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Re: Constructing Bay Doors
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 21:54:08 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Patrick Leahy writes:
> In lugnet.space, Tim Courtney writes:
> > 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?
> >
> > -Tim
> >
> > http://www.zacktron.com
> > http://www.ldraw.org
> > AIM: timcourtne
> > ICQ: 23951114
> >
> > Isn't charging someone with attempted murder just like saying, "Better
> > luck next time?"
>
> I tend to use many hinges and large plates for bay doors, when I build such
> doors. I place the hinges on the edges of the bay, and attach plates in such • a
> way so that the plates interlock when the doors close. But, here's another
> method: Remember the Death Star's blast doors, the ones in the corridors?
> Those would be nice. Or, speaking of the Death Star, its bays had no doors,
> just force fields. But, I still like bay doors better than force fields.
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> Z
I remember Shaun Sullivan building a pretty good looking bay door on his AT-AT,
but I don't have a clue how he did it. I've always used the 3 brick method
where the door is slid between two walls. It works OK, but takes up a lot of
room. I'm just now experimenting with spring loaded doors.
-Duane
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| (...) On my current LDraw project, I have an airlock which features 2 of the 3 stud wide doors - slightly modified. Tom McDonald came up with this cool system to make a sliding door fit in 2 studs wide. I included the 3rd stud row for extra (...) (27 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I tend to use many hinges and large plates for bay doors, when I build such doors. I place the hinges on the edges of the bay, and attach plates in such a way so that the plates interlock when the doors close. But, here's another method: (...) (27 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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