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Re: Constructing Bay Doors
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 19:07:33 GMT
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Tim Courtney wrote:
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> I would like to know some of your concepts on constructing bay doors on
> larger vessels. Its been somewhat of a problem to me in the past, and it
> would be nice to hear others' strategies.
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> I guess the main thing for me is having a functional door on a bay where
> the edge of the opening is the wall of the ship, so no room for a mechanism
> on that wall of the ship. For narrower bays, I just use the garage door
> rack pieces, but I would like to construct doors for a wider and taller
> bay. I've had folding doors that fold up and down, or just up, but
> something a little more complex than that is in order. I haven't made a
> ship that is capable of using quarter domes for the doors, but a mechanism
> for that shouldn't be too difficult if I ever do. I'm looking for flat
> door ideas, maybe on a technic mechanism to open and shut them. Ideas?
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> -Tim
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> http://www.zacktron.com
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My thought would be three brick wide doors, with the doors being one
brick thick, and you can use technic parts, or a wheel system to get
that effect. (I don't know if this would be an entire ship approach, or
more likely a stage approach.
Scott S.
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