock modules around...
> 
> the upshot of all this is that when we have
> gatherings, we could all build components,
> and then show up and they could all hook
> together.
> 
> additionally,
> we could standardize some sort of technic
> connection for the airlockmodules, and/or
> we could build a large spacebase and then
> dock all the ships to it via the modules
> 
> btw, these airlock modules are basically
> = to docking rings ;-)
> 
> -paul

What an excellent idea.  I can do that!  Whatever this standard becomes, let
me know and I will make a docking ring extension that will mate to the standard.

I can pretty much guarantee that all my large ships will have docking rings
from now on.

Boy I would sure love to take a trip out to some of the other LUGs and meet
up with some of you guys.  :^)

~Trev
Astro Lift Co.



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(...) Come on out. you can even camp at my place if ya like. ;^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (26 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

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well, in bricklug chat room we got to talkin about brainstorming a standard airlock size for MOCs, and then came up w/ the idea that rather than impose a std, we could just make little modules that would join 'your' MOCs airlock to a standard, i.e. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)  

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