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Re: Constructing Bay Doors
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 23 Dec 1999 13:53:25 GMT
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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?
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> -Tim
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> http://www.zacktron.com
> http://www.ldraw.org
> AIM: timcourtne
> ICQ: 23951114
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> Isn't charging someone with attempted murder just like saying, "Better
> luck next time?"
I'm using the big dome doors from the Explorien Android Base. I made it much
wider by using extra dome wall pieces on each side. A galaxy explorer can fly
in and dock inside. My ship is close to 200 studs long.
Chris <><
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| (...) I own only three of those huge 1/4 blue dome things, two from the Exploriens base, one from the Spyrius base. But, still, that's enough for 3 bays. Remember that posted message ["Re: Ship Power Core"] that had that link to a site with a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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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. I guess the main thing for me is having a functional door on a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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