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well,
i don't know how this thread got so off-topic so fast
but after more discussion in chat,
the bottom line here is NOT TO IMPOSE
a standard on anyone,
turns out there are a few salient points:
1. std for minifig airlocks is diff than
2. std for cargo doors
also
3. std connector for connecting the
docking components together
-p
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
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| (...) I'm am going to assume that you are referring to the Hexadyne Consortium discussion. As I understand it (Joel may be able to explain better than I, since it's his baby) the Consortium is a voluntary guild which developes standards in order to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) How about this idea: hold a contest. Post it in lugnet.build.contests and everything. People submit proposals for docking rings or airlocks or whatever, and then people vote on the proposals, and whichever is the most popular can be adopted as (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
| | | Docking Ring Standards
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| (...) How about this idea: hold a contest. Post it in lugnet.build.contests and everything. People submit proposals for docking rings or airlocks or whatever, and then people vote on the proposals, and whichever is the most popular can be adopted as (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-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. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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