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Re: modular components for sharing designs
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
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Wed, 14 Feb 2001 20:27:52 GMT
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In lugnet.space, John D. Forinash writes:
> In article <G8rBz8.6sy@lugnet.com>, Duane Hess <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Some standards (they have never been written until this point) that I use
> > when building large ships are:
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> > Beds
> > -Spartan 2 x 5
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> Next to a wall, I find 3x5 to be a better size for a spartan bed. Annoying
> to build, but you can fit a minifig on it without half of him hanging off. :)
> 2x5 is fine if it sticks out from a wall or something like that.
I have the 2 X 5 bed next to a window, so the 'fig can hang off into it. The
other problem with the 5 long bed is that the 'fig is a little to tall to
properly lay down. I usually insert a 1 x 2 x 2 panel into the wall to help
out. I'm currently using this configuration to save on space. I have
sleeping quarters, personal storage, and a fold-away table crammed into a 7
x 6 footprint - and that includes the walls.
> > -Standard 3 x 6
I do prefer to use this size to avoid the problems noted above.
> > -Luxury 6 x 6
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> > Hallways & Corridors
> > - 4 studs wide minimum, 5 bricks high minimum
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> This, I think, would depend on how the ship is designed-- you could get
> away with some areas even 2 studs wide and three bricks tall to go after
> that submarine cramped spaces look, or wider and taller to imply greater
> luxury.
That is all true. I usually only have one corridor down the center of my
ships. It provides the main structural support. The corridor does narrow
down at entrances and junctions because I use 45 degree slopes at the top
and bottom to give it a "spacier" look. My usual goal though is to allow the
'figs to walk upright. No sense reversing all those years of evolution :-)
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> > These are some of the rule that I try to adhere to. Does anyone else have
> > their own rules? It might be a good starting point to use simple things and
> > work our way up to the airlock...
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> I think the reason the airlock is such a juicy target is because it's easy
> to see wanting to dock one ship to another, but having someone else build
> some segment of the interior of "my" ship isn't as neat an idea.
Interesting point. I hadn't looked at it in that way. Maybe a Space
components ideas page? That sounds a lot like lugnet.cad.dat though....
> On the other hand, interesting designs to do these sorts of things with
> minimum part expenditure for maximum results _is_ a neat idea, to me. :)
I guess that I think of standards as a large informational repository. I
work in engineering IRL, so standards are a part of everyday life.
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> -JDF
Just 2 more cents added to the pile.
-Duane
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| (...) I did something fairly similar, which is why I wound up with the x5 part of it. Why I did it can almost be seen in: (URL) yellow bunk (and the black one under it) is set under/into one of the arctic-base grey wall/window segments. Helps get it (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Next to a wall, I find 3x5 to be a better size for a spartan bed. Annoying to build, but you can fit a minifig on it without half of him hanging off. :) 2x5 is fine if it sticks out from a wall or something like that. (...) This, I think, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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